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Elon Musk is asking users to be cautious about newly launched encrypted DMs on Twitter

Since taking charge of Twitter, Elon Musk has made several alterations to how certain features operate on the microblogging platform. Recently it was reported that Elon Musk wants to bring encryption to Twitter DMs (Direct Messages). It appears that now the microblogging platform has released its first version. Twitter CEO Elon Musk took to the platform to inform the users that the company has pushed encryption to Twitter DMs. However, Musk has also asked the users to stay cautious. "Early version of encrypted direct…

Fed Official: ‘We Need to Be Cautious’ on Raising Rates After Bank Failures

A Federal Reserve official said the central bank should be cautious about raising interest rates so that it can assess the fallout from banking-sector stresses triggered by the collapse of two midsize banks last month. “At moments like this of financial stress, the right monetary approach calls for prudence and patience,” said Chicago Fed President Austan Goolsbee in a speech prepared for delivery Tuesday to the Economic Club of Chicago. A Federal Reserve official said the central bank…

How Google Became Cautious of AI and Gave Microsoft an Opening

More than two years ago, a pair of Google researchers started pushing the company to release a chatbot built on technology more powerful than anything else available at the time. The conversational computer program they had developed could confidently debate philosophy and banter about its favorite TV shows, while improvising puns about cows and horses.The researchers, Daniel De Freitas and Noam Shazeer, told colleagues that chatbots like theirs, supercharged…

Meta unveils more cautious approach to ChatGPT frenzy

Facebook-owner Meta on Friday unveiled its own version of the artificial intelligence behind apps such as ChatGPT, saying it would give access to researchers to find fixes to the technology's potential dangers.Meta described its own AI, called LLaMA, as a "smaller, more performant" model designed to "help researchers advance their work," in what could be seen as veiled criticism of Microsoft's decision to release the technology widely, while keeping the programming code secret. Microsoft-backed ChatGPT has taken the

Heart patients with pacemaker must be cautious of smartwatches, might worsen the heart health

Image Source : PIXBAY Smartwatch If you are a fitness enthusiast and love to wear smartwatches to keep your vitals checked, then you have to be cautious. If you are a heart patient or if you know someone who has a pacemaker installed on their heart or if any other cardiac electronic device is implanted for heart health, then these wearable devices might inadvertently…

China’s BYD takes cautious approach to US in global EV push

Chinese electric vehicle (EV) giant BYD is embarking on a rapid global expansion to challenge Tesla but for now it's stuck in the slow lane on its rival's home turf. While BYD has not fully articulated its global ambitions in public, a concerted worldwide push has become the single most important strategic focus for China's biggest EV maker, four sources familiar with BYD management's thinking said. Besides a drive into some European markets already underway, BYD spent much of last year conducting a study on how to set up…

James Gunn Endorses a Superman Legend , Creating Cautious Optimism

Regardless of how James Gunn’s Superman reboot turns out, there’s a huge number of people out there who are going to continually bash the latest reinvention for the Big Blue Boy Scout, based entirely on the fact the role won’t be played by Henry Cavill. While everyone’s entitled to an opinion, it can’t be overlooked that the DCU’s former canonical Kryptonian didn’t really make much of an impact in the grand scheme of things. While it’s through no fault of his own, Cavill was first announced to be playing Clark Kent in…

ces: CES startups face cautious investors amid economic woes

More than a thousand startups are showcasing their products at the annual CES tech show in Las Vegas, hoping to create some buzz around their gadgets and capture the eyes of investors who can help their businesses grow. But amid the slew of layoffs in the tech industry and an economic landscape battered with high inflation and interest rates, many may be met with cautious investors looking for products that can deliver quick returns instead of hype. Analysts say the event this year has somewhat of a muted tone compared…

Most Chinese shoppers are very cautious about going out, survey finds

Shoppers enter a newly opened Sam's Club in Beijing on Dec. 23, 2022, the chain's fourth store in China's capital city.Zhao Jun | China News Service | Getty ImagesBEIJING — Most Chinese people still don't want to leave their apartments, despite a relaxation in Covid-related restrictions, an Oliver Wyman survey found.More than 90% of consumers surveyed over the weekend said they are avoiding going out, the consulting firm said. Nearly 60% of respondents said they wouldn't be comfortable going out in public for at least the…

Costco CEO’s cautious consumer outlook justifies our near-term view

Craig Jelinek, chief executive officer of Club holding Costco (COST), said Monday he sees a more-vigilant consumer this holiday shopping season and potentially beyond. However, he also said inflation is generally trending in the right direction, a development that's good for the U.S. economy over the long term. "Overall, it's probably not one of the most exciting Christmases I've ever dealt with, and I think that has a lot to do with the consumer being careful going into next year," Jelinek said in a CNBC interview. We…