Technology is often designed to lighten the load from the everyday - and brushing your teeth or using the toilet are no exception. The company's founder came up with the idea one day while brushing his teeth.
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Microsoft, Google ride AI wave as revenues surge
Microsoft and Google delivered solid corporate earnings on Tuesday as the tech giants said demand for artificial intelligence services stoked revenue. Google trails Microsoft and Amazon's AWS, which are the world's top providers of cloud computing services.
Google says AI helped it beat profit expectations
Google parent Alphabet on Tuesday credited artificial intelligence with helping boost profits in the final quarter of last year. Google ads brought in a total of $65.5 billion in the quarter, compared with $59 billion in the same period the prior year, according to the earnings report.
App lets Indigenous Brazilians connect in own languages
For Indigenous communities in the Brazilian Amazon, getting online is a challenge. Beyond the Amazon, saving endangered languages is a global challenge.
'Taylor Swift' searches blocked on X after AI porn outrage
Some searches including the terms "Taylor Swift" on X turned up no results on Monday after the company, formerly known as Twitter, apparently moved to prevent the spread of AI-generated porn videos using the star's likeness. Certain queries attempted by AFP that included the megastar's name, such as "Taylor Swift AI," triggered messages saying "something went wrong."
Amazon scraps buyout of iRobot vacuum maker after EU objections
Amazon on Monday said it was dropping its plans to buy the iRobot vacuum maker after the EU's antitrust authority objected to the plan over competition concerns. The EU said it was especially concerned that Amazon's role as the world's preeminent internet retail hub would allow it to crush competition from other vacuum-makers seeking online buyers.
Outrage over deepfake porn images of Taylor Swift
Fans of Taylor Swift and politicians expressed outrage on Friday at AI-generated fake porn images that went viral on X and were still available on other platforms. But the targeting of Swift, the second most listened-to artist in the world on Spotify (after Canadian rapper Drake), could shine a new light on the phenomenon with her legions of fans outraged at the development.
EU hails 'change' as Apple opens App Store to competition
The European Union's digital enforcer celebrated on Friday the "change" underway in the tech world after Apple yielded to a new EU law by announcing it would allow alternative app stores on the iPhone for the first time.
Meta beefs up teen defenses at Instagram and Messenger
Meta on Thursday began blocking messages from strangers sent directly to young teens using Instagram or Messenger. Meta early this month tightened content restrictions for teens on Instagram and Facebook as it faced increased scrutiny over how its platforms are harmful for young people.
Russian sentenced to five years in prison for Trickbot malware
A Russian man has been sentenced to more than five years in prison for his involvement in developing the Trickbot malware used to extort businesses, including hospitals during the Covid pandemic, the US Justice Department said Thursday.
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