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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 496

Glenn Chapman

Illustrative: The US online social media and social networking service Facebook's logo on a tablet screen in Moscow, on October 18, 2021. (Kirill Kudryavtsev/AFP)
August 30, 2023, 8:55 am
Meta takes down Chinese ‘Spamouflage’ disinformation mega-campaign
Tech giant says it removed 7,700 Facebook accounts trying to promote Beijing’s agenda, gives details on Russia’s similar ‘Doppelganger’ operation, which has added Israel as target
By Glenn Chapman
The new Twitter logo rebranded as X, is pictured in Paris on July 24, 2023. Twitter launched its new logo on July 24, 2023, replacing the blue bird with a white X on a black background, as the Elon Musk-owned company moves toward rebranding as X. (Alain Jocard/AFP)
July 25, 2023, 2:36 am
‘Minimalist art deco’: Musk rebrands Twitter, replacing bird logo with X
Billionaire’s connection to letter goes back nearly 24 years when he founded X.com, which was later renamed PayPal despite his objections; his space company is called SpaceX
By Glenn Chapman and Alex Pigman
Apple's new Vision Pro virtual reality headset is displayed during Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) at the Apple Park campus in Cupertino, California, on June 5, 2023. (Josh Edelson / AFP)
June 6, 2023, 6:46 am
Apple unveils Vision Pro, its $3,500 mixed reality headset
Release is most significant product launch by iPhone maker since Apple Watch in 2015, challenges Meta in market still dominated by gamers, tech enthusiasts
By Glenn Chapman
Elon Musk, Tesla CEO, attends the opening of the Tesla factory Berlin Brandenburg in Gruenheide, Germany, March 22, 2022 (Patrick Pleul/Pool via AP, File)
May 26, 2023, 8:15 pm
Elon Musk’s Neuralink says it’s cleared to test brain implants in people
Company makes announcement on Twitter, but recruitment for clinical trial not open yet; tech aims to enable human brains to communicate directly with computers
By Glenn Chapman
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman speaks during a keynote address announcing ChatGPT integration for Bing at Microsoft in Redmond, Washington, on February 7, 2023. (Jason Redmond / AFP)
May 17, 2023, 6:07 am
Sam Altman: The quick, deep thinker leading OpenAI
The entrepreneur and founder, who is Jewish, is emerging as the tech titan of the artificial intelligence age
By Glenn Chapman
A Brinks worker walks toward a truck after exiting Silicon Valley Bank in Santa Clara, Calif., Friday, March 10, 2023. The U.S rushed to seize the assets of Silicon Valley Bank on Friday after a run on the bank, the largest failure of a financial institution since Washington Mutual during the height of the financial crisis more than a decade ago. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
March 10, 2023, 10:36 pm
US closes Silicon Valley Bank in biggest collapse since 2008
SVB specialized in financing start-ups; its failure sparks concerns from customers trying to access their savings, along with fears for other banks
By Glenn Chapman
This file photo taken on February 14, 2020, shows the US multinational technology and internet-related services company Google logo in Brussels. (Kenzo Tribouillard/AFP)
February 7, 2023, 9:29 am
Google announces release of ChatGPT rival named Bard
Launch of conversational chatbot sets up showdown with Microsoft over generative AI that can mimic a human’s writing
By Glenn Chapman and Laurence Benhamou
Illustrative: The Lightyear 0, a fully solar-powered vehicle, is displayed at the Lightyear booth doing CES 2023 at the Las Vegas Convention Center on January 6, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (David Becker/Getty Images/AFP)
January 7, 2023, 5:40 pm
Green tech vies for limelight at major gadget convention in Las Vegas
At CES, head of Israeli firm that uses AI and sensors to manage air conditioning systems says new technologies should have ‘path to profitability’ in order to thrive
By Glenn Chapman
A phone screen displays a photo of Elon Musk with the Twitter logo shown in the background, in Washington, DC, October 4, 2022. (Olivier Douliery/AFP)
November 29, 2022, 10:44 am
Twitter’s Musk signals ‘war’ against Apple over its control of App Store
Billionaire rails against 30% fee iPhone maker charges for all applications sold via its online outlet, says Apple has threatened to remove Twitter from virtual shelves
By Glenn Chapman
Elon Musk, arriving for the 2022 Met Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, on May 2, 2022. (Angela Weiss / AFP / File)
October 28, 2022, 4:59 am
Elon Musk officially takes over Twitter, says it can’t be a ‘free-for-all hellscape’
Free-speech advocate with world’s deepest pockets appears to seal deal after failing to wiggle away, fires executive who went after him in court
By Glenn Chapman
In this Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2016, file photo, Google CEO Sundar Pichai talks about Google Assistant during a product event in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)
June 16, 2022, 2:48 am
Is it alive?: Google suspends engineer who claims their AI system seems ‘sentient’
Search giant quick to downplay reports that its LaMDA system is self-aware, highlighting controversy over push to evolve artificial intelligence into human-like consciousness
By Glenn Chapman and Julie JAMMOT
Facebook employees take a photo with the company's new name and logo outside its headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif., on Thursday, October 28, 2021, after the company announced that it is changing its name to Meta Platforms Inc. (AP Photo/Tony Avelar)
February 3, 2022, 8:54 am
Shares in Meta plunge over 20% as Facebook loses users for first time in its history
Tech giant executives point to competition from TikTok and other networks, while facing numerous probes and complaints of abuse of market dominance
By Glenn Chapman
In this file photo from August 11, 2019, an iPhone displays the apps for Facebook and Messenger in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)
December 16, 2021, 11:54 pm
Facebook targets 7 cyber firms, 4 of them Israeli, that use platform to spy
Social media site’s parent company Meta says it will alert 50,000 users who may have been targeted by 1,500 ‘cyber mercenary’ accounts
By Glenn Chapman and Joshua MELVIN
Ray-Ban Stories. (Facebook)
September 10, 2021, 8:35 am
Throwing shade at Google? Facebook and Ray-Ban roll out smart glasses
Social media giant teams up with sunglasses brand for camera-equipped spectacles, though privacy concerns and the Google Glass flop cast long shadow over plans
By Glenn Chapman
In this file photo taken on November 6, 2020 a user updates Facebook's WhatsApp application on his mobile phone in Mumbai (Indranil MUKHERJEE / AFP)
January 16, 2021, 2:49 pm
After users flee in backlash, WhatsApp delays data sharing change
Facebook-owned messaging service cancels Feb 8 deadline for accepting update to terms concerning data, saying it will use pause to clarify the policy
By Glenn Chapman
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