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Is God talking to Wizkid about Artificial Intelligence? - Punch Newspapers
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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
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.
Booming AI demand threatens global electricity supply: Tech chiefs warn that power-hungry data centres are a bottleneck in developing artificial intelligence
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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.
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.
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
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
Here's why experts don't think cloud seeding played a role in Dubai's downpour: Scientists say it's highly unlikely cloud seeding is responsible for the heavy ...
ctvnews.ca/climate-and-environment/here-s-why-experts-don-t-think-cloud-seeding-played-a-role-in-dubai-s-downpour-1.6851554
Quick Glance: Cloud Seeding and the Record-Breaking Rains in Dubai
- Record-breaking rainfall in the UAE has caused widespread flooding.
- Experts speculate that cloud seeding may have contributed to this unprecedented weather event.
- Cloud seeding is a technique where special salt flares are burned in clouds to stimulate rain.
- While cloud seeding is practiced in many countries, some scientists remain cautious about its long-term impacts.
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
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/
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
Meta rolls out an updated AI assistant, built with the long-awaited Llama 3: Meta has begun rolling out its new AI assistant, which was built using the ...
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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/
When AI images were “mind-blowing”—early users recall the first days of DALL-E 2: How a group of friends found themselves at the center of a fierce debate about ...
arstechnica.com/information-technology/2024/04/when-ai-images-were-mind-blowing-early-users-recall-the-first-days-of-dall-e-2/
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 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.
Largest coral bleaching event ever observed is imminent: Warm water in all oceans makes the fourth global coral bleaching event the worst yet ...
spektrum.de/news/groesste-jemals-beobachtete-korallenbleiche-steht-bevor/2214113
Quick Glance: Global Coral Bleaching Event After Extreme Heat
- US climate agency NOAA declares a concerning global coral bleaching event for the fourth time in history after a year of extreme ocean heat.
- Impacts of coral bleaching span oceans worldwide, with sea surface temperatures at record levels.
- Corals under extreme heat stress can recover, but otherwise, the reef requires several years to regenerate.
- Despite losses, some reefs show signs of color, offering hope for potential recovery, while scientists caution about the escalating impacts.
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
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
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
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/
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/
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
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/
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
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/
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/
LinkedIn testing Premium Company Page subscription with AI-assisted content creation
techcrunch.com/2024/04/17/linkedin-premium-company-page-visit-visibility-update/
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
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
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
"Moment of Decision": What the Earth's history reveals about climate change: A look at climate history can help us to take a sensible approach to climate ...
spektrum.de/rezension/buchkritik-zu-moment-der-entscheidung/2213899
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/
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.
New UK law targets “despicable individuals” who create AI sex deepfakes: Under new law, those who create the images would face a fine and possible jail time.
arstechnica.com/information-technology/2024/04/uk-seeks-to-criminalize-creation-of-sexually-explicit-ai-deepfake-images-without-consent/
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
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 ...
pcmag.com/news/elon-musks-grok-ai-pushes-false-news-story-about-indian-election-more
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
tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/intels-ai-chip-tools-cut-some-aspects-of-the-meteor-lake-design-from-weeks-to-minutes-plans-for-wider-use-of-ai-in-future-architectures
AMD unveils Ryzen Pro 8000-series processors — Zen 4 and AI engines come to the commercial market
tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/amd-unveils-ryzen-pro-8040-hawk-point-and-8000-series-phoenix-processors-ai-engines-come-to-the-commercial-market
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/
Menteebot is a human-sized AI robot that you command with natural language: Menteebot is a human-sized robot that’s stuffed with AI bells and whistles ...
engt.co/3xBzfLH
2023 was record year for wind installations: Research: Last year saw record wind power installations worldwide, with a total of 117 gigawatts in new capacity ...
thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/4597313-2023-record-year-wind-installations/
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.
Stop Driving in Circles: Google Maps Taps AI to Help You Locate EV Chargers: New prompts will ask EV drivers about their charging experience, and that data will ...
pcmag.com/news/stop-driving-in-circles-google-maps-taps-ai-to-help-you-locate-ev-chargers
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.
