This week's roundup looked at the top news stories from the Global B2B tech & telecoms industry.
The stories cover Elon Musk, Google Cloud, Johannesburg, AI, Snapchat, Facebook, Tourism, YouTube, Start-ups, Healthcare, Microsoft, and the UK.
Here are our highlights:
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The chips "read" electrical signals from neurons that determine movement and then reroute the instructions around a spinal injury to control the muscles or a robotic arm. Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3SLUL8T
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The government has earmarked more than £100m to establish responsible artificial intelligence research hubs and make regulators AI-ready.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/4bv7rbl
The firm said in November 2023 it had 5,000 employees, suggesting around 500 people are facing redundancy. It comes a day before Snap reports its fourth-quarter results.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3uejV6J
Meta says it will introduce technology that can detect and label images generated by other companies' artificial intelligence (AI) tools. It will be deployed on its platforms Facebook, Instagram and Threads. Meta already labels AI images generated by its own systems. It hopes the new tech will create "momentum" for the industry to tackle AI fakery. Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/49rTwB2
There were many challenges associated with outdated on-site experiences at historical destinations. Travellers rely on paper maps (in the local language or limited to English), physical displays, and audio devices. Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/4bvoABE
YouTube is still slowly dripping out stats about its subscriber base. After the announcement last week, the company now says YouTube TV, its cable subscription plan, has 8 million subscribers. Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3OzxzIp
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Health insurance companies cannot use algorithms or artificial intelligence to determine care or deny coverage to members on Medicare Advantage plans.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3SW58XS
Tata Communications has partnered with Microsoft to provide flexibility in collaboration and connectivity on Microsoft Teams for enterprises in India.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3UGYG82