Ambassador Dag Julin Denfelt: We appreciate the strategic achievements being made in Egypt under the leadership of President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi. – Road projects in Egypt are a great achievement and I traveled by car from Cairo to Aswan on a road made of silk. Swedish companies support the automotive …
Read More »Interview with the Swedish Ambassador to Cairo
Sahar Ragab – Ahmed Bahgat In a candid interview with “Africaface” the Swedish Ambassador to Cairo, Dag Jolin Dannefeldt, made important statements about the situation in Gaza, the future of the two-state solution, and his country’s positions on Israel, Russia, and China. Dannefeldt did not mince words, but spoke clearly …
Read More »EU Commission in a hurry on super-computing quantum strategy
MuhamadYehia.. Cairo The plan, aimed to improve Europe’s uptake of the technology, was originally expected in the third quarter of this year. The European Commission is planning to present a strategy on quantum earlier than expected on 2 July this year in a bid to boost uptake of the technology …
Read More »Meta is about to use Europeans’ social posts to train its AI. Here’s how you can prevent it
Muhamad Yehia .. Cairo At the end of May, Meta will start using Europeans’ data to train its AI. Here is how you can exercise your rights and prevent it. Instagram and Facebook users in Europe will soon have their data and posts used by parent company Meta to train its …
Read More »Behind the scenes on launch day for Biomass, ESA’s latest mission | Euronews Tech Talks
Muhamad Yehia .. Cairo What happens on a satellite’s launch day? What are the thoughts and emotions of those behind the mission? Follow along with a special Euronews Tech Talks episode from Kourou. In the early morning of April 29, people in Kourou, French Guiana, were woken up by the …
Read More »Google introduces new ‘AI mode’ function in renewed bid to revolutionise search
Muhamad Yehia .. Cairo The tech giant is introducing a new “AI mode” that will embed chatbot capabilities into its search engine to keep up with rivals like OpenAI’s ChatGPT. Google unleashed another wave of artificial intelligence (AI) technology on Tuesday to accelerate a year-long makeover of its search engine. …
Read More »Commission to review ride-sharing rules across the EU
Muhamad Yerhia.. Cairo Rules for Uber, Bolt, Cabify, Heetch and other ride-hailing services could be unified at EU level – but the Commission warns this may still take some time. The European Commission will this year review rules governing ride-hailing services such as Uber, Bolt, Cabify and Heetch this year …
Read More »Women three times more vulnerable to having job taken by AI than men, new report warns
Muhamad Yehia .. Cairo A new UN-led report found that women’s jobs in high-income countries are more likely to be replaced or touched by artificial intelligence than their male peers. Women’s jobs are at a higher risk of automation by artificial intelligence (AI) than those occupied by men, according to …
Read More »EU Commission probes four porn websites amid concern for minors
Muhamad Yehia .. Cairo Protection of minors has been singled out as one of the priority areas under the Digital Services Act (DSA). The European Commission has begun investigating porn platforms Pornhub, Stripchat, XNXX, and XVideos for suspected breaches of the Digital Services Act (DSA) the EU’s online platform rules, related to protection …
Read More »Muhamad Yehia.. Cairo King Charles III and Queen Camilla travelled to Canada on a visit widely viewed as a show of support in the face of annexation threats by US President Donald Trump. King Charles III has said Canada is facing unprecedented challenges in a world that’s never been more …
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