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OpenIA and Figure present a humanoid robot that can communicate with people
OpenAI's generative AI model allows the humanoid robot Figure01 to communicate, perform tasks, and explain its actions when interacting with humans.
China criticizes the US House of Representatives' decision to ban TikTok, calling it "bandit logic"
China has criticized the US House of Representatives' decision to ban TikTok unless the network severes ties with its Chinese parent company, calling it suppression of foreign companies that contradicts the principles of fair competition.
TikTok faces a potential ban in the United States: House of Representatives passes bill
The U. S. House of Representatives has overwhelmingly passed a bill that gives TikTok's Chinese owner, ByteDance, six months to sell its U.S. assets or face a nationwide ban on the app, which is used by about 170 million Americans.
TikTok spreads "news" about a non-existent law on a one-time payment of 14,000 hryvnias for Ukrainians
A fake news story about a non-existent Ukrainian law that provides for a one-time payment of 14,000 hryvnias to Ukrainians who did not leave the country during the war was spread on TikTok.
Justifying aggression against Ukraine: a beauty blogger and a security guard from Kyiv are suspected of recognizing the legitimacy of the Russian attack
A 33-year-old beauty blogger from Kyiv and a 61-year-old parking lot security guard were suspected of disseminating materials justifying Russia's armed aggression against Ukraine and denying it as an internal civil conflict.
Meta company names the cause of Facebook and Instagram outage
A technical problem caused a global outage that blocked access to Facebook, Instagram, and Messenger for several hours.
TikTok, YouTube, and WhatsApp: a number of popular services have also been down
Serious global outages were reported for many popular services such as Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, Gmail, WhatsApp, and TikTok, as users were unable to log in or update their pages.
Bloomberg: U.S., Britain discuss threat of russian election interference
The United States and the United Kingdom discussed security risks and potential Russian interference in their upcoming elections.
TikTok has made music even more accessible around the world, including in Ukraine
TikTok introduces a new "Add to Music" feature that allows users to save songs heard on the video platform to music streaming services such as Spotify and Apple Music, making music more accessible around the world, including in Ukraine.
Russian propagandists spread false narratives on TikTok about the withdrawal of Ukrainian troops from Avdiivka
Russian propagandists on TikTok spread false narratives that the Ukrainian Armed Forces had surrendered Avdiivka and that it was only mercenaries, not the Azov Brigade, which the Center for Strategic Communications refuted.
EU launches investigation into TikTok over alleged violations of child protection rules
The EU launches an investigation into TikTok for possible violations of child protection and harmful content rules under the Digital Services Act.
Google steps up fight against disinformation ahead of EU elections - Reuters
Google is planning to launch a campaign using animated ads on platforms such as TikTok and YouTube in five EU countries to combat disinformation ahead of the 2024 European Parliament elections.
In 2024, more than 2 billion people will go to the polls in 50 countries
In 2024, elections will be held in more than 50 countries, so this year more than 2 billion voters will elect their governments. In particular, major elections are planned in India, the European Union, russia, Iran, and the United States.
Telegram poses a number of threats to Ukraine's security - Yusov
A representative of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine said that Telegram poses a threat to Ukraine's information security and that work is underway to counter disinformation on platforms such as Telegram and TikTok.
TikTok to step up fight against disinformation in app ahead of EU elections
TikTok will create "election centers" on its app to combat disinformation ahead of the EU elections in June.
Public Calls on Parliament to Allow Journalists to Access Verkhovna Rada Sessions
Civil society organizations and media representatives are calling on the Verkhovna Rada to allow journalists to attend parliamentary sessions and communicate freely with MPs, arguing that such openness is essential for democracy and transparency.
Without Taylor Swift, Drake, and The Weeknd: the label to pull millions of songs from TikTok after negotiations breakdown
Universal Music will remove its songs from TikTok after negotiations on payment rates broke down.