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Google’s latest layoffs are in finance and real estate: Google's almost uncountable number of layoffs continues.
arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/04/googles-latest-layoffs-are-in-finance-and-real-estate/
Best Buy to Tap AI for Customer Support Amid Geek Squad Layoffs: Can AI best human-led customer service? The retailer is partnering with Google to use its Gemini ...
pcmag.com/news/after-geek-squad-layoffs-best-buy-to-tap-ai-for-customer-support
Tech layoffs: Google and Rivian both cut jobs: Nearly 75,000 tech employees have lost their jobs so far this year.
fastcompany.com/91108361/tech-layoffs-2024-google-rivian-cut-jobs
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/
AI gold rush continues as Microsoft invests $1.5B in UAE's G42: Can regulators keep up?
theregister.com/2024/04/16/microsoft_g42_investment/
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.
AI is powering Google to a $2 trillion market cap: Google parent Alphabet's stock is up more than 15% so far this year, and more than 51% over the last 12 months
qz.com/google-alphabet-stock-market-cap-ai-1851404173
Google is set to invest over $100 billion in AI, DeepMind founder says: According to Demis Hassabis, the child prodigy who founded DeepMind, Google is likely to ...
techspot.com/news/102663-google-invest-more-than-100-billion-ai-deepmind.html
Brave search engine adds privacy-focused AI - no Google or Bing needed: Accessible in any browser, Brave's new 'Answer with AI' option provides an ...
zdnet.com/article/brave-search-engine-adds-privacy-focused-ai-no-google-or-bing-needed/
Google's Jigsaw subsidiary adds AI tools to build a nicer internet: Could low-quality and mean-spirited comments be a thing of the past?
zdnet.com/article/googles-jigsaw-subsidiary-adds-ai-tools-to-build-a-nicer-internet/
Refik Anadol, the artist who brought AI to MoMA: ‘We’re in a new Renaissance’: The creator, who has collaborated with Google and Microsoft, emphasizes the ...
english.elpais.com/technology/2024-04-12/refik-anadol-the-artist-who-brought-ai-to-moma-were-in-a-new-renaissance.html
Google Alums Go Big in Japan With Months-Old Startup Sakana AI: Sakana AI, a Tokyo-based startup founded by former Google researchers, is capitalizing on a surge ...
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-04-11/google-alums-go-big-in-japan-with-months-old-startup-sakana-ai
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Google Fires 28 Workers for Protesting Cloud Deal With Israel: The fired workers included nine Google employees who were removed by police after occupying Google ...
wired.com/story/google-fires-twenty-eight-workers-for-protesting-cloud-deal-with-israel/
Quick Glance: Google Employees Rally Against Cloud Agreement with Israel's Government
- Google staff members are protesting a cloud deal with the Israeli government amid the Hamas conflict.
- Activists are staging sit-ins at Google offices in New York and California as a form of protest.
- These actions represent an intensification in the resistance against tech companies' association with the Israeli government.
- Employees are urging the immediate termination of the project and condemning the IDF's utilization of Google services.
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/
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 ...
wired.com/story/the-taylor-swift-album-leaks-big-ai-problem/
Google fires 28 employees after protest against cloud contract with Israel : Google has fired 28 employees who were involved in protests over the tech company’s ...
apnews.com/article/google-israel-protest-8c0ff2d46e19b90bdc49ffe6ec4ae274
Google fires 28 staff after protest against firm’s contract with Israeli government
theguardian.com/technology/2024/apr/18/google-fires-staff-protest-israel-contract
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/
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.
Russia May Be Behind Hack of Texas Water Facility: Google's cybersecurity firm Mandiant uncovers evidence linking the water facility incident to an infamous ...
uk.pcmag.com/security/151899/russia-may-be-behind-hack-of-texas-water-facility
Google sacked staff protesting about contract with Israel : Google sacked 28 staff members for taking part in protests against a contract with the Israeli ...
bbc.com/news/articles/c3gqw1d37l4o
US Air Force says AI-controlled F-16 fighter jet has been dogfighting with humans
theregister.com/2024/04/18/darpa_f16_flight/
Booming AI demand threatens global electricity supply: Tech chiefs warn that power-hungry data centres are a bottleneck in developing artificial intelligence
ft.com/content/b7570359-f809-49ce-8cd5-9166d36a057b
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.