AI security systems can help identify potential threats: PETALING JAYA: Improving airport security through a combination of artificial intelligence (AI) ...
thestar.com.my/news/nation/2024/04/17/ai-security-systems-can-help-identify-potential-threats
Boston Dynamics shows Atlas successor for commercial use: Atlas is dead, long live Atlas. Boston Dynamics has presented a successor to the old Atlas ...
heise.de/news/Atlas-ist-zurueck-Boston-Dynamics-zeigt-neuen-humanoiden-Roboter-9688922.html
Alphabet X’s Bellwether harnesses AI to help predict natural disasters: The world is on fire. Quite literally, much of the time quite literally ...
techcrunch.com/2024/04/17/alphabet-xs-bellwether-harnesses-ai-to-help-predict-natural-disasters/
Admin alert: Copilot app lands on Windows Server 2022: AI assistant turned up via an Edge update. It was an accident. This time...
theregister.com/2024/04/18/copilot_on_windows_server_2022/
Google laying off staff again and moving some roles to 'hubs,' freeing up cash for AI investments
theregister.com/2024/04/18/google_laying_off_staff_again/
Study: Climate change is likely to cause the economy to shrink significantly: The global economy could collapse by a fifth due to climate change ...
tagesschau.de/wirtschaft/klimafolgen-potsdam-institut-weltwirtschaft-schrumpft-drastisch-100.html
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/
The Download: American’s hydrogen train experiment, and why we need boring robots
technologyreview.com/2024/04/18/1091490/the-download-americans-hydrogen-train-experiment-and-why-we-need-boring-robots/
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
New wind installations hit a record last year, report says: The global wind industry installed a record 117 gigawatts (GW) of new capacity last year but needs to ...
reuters.com/sustainability/climate-energy/new-wind-installations-hit-record-last-year-report-says-2024-04-16/
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/
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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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/
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
Scotland to ditch key climate change target: The Scottish government is to scrap its flagship target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 75% by 2030.
bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-68841141
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 ...
engt.co/3UijAd9
System requirements for Windows 11 "AI Explorer" leaked, could be exclusive to Arm devices
techspot.com/news/102665-system-requirements-windows-11-ai-explorer-leaked-could.html
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/
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/
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
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
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/
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 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
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
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/
Researchers taught robots to run. Now they’re teaching them to walk: Robots might need to become more boring to be useful.
technologyreview.com/2024/04/17/1091469/researchers-taught-robots-to-run-now-theyre-teaching-them-to-walk/
A new camera can undress people almost in real time—to send a message about AI: Nuca is a new deepfake camera and art project that shows how AI can undermine ...
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Peter Thiel: Mathematicians could be most threatened by AI: In the “Conversations with Tyler” podcast, Peter Thiel talked about AI. He said the spread of AI is ...
businessinsider.de/karriere/international-career/peter-thiel-mathematiker-koennten-noch-mehr-als-autoren-von-ki-bedroht-sein/
Microsoft and OpenAI Will Spend $100 Billion to Wean Themselves Off Nvidia GPUs: The companies are working on an audacious data center for AI that's expected to ...
extremetech.com/computing/microsoft-and-openai-will-spend-100-billion-to-wean-themselves-off-nvidia
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
boerse-online.de/nachrichten/aktien/big-tech-in-gefahr-darum-koennten-laut-top-experten-die-magnificent-7-bald-nur-noch-5-aktien-sein-20355218.html
Humane AI Pin: The first tests are so devastating: The Humane AI Pin is intended to replace the smartphone and enable AI in almost every situation with just the ...
t3n.de/news/humane-ai-pin-verheerend-tests-1618875/
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/
Stanford report shows what AI can do better than humans - and what not: Will AI replace humans? Opinions are currently divided on this question ...
t3n.de/news/stanford-report-zeigt-was-ki-besser-kann-als-der-mensch-und-was-nicht-1619708/
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