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Why—and How—WIRED Is Covering Politics: Technology and politics have never been more intertwined. Here’s our approach to covering the 2024 election and beyond.
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Why—and How—WIRED Is Covering Politics: Technology and politics have never been more intertwined. Here’s our approach to covering the 2024 election and beyond.
wired.com/story/why-and-how-wired-is-covering-politics/
Rabbit R1 hands-on: Already more fun and accessible than the Humane AI Pin: At the Rabbit R1 pickup party, we were able to check out the adorable AI device that ...
engadget.com/rabbit-r1-hands-on-already-more-fun-and-accessible-than-the-humane-ai-pin-163622560.html
Quick Glance: Rabbit R1: More Fun and Accessible than Humane AI Pin
- The Rabbit R1 is a compact AI companion with a screen and camera.
- Compared to the Humane AI Pin, the R1 is more affordable and user-friendly.
- R1 offers a range of features like image recognition and a personal touch.
- Rabbit promises continuous improvements and new features for the R1.
Google’s new ‘Speaking practice’ feature uses AI to help users improve their English skills
techcrunch.com/2024/04/26/google-improve-english-new-speaking-practice-feature/
Encrypted email service files DMA complaint claiming it vanished from Google Search
theregister.com/2024/04/26/google_search_dma_complaint/
Sequoia commits to backing Elon Musk’s xAI start-up: Venture capital firm is among investors that entrepreneur is wooing as he seeks to gain ground on rivals
ft.com/content/fc8355e6-3219-4681-a4da-73feca50cd8a
Quick Glance: Sequoia backs Elon Musk’s xAI venture
- Sequoia Capital, a well-known venture capital firm in Silicon Valley, has committed to supporting Elon Musk's artificial intelligence start-up xAI to help him raise billions and compete with OpenAI, Meta, and Google.
- The exact amount of Sequoia's investment in xAI remains undisclosed.
- Sequoia, an early investor in Google, YouTube, and Apple, has backed several Musk projects in recent years, including The Boring Company and SpaceX.
This stupid mistake in Logitech's AI-powered mouse is driving me mad: Logitech's Signature AI Edition M750 Wireless Mouse offers something new: ...
pcworld.com/article/2315349/this-stupid-mistake-in-logitechs-ai-powered-mouse-is-driving-me-mad.html
Windows 11 will reportedly display a watermark if your PC does not support AI requirements
tomshardware.com/software/operating-systems/windows-11-will-reportedly-display-a-watermark-if-your-pc-does-not-support-ai-requirements
Photo-sharing community EyeEm will license users’ photos to train AI if they don’t delete them
techcrunch.com/2024/04/26/photo-sharing-community-eyeem-will-license-users-photos-to-train-ai-if-they-dont-delete-them/
Stock market: Alphabet and Microsoft share prices rise: The American tech giants Alphabet and Microsoft are growing rapidly and evoking the potential of ...
faz.net/aktuell/wirtschaft/unternehmen/boerse-aktienkurse-von-alphabet-und-microsoft-steigen-19679617.html
The Morning After: Apple announces an iPad event for May 7: The biggest news stories this morning: Adobe’s new upscaling tech uses AI to sharpen video ...
engadget.com/the-morning-after-apple-announces-an-ipad-event-for-may-7-111548820.html
Quick Glance: Apple announces event on May 7
- Apple will host an event on May 7, where the long-awaited revamped versions of the iPad Pro and iPad Air are expected to be revealed.
- These new models would signify Apple's first major overhaul of this product line since 2018, as iPad sales have decreased, prompting the company to introduce new products to stimulate demand.
- In the first quarter, iPad sales dropped by 25% to $7.02 billion, alongside a slowdown in iPhone sales.
- The event is scheduled to commence at 7 a.m. PT, corresponding to 2 p.m. GMT, and Apple is also preparing for its Worldwide Developers Conference from June 10 to June 14.
OpenAI's Sam Altman and other tech leaders join the federal AI safety board: Sam Altman, OpenAI's CEO, Microsoft chief Satya Nadella, Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai ...
