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UK’s Big Tech regulator ‘to boost switching, cut killer acquisitions’

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However the government still hasn’t confirmed exactly when it expects to legislate to empower the Digital Markets Unit (DMU) — saying only that it will introduce legislation to put it on a statutory footing “in due course.” UK to set up ‘pro-competition’ regulator to put limits on big tech.

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AI creative platform D-ID, the tech behind those viral videos of animated family photos, raises $25M

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The MyHeritage mobile app is a testament to D-ID’s success here, sporting a 4.8-star star rating across some 42,300 user reviews — a large number of them praising the AI-powered animations. ” Beyond AI-powered video, D-ID is also working on developing technologies for the metaverse.

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CIOs grapple with the ethics of implementing AI

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What they are finding is that the line between advancing technologically and ensuring AI doesn’t result in detrimental outcomes is thin. To address these issues, establishing an AI review board and implementing an ethical AI framework are critical, Wollersheim says. “An As McIntosh sees it, bias is fundamentally a data problem.

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Meet the 50 CISOs to Watch in 2024

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Beyond technology, it’s their adaptability, creative problem-solving, and commitment to progress. Recognizing the increasing challenges yet often underappreciated role of these professionals, we launched the 50 CISOs to Watch initiative last year to celebrate the CISOs demonstrating outstanding technical and leadership qualities.

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Mapping the progress of Air New Zealand’s digital rebuild

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As a household name in international air carriers, Air New Zealand is used to punching above its weight, mainly due to being so remotely based; if you draw 1,200-mile line from Auckland, you don’t even get to the east coast of Australia. On establishing a tech foundation: I had an interest in computers from a very young age.

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Silicon Valley Bank implodes, Apple launches a new music service, and ChatGPT goes enterprise

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It’s Kyle again, Greg’s stand-in for Week in Review. (He’ll If you’re a WiR newbie, it’s the newsletter where we recap the past five days in tech news. government on Thursday announced that it seized a website used to sell malware designed to spy on computers and cell phones, Lorenzo writes.

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Zartico secures $20M to help tourism offices promote local destinations

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” To attempt to inject some data and digitization into tourism operations, Dunn and Kinghorn co-founded Zartico , a platform that provides analytics and visualizations to destination management organizations, or DMOs — government-affiliated tourism boards that promote locations as travel destinations.

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