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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 ...
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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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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.
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
UK seeks to criminalize creation of sexually explicit AI deepfake images without consent
arstechnica.com/information-technology/2024/04/uk-seeks-to-criminalize-creation-of-sexually-explicit-ai-deepfake-images-without-consent/
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
How cheap, outsourced labour in Africa is shaping AI English: Workers in Africa have been exploited first by being paid a pittance to help make chatbots ...
theguardian.com/technology/2024/apr/16/techscape-ai-gadgest-humane-ai-pin-chatgpt
Microsoft to invest $1.5 bln in Emirati AI firm G42, takes minority stake: Microsoft will invest $1.5 billion in United Arab Emirates-based artificial ...
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Quick Glance: Microsoft to Invest $1.5 Billion in Emirati AI Firm G42 for Minority Stake
- Microsoft is investing $1.5 billion in the United Arab Emirates-based artificial intelligence firm G42 to acquire a minority stake and a board seat.
- The partnership aims to deepen ties between the USA and the UAE amid the global battle for tech dominance.
- The deal includes G42 using Microsoft cloud services to run its AI applications.
- G42 and Microsoft plan to jointly bring advanced AI and digital infrastructure to countries in the Middle East, Central Asia, and Africa.
Gentoo Linux tells AI-generated code contributions to fork off: A good PR move opines community member
theregister.com/2024/04/16/gentoo_linux_ai_ban/
AMD unveils Ryzen Pro 8000-series processors — Zen 4 and AI engines come to the commercial market
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Intel's AI chip tools cut some aspects of the Meteor Lake design from weeks to minutes — plans for wider use of AI in future architectures
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Amazon Music follows Spotify with an AI playlist generator of its own, Maestro: Spotify isn’t the only one to dabble with AI playlists — on Tuesday ...
techcrunch.com/2024/04/16/amazon-music-follows-spotify-with-an-ai-playlist-generator-of-its-own-maestro/
Google will spend more than $100 billion on AI, exec says: Just last month, Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis said the billions of dollars being poured into AI ...
qz.com/google-spend-100-billion-ai-development-deepmind-ceo-1851412787
US Equal Employment agency says Workday AI hiring bias case should continue: Judge to hear software vendor's effort to dismiss discrimination case next month
theregister.com/2024/04/16/us_commission_allows_workday_ai/
Startup Rivos raises $250 million to develop RISC-V AI chips
reuters.com/technology/startup-rivos-raises-250-million-develop-risc-v-ai-chips-2024-04-16/
Baidu says AI chatbot 'Ernie Bot' has amassed 200 million users: China's Baidu said on Tuesday its artificial intelligence chatbot “Ernie Bot” has garnered more ...
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The Humane AI Pin is the solution to none of technology's problems: Engadget's in-depth review of the Humane AI Pin wearable.
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iPhone 16 Cameras: From Longer Zooms to Bigger Sensors, Here Are All the Rumors to Know
cnet.com/tech/mobile/iphone-16-cameras-from-longer-zooms-to-bigger-sensors-here-are-all-the-rumors-to-know/
Adobe previews AI object addition and removal for Premiere Pro: Last year Adobe launched Firefly and now the company is showing how it'll be used its video ...
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Andreessen Horowitz raises $7.2bn and sets sights on AI start-ups: Silicon Valley venture capital group hauls in one of the largest funds since downturn in tech ...
ft.com/content/fdef2f53-f8f7-4553-866b-1c9bfdbeea42
Consumer tech investing is still hot for Maven Ventures, securing $60M for Fund IV
techcrunch.com/2024/04/16/consumer-tech-investing-maven-ventures-60m-fund-iv/
iOS 18: First AI functions to work locally: AI functions are finding their way into more and more areas of technology. Whether Google, Microsoft ...
stadt-bremerhaven.de/ios-18-erste-ki-funktionen-sollen-lokal-arbeiten/
AI-Enhanced M4 Chips Reportedly Coming to Apple's Full Mac Lineup: Production on the new chips is expected to begin soon, and will show up on Mac desktops ...
pcmag.com/news/ai-enhanced-m4-chips-reportedly-coming-to-apples-full-mac-lineup
AI as a "great filter"? - Warning of existential danger for humanity: Some researchers are puzzled as to why we simply cannot find any evidence of ...
heise.de/news/Grosser-Filter-Werden-technologische-Zivilisationen-immer-von-KI-ausgeloescht-9678961.html
Millions of dollars for AI experts: The boom in artificial intelligence has triggered a competition for the best skilled workers in the USA ...
nzz.ch/technologie/gehaelter-von-10-millionen-dollar-ki-experten-sind-im-silicon-valley-schwer-umgarnt-ld.1826062
Quick Glance: Amazon Cloud chief's stance on AI advancements
- Amazon's Cloud chief, Adam Selipsky, disagrees with critics claiming Amazon is lagging in developing generative AI.