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Confused about AI? Here are the podcasts you need on artificial intelligence: Want to know more about AI? The Forum has a range of podcasts that will help you ...
weforum.org/agenda/2024/04/ai-artificial-intelligence-forum-podcasts/
Tupac’s estate threatens to sue Drake for his AI-infused Kendrick Lamar diss: Tupac Shakur’s estate isn’t pleased with Drake cloning the late hip-hop legend’s ...
engadget.com/tupacs-estate-threatens-to-sue-drake-for-his-ai-infused-kendrick-lamar-diss-182518997.html
Quick Glance: Tupac Shakur's Estate Threatens Drake with AI Voice Imitation Lawsuit
- Tupac Shakur's estate has sent a cease-and-desist letter to Drake over his use of an AI-generated imitation of Tupac's voice in a new song.
- The estate demands that Drake cease publication of the song and take all necessary steps to remove it from all platforms as it constitutes a flagrant violation of Tupac's publicity rights.
- Drake is accused of creating the false impression that Tupac's estate endorses his lyrics, adversely affecting the market for Amaru Entertainment, Inc.'s AI projects.
- Drake is requested to provide written confirmation that 'Taylor Made' has been removed from all platforms, along with an explanation of how the sound-alike was created and the individuals or company involved.
Exclusive | OpenAI’s Sam Altman and Other Tech Leaders to Serve on AI Safety Board
wsj.com/tech/ai/openais-sam-altman-and-other-tech-leaders-to-serve-on-ai-safety-board-7dc47b78
School athletic director arrested for framing principal using AI voice synthesis: Police uncover plot to defame principal with AI-generated racist and ...
arstechnica.com/information-technology/2024/04/alleged-ai-voice-imitation-leads-to-arrest-in-baltimore-school-racism-controversy/
Huawei and partners reportedly plan to produce high bandwidth memory by 2026: Getting their hands on AI memory one Huawei or another...
theregister.com/2024/04/26/huawei_and_partners_plan_hbm/
Meta's value plummets as Zuckerberg admits AI needs more time and money: Revenues up, but is the AI hype bubble is threatening to burst?
theregister.com/2024/04/25/facebooks_value_plummets_as_zuckerberg/
Quick Glance: Meta Invests Heavily in Artificial Intelligence
- Meta focuses on AI to enhance app appeal
- The smart glasses with AI capabilities aim to attract users
- Meta envisions AI assistants for complex tasks in communication
- Meta aims to become a global leader in AI, despite significant investments
World's first AI contest chooses virtual beauties: Dystopian nightmare or the future of beauty contests? Judge for yourself!
de.euronews.com/kultur/2024/04/26/miss-ki-weltweit-erster-schonheitswettbewerb-mit-virtuellen-frauen
Alphabet, Microsoft, grow revenue without much help from AI: Machine learning could be an expensive habit
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Jim Keller on AI: "In 10 years, all software will be gone": Well-known chip designer Jim Keller has outlined his visions for AI in an interview ...
heise.de/news/Jim-Keller-ueber-KI-In-10-Jahren-ist-alle-Software-weg-9692706.html
Tiktok for math: Two founders develop AI learning app for high school: Two students developed an AI learning app for their math Abi. They use AI clones of ...
businessinsider.de/gruenderszene/business/tiktok-fuer-mathe-zwei-gruender-entwickeln-ki-lernapp-fuer-das-abi/
Intel Isn't Sweating Its Soft Outlook, Says Demand For Core Ultra-Powered AI PCs Is Hot
hothardware.com/news/intel-soft-outlook-says-demand-core-ultra-ai-pcs-hot
AI Transports Star Wars Movies Back To The 1950s, Charming Fans: A series of vintage AI-generated trailers from Abandoned Films imagines sci-fi hits like Star ...
forbes.com/sites/lesliekatz/2024/04/25/ai-transports-star-wars-movies-back-to-the-1950s-charming-fans/
AI just helped us find out where Plato is buried - here's how: The discovery is just the latest fragment of history to be uncovered with the aid of AI ...
zdnet.com/article/ai-just-helped-us-find-out-where-plato-is-buried-heres-how/
The Morning After: Testing the Rabbit R1's AI assistant skills: The biggest news stories this morning: TikTok Lite axes ‘addictive as cigarettes’ reward-to-watch ...
