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Salesforce to Open 1st AI Center in London

FILE PHOTO: The company logo for Salesforce.com is displayed on the Salesforce Tower in New York City, US, March 7, 2019. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: The company logo for Salesforce.com is displayed on the Salesforce Tower in New York City, US, March 7, 2019. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
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Salesforce to Open 1st AI Center in London

FILE PHOTO: The company logo for Salesforce.com is displayed on the Salesforce Tower in New York City, US, March 7, 2019. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: The company logo for Salesforce.com is displayed on the Salesforce Tower in New York City, US, March 7, 2019. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo

Salesforce has picked London for its first AI center, where it said industry experts, developers and customers will be able to collaborate on innovation and develop new skills.
The US cloud software company, which is hosting 18,000 people at its annual London World Tour event on Thursday, said a year ago it would invest $4 billion in Britain in the next five years, including in artificial intelligence innovation.
Zahra Bahrololoumi, chief executive of Salesforce UK and Ireland, said the company's customers were excited about the benefits of AI, but were cautious about the emerging risks.
"No company will adopt AI unless they can trust it, which is why we are so well positioned," she told Reuters, pointing to Salesforce's Einstein technology, which has a "Trust Layer" to ensure customers' data is not compromised.
"We are sending a clear message to customers and partners on AI, we are deeply committed to working closely together so that you can reap the rewards of this transformative technology, while ensuring it is a force for good," she said.

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Albania Bans TikTok for a Year after Killing of Teenager

A view of the TikTok app logo, in Tokyo, Japan, Sept. 28, 2020. (AP)
A view of the TikTok app logo, in Tokyo, Japan, Sept. 28, 2020. (AP)
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Albania Bans TikTok for a Year after Killing of Teenager

A view of the TikTok app logo, in Tokyo, Japan, Sept. 28, 2020. (AP)
A view of the TikTok app logo, in Tokyo, Japan, Sept. 28, 2020. (AP)

Albania on Saturday announced a one-year ban on TikTok, the popular short video app, following the killing of a teenager last month that raised fears over the influence of social media on children.

The ban, part of a broader plan to make schools safer, will come into effect early next year, Prime Minister Edi Rama said after meeting with parents' groups and teachers from across the country.

"For one year, we'll be completely shutting it down for everyone. There will be no TikTok in Albania," Rama said.

TikTok did not immediately respond to a request for comment outside normal business hours.

Several European countries including France, Germany and Belgium have enforced restrictions on social media use for children. In one of the world's toughest regulations targeting Big Tech, Australia approved in November a complete social media ban for children under 16.

Rama has blamed social media, and TikTok in particular, for fueling violence among youth in and outside school.

His government's decision comes after a 14-year-old schoolboy was stabbed to death in November by a fellow pupil. Local media had reported that the incident followed arguments between the two boys on social media. Videos had also emerged on TikTok of minors supporting the killing.

"The problem today is not our children, the problem today is us, the problem today is our society, the problem today is TikTok and all the others that are taking our children hostage," Rama said.