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[ad_1] X's new privacy policy allows it to collect users' biometric data X's new privacy policy allows it to collect users' biometric data 01:36 Starting next month, X's updated privacy policy will entitle it to collect some users' biometric data and other personal information. Under the revised  policy , which takes effect September 29, X (formerly known as Twitter) "may collect and use your biometric information for safety, security and identification purposes" so long as the user provides consent. The biometric data collection is for X Premium users only, the company told CBS MoneyWatch when reached for further information. 

[ad_1] New Delhi:  Nothing smartphone maker company founder CEO Carl Pei has shared his predictions for 2023. Some of the predictions are terrific in the 10-points list. He believed that humanity will see one AI killer app in 2023. He added that we hadn’t seen nothing yet. ALSO READ |  From Apple Ultra Watch to Meta VR headset; Top 5 gadgets that grabbed attention of Indians in 2022 - In PICS Here are his all 10 predictions. At least one AI killer app will emerge (we haven’t seen nothing yet). Tesla becomes just another car brand, as traditional car brands catch up. Twitter does really well due to Elon spending lots of time on it. The metaverse remains far from mass adoption. …But Mark turns things around at Meta by running a tighter ship. Apple shares go up because it’s a very high quality business. The smartphone keeps getting stronger as a distribution tool for software and services. World governments make tougher moves against Apple and t

[ad_1] X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, is now worth an estimated 71.5% less than it was when Elon Musk  purchased the platform in Oct. 2022 , according to a Fidelity securities filing dated Dec. 30, 2023. The asset management firm, which owns an equity stake in the company under X Holdings Corp.,  previously slashed X's valuation to a third of Musk's $44 billion purchase price in May of last year. The new valuation from  Fidelity's Blue Chip Growth Fund , which reported data through Nov. 30, 2023, estimates that its shares of X are worth $5.3 million — down from an estimated $6.3 million in October and far from the $19.66 million valuation of its stake just prior to Musk's takeover. Elon Musk speaks onstage during The New York Times Dealbook Summit 2023 on November 29, 2023, in New York City.  Slaven Vlasic/Getty Images for The New York Times

[ad_1] Washington — Kati Morton was a reluctant adopter of YouTube. A therapist working toward her license in California, it was her then-boyfriend, now-husband, who first suggested that Morton explore posting videos on the platform as a way to disseminate mental health information. The year was 2011, and Morton, like many others, thought YouTube primarily consisted of videos of cats playing the piano and make-up tutorials. But after seeing other content posted on the site, Morton decided to give it a shot. Her audience started small, with her videos garnering a handful of views. But in the more than a decade since then, Morton's YouTube channel has grown to more than 1.2 million subscribers. Crucial to the growth of Morton's audience is YouTube's system for recommending content to users, which the company began building in 2008. It relies on a highly complex algorithm to predict what videos will interest viewers and keep

[ad_1] Twitter is threatening legal action over Meta's new social media service, Threads , with an attorney for Twitter describing as a "copycat" app allegedly developed by hiring former employees of the microblogging platform owned by Elon Musk and using the company's trade secrets, according to a letter posted by Semafor.  The letter's author, attorney Alex Spiro of law firm Quinn Emanuel, didn't immediately respond to a request for comment. Meta declined to comment on the letter, but communications director Andy Stone responded on Threads, writing, "No one on the Threads engineering team is a former Twitter employee — that's just not a thing." Twitter, which laid off its communications staff after Musk completed his $44 billion purchase of the company last year, didn't respond to an email requesting comment. The threatening letter comes after the debut of Threads on Wednesday, which within

[ad_1] NEW YORK: Billionaire Twitter owner Elon Musk is again sounding warning bells on the dangers of artificial intelligence to humanity — and claiming that a popular chatbot has a liberal bias that he plans to counter with his own AI creation . Musk told Fox News host Tucker Carlson in a segment aired Monday night that he plans to create an alternative to the popular AI chatbot ChatGPT that he is calling “TruthGPT,” which will be a "maximum truth-seeking AI that tries to understand the nature of the universe.” The idea, Musk said, is that an AI that wants to understand humanity is less likely to destroy it. Musk also said he's worried that ChatGPT “is being trained to be politically correct.” In the first of a two-part interview with Carlson, Musk also advocated for the regulation of artificial intelligence, saying he's a “big fan.” He called AI “more dangerous” than cars or rockets and said it has the potential to destroy humanity. Separately, Musk has incorp

