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Sundar Pichai admits the generative AI boom took Google by surprise: Despite saying he recognized AI's significance years ago, Sundar Pichai said he had a ...
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Microsoft, Amazon AI partnerships face scrutiny from British regulators: British antitrust regulators are seeking views on partnerships between Microsoft and ...
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Quick Glance: UK Watchdog Scrutinizes AI Partnerships Involving Tech Giants
- Britain's competition watchdog is reviewing AI partnerships between Microsoft and Mistral AI, as well as between Amazon and Anthropic.
- Third-party opinions are being sought on Microsoft's hiring of former Inflection AI employees and related arrangements.
- The CMA is already investigating Microsoft's partnership with Open AI and is awaiting requested information from the companies.
- Views are invited until May 9 before formal investigations begin on the partnerships.
Apple's AI Will Work Without an Internet Connection: Rumors point to the first iteration of the technology running entirely on the device's hardware.
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Quick Glance: Apple's AI to Function Independently from Internet
- The processing for the AI will happen directly on the iPhone without connecting to a cloud service.
- This ensures enhanced security and privacy for users.
- Apple is developing its own in-house LLM called "Ajax" and has acquired multiple AI companies in recent years.
- The AI technology is expected to be initially implemented in Messages, Safari, Spotlight Search, and Siri.
Exclusive: Brev.dev joins forces with Akash Network to offer on-demand GPUs for AI developers
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More than half of US has tried generative AI according to Adobe Analytics: 41% of Americans now expect brands to use gen AI to enhance customer service ...
venturebeat.com/ai/more-than-half-of-us-has-tried-generative-ai-according-to-adobe-analytics/
Quick Glance: Uncovering the World of AI-Generated Media
- The proliferation of AI-generated images and text is a growing concern on the internet, impacting users more than they realize.
- Experts caution about the impact of synthetic media on decision-making processes and society.
- Despite the potential for beneficial applications of generative AI, the lack of oversight necessitates consumers to verify content authenticity.
- There are techniques to detect fake images and videos, such as identifying details like flawed hand positions, inconsistent eye reflections, and incoherent backgrounds.
AI Scientists Create Humanoid Robot That 'Thinks' Its Way Through Tasks: The MenteeBot prototype responds to voice commands and can pick up and carry a range of ...
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Don’t blame MKBHD for the fate of Humane AI and Fisker: Humane AI raised more than $230 million before it even shipped a product. And when it finally released ...
techcrunch.com/2024/04/17/mkbhd-humane-ai-review-fisker/
Quick Glance: MKBHD's Impact on Humane AI and Fisker
- Humane AI raised over $230 million before launching a disappointing product, the Ai Pin. The backlash from tech reviewers was significant.
- Marques Brownlee, known as MKBHD, faced criticism for his review that could impact the fate of Humane AI. The scrutiny shifted towards how he presented his critique of the product.
- Critics view Humane AI as an underdog, despite its substantial funding and backing from notable investors. The scrutiny of MKBHD's review also highlighted issues of bias and criticism in the tech community.
- The critique of MKBHD's review was analyzed through a racial lens by some Black techies, shedding light on disparities in expectations and treatment of prominent figures in the tech industry.
Apple Named a Top Pick for 2024 at BofA Ahead of Key Earnings: Apple Inc. was named a top pick for 2024 at Bank of America on optimism over the iPhone maker’s ...
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Sex offender banned from using AI tools in landmark UK case: The decision could set a precedent for future monitoring of people convicted of indecent image ...
theguardian.com/technology/2024/apr/21/sex-offender-banned-from-using-ai-tools-in-landmark-uk-case
Quick Glance: Convicted Offender Banned from Utilizing AI Tools
- A man convicted of producing over 1,000 indecent images of children is prohibited from using any “AI creation tools” for the next five years.
- Authorities caution against the dissemination of AI-generated sexual abuse images, which are increasingly surfacing in prosecutions.
- The Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) deems the prosecutions as “groundbreaking” to raise awareness about the production of AI-generated child abuse imagery.
- The exact number of cases involving AI-generated images remains uncertain due to the lack of separate official data and the challenging differentiation between fake and authentic images.
