Perplexity CEO and cofounder Aravind Srinivas. Associated Press In February, days before the Super Bowl, Aravind Srinivas, CEO of AI search startup Perplexity, gave users a sparkly incentive to install its app. He posted on X that instead of buying a Super Bowl ad, the company would give $1 million to one lucky user who…
Hong Kong’s government watchdog has urged the authorities to step up random checks on construction sites after its largest investigation in years found staff signing off on safety documents without carrying out actual inspections. The Office of the Ombudsman on Wednesday also called on authorities to speed up investigation procedures and take more rigorous disciplinary…
Hong Kong’s digital policy body has called for a ban on generative artificial intelligence (AI) systems that pose threats to human safety and extensive supervision of such software if it must be used in critical infrastructure, as part of new guidelines. Speaking at the second day of the World Internet Conference Asia-Pacific Summit on Tuesday,…
TEAM. CHILDREN ACROSS THE STATE COULD BE BANNED FROM USING THEIR PHONES INSIDE THE CLASSROOM. SOON. THE SENATE PASSED A BILL LAST NIGHT CALLING FOR THE ACTION, BUT SOME PARENTS AREN’T COMPLETELY ON BOARD. WVTM 13 ERIN LEWELLYN SPOKE WITH ONE PARENT WHO SAYS THEY AGREE WITH LIMITING DISTRACTIONS IN THE CLASSROOM, BUT NOT IF…
Alabama’s Senate passed a bill Wednesday banning the access and use of cell phones at public K-12 schools within the state. Senate Bill 92 introduced the Freeing our Classrooms of Unnecessary Screens for Safety (FOCUS) Act, which bans the use of devices at school and requires education boards to establish an Internet safety policy. It…
WELCOME BACK IN. EMMA OWEN HERE AT THE BREAKING NEWS DESK. THIS JUST INTO OUR NEWSROOM. THE ALABAMA HOUSE HAS PASSED A BILL REGARDING CELL PHONE USE IN SCHOOLS. ACCORDING TO THE STATE LEGISLATURE, THE BILL WOULD MAKE SEVERAL CHANGES. AMONG THEM, IT WOULD BAN THE USE, OPERATION AND POSSESSION OF CELL PHONES ON CERTAIN…
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Hong Kong will deploy a search and rescue team to earthquake-stricken areas in Myanmar on Saturday, Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu has said, while expressing his condolences to the victims. “The search and rescue team will do their utmost to help save lives on the ground. Upon receiving the order, this group of elite rescuers…
Hong Kong’s drone-based trials to develop a low-altitude economy will put safety first by requiring testing of the devices to be conducted within the direct eye line of operators. Secretary for Transport and Logistics Mable Chan said on Friday that 38 projects were selected from among 72 applications and would cover activities such as logistics,…
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