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Here’s how many billions the 2-hour-long outage of Facebook and Instagram cost Mark Zuckerberg |

Social media platforms owned by Metanamely Facebook and Instagram, experienced a significant outage recently. This outage affected numerous users worldwide and lasted for nearly two hours. According to the Bloomberg Billionaires Indexthis latest disruption has resulted in a decrease of approximately 2.2% in the net worth of the company’s CEO, Mark Zuckerbergamounting to nearly $3 billion.
Following the outage, the index showed that the 39-year-old tech mogul was worth $176 billion. However, Zuckerberg was able to retain his position as the world’s fourth richest person after Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, Louis Vuitton chief Bernard Arnault and
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CES 2024: AI, TVs, smart home gadgets, and more to expect at the biggest tech show of the year

CES 2024, Consumer Electronics Show, begins coming Tuesday, January 9, in Las Vegas and will run until Friday, January 12. The annual tech trade show is where tech companies – big or small – all around the world showcase their latest products and innovations. Even though the event kicks off next week, some companies – LG, Samsungand others – have already started announcing their products in the past week, and many will try to beat the conference by announcing their products before the show floor opens up.And spoiler alert, there will be a whole lot of A.I
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CES 2024: Tech companies transforming kitchens with AI, robots

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Chef-like robots, AI-powered appliances and other high-tech kitchen gadgets are holding out the promise that humans don’t need to cook — or mix drinks — for themselves anymore.

There was plenty new in the food and beverage world at CES 2024, the multi-day trading events put on by the Consumer Technology Association. Displays included cocktail-mixing and ice cream-making machines akin to a Keurig, and a robot barista whose movements are meant to mimic a human making a vanilla latte.

Here’s some of the newest technology that’s transforming the way meals are prepared, cooked and delivered:

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Tech Companies Job Cuts in 2024 | Latest News |

The 2023 job cuts ‘trend’ has been carried over in 2024. Several major tech companiesincluding Google and Amazonhave announced job cuts in the first two weeks of the year with as many as 7,500 people having been given pink slips.
According to the layoff-tracking website Layoffs.fyi, 48 tech companies have asked 7,528 employees, who survived the job cuts in 2023, to leave.This suggests that the industry may see more layoffs by tech companies in 2024. In 2023, more than 1,150 tech companies fired a total of over 260,000 people.
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Microsoft is investing in more powerful AI tech to save company cash, here’s how |

Microsoft is going all in on AI. Last year, the company unveiled a custom AI chips to boost the performance of its infrastructure to train large language models (LLMs) cost-effectively. In what can be called another step towards bringing costs down and avoiding costly reliance on third-party chipmakers, Microsoft is said to be working on A.I server tech to run its programs.
According to a report by The Information, Microsoft is developing server network cards to replace the ones offered by Nvidia, which will help the company save some cash. Server cards move data quickly between servers, the report said,
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Sam Altman: OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says Muslims in tech world fear retaliation in speaking up |

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has expressed his concerns about the discomfort and fear experienced by members of the Muslim and Arab communities in the tech industry, particularly in light of the ongoing conflict in Gaza.
Altman’s observations on social media
In a post on social media network speaking about their recent experiences, often out of fear of retaliation and damaged career prospects.”
Empathy in the tech industry
As the head of the Microsoft-backed ChatGPT maker, Altman emphasized the need for empathy towards members of these communities within the tech sector. His comments came amid heightened tensions and violence in the
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Tips to overcome gadget addiction in children

UNAIR NEWS – The current pandemic has limited children’s exploration of space. Moreover, the school system is carried out from home. It increases the use of gadgets in children. Although some children do school online with laptops, one of the psychologists from Universitas Airlangga (UNAIR), Dr. Dewi Retno Suminar, M.Si., Psychologist, said that this activity still allows children to surf in cyberspace, which in turn can arouse greater curiosity about everything.

“When children have a thirst for news, movies, and other internet facilities via gadgets and self-control cannot stop, it can cause disturbances characterized by anxiety and sleeplessness,” she explained.

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Microsoft beats Apple to become the world’s most valuable tech company

Microsoft currently holds the title of the world’s most valuable company, although potentially temporarily. Under the leadership of Satya Nadellathe company surpassed Apple as its market valuation reached $2.87 trillion. This marks the latest instance of Microsoft surpassing Apple, with similar occurrences in 2018 and 2021. Microsoft’s market capitalization slightly edged past that of Apple on this occasion.
The company’s cloud computing platform, Azure, has become a dominant force, challenging Amazon Web Services for market share. Azure‘s revenue soared 40% year-over-year in the last quarter, showcasing its robust growth and attracting major clients across industries. Microsoft’s leadership in
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