Adobe Photoshop's latest beta makes AI-generated images from simple text prompts: Adobe will now let you use AI to generate images directly within Photoshop ...
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Coca-Cola signs $1.1 bln deal to use Microsoft cloud, AI services
reuters.com/technology/coca-cola-signs-11-bln-deal-use-microsoft-cloud-ai-services-2024-04-23/
Intervention Risk Is Rising Going Into BOJ Meeting, BofA Says
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-04-24/intervention-risk-is-rising-going-into-boj-meeting-bofa-says
Paid articlePaid Meta AI's Keystroke Tracking Offers Loophole to Dodge Its Image Censors: Meta's Llama 3 AI won't make an image of a specific person—unless you pause while typing ...
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Snowflake launches Arctic, an open ‘mixture-of-experts’ LLM to take on DBRX, Llama 3
venturebeat.com/data-infrastructure/snowflake-launches-arctic-an-open-mixture-of-experts-llm-to-take-on-dbrx-llama-3/
US seeks alliance with Abu Dhabi on artificial intelligence: Biden administration brokers talks between Microsoft, OpenAI Google and the UAE ...
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Quick Glance: US Seeks Alliance with Abu Dhabi on Artificial Intelligence
- The Biden administration actively encourages US tech companies to seek artificial intelligence deals and partnerships in the United Arab Emirates to gain an edge over China.
- Microsoft announced a $1.5 billion investment in G42, an Abu Dhabi-based AI group, as part of the US efforts to dominate in artificial intelligence development.
- The discussions between the US and the UAE highlight how the competition for emerging technologies has become geopolitical, intertwining commercial decisions with national strategic and security interests.
- The Microsoft-G42 deal signifies the initiation of a broader alliance between the US and UAE in the field of artificial intelligence.
Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses do the AI thing without a projector or subscription: The Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses have adopted multimodal AI features ...
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A National Security Insider Does the Math on the Dangers of AI: Jason Matheny, CEO of the influential think tank Rand Corporation, says advances in AI are making ...
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Microsoft's AI tool can turn photos into realistic videos of people talking and singing
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The Taylor Swift Album Leak’s Big AI Problem: When "The Tortured Poets Department" leaked, some Taylor Swift fans swore it must be AI. Expect that to be a common ...
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Quick Glance: Patti Smith Applauds Taylor Swift in 'Tortured Poets Department'
- Taylor Swift mentions Patti Smith in her new album 'The Tortured Poets Department'.
- Smith responded positively by posting photos of herself with a book by Dylan Thomas.
- Despite seeming different, Smith expressed understanding for Swift and praised her for potentially influencing fans positively.
- HuffPost calls for support for high-quality journalism that is freely accessible to all.
Power-hungry AI is putting the hurt on global electricity supply: Data centers are becoming a bottleneck for AI development.
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Quick Glance: Growing Demand for AI Threatens Global Power Supply
- Tech experts concerned about crucial role of energy supply in AI development.
- The increasing need for electricity poses a challenge for advancements in artificial intelligence.
- Global data centers are expected to require more capacity by 2030 than currently available.
- Concerns about environmental impact of technology boom heightened by data centers' energy consumption.
Google Fires 20 More Over Protests, Former Employees Call It 'Textbook Evil': A handful of the 50 fired employees say Google has a role in 'AI-powered genocide ...
pcmag.com/news/google-fires-20-more-over-protests-former-employees-call-it-textbook-evil
The AI revolution is set to change how books are written: The AI revolution doesn't just make literature research obsolete. It is also likely to change the ...