Qualcomm and Meta join forces for AI: Meta has just presented its AI model Llama 3. Among other things, it is used to incorporate it into the company's products ...
stadt-bremerhaven.de/qualcomm-und-meta-machen-fuer-ki-gemeinsame-sache/
TechCrunch Minute: Meta’s new Llama 3 models give open-source AI a boost: New AI models from Meta are making waves in technology circles. The two new models ...
techcrunch.com/2024/04/19/techcrunch-minute-metas-new-llama-3-models-give-open-source-ai-a-boost/
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 AI: AI can be used in Germany without registration (VPN): Meta recently presented its new language model and really impressed with its performance. We...
stadt-bremerhaven.de/meta-ai-ki-ohne-anmeldung-in-deutschland-nutzbar-vpn/
Stability AI lays off almost 10 percent of its workforce: The company behind Stable Diffusion - Stability AI - is laying off around 10 percent of its workforce ...
stadt-bremerhaven.de/stability-ai-entlaesst-knapp-10-prozent-seiner-belegschaft/
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.
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 ...
wired.com/story/the-taylor-swift-album-leaks-big-ai-problem/
Google is laying off more employees: Google is cutting more staff, this time teams working in finance and real estate.
businessinsider.com/google-layoffs-more-employees-2024-4
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
UK unions publish AI bill to protect workers from 'risks and harms' of tech: TUC questions government's approach so far
theregister.com/2024/04/19/uk_unions_publish_ai_bill/
Elon Musk’s Grok keeps making up fake news based on X users’ jokes: X likely hopes to avoid liability with disclaimer that Grok "can make mistakes."
arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/04/elon-musks-grok-keeps-making-up-fake-news-based-on-x-users-jokes/
OpenAI's GPT-4 can exploit real vulnerabilities by reading security advisories: While some other LLMs appear to flat-out suck
theregister.com/2024/04/17/gpt4_can_exploit_real_vulnerabilities/
Google worker says the company is 'silencing our voices' after dozens are fired: The tech giant fired 28 employees who took part in a protest over the company's ...
npr.org/2024/04/19/1245757317/google-worker-fired-israel-project-nimbus-cloud-protestor
Meta Upgrades AI Assistant With New Llama 3 Model: With Llama 3, Meta AI is 'the most powerful AI assistant that you can freely use,' says Mark Zuckerberg.
pcmag.com/news/meta-upgrades-ai-assistant-with-new-llama-3-model
US Successfully Tests AI-Controlled Fighter Jet in F-16 Dogfight: An AI-controlled fighter jet, the X-62A VISTA, goes up against a human-piloted F-16 jet during ...
pcmag.com/news/us-successfully-tests-ai-controlled-fighter-jet-in-f-16-dogfight
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
AMD Announces Ryzen Pro 8000 and Ryzen Pro 8040 Series CPUs: Commercial Desktop Gets AI
anandtech.com/show/21358/amd-announces-ryzen-pro-8000-and-ryzen-pro-8040-series-commercial-desktop-gets-ai
YouTube is making a bigger effort to go after third-party apps that block its ads
neowin.net/news/youtube-is-making-a-bigger-effort-to-go-after-third-party-apps-that-block-its-ads/
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
VASA: Microsoft AI generates “talking face” from photo and voice recording: Microsoft has developed a video generator that creates a video from a photo and an ...
heise.de/news/VASA-Microsoft-KI-generiert-aus-Foto-und-Sprachaufnahme-sprechendes-Gesicht-9690420.html
Langdock raises $3M with General Catalyst to help companies avoid vendor lock-in with LLMs
techcrunch.com/2024/04/19/langdock/
Lenovo's Secure by Design Thinking Puts Cybersecurity at the Core of Business Strategy
pcmag.com/articles/lenovos-secure-by-design-thinking-puts-cybersecurity-at-the-core-of-business
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 ...
stadt-bremerhaven.de/reddit-cpo-baht-auch-hier-wird-ki-die-plattform-zukuenftig-optimieren/
Windows' AI-powered future could feature 'Qualcomm Inside': Microsoft's plans for Windows 11 and AI seem increasingly centered around ...
pcworld.com/article/2307031/windows-ai-future-may-have-qualcomm-inside.html
5 Sectors Disrupted by AI as a Service: The ripple effects of artificial intelligence are changing the face of these areas of business.
money.usnews.com/investing/articles/sectors-disrupted-by-ai-as-a-service
What If Your AI Girlfriend Hated You?: AngryGF offers a perpetually enraged chatbot intended to teach men better communication skills. WIRED took it for a spin.
wired.com/story/what-if-your-ai-girlfriend-hated-you/
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Exclusive | Google’s Ad-Privacy Changes Fall Short, U.K. Regulator Says in Internal Documents
wsj.com/tech/google-cookies-replacement-not-enough-to-protect-uk-consumer-privacy-580d1b16
New AI tool can predict when an employee will quit their job: Bosses worried about turnover or wondering how long a new hire will stick around can now turn to AI ...