- Selipsky emphasizes the need for multiple AI models for different use cases rather than a single dominant model.
- Tech giants like Microsoft, Google, and Meta focus on foundational models crucial for content creation.
- Generative AI is seen as revolutionary, and cloud computing companies are well-positioned to benefit from this technology.
OpenAI announces Tokyo office and GPT-4 model optimized for the Japanese language
techcrunch.com/2024/04/15/openai-announces-tokyo-office-and-gpt-4-model-optimized-for-the-japanese-language/
Elon Musk's Grok AI can now 'understand' images: New "Vision" Grok will be available to testers and select users.
mashable.com/article/x-twitter-grok-ai-can-understand-images
To legislate or not to legislate? How EU and UK differ in their approach to AI: The boom of artificial intelligence has spurred a regulatory frenzy across the ...
thenextweb.com/news/to-legislate-or-not-eu-and-uk-different-approach-ai
AI Could Help Cruise Ships Become More Sustainable: The first AI-based energy management for the ships debuted this week
pcmag.com/news/ai-could-help-cruise-ships-become-more-sustainable
Lawhive raises $12M to expand its legaltech AI platform for small firms: UK-based legaltech company Lawhive, which offers an AI-based in-house ‘lawyer’ through a ...
techcrunch.com/2024/04/15/lawhive-raises-12m-to-expand-its-legaltech-ai-platform-for-small-firms/
AI cloud startup TensorWave bets AMD can beat Nvidia: Starts racking MI300X systems - because you can actually buy them and they beat the H100 on many specs
theregister.com/2024/04/16/amd_tensorwave_mi300x/
Big tech in danger? Why the Magnificent 7 could soon be just 5 stocks, according to top experts
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Boston Dynamics Retires Its Legendary Humanoid Robot: Farewell, hydraulic Atlas
spectrum.ieee.org/boston-dynamics-atlas-retires
Top Wall St brokerages start Reddit coverage with doubts over user growth
reuters.com/technology/wall-street-brokerages-start-reddit-coverage-with-skepticism-user-growth-2024-04-15/
Samsung Galaxy S24+ Review: The Samsung Galaxy S24+ is a powerful Android phone for the masses thanks to its high-quality hardware, outstanding software ...
pcmag.com/reviews/samsung-galaxy-s24-plus
OpenAI bids for Japan business as it opens Tokyo office: Microsoft backed artificial intelligence startup OpenAI made a pitch for business in Japan on Monday as ...
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Jim Keller suggests Nvidia should have used Ethernet to stitch together Blackwell GPUs — Nvidia could have saved billions
tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/jim-keller-suggests-nvidia-should-have-used-ethernet-to-stitch-together-blackwell-gpus
Enthusiast arms 12-slot NVMe NAS with an Nvidia RTX GPU to run local ChatGPT: StorageReview put an RTX A4000 into a QNAP NAS, enabling a local flavor of ChatGPT ...
tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/enthusiast-arms-12-slot-nvme-nas-with-an-nvidia-rtx-gpu-to-run-local-chatgpt
ChatGPT plays Red Dead Redemption II — AI vision system was overwhelmed: A group of researchers from China and Singapore recently published a paper detailing the ...
tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/chatgpt-plays-red-dead-redemption-ii-ai-vision-system-was-overwhelmed
Elon Musk : l'IA sera "plus intelligente que l'homme le plus intelligent" d'ici deux ans
t3n.de/news/elon-musk-ki-wird-innerhalb-von-zwei-jahren-intelligenter-als-der-intelligenteste-mensch-sein-1619109/
Award-winning Chinese processor design company Huaxia Chip files for bankruptcy — firm’s CPU, DSP, GPU, and AI processor IPs in limbo
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AI spam is winning the battle against search engine quality: 'Not all AI content is spam, but I think right now all spam is AI content'
theregister.com/2024/04/13/google_ai_spam/
Now also the big short man: Michael Burry is bullish on these 2 AI giants: Michael Burry invests in tech giants Amazon and Alphabet, sees AI growth potential ...
