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Gabon's regulator has lifted the block on WhatsApp, Facebook, TikTok, YouTube and Instagram imposed in February. The authorities explained the ban as a fight against offensive content, and its lifting by negotiations with technology companies. At the same time, a new rule on user identification remains in force in the country.
Otabek YusupovJack Dorsey's company Block has launched Dessa, a full-duplex voice model trained entirely on human speech using a single NVIDIA GPU rack. The model can speak and listen simultaneously, expresses emotions, and operates locally on consumer-grade GPUs. Public access is not yet available; Block is inviting security researchers to test the system. Square already employs voice AI for order processing.
Otabek Yusupov