engt.co/3WlSGT0
Ads for Explicit ‘AI Girlfriends’ Are Swarming Facebook and Instagram: WIRED found thousands of ads running on Meta’s social platforms promoting sexually ...
wired.com/story/ads-for-explicit-ai-girlfriends-swarming-facebook-and-instagram/
Nvidia CEO hand-delivers world's fastest AI system to OpenAI, again — first DGX H200 given to Sam Altman and Greg Brockman
tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/nvidia-ceo-hand-delivers-worlds-fastest-ai-system-to-openai-again-first-dgx-h200-given-to-sam-altman-and-greg-brockman
Google & YouTube are taking these measures in the super election year 2024: This year there are important elections in this country, including the European ...
stadt-bremerhaven.de/diese-massnahmen-treffen-google-youtube-im-superwahljahr-2024/
U.S., China to hold first AI talks within 'weeks' amid ongoing TikTok stalemate: The U.S. and China will hold their first high-level talks on artificial ...
cnbc.com/2024/04/26/us-china-to-hold-first-ai-talks-tiktok-stalemate-ongoing.html
Quick Glance: Xi and Blinken Clash Over China's Backing to Russia
- Xi orders China’s biggest military reorganisation since 2015.
- He emphasizes that China is not afraid of competition as long as it is based on common progress.
- China is willing to cooperate with the US, provided it is mutual.
- A five-point consensus was reached to stabilize relations between the two countries.
Adobe's new upscaling tech uses AI to sharpen video: Adobe has unveiled VideoGigaGAN, an experimental AI feature that can upscale video by eight times without ...
engt.co/3Uy4Oz5
Raspberry Pi robot uses AI to motivate runners by shouting encouraging messages: Sir Walter Richardson is using a Raspberry Pi to power his AI-based robot that ...
tomshardware.com/raspberry-pi/raspberry-pi-robot-uses-ai-to-motivate-runners-by-shouting-encouraging-messages
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 ...
pcmag.com/articles/power-hungry-ai-is-eating-the-planet-is-it-also-our-best-chance-to-save
Sanctuary’s new humanoid robot learns faster and costs less: Sanctuary AI often isn’t mentioned in the same breath as humanoid robotics firms like Boston ...
techcrunch.com/2024/04/25/sanctuarys-new-humanoid-robot-learns-faster-and-costs-less/
Google and Microsoft: How the tech giants are exceeding expectations: The ongoing boom in artificial intelligence is once again providing tailwind for the two ...
wiwo.de/unternehmen/it/quartalszahlen-google-und-microsoft-wie-die-tech-riesen-die-erwartungen-uebertreffen/29774386.html
Apple and Google pulled several AI apps that advertised deepfake nudes: A report from 404 Media this week found that so-called 'undress' apps were advertising on ...
qz.com/apple-and-google-pulled-several-ai-apps-that-advertised-1851439298
GOP’s inclusion of TikTok ban is secret weapon against Biden: Democrats are bracing for a backlash from young voters over the potential ban of TikTok on U.S ...
thehill.com/homenews/senate/4622455-gops-inclusion-of-tiktok-ban-is-secret-weapon-against-biden/
Quick Glance: ByteDance Would Consider Closing TikTok in US Over Sale, Sources Claim
- ByteDance would prefer to cease TikTok operations rather than engage in a sale if all legal avenues are exhausted to combat potential legislation banning the platform in US app stores, as per four sources.
- Despite TikTok's massive popularity with over a billion users, it remains unprofitable, contributing a small fraction to ByteDance's overall revenues and daily active user base.
- ByteDance stated on Thursday in a release on Toutiao, a media platform it possesses, that there are no intentions to sell TikTok, in response to claims from The Information about ByteDance exploring sale scenarios for TikTok's US operations excluding the recommending algorithm for user videos.
- As of December, ByteDance's valuation stood at $268 billion when it proposed a buyback of approximately $5 billion in shares from investors.
