Web archive - February 9, 2023

Technology

Alphabet shares dive after Google AI chatbot Bard flubs answer in ad

Alphabet loses $100 million after its AI chatbot shares inaccurate information which was corrected by astrologists

Technology

SpaceX curbed Ukraine's use of Starlink internet for drones

Using Starlink with drones went beyond the scope of an agreement SpaceX has with the Ukrainian government

Cricket

Western Australia keen to host historic Pakistan Test match

The three-match series will feature the traditional Boxing Day Test at the MCG

Film

Pathaan: Balm for India’s battered soul

Film's success reminds us of the once-flawed secular nation-state that India used to be

Technology

Twitter Blue subscribers can now post 4,000-character tweets

Blue subscribers can also retweet or reply with 4,000 characters

Cricket

I asked Babar to drop me and play Sarfaraz in NZ series: Rizwan

Sarfaraz hammered 335 runs at an incredible average of 83.75 against the Kiwi side

Technology

Twitter access restored in Turkey after talks

Access to Twitter was restricted on Wednesday, sparking protest by political figures, academics and activists

Technology

TikTok promises to ramp up fight against disinformation in EU

TikTok would expand its state-controlled media labels and ramp up action against disinformation linked to Ukraine

World

Plight of homeless deepens as Turkey-Syria earthquake toll passes 17,000

Many in the disaster zone slept in their cars or in streets under blankets in freezing cold

World

US, UK and Australia carry out China-focused air drills

Joint air drills carried out in an effort to simulate high-end combat operations against Chinese fighter aircraft