Prague: Where Light Becomes Art
This is Beirut, 17/10 15:55 - Reading : less than a minute
Seventeen installations transform Prague’s streets into a living gallery. Light, movement and creativity breathe new life into its UNESCO-listed heart.
Technology
Spotify Leads Industry Effort to Label AI Involvement in Music Creation
This is Beirut, 25/09 17:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Spotify on Thursday unveiled several measures to encourage artists and publishers to be more transparent about their use of artificial intelligence, as well as to limit certain abuses. The Swedish platform is recommending that musicians and producers comply with a new standard developed by the Digital Data Exchange (DDEX), a consortium of leading ...
China's Alibaba Teams Up with Nvidia on AI Robot Tech
This is Beirut, 24/09 14:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Alibaba announced on Wednesday a "milestone collaboration" in AI tech with US chip giant Nvidia that the Chinese company said will accelerate its development of humanoid robots. The news came as Alibaba's shares soared more than nine percent in Hong Kong after chief executive Eddie Wu unveiled plans to further ramp up spending on artificial ...
Trump's $100,000 Fee for H-1B visas, a Tech Industry Favorite, Concerns India
This is Beirut, 20/09 15:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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India's leading trade body said on Saturday it was concerned by a new annual $100,000 fee that US President Donald Trump ordered for H-1B skilled worker visas, an addition that could have major repercussions for the tech industry, where such permits are widespread. The new measure, which will likely face legal challenges, was announced in ...
AI May Boost Global Trade Value by Nearly 40%: WTO
This is Beirut, 17/09 15:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Artificial intelligence could boost the value of global trade by almost 40 percent by 2040 thanks to cost reductions and productivity gains, the World Trade Organization said Wednesday. In its latest annual World Trade Report, the WTO identified AI as one of the few bright spots as the global trading system has been upended by the United States ...
Trump Threatens Tariffs on Countries Seen Targeting US Tech Firms
This is Beirut, 26/08 09:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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President Donald Trump on Monday threatened further tariffs and export restrictions against countries that he says are targeting US tech firms. "Digital Taxes, Digital Services Legislation, and Digital Markets Regulations are all designed to harm, or discriminate against, American Technology," Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform. His ...
YouTube Turns to AI to Guess Users' Age and Protect Minors
This is Beirut, 15/08 10:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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YouTube has started testing an artificial intelligence (AI) tool to identify the age of its users in the United States, in an effort to better protect minors from content and online habits considered inappropriate for them. "This technology will allow us to infer a user’s age and use that signal independently of the date of birth listed on the ...
Cabinet Session Wednesday on Energy, Technology, and Beirut Port Recovery
This is Beirut, 12/08 14:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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The Cabinet will convene on Wednesday at the Grand Serail to debate a set of high-impact national issues, with a major focus on securing international financing and advancing critical infrastructure projects. At the forefront is a $250 million loan agreement with the World Bank to fund the Renewable Energy and Power System Enhancement Project. ...
Ministries of Tourism and Technology Launch “Smart Tourism App”
This is Beirut, 12/08 13:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Tourism Minister Laura Lahoud and Minister of Technology and Artificial Intelligence Kamal Shehadeh on Tuesday launched a free smart tourism application during a press conference at the Tourism Ministry. Designed and developed by Rodolphe Khalat and Hanna Daoud, the app serves as a personal assistant powered by artificial intelligence, offering ...
Apple to Invest Additional $100 Billion in US
This is Beirut, 06/08 18:20 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Apple will invest an additional $100 billion in the United States, taking its total pledge to $600 billion over the next four years, a senior White House official said Wednesday. The announcement, which was first reported by US media, will be officially made later Wednesday at 4:30 pm (2030 GMT) at a White House event with President Donald ...
When AI Develops an Attitude of Its Own
Lyne Sammouri, 06/07 16:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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You ask your AI assistant or chatbot to do something, and instead of just doing what you told it to do, it dodges your request, deceives you or backtalks like a stubborn taxi driver who refuses to put the meter on. It might find an exception, or even lie to get what it's trying to do. Frustrating, isn't it? This might have surprised you. But in ...
WhatsApp 'Concerned' Services to be Blocked After Iran Calls to Delete App
This is Beirut, 18/06 12:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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WhatsApp said it was "concerned" that its services would be blocked in Iran after a state broadcaster urged the public to delete the messaging app, saying it was sharing data with arch-rival Israel. State television IRIB appealed to Iranians on Tuesday to delete WhatsApp from their phones, alleging that the app collected users' personal data and ...