Test Your Knowledge of Internet Acronyms: This week, we probe each other’s knowledge of common acronyms from the early internet, the mobile era, and the AI boom ...
wired.com/story/gadget-lab-podcast-641/
Dividends and AI potential: These stocks offer both for investors: Discover 3 stocks with AI potential and attractive dividends: Accenture, Qualcomm and IBM.
boerse-online.de/nachrichten/aktien/dividenden-und-ki-potenzial-bei-diesen-aktien-gibt-es-fuer-anleger-beides-20356177.html
I’m all for AI as long as I can have a robot to do all the housework: Emer McLysaght: I dearly wish it could hang out the clothes and defrost the freezer ...
irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2024/04/26/im-all-for-ai-as-long-as-i-can-have-a-robot-to-do-all-the-housework/
Let the microchips work without interference!: Autonomous driving should become safer and artificial intelligence should become more efficient ...
diepresse.com/18405551/lasst-die-mikrochips-ohne-stoerung-arbeiten
Can we really trust AI to channel the public’s voice for ministers?: Large-language models such as ChatGPT are still liable to distort the meaning of what they ...
theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/apr/25/ai-public-voice-ministers-large-language-model-chatgpt
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TSMC unveils A16 manufacturing process for 1.6nm chips in challenge to Intel's claims
techspot.com/news/102736-tsmc-unveils-a16-manufacturing-process-16nm-chips-challenge.html
The Eufy X10 Pro Omni’s AI Smarts Are Worth the Price: I regret to inform you that $800 is a decent price for Eufy’s midrange AI-enabled robot vacuum-mop.
wired.com/review/eufy-x10-pro-omni/
Meta and Tesla: More reality and less artificially intelligent visions of the future
wiwo.de/finanzen/boerse/meta-und-tesla-mehr-realitaet-und-weniger-kuenstlich-intelligente-zukunftsvisionen/29772644.html
Microsoft is benefiting from cloud growth and the AI boom, increasing almost everywhere
heise.de/news/Microsoft-profitiert-von-Cloud-Wachstum-und-KI-Boom-legt-fast-ueberall-zu-9699006.html
Microsoft profits surge on AI as Snap up 27% and Meta stock takes hit: Investment in artificial intelligence has been a boon for Microsoft, while investors ...
independent.co.uk/tech/microsoft-stock-ai-meta-snap-alphabet-b2535063.html
NVIDIA-Backed Startup Showcases Super Realistic AI Avatars With Human Emotions: Synthesia's fourth generation AI avatars are capable of delivering impressive ...
hothardware.com/news/nvidia-backed-startup-showcases-super-realistic-ai-avatars
SK hynix breaks Q1 revenue records on back of AI boom: Memory biz ditches NAND production plans to make more crucial HBM tech
theregister.com/2024/04/25/sk_hynix_ai_hbm/
Apple Cracks Down on AI-Image Generation Apps Promoting Instant Nudity Magic: With nudity now a hot subject in AI image generation, Apple is removing apps that ...
techtimes.com/articles/304043/20240426/apple-cracks-down-ai-image-generation-apps-promoting-instant-nudity.htm
Microsoft expands its AI empire abroad: Microsoft, the tech titan most closely associated with AI, has announced nearly $10 billion in investments in artificial ...
thedailystar.net/news/world/news/microsoft-expands-its-ai-empire-abroad-3595826
Quick Glance: AI Revolutionizing Call Centers: TCS Insights
- The head of Tata Consultancy Services predicts chatbots will reduce the need for human call center agents significantly, revolutionizing the industry.
- TCS's generative AI projects have doubled in value to $900 million by March, highlighting the increasing demand for tech talent and the need for workforce training.
- Reports suggest that overall IT services growth is affected by global uncertainties like inflation, war, and elections, leading to a decline in spending and slower revenue growth for companies like TCS and Infosys.
- Infosys anticipates a modest 1-3% sales growth in the upcoming financial year due to customers delaying discretionary spending on new tech projects amidst the current economic climate.
