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Elon Musk, a visionary entrepreneur and founder of Tesla and SpaceX, frequently features in news regarding technological advancements and their implications. Musk demonstrates a deep interest in fields such as artificial intelligence (AI), holding a cautious stance on its unregulated rise due to potential existential risks, as evident from his advocacy for AI regulation. His enterprises, like Tesla and Starlink, often headline with their innovative strides in automotive and broadband internet technologies respectively. Moreover, Musk's influence touches upon diverse sectors from cybersecurity to space exploration, reflecting his commitment to pushing human and technological boundaries while pondering ethically significant concerns.

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NVIDIA & xAI build supercomputer to power AI training

Thu, 31st Oct 2024
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NVIDIA has unveiled the xAI Colossus supercomputer in Memphis, boasting 100,000 Hopper GPUs and claiming to be the world's most powerful AI training system.
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YouTube & Amazon top ad platforms while X sees decline

Fri, 6th Sep 2024
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YouTube and Amazon dominate the ad landscape, gaining top spots in Kantar's Media Reactions 2024 report, while X, formerly Twitter, faces a major decline.
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Palo Alto Networks reveals surge in deepfake-driven scams

Fri, 30th Aug 2024
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Palo Alto Networks reveals the alarming rise of AI-generated deepfake scams targeting individuals and organisations, with hundreds of implicated domains.
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Industry reactions to Apple Intelligence debut at WWDC

Tue, 18th Jun 2024
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At WWDC, Apple unveiled Apple Intelligence, enhancing Siri with deeper AI integration for personalised user interaction.
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There's a whole new wave of investment scams – and they feature people you might know

Thu, 23rd May 2024
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AI-generated deepfakes are fuelling a new era of investment scams, featuring familiar faces to deceive us. Here's how to spot and avoid these high-tech traps.
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AI deepfake scams surge with celebrity voice cloning on social media

Wed, 28th Feb 2024
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Rise in advanced AI voice cloning scams impersonating celebrities like Oprah and Elon Musk on social media are duping victims in phoney giveaways, reveals security firm Bitdefender.
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Bletchley Park AI summit highlights global threat & essential safety strategy

Tue, 7th Nov 2023
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Bletchley Park AI Safety Summit underscored serious artificial intelligence threats, urging for a global safety roadmap.
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VivaTech23: Breaking records and inspiring innovation in tech

Mon, 24th Jul 2023
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The recently concluded VivaTech 2023 stands out as a remarkable testament to the transformative power of this annual gathering.
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UK business leaders declare AI as a force for good

Fri, 21st Jul 2023
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More than 1,300 experts have signed an open letter to collectively emphasise the positive potential of AI and relieve concerns about its impact on humanity.
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Why regulating AI could have serious ramifications

Tue, 4th Jul 2023
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Lately, the conversation surrounding the need to regulate Artificial Intelligence (AI) has reached a fever pitch.
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How AI Can Increase Employment and Create a Brighter Future

Thu, 18th May 2023
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In recent months, there has been much debate about the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on jobs and the economy.
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Crypto giveaway scams continue to soar, according to report

Wed, 21st Sep 2022
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There's been a fivefold increase in the number of domains used for crypto giveaway scams that involve fake YouTube streams in the first half of 2022.
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Nvidia joins the list of brands favoured by fraudsters

Wed, 20th Jul 2022
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Scammers posing as Nvidia launched a fraudulent website for their 30th anniversary, offering a fake Bitcoin giveaway. The scammers used an incorrect logo color.
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Why hybrid working is here to stay and how to ace it

Mon, 20th Jun 2022
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Citrix's new report reveals hybrid workers are more productive and engaged at work than their office and completely remote counterparts.
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Unprecedented Twitter bitcoin scam targets Elon Musk, Bill Gates, Apple

Thu, 16th Jul 2020
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Twitter accounts of Elon Musk, Bill Gates, and Apple were hacked in an unprecedented bitcoin scam, amassing BTC worth more than USD $100,000.
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The rise of AI: should we be scared or ecstatic?

Mon, 18th Sep 2017
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Elon Musk warns AI's rise could eclipse North Korea threat, yet a tech utopia beckons. Are we on the brink of brilliance or disaster?.
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NASA, SpaceX and HPE team up to send a supercomputer to space

Wed, 30th Aug 2017
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NASA, SpaceX, and HPE have collaborated to send an advanced supercomputer to the ISS, aiming to revolutionise Mars mission tech via a year-long experiment.
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Tesla owners beware! Security researchers find major holes - firmware updates critical

Tue, 1st Aug 2017
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Researchers at Tencent's Keen Security Lab discovered major security holes in Tesla's firmware, which attackers could use to control vehicles.