Here’s what you can expect when the giant rocket launches again
Elon Musk-led SpaceX has launched its Starship rocket, the biggest rocket ever built, for the third time. The Starship is developed to be the world’s largest rocket with 33 Raptor engines, designed to carry astronauts to Moon’s surface and back. While Starship’s first two flights were aborted due to safety issues, SpaceX has successfully launched Starship three times before.
A review of a big phone
Taiwanese phone maker Asus’ Zenfone 11Ultra smartphone has been reviewed by The Verge. “It’s one more big phone. It does plenty of thingswell but isn’t great in any one way. As it is, it’s just another big phone,” wrote The Verge. It features a 13MP camera, a 6.1″ display, 2GB RAM, 32GB storage, 3,200mAh battery and Android 9.0 Pie operating system.
Should China have a piece of TikTok?
The US House of Representatives has passed a legislation that would ban TikTok unless the app separated from Chinese parent company ByteDance. The legislation would require TikTok to separate from ByteDance within 90 days of enactment. It also imposes sanctions on ByteDance, its affiliates and executives who interfere in US elections or carry out activities harmful to the US.
Content creators are upset about a potential TikTok ban
President Joe Biden’s campaign has joined TikTok despite its alleged risks to national security. In January, President Joe Biden’s reelection campaign had joined TikTok, despite the app’s alleged risks to national security. “Whether it was Tiktok saying that ‘oh American user data is not going to be accessible to anyone in China’, again, wrong. Trump explained his new opposition in an interview with CNBC.
An aid ship heads to Gaza, as hunger increases and Congress ponders a ban
The US House of Representatives has voted to ban Chinese-owned video app TikTok over its “anti-American content”. The bill was introduced by Representative Sydney Kamlager-Dove, who said that TikTok’s staff may be able to access American users’ data and spread pro-China propaganda. TikTok had been banned from the US in December 2019 for not complying with anti-pornography laws.
The bill that was passed by the House could ban TikTok
TikTok’s parent firm ByteDance said it removed the Chinese influence operation from its platforms in November of last year. This comes after US intelligence officials said that the Chinese government used TikTok to influence the upcoming mid-term elections and promote their propaganda. The lawmakers said the bill could not be used against American social media companies or individual social media users.
But not to win, the new artificial intelligence will play video games with you
Google has created an artificial intelligence (AI) system, called SimA, that will be able to “learn to do random things in games and videos”. SimA was developed by a team led by Google’s Senior VP of AI Harley Schramm. SIMA is being used to control Goat Simulator-3, a video game where players can take their domesticated ungulates on wild adventures.
Why the House seems ready to ban a toy
The US House of Representatives has passed a bill that would ban Chinese-owned video-sharing app TikTok within six months of the law’s enactment. The legislation requires ByteDance, the parent company of TikTok, to quit the app within six months. Notably, TikTok had said that American user data wouldn’t be accessible to anyone in China.
Airbnb doesn’t allow all indoor security cameras
Airbnb has revised its privacy policy which includes more rules on the use of outdoor security cameras. The policy bars hosts from using outdoor cameras to track indoor spaces, and bars them from certain outdoor areas where there’s a greater expectation of privacy. The new rules also require hosts to disclose to guests whether they are using noise decibel monitors or outdoor cameras.
The fear that led to the creation of OpenAI is what inspired it
Elon Musk-led AI startup OpenAI said that it has received $1 billion funding commitment for its “deeply artificial intelligence (DIA) research”. This comes after Co-founder Aaron Altman was ousted from OpenAI’s board for his alleged conflict of interest and involvement in a dispute with another board member. Altman has also apologised for thinking that a former board member was harming OpenAI.