Carv raises $10M Series A to help gamers monetize their data: Carv, a data layer platform that lets web3 gaming and AI companies, as well as gamers ...
techcrunch.com/2024/04/25/carv-raises-10m-series-a-to-help-gaming-and-ai-firms-monetize-data/
CEOs of OpenAI, Google and Microsoft to join other tech leaders on federal AI safety panel
cnn.com/2024/04/26/tech/openai-altman-government-ai-safety-panel/
Climate protection law: Bundestag approves reform: The law eliminates the individual departmental goals for climate protection. From now on ...
faz.net/aktuell/wirtschaft/mehr-wirtschaft/klimaschutzgesetz-bundestag-beschliesst-reform-19680776.html
Meta’s stock plunges on ‘aggressive’ AI spending plans: Shares in Meta plunged in premarket trading Thursday as the company’s plans to “invest aggressively” in ...
cnn.com/2024/04/25/investing/meta-stock-plunges-ai-spending/
Quick Glance: Meta Quarterly Results: Revenue Expectations Lowered, Stock Fell
- Meta's quarterly results exceeded expectations, but the revenue forecast for the next quarter was lowered.
- Despite successful ad business and increasing user numbers, Meta's stock experienced a drop of over 10 percent.
- Analysts caution about Meta's reduced revenue expectations for the second quarter, leading to investor skepticism.
- Zuckerberg plans to significantly increase investments in AI models in the coming years to enhance Meta's leading position in the artificial intelligence domain.
Traffic jam triggered: Police have to repeatedly help new AI traffic lights - Golem.de
golem.de/news/verkehrsstau-ausgeloest-polizei-muss-neuer-ki-ampel-wiederholt-nachhelfen-2404-184533.html
NVIDIA CEO, Jensen Huang, To Host Computex 2024 Keynote on 2nd June In Taipei: NVIDIA has announced that CEO, Jensen Huang, will be hosting the company's ...
wccftech.com/nvidia-ceo-jensen-huang-computex-2024-keynote-2nd-june-taipei/
DeepL launches AI writing assistant for businesses trained on its own LLM: DeepL, which has been rivalling machine translation giants such as Google Translate ...
thenextweb.com/news/deepl-ai-writing-assistant-businesses
Shock calls with familiar voices: Fraudsters rely on artificial intelligence: So-called shock calls with fake voices from relatives and acquaintances are ...
donaukurier.de/nachrichten/bayern/schockanrufe-mit-vertrauten-stimmen-15922218
‘To the Future’: Saudi Arabia Spends Big to Become an A.I. Superpower: The oil-rich kingdom is plowing money into glitzy events, computing power and artificial ...
nytimes.com/2024/04/25/technology/to-the-future-saudi-arabia-spends-big-to-become-an-ai-superpower.html
Exclusive: AI startup Edia guarantees better math outcomes for school districts within one year
venturebeat.com/ai/exclusive-ai-startup-edia-guarantees-better-math-outcomes-for-school-districts-within-one-year/
DeepL Write Pro: DeepL now improves texts in real time - Golem.de: DeepL releases its first product based on its own AI model.
golem.de/news/deepl-write-pro-deepl-verbessert-texte-jetzt-in-echtzeit-2404-184447.html
Data centers in the "climate lab": Why Germany is a sought-after location for power guzzlers
n-tv.de/wirtschaft/Rechenzentren-im-Klima-Labor-Warum-Deutschland-ein-begehrter-Standort-fuer-Stromfresser-ist-article24900543.html
Drake uses Tupac Shakur's voice and gets in trouble: Drake used the voice of murdered rapper Tupac Shakur on his track "Taylor Made Freestyle" - with the help of ...
faz.net/aktuell/gesellschaft/smalltalk/drake-nutzt-stimme-von-tupac-shakur-und-bekommt-aerger-19677778.html
AI in a chainsaw? Stream Analyze launches in the U.S. to make ‘stupid’ devices smarter
venturebeat.com/ai/ai-in-a-chainsaw-stream-analyze-launches-in-the-u-s-to-make-stupid-devices-smarter/
How to use AI in the Windows Photos app to change the background of an image: Want to remove or replace the background in an otherwise great photo? The Windows ...
zdnet.com/article/how-to-use-ai-in-the-windows-photos-app-to-change-the-background-of-an-image/
Aaron Sorkin to write film about January 6 and Facebook disinformation: The Social Network screenwriter is returning to digital chaos for a new film about how ...
theguardian.com/culture/2024/apr/26/aaron-sorkin-january-6-film
Quick Glance: Aaron Sorkin Writing Potential Social Network Sequel
- Oscar-winning screenwriter Aaron Sorkin reveals he is working on a new movie that could be a follow-up to The Social Network.