english.alarabiya.net/business/technology/2024/04/19/new-ai-tool-can-predict-when-an-employee-will-quit-their-job
OpenAI winds down AI image generator that blew minds and forged friendships in 2022
arstechnica.com/information-technology/2024/04/when-ai-images-were-mind-blowing-early-users-recall-the-first-days-of-dall-e-2/
The Real-Time Deepfake Romance Scams Have Arrived: Watch how smooth-talking scammers known as “Yahoo Boys” use widely available face-swapping tech to carry out ...
wired.com/story/yahoo-boys-real-time-deepfake-scams/
Google pulls Android and hardware teams together: There's a bit of a problem with Google. Sundar Pichai, the CEO of Google, announced major internal ...
stadt-bremerhaven.de/google-zieht-android-und-hardware-teams-zusammen/
Slack rolls out its AI tools to all paying customers: Slack just rolled out its AI tools to all paying customers, after releasing it to just a subset of users ...
engadget.com/slack-rolls-out-its-ai-tools-to-all-paying-customers-120045296.html
Internet users are getting younger; now the UK is weighing up if AI can help protect them
techcrunch.com/2024/04/18/internet-users-are-getting-younger-now-the-uk-is-weighing-up-if-ai-can-help-protect-them/
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
Google announces mass layoffs and overseas relocations: Google announces more layoffs in its quest to become ‘more efficient and work better’
sfchronicle.com/tech/article/google-tech-layoffs-19408713.php
Google will outpace Microsoft in AI investment, DeepMind CEO says: We have all been guilty of falling under the foundation model spell of the past ...
thenextweb.com/news/google-outpace-microsoft-ai-investment-deepmind-ceo-ted
Quick Glance: Google to Surpass Microsoft in AI Investment, DeepMind CEO Affirms
- Many of us have fallen under the spell of the foundation model in the past year and a half, triggered by OpenAI's unveiling of ChatGPT.
- DeepMind, acquired by Google in 2014 for a reported £400-650 million, has achieved more impressive milestones than most.
- Deep Mind's CEO Demis Hassabis confirmed at the TED 40th anniversary conference in Vancouver, Canada, that Google has no intention of slowing down investment in the technology, but rather the opposite.
- Hassabis emphasized the need to avoid an artificial intelligence arms race that could lead to risky decisions and highlighted the importance of society starting to think about the types of architectures being built as we approach achieving artificial general intelligence.
Humane AI Pin: much-hyped gadget rocked by bad reviews: A new AI-fuelled gadget has fallen foul of the tech world's expectations.
bbc.com/news/articles/cljdnw77ge6o
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
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TUC calls for law to protect UK workers when employers use AI: Union body’s proposals include human involvement when technology makes ‘high-risk’ decisions like ...
ft.com/content/025f1775-8e9a-4ab6-868a-98f1bacec61e
Cloud office sit-in strike: Google fires 28 employees after Israel protests: Several Google employees occupy the Google Cloud manager's office in California to ...
n-tv.de/wirtschaft/Google-feuert-28-Mitarbeiter-nach-Israel-Protesten-article24885254.html
Quick Glance: Google terminates 28 employees after office occupation due to anti-Israel protests
- Google terminated 28 employees on Thursday who had occupied its offices to protest against contracts with the Israeli government, as confirmed by a Google spokesperson.
- The protesters were arrested and after refusing to leave the office of Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian in Sunnyvale or the workspace in New York City for nearly 10 hours, they were transferred to administrative positions to urge Google to terminate the Project Nimbus contract and cease business with the Israeli government.
- No Tech For Apartheid, a project by Jewish Voice for Peace and Linda Sarsour’s MPower Change, described the terminations as an "indiscriminate act of mass retaliation."
- The office occupations at Google were accompanied by demonstrations on-site and in Seattle, aiming to compel Google to withdraw from the project to establish cloud-based data centers and transition a significant portion of the Israeli government's IT infrastructure to cloud-based servers.
