Chicago, Illinois — London-based model Alexsandrah has a twin, but not in the way you’d expect: Her counterpart is made of pixels instead of flesh and blood. The virtual twin was generated by artificial intelligence and has already appeared as a stand-in for the real-life Alexsandrah in a photo shoot. Alexsandrah, who goes by her first …
Instagram blurring nudity in messages to protect teens, fight sexual extortion
LONDON — Instagram says it’s deploying new tools to protect young people and combat sexual extortion, including a feature that will automatically blur nudity in direct messages. The social media platform said in a blog post Thursday that it’s testing out the features as part of its campaign to fight sexual scams and other forms of …
Бізнес на Харківщині звільнять від сплати деяких податків – Синєгубов
Раніше Шмигаль заявив, що Кабінет міністрів 12 квітня дозволив місцевій владі звільняти бізнес від місцевих зборів …
Swarms of drones can be managed by a single person
The U.S. military says large groups of drones and ground robots can be managed by just one person without added stress to the operator. As VOA’s Julie Taboh reports, the technologies may be beneficial for civilian uses, too. VOA footage by Adam Greenbaum. …
Гривня оновила історичний мінімум проти долара США
Станом на 16:00 котирування на міжбанківському валютному ринку становили 39 гривень 45–47 копійок за долар …
Indiana aspires to become next great tech hub
The Midwestern state of Indiana aspires to become the next great technology center as the United States ramps up investment in domestic microchip development and manufacturing. VOA’s Kane Farabaugh has more from Indianapolis. Videographer: Kane Farabaugh, Adam Greenbaum …
Indiana aspires to become next great tech center
indianapolis, indiana — Semiconductors, or microchips, are critical to almost everything electronic used in the modern world. In 1990, the United States produced about 40% of the world’s semiconductors. As manufacturing migrated to Asia, U.S. production fell to about 12%. “During COVID, we got a wake-up call. It was like [a] Sputnik moment,” explained Mark …
Словаччина та Україна домовилися про пряме залізничне сполучення між Києвом і Кошице – Шмигаль
Також українські урядовці «запропонували Словаччині внести зміни до угод про статус низки пропускних пунктів на кордоні» …
На міжбанку поновилося падіння гривні проти долара
Станом на 16:00 котирування на міжбанківському валютному ринку становили 39 гривень 22–27 копійок за долар, це на 18 і 21 копійку відповідно більше за рівень закриття торгів 10 квітня …
Ukrainian civilians help build up their country’s drone fleet
Inexpensive first-person view – or radio controlled – drones have become a powerful weapon in Ukraine’s war against Russian invaders. As the country presses the West for more military aid, many Ukrainian civilians are stepping in to help by making homemade attack drones. Lesia Bakalets has the story from Kyiv. …
Україна отримала десятий транш допомоги від ЄС, це дозволяє підтримувати макроекономічну стабільність – уряд
Допомога спрямовується на пріоритетні видатки держбюджету, це дозволяє підтримувати макроекономічну стабільність в турбулентних умовах воєнного стану …
Altman Back as OpenAI CEO Days After Being Fired
The ousted leader of ChatGPT-maker OpenAI is returning to the company that fired him late last week, culminating a days-long power struggle that shocked the tech industry and brought attention to the conflicts around how to safely build artificial intelligence. San Francisco-based OpenAI said in a statement late Tuesday, “We have reached an agreement in …
ЄС надав Україні новий транш макрофінансової допомоги
Попередній транш допомоги від ЄС Україна отримала у жовтні …
Largest Crypto Exchange Fined $4 Billion; CEO Pleads Guilty to Allowing Money Laundering
The U.S. government dealt a massive blow to Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, which agreed to pay a roughly $4 billion settlement Tuesday as its founder and CEO Changpeng Zhao pleaded guilty to a felony related to his failure to prevent money laundering on the platform. Zhao stepped down as the company’s chief executive, …
Шмигаль очікує, що Реєстр збитків, завданих Росією, запрацює в першому кварталі 2024-го
Голова уряду оцінив обсяг конфіскованих російських активів у близько 300 мільярдів євро суверенних активів та ще 28 мільярдів євро приватних …
These US States Have the Most Remote Workers
More people work from home in Colorado, while Mississippi has the lowest percentage of teleworkers …
Solar Panels Over Canals in Gila River Indian Community Will Help Save Water
In a move that may soon be replicated elsewhere, the Gila River Indian Community recently signed an agreement with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to put solar panels over a stretch of irrigation canal on its land south of Phoenix. It will be the first project of its kind in the United States to …
У Мінфіні розповіли, якими були видатки на оборону за 2023 рік
У Мінфіні кажуть, що видатки сектору безпеки та оборони уряд фінансує лише за рахунок власних податкових надходжень …
Microsoft Hires Sam Altman as OpenAI’s new CEO Vows to Investigate Firing
Microsoft snapped up Sam Altman and another architect of OpenAI for a new venture after their sudden departures shocked the artificial intelligence world, leaving the newly installed CEO of the ChatGPT maker to paper over tensions by vowing to investigate Altman’s firing. The developments Monday come after a weekend of drama and speculation about how …
Lawmakers, Companies Set New Rules for AI-Generated Political Ads
As the 2024 U.S. presidential race begins to ramp up, some contenders are already using artificial intelligence to generate promotional videos, some of which blur the lines between what is real and what is not. Karina Bafradzhian has the story. VOA footage by Andrey Degtyarev. …
Space Tracking Helps Australia Monitor, Manage Feral Buffalo Herds
Indigenous rangers in northern Australia have started managing herds of feral animals from space. In the largest project of its kind in Australia, the so-called Space Cows project involves tagging and then tracking a thousand wild cattle and buffalo via satellite. Water buffalo were imported into Australia’s Northern Territory in the 19th century as working …