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Israel’s use of AI in Gaza is coming under closer scrutiny: Do the humans in Israel’s army have sufficient control over its technology?
economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2024/04/11/israels-use-of-ai-in-gaza-is-coming-under-closer-scrutiny
AMD introduces AI chips for business laptops and desktops
reuters.com/technology/amd-introduces-ai-chips-business-laptops-desktops-2024-04-16/
Evolution Equity Partners raises $1.1B for new cybersecurity and AI fund: Cybersecurity has had a rough go of it lately, with investment in the sector dropping a ...
techcrunch.com/2024/04/16/evolution-equity-partners-raises-1-1b-for-new-cybersecurity-and-ai-fund/
What will humans do if technology solves everything?: Welcome to a high-tech utopia
economist.com/finance-and-economics/2024/04/09/what-will-humans-do-if-technology-solves-everything
AI is already a favourite travel companion: Presented as a revolutionary tool in many regards of practical life management, including planning a trip enabling ...
thestar.com.my/tech/tech-news/2024/04/16/ai-is-already-a-favourite-travel-companion
A Brief History of Kill Lists, From Langley to Lavender: The Lavender AI system is a new weapon developed by Israel, but the kind of kill lists that it generates ...
commondreams.org/opinion/kill-lists-langley-to-lavender
Why making pretend people with AGI is a waste of energy: Industrial revolution didn't give us human mimics, so why should AI think like us ...
theregister.com/2024/04/14/agi_development_kognitos/
How Neural Concept’s aerodynamic AI is shaping Formula 1: It’s a long way from pedal bikes to Formula 1. But that’s precisely the quantum leap that AI-based ...
techcrunch.com/2024/04/14/how-neural-concepts-aerodynamic-ai-is-shaping-formula-one/
H&R Block 2024 (Tax Year 2023) Review: H&R Block's friendly interface, extensive coverage of tax issues, and context-sensitive help make it an excellent ...
pcmag.com/reviews/hr-block
Announcing a Benchmark to Improve AI Safety: MLCommons has made benchmarks for AI performance—now it's time to measure safety
spectrum.ieee.org/ai-safety-benchmark
PVML combines an AI-centric data access and analysis platform with differential privacy
techcrunch.com/2024/04/15/pvml-combines-an-ai-centric-data-access-and-analysis-platform-with-differential-privacy/
75% of enterprise coders will use AI helpers by 2028. We didn't say productively: Dev teams must beware inflated expectations of tech leadership, Gartner warns
theregister.com/2024/04/13/gartner_ai_enterprise_code/
AI-Enhanced M4 Chips Reportedly Coming to Apple's Full Mac Lineup: Production on the new chips is expected to begin soon, and will show up on Mac desktops ...
uk.pcmag.com/processors/151828/ai-enhanced-m4-chips-reportedly-coming-to-apples-full-mac-lineup
Psychology professor warns about AI: We are losing important skills: AI is already making work easier in many areas. At the same time, it also takes decisions ...
t3n.de/news/professor-warnt-vor-ki-1619442/
AI video shows possible future of Germany after far-right election successes: Filmmakers are using an AI-generated video on YouTube to draw attention to the ...
welt.de/vermischtes/article251005344/KI-Video-zeigt-moegliche-Zukunft-Deutschlands-nach-rechtsextremen-Wahlerfolgen.html
Elon Musk's Grok AI can now 'understand' images: New "Vision" Grok will be available to testers and select users.
mashable.com/article/x-twitter-grok-ai-can-understand-images
What Software Engineers Need to Know About AI Jobs: Jobs in AI increased slightly, but the boom shows signs of quieting
spectrum.ieee.org/ai-jobs
Mod Life: What It Takes to Keep r/ChatGPT's 5 Million Members in Check: The forum's 23-year-old founder explains how he turned a niche hobbyist Reddit group into ...