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Seagate joins the HDD price hike party, blames AI for spike in demand: Expect ongoing supply shortages this year, say storage analysts
theregister.com/2024/04/23/seagate_hdd_prices/
2D transistors can mimic a locust's brain to avoid collision— super-efficient tech could lower the energy costs of tomorrow's AI
tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/2d-transistors-can-mimic-a-locusts-brain-to-avoid-collision-super-efficient-tech-could-lower-the-energy-costs-of-tomorrows-ai
Apply for citizen's benefit via app: This Monday, the Federal Ministry will publish a new strategy for digitalization. Among other things, an app ...| is planned
stadt-bremerhaven.de/buergergeld-beantragen-per-app/
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra Review: With a refined design, tons of power, a built-in stylus, helpful AI tools, and seven years of promised updates ...
pcmag.com/reviews/samsung-galaxy-s24-ultra
DARPA’s AI test pilot successfully flew a dogfight against a human: After flying against simulated opponents, the AI agent has taken on humans.
arstechnica.com/cars/2024/04/darpas-ai-test-pilot-successfully-flew-a-dogfight-against-a-human/
Women in AI: Anna Korhonen studies the intersection between linguistics and AI: To give AI-focused women academics and others their well-deserved — and overdue — ...
techcrunch.com/2024/04/21/women-in-ai-anna-korhonen-studies-the-intersection-between-linguistics-and-ai/
Global PC shipments grew 3% in Q1 2024 says Counterpoint — with AI expected to continue to drive PC sales this year
tomshardware.com/tech-industry/global-pc-shipments-grew-3-in-q1-2024-says-counterpoint-with-ai-expected-to-continue-to-drive-pc-sales-this-year
Logitech's new mouse summons AI with a button push: The Logitech Signature AI Edition M750 Mouse includes a dedicated AI key that launches a tool designed ...
pcworld.com/article/2304830/logitechs-new-mouse-summons-ai-with-a-button-push.html
Samsung unveils 10.7Gbps LPDDR5X mobile memory optimized for AI applications: Samsung has announced its the next generation of LPDDR5X DRAM, capable of hitting ...
tomshardware.com/pc-components/ram/samsung-unveils-107gbps-lpddr5x-mobile-memory-optimized-for-ai-applications
BofA Strategists Say Rates Jitters Are Fueling Stock Outflows: Investors are pulling money out of equities as a strong US economy and sticky inflation fuel ...
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OpenAI shrugs off Meta’s Llama 3 ascent with new enterprise AI features: OpenAI, is shrugging off the rise of nearly equally powered open source rivals by ...
venturebeat.com/ai/openai-shrugs-off-metas-llama-3-ascent-with-new-enterprise-ai-features/
Living With the Dell XPS 14: With its sleek new design and the latest generation hardware, Dell packs a lot of power into its flagship consumer 14-inch notebook ...
pcmag.com/articles/living-with-the-dell-xps-14
Bank of America’s Top India Trader Says Swap Market Too Hawkish: Indian rates traders have pushed back expectations for an interest-rate cut way too far and that ...
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-04-24/bank-of-america-s-top-india-trader-says-swap-market-too-hawkish
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Humane AI Pin: much-hyped gadget rocked by bad reviews: A new AI-fuelled gadget has fallen foul of the tech world's expectations.
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AI boom can even work on your taxes: Tax preparer Intuit’s market valuation bigger than Goldman Sachs after becoming unexpected beneficiary of AI enthusiasm
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Microsoft announces new AI office in UK: The firm says its new London hub will "drive pioneering work" to advance AI models and development.
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Exclusive | AI Developers Agree to New Safety Measures to Fight Child Exploitation
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The world's leading AI companies pledge to protect the safety of children online: Leading artificial intelligence companies including OpenAI, Microsoft, Google ...
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China acquired recently banned Nvidia chips in Super Micro, Dell servers, tenders show
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Rabbit R1 Unboxing: What You Get in the Box for $199: The Rabbit R1 is a pocket-size computer that's almost like a phone, but isn't. Here's what you get for the ...
cnet.com/tech/mobile/rabbit-r1-unboxing-what-you-get-in-the-box-for-199/
Salesforce bolsters Slack AI with smart recaps, more languages: Salesforce plans to use more Slack data to power AI-driven features, including the generation of ...
venturebeat.com/ai/salesforce-bolsters-slack-ai-with-smart-recaps-more-languages/
Nvidia AI Chips Are Still Shipping to China Despite US Export Ban: The US doesn't want its most advanced computer chips sent to China, but a new report finds ...