- Sorkin blames Facebook for January 6 and plans to address how social media is impacting democracy.
- He criticizes Facebook for tuning its algorithms to promote divisive content to increase engagement, neglecting the balance between growth and integrity.
- While Sorkin's representatives have not responded yet, sources mention the project is in early stages of development with no attached studio.
Drake vs. Kendrick Lamar: “I’m the greatest!” “No, you midget!”: Kendrick Lamar complains about Drake, he texts back, others chime in, and there's a huge beef in ...
diepresse.com/18401072/drake-vs-kendrick-lamar-ich-bin-der-groesste-nein-du-zwerg
Disappointment: Pictures of the Nintendo Switch 2 - Microsoft fails completely, copilot crash lands
pcgames.de/Nintendo-Firma-15624/Kolumnen/Bilder-der-Nintendo-Switch-2-Microsoft-versagt-voellig-1446294/
Friday: Microsoft with further cloud growth, record value for Alphabet shares: More AI for Microsoft + Alphabet share with record + Net neutrality in the USA + ...
heise.de/news/Freitag-Microsoft-mit-weiterem-Cloud-Wachstum-Rekordwert-fuer-Alphabet-Aktie-9699022.html
Pope to bring call for ethical AI to G7 summit in June: Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni announced on Friday that Francis had accepted her invitation to ...
irishexaminer.com/world/arid-41383153.html
AI content must not cross the line: PETALING JAYA: Advanced chatbots and apps have made it easier for even the most novice of content creators to generate ...
thestar.com.my/news/nation/2024/04/27/ai-content-must-not-cross-the-line
Lights, camera, algorithm: How artificial intelligence is being used to make films
thenationalnews.com/future/technology/2024/04/19/lights-camera-algorithm-how-artificial-intelligence-is-being-used-to-make-films/
Creative industry workers worry AI is after their jobs - Tech - The Jakarta Post: Creative industry workers worry AI is after their jobs - Tech - The Jakarta ...
thejakartapost.com/business/2024/04/27/creative-industry-workers-worry-ai-is-after-their-jobs.html
Investors Cheer AI Spending Boom in Big Tech—Just Not at Meta: Meta had its worst trading day in 18 months after warning of years of AI investment ...
wsj.com/tech/ai/investors-cheer-ai-spending-boom-in-big-techjust-not-at-meta-42af2528
Big Cloud is still making bank – Is this AI adoption, price rises, or what?: Shareholders are loving it. What are customers getting out of it all?
theregister.com/2024/04/26/register_kettle_ai/
Saudi Arabia's Biggest Tech Conference Inks $10 Billion Worth of Deals on AI, IT Sector
techtimes.com/articles/304015/20240425/saudi-arabia-biggest-tech-conference-inks-10-billion-worth-deals.htm
AI bots in research and teaching: Rules for ChatGPT at the university are needed: There are hardly any clear rules about AI at universities and there is a lot of ...
faz.net/aktuell/karriere-hochschule/uni-live/ki-bots-in-forschung-und-lehre-regeln-fuer-chatgpt-an-der-uni-muessen-her-19677687.html
AI’s Next Big Winners Aren’t Just Tech Companies: JPMorgan, Walmart and others are using AI technologies to become more efficient. That should help their stocks ...
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Nvidia-backed AI Firm Launches Lifelike Avatars for Enterprise Users: Companies will be able to use Synthesia's AI-generated actors to create training videos ...
extremetech.com/internet/nvidia-backed-ai-firm-launches-lifelike-avatars-for-enterprise-users
All eyes on Nvidia: “Share will continue to carry the market”: The stock market needs Nvidia. This still applies, which is due to the real yields ...
deraktionaer.de/artikel/aktien/alle-augen-auf-nvidia-aktie-wird-den-markt-weiter-tragen-20356315.html
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