pcmag.com/articles/mod-life-what-it-takes-to-keep-rchatgpts-5-million-members-in-check
These jobs will be replaced by AI, says the founder of OpenAI - Business Punk: Sam Altman, the founder of OpenAI and developer of ChatGPT, reveals the jobs that ...
business-punk.com/2024/04/diese-jobs-werden-von-ki-ersetzt-sagt-der-gruender-von-openai/
Meta is stuffing its AI chatbot into your Instagram DMs: Meta's chatbot in Instagram isn't doing anything Instagram-specific, however. It's the same bot ...
engt.co/3Uhjwuq
A.I.’s Original Sin: A Times investigation found that tech giants altered their own rules to train their newest artificial intelligence systems.
nytimes.com/2024/04/16/podcasts/the-daily/ai-data.html
Joke machine: This AI makes people funnier - and solves writer's block: Researchers have developed an AI that can help people be funnier. The aim is not to
t3n.de/news/ki-witze-30-besser-1619540/
Raspberry Pi 4 brings KITT from Knight Rider to life using ChatGPT: Knight Rider Historians show off this incredible Raspberry Pi-powered KITT replica that uses ...
tomshardware.com/raspberry-pi/raspberry-pi-4-brings-kitt-from-knight-rider-to-life-using-chatgpt
Australian operation of web host BlueVPS laid low by storage failure: PLUS: AWS expands India payment options; Alibaba co-founders unite in criticism; Korea ...
theregister.com/2024/04/15/asia_tech_news_roundup/
Experts are worried students use AI to write papers. And millions are, new data shows
qz.com/how-many-students-use-ai-write-papers-1851407205
AI companies are running out of data for training chatbots so Adobe keeps paying for it
qz.com/adobe-ai-training-data-artists-pay-1851407658
Jim Keller Criticizes NVIDIA’s Blackwell’s $10 Billion R&D Cost, Says It Could’ve…
wccftech.com/jim-keller-criticizes-nvidia-blackwell-10-billion-rnd-cost-says-achievable-in-1-billion-usd/
Some Older Phones Now Support Circle to Search. See if Yours Is One of Them: More Android devices, including a few tablets, can now access the Google AI-powered ...
cnet.com/tech/mobile/some-older-phones-now-support-circle-to-search-see-if-yours-is-one-of-them/
Politics in the AI era | LinkedIn: 2024 is a banner year for elections across the world. How will the rise of AI change politics? Join MIT Technology Review ...
linkedin.com/events/politicsintheaiera7184581201179856896/
Apple's upcoming M4 chips bring AI to its entire line of Macs. Here's when they're expected
zdnet.com/article/apples-upcoming-m4-chips-bring-ai-to-its-entire-line-of-macs-heres-when-theyre-expected/
The first trailer of an AI-generated film is here - and the audience hates him: AI is also a big topic in the film industry. With a first trailer ...
t3n.de/news/trailer-ki-generierter-film-zuschauer-hassen-ihn-1619310/
With French under fire, Mali uses AI to bring local language to students: As the popularity of French wanes, RobotsMali is using AI to create books in Bambara.
washingtonpost.com/world/2024/04/13/mali-books-artificial-intelligence-ai/
I'm starting to like Xfinity. Why? Its AI bot just fixed my TV - and that's not all
zdnet.com/article/im-starting-to-like-xfinity-why-its-ai-bot-just-fixed-my-tv-and-thats-not-all/
Small nuclear power plants for AI energy hunger? Too much future doesn't help: Artificial intelligence is supposed to solve climate change, but is itself ...
freitag.de/autoren/titus-blome/kleine-atomkraftwerke-fuer-ki-energiehunger-zu-viel-zukunft-bringt-nichts
Using ChatGPT and Video Game Assets: Researchers Create Holodeck for Virtual Worlds
t3n.de/news/holodeck-virtuelle-welten-1619174/
Samsung's 2024 TV lineup receives a new 98-inch model for $3,999: Samsung's 98-inch Crystal UHD DU9000 TV is now available for $3,999, thousands of dollars ...
techspot.com/news/102632-samsung-2024-tv-lineup-receives-new-98-inch.html
Playstation 5 Pro: Almost all details known: Several sources agree on the PS5 Pro's specifications. The GPU gets the biggest upgrade and AI is also included.
heise.de/news/Playstation-5-Pro-Vor-allem-die-GPU-profitiert-9686290.html
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