pcmag.com/news/nvidia-ai-chips-are-still-shipping-to-china-despite-us-export-ban
Protest group says Google has fired more staff over sit-ins opposing work for Israel
theregister.com/2024/04/22/google_project_nimbus_firings/
William Shatner faces backlash for using AI art cover on new music album: He may not be playing Captain Kirk anymore, but Shatner clearly retains some of Kirk's ...
venturebeat.com/ai/william-shatner-faces-backlash-for-using-ai-art-cover-on-new-music-album/
WhatsApp: Meta AI brings AI search and replies and more: Haven't heard anything about the integration of AI in anything for a long time? Then that's good. Meta ...
stadt-bremerhaven.de/whatsapp-meta-ai-bringt-ki-suche-und-antworten-und-mehr/
Tractor Maker CNH (CNHI) Shares Fall After Surprising CEO Change: CNH Industrial NV’s shares fell by the most since November after Bank of America downgraded the ...
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-04-22/shares-of-tractor-maker-cnh-fall-after-surprising-ceo-change
US Air Force says AI-controlled F-16 fighter jet has been dogfighting with humans
theregister.com/2024/04/18/darpa_f16_flight/
Jim Keller on AI: "In 10 years all software will be gone": The well-known chip designer Jim Keller broadly outlined his visions for AI in an interview ...
heise.de/news/Jim-Keller-ueber-KI-In-10-Jahren-ist-alle-Software-weg-9692706.html
TechScape: No WhatsApp in China, no TikTok in the US, and the return of Llama: In this week’s newsletter: While Apple removed the platform from App Stores ...
theguardian.com/technology/2024/apr/23/techscape-apple-app-store-china-tiktok-meta-llama
Top AI expert sees double-digit price opportunity: That's why joining Nvidia is still worth it
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Elon Musk plans to charge new X users to enable posting: Elon Musk is planning to charge new X users a small fee to enable posting on the social network and to ...
techcrunch.com/2024/04/15/elon-musk-plans-to-charge-new-x-users-to-enable-posting/
Quick Glance: Musk Plans Fee for New X Users
- Elon Musk intends to charge new users of X in the initial months to curb the activity of automated bot accounts.
- The fee is set to be waived after three months to allow free posting.
- Tests in New Zealand and the Philippines raised skepticism about the effectiveness of the fee as a countermeasure against bots.
- Declining revenues at X post-rebranding and Twitter acquisition, along with a negative brand perception by companies, are impacting the service's business.
IMF Expects UK Economy to Be Big Growth Winner From AI Boom: The International Monetary Fund expects the UK economy to be one of the big winners from the ...
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-04-16/imf-expects-uk-economy-to-be-big-growth-winner-from-ai-boom
Paid articlePaid Amazon Bedrock continues to lay down generative AI foundation for the cloud: Amazon Bedrock update brings new custom model and guardrails capabilities to help ...
venturebeat.com/ai/amazon-bedrock-continues-to-lay-down-generative-ai-foundation-for-the-cloud/
Do I Know You? SimpliSafe Uses AI to Determine Who's in Your Yard: Is that a neighbor coming to visit or an intruder? SimpliSafe takes its 24/7 Live Guard ...
pcmag.com/news/simplisafe-live-guard-outdoor-monitoring-ai-agent
GTC 2024: Highlights from our exclusive interviews with Microsoft, Dell, Deloitte and others
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Meta Faces Oversight Board Investigation Over AI Deepfakes: Meta's Oversight Board examines two incidents where sexually explicit AI deepfakes of real-life women ...
pcmag.com/news/meta-oversight-board-investigation-over-ai-deepfakes
Energy-Hungry AI Is Eating the Planet. But Is It Also Humanity's Best Hope?: AI has the potential to help humanity build a more sustainable future ...
uk.pcmag.com/ai/151956/power-hungry-ai-is-eating-the-planet-is-it-also-our-best-chance-to-save-it
These Raspberry Pi-powered glasses translate sign language into speech: Nekhil is using a Raspberry Pi to power his 3D-printed glasses that can translate sign ...