[ad_1] Twitter owner Elon Musk said the social media company's advertising revenue has plunged roughly 50%, highlighting his struggle to revive the ailing company after buying it for $44 billion .  The stark admission came in response to a comment by another Twitter user who suggested the billionaire form a consortium to buy the platform's debt. "Need to reach positive cash flow before we have the luxury of anything else," the billionaire replied on Saturday. Twitter's ad-portal traffic plunged 20.6% in June 2023 from the year before, according to data from Similarweb, which analyzes advertising portals as "an indicator of business momentum." Overall traffic on the platform has declined steadily since January, falling 5.8% as of June. Engagement on Twitter's app also fell during that same period, from roughly 88 million users to 83 million, or 5.5%.  Musk, who purchased Twitter in 2022, said in  Marc

[ad_1] Social media platform Threads, recently launched by Meta, has already taken the internet by storm. Pitched as an alternative for the micro-blogging site Twitter, it already has more than 70 million people signed up on the platform, according to Meta. But it seems the news didn't go well with Twitter's Executive Chair Elon Musk, leading to an online feud between him and Mark Zuckerberg. In no time, the situation gave birth to a meme-fest, with people posting various interesting content on various social media platforms. Amul too wasted no time and joined the bandwagon with a witty post on the ongoing situation. Dairy brand Amul has always been known for their unique posts on trending news and incidents from across the world. Each of these posts are unique, witty and remain true to the brand's aesthetics. The current post on the Twitter-Thread feud is no different. In the post, we can see graphic representation of Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk in an imaginary b

[ad_1] As Twitter faces mounting backlash over its latest  policy changes , alternative apps like Blue Sky and Mastodon are standing by to welcome disgruntled users of the Elon Musk-owned blogging platform. Yet while these fledgling communities for now remain bit players on the social scene, Meta's new Threads app may finally offer a serious competitor to Twitter, experts say. Threads, which launched on Wednesday, is integrated with Instagram and is backed by Meta's vast technical and financial resources, potent advantages that have helped it quickly acquire tens of millions of users. But whether the platform can retain those users will depend on its ability to roll out features that appeal to Twitter defectors and replicate the app's pre-Musk culture. Twitter limits daily posts users can view 03:52 A matter of tim

[ad_1] Twitter is threatening legal action over Meta's new social media service, Threads , with an attorney for Twitter describing as a "copycat" app allegedly developed by hiring former employees of the microblogging platform owned by Elon Musk and using the company's trade secrets, according to a letter posted by Semafor.  The letter's author, attorney Alex Spiro of law firm Quinn Emanuel, didn't immediately respond to a request for comment. Meta declined to comment on the letter, but communications director Andy Stone responded on Threads, writing, "No one on the Threads engineering team is a former Twitter employee — that's just not a thing." Twitter, which laid off its communications staff after Musk completed his $44 billion purchase of the company last year, didn't respond to an email requesting comment. The threatening letter comes after the debut of Threads on Wednesday, which within

[ad_1] Meta is set to release a rival to Twitter this week, a social media app called Threads it describes as "Instagram's text-based conversation app." The new service is available for pre-order in Apple's App Store, which states it will officially be released on July 6. However, a countdown clock from Meta jumped forward and now states that the app will be available at 7 p.m. Eastern Time on July 5, instead of its previous release date of July 6 at 10 a.m. Eastern Time. Threads may have a similar appearance to Twitter, with screenshots of the service showing messages with replies from other users. One screenshot of the app indicates that Instagram users will be able to immediately click to follow the same accounts on Threads, which could help users quickly build large follower bases.  Meta also introduced cheat codes on Instagram to allow people to sign up for a download ahead of time, teasing the release to its bill

[ad_1] The court ruled that Twitter was served notices, to which it did not comply, India's Deputy Minister for Information Technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar, said in a tweet. [ad_2] Source link https://worldnews2023.com/business/karnataka-high-court-dismisses-twitters-plea-against-govt-slaps-rs-50-lakh-fine/?feed_id=7625&_unique_id=649e8f8444d83