Tecno's New Phone Is All About the Camera: But the Camon 30 Premier 5G promises a half charge in just 16 minutes.
cnet.com/tech/mobile/tecnos-new-phone-lets-camera-take-center-stage/
Google, Facebook Should Use AI to Combat Conspiracy Theories: New research suggests chatbots could combat much of the damage caused by people going down rabbit ...
bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2024-04-18/google-facebook-should-use-ai-to-combat-conspiracy-theories
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TSMC's first quarter profit rises 9%, beats forecasts: TSMC , the world's largest chipmaker and a major Apple and Nvidia supplier, forecast second-quarter sales ...
reuters.com/technology/tsmc-set-report-5-rise-first-quarter-profit-strong-ai-chip-demand-2024-04-18/
Elon Musk's Grok AI Pushes False News Stories About Indian Election, Iran Strike: X users were surprised to see that Prime Minister Modi was 'ousted' in a ...
uk.pcmag.com/ai/151901/elon-musks-grok-ai-pushes-false-news-story-about-indian-election-more
Ramp raises another $150 million co-led by Khosla, Founders Fund at a $7.65B valuation
techcrunch.com/2024/04/17/ramp-raises-another-150-million-co-led-by-khosla-founders-fund-at-a-7-65b-valuation/
Brave Search is adopting AI to answer your queries: The new "Answer with AI" feature returns neatly formatted answers for questions like "People ...
techcrunch.com/2024/04/17/brave-search-is-adopting-ai-to-answer-your-queries/
X’s AI bot is so dumb it can’t tell the difference between a bad game and vandalism
engadget.com/xs-ai-bot-is-so-dumb-it-cant-tell-the-difference-between-a-bad-game-and-vandalism-172707401.html
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
SK Hynix and TSMC Team Up for HBM4 Development: SK hynix and TSMC announced early on Friday that they had signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on ...
anandtech.com/show/21362/sk-hynix-and-tsmc-team-up-for-hbm4-memory-advancements
LinkedIn testing Premium Company Page subscription with AI-assisted content creation
techcrunch.com/2024/04/17/linkedin-premium-company-page-visit-visibility-update/
Watch Microsoft’s VASA-1 AI Make The Mona Lisa Sing Like A Rap Star In Wild Demo: The new framework is used for generating lifelike talking faces of virtual ...
hothardware.com/news/microsoft-vasa-1-mona-lisa
TNW Podcast: Caroline Viarouge on EIT Manufacturing and EU-UK collaboration:
Welcome to the new episode of the TNW Podcast — the show where we discuss the ...
thenextweb.com/news/podcast-caroline-viarouge-eit-manufacturing
Jennifer's crime on Netflix: The true crime hit, of all things, uses AI fakes: True crime thrives on authenticity. The Netflix series "Jennifer's Tat" is now ...
stern.de/digital/online/jennifers-tat-bei-netflix--ausgerechnet-der-true-crime-hit-benutzt-ki-fakes-34636332.html
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 ...
pcmag.com/news/ai-scientists-humanoid-robot-that-thinks-its-way-through-tasks
Author granted copyright over book with AI-generated text—with a twist: Copyright Office changed course after initially denying request.
wired.com/story/the-us-copyright-office-loosens-up-a-little-on-ai/
Is AI good or bad? A deeper look at its potential and pitfalls: Is AI an innovative tool of the future or a Pandora's box? Unpacking the moral debate over ...
mashable.com/article/is-ai-good-or-bad
UK regulator says Google's ad-privacy changes fall short, WSJ reports: The UK privacy regulator said Google's proposed replacements for cookies need to do more ...
reuters.com/technology/uk-regulator-says-googles-ad-privacy-changes-fall-short-wsj-reports-2024-04-19/
The Morning After: Boston Dynamics' bi-ped Atlas robot is going into retirement: The biggest news stories this morning:
NASA confirms its space trash pierced ...
engadget.com/the-morning-after-boston-dynamics-bi-ped-atlas-robot-is-going-into-retirement-111534431.html
Quick Glance: Boston Dynamics' New Fully Electric Atlas Robot
- Boston Dynamics has retired its hydraulic Atlas robots after 11 years and introduced a new fully electric version, marking a significant evolution in the company's product lineup.
- The electric Atlas offers enhanced strength, range of motion, and versatile applications across various industries, starting with automotive manufacturing for parent company Hyundai.
- Boston Dynamics has had a tumultuous history, from its founding as a promising research-focused startup to multiple acquisitions, but now seems to be focusing more on commercial applications.
- The launch of the electric Atlas not only signifies a milestone in robotics but also provides a glimpse into the future where humanoid robots are poised to play an increasingly integral role in the industry.
Editorial: Google's hardball tactics against California news outlets show why it should be regulated
latimes.com/opinion/story/2024-04-19/editorial-google-hardball-tactics-against-california-news-outlets-show-why-it-should-be-regulated
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
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/
It’s time to retire the term “user”: The proliferation of AI means we need a new word.
technologyreview.com/2024/04/19/1090872/ai-users-people-terms/
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