tomshardware.com/raspberry-pi/these-raspberry-pi-powered-glasses-translate-sign-language-into-speech
Mabl launches an AI-powered low-code mobile app testing service: Mabl unveils a testing service that uses AI and requires little coding knowledge to help ensure ...
venturebeat.com/ai/mabl-launches-an-ai-powered-low-code-mobile-app-testing-service/
Citigroup, Wall Street’s biggest loser, is at last on the up: Jane Fraser’s unexpected success
economist.com/finance-and-economics/2024/04/18/citigroup-wall-streets-biggest-loser-is-at-last-on-the-up
Perplexity hits unicorn status with $63M investment, launches secure AI enterprise search
venturebeat.com/ai/perplexity-hits-unicorn-status-with-63m-investment-launches-secure-ai-enterprise-search/
AI’s electricity problem: Tech chiefs warn that power-hungry data centres are a bottleneck in developing AI
ft.com/content/f8a31e16-2dfb-4275-bbce-07ba210aabd8
Microsoft claims it didn't mean to inject Copilot into Windows Server 2022 this week
theregister.com/2024/04/18/copilot_on_windows_server_2022/
Meta releases Llama 3, claims it’s among the best open models available: Meta has released the latest entry in its Llama series of open generative AI models: ...
techcrunch.com/2024/04/18/meta-releases-llama-3-claims-its-among-the-best-open-models-available/
“Close your eyes and sell”: Bank of America sees clear correction signal in stocks
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Can AI really change our material world? : Compounds produced by the technology challenge our idea of novelty
ft.com/content/ca7f67c5-6db7-4cbb-858b-67876d2c1e63
The Humane AI Pin is the solution to none of technology's problems: Engadget's in-depth review of the Humane AI Pin wearable.
engadget.com/the-humane-ai-pin-is-the-solution-to-none-of-technologys-problems-120002469.html
Elon Musk's X to challenge Australian content takedown orders in court: PLUS: Samsung in 'emergency mode'; Tim Cook's Asian charm tour; APAC AI spend ...
theregister.com/2024/04/22/asia_tech_news_roundup/
Netflix true crime documentary may have used AI-generated images of a real person
engadget.com/netflix-true-crime-documentary-may-have-used-ai-generated-images-of-a-real-person-090024761.html
Dataminr debuts ReGenAI pairing predictive with generative AI for real time information
venturebeat.com/ai/dataminr-debuts-regenai-pairing-predictive-with-generative-ai-for-real-time-information/
Clazar raises $10M Series A to modernize SaaS sales across cloud marketplaces: Clazar raises $10 million Series A to automate SaaS sales on AWS, Azure ...
venturebeat.com/ai/clazar-raises-10m-series-a-to-modernize-saas-sales-across-cloud-marketplaces/
The new Meta.ai website can draw amazing AI art instantly: Meta's new Meta.ai site creates AI art almost instantly, even animating the resulting images ...
pcworld.com/article/2308678/the-new-meta-ai-website-can-draw-amazing-ai-art-instantly.html
Bank of America Boycott Calls Grow After MAGA Accounts Closed: Trump lawyer John Eastman claims he was "de-banked" for helping the former president try to ...
newsweek.com/bank-america-boycott-maga-john-eastman-1892134
Bank of America Losses on Bond Portfolio Hit $109 Billion in First Quarter as Rates Rose
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Paid articlePaid Commodity traders bet on big data and AI: Sector pushes to harness latest tech tools as competition from hedge funds intensifies
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No storage is safe from price hikes -- Seagate raises hard drive prices, blaming inflation and market forces
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Reddit CPO Baht: Here too, AI will optimize the platform in the future: Reddit's CPO, Pali Baht, told TechCrunch a little about what the future of the platform ...
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Asia’s central bankers struggle to contain strong US dollar: Shifting US interest rate expectations put pressure on Japan’s yen and China’s renminbi
ft.com/content/ad6c7827-a476-412d-899f-a1a12845b6e5
You Can Clamp Your Phone Into Razer’s Fancy New Game Controller: Plus: GMC has a new great big electric pickup, Meta adds instant AI image generation to WhatsApp ...
wired.com/story/razer-kishi-ultra-game-controller/
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