Microsoft Outlines Its Vision for Keeping Ai in Check
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Microsoft shows off VASA-1, an AI framework that makes human headshots talk, sing
In the long run, Microsoft sees VASA research as a step towards lifelike avatars emulating human movements and emotions.VentureBeat - Tech - Microsoft -
Microsoft Ups Ante in AI Race With China Through Stake in Abu Dhabi Firm
The $1.5 billion deal between the U.S. tech firm and Abu Dhabi-based G42 signals a pivot for the Gulf state toward WashingtonThe Wall Street Journal - Tech - China -
Microsoft Phi-3: Tiny language model, huge implications for enterprise AI adoption
Microsoft unveils Phi 3, a groundbreaking 3 billion parameter language model that packs vast AI capabilities into a compact size, making advanced AI more accessible and cost-effective for businesses across industries.VentureBeat - Tech - Microsoft -
Meta is putting AI front and center in its apps, and some users are annoyed
Meta’s artificial intelligence-powered assistant is suddenly everywhere in its flagship apps, and some users are not thrilled.NBC News - Top stories -
Klang takes an ethical approach to AI in its Seed society simulator
Klang, the creator of an ambitious new online game world, said it will use an ethical approach to AI use in building society simulator Seed. Klang said there is no avoiding the topic of AI, which is at the forefront of our collective minds, and ...VentureBeat - Tech -
Meta's newest AI model beats some peers. But its amped-up AI agents are confusing Facebook users
Generative AI is advancing so quickly that the latest chatbots available today could be out of date tomorrowABC News - Tech - Artificial Intelligence -
Google is combining its Android software and Pixel hardware divisions to more broadly integrate AI
Google says it will combine the software division responsible for Android mobile software and the Chrome browser with the hardware division known for Pixel smartphones and Fitbit wearablesABC News - Tech - Google -
Perplexity AI Just Announced Its First B2B Product, and NVIDIA Is Already Using It
Other early adopters of Perplexity Enterprise Pro include Arianna Huffington's Thrive Global and the Cleveland Cavaliers.Inc. - Business -
My Life Outside of the Apple Vision Pro
Apple's mixed-reality headset is impossible to ignore and, one WIRED writer finds, can create a wall of isolation between partners.Wired - Tech - Apple -
My Life Outside of the Apple Vision Pro
Apple's mixed-reality headset is impossible to ignore and, one WIRED writer finds, can create a wall of isolation between partners.Wired - Tech - Apple -
Siemens and Bilt launch spatial computing electrician training on Apple Vision Pro
Siemens and Bilt have launched a spatial computing app to train electricians using the Apple Vision Pro mixed reality headset.VentureBeat - Tech - Apple -
Prosecution, defense paint competing visions of Trump as trial begins
In opening statements in Donald Trump's hush money trial in New York, the prosecution accused the former president of a criminal conspiracy to cover up a hush money payment to an adult film star, while the defense said there was nothing illegal ...NBC News - Top stories - Donald Trump -
Microsoft Makes a New Push Into Smaller A.I. Systems
The company that has invested billions in generative A.I. pioneers like OpenAI says giant systems aren’t necessarily what everyone needs.The New York Times - Tech - Microsoft -
Microsoft Makes a New Push Into Smaller A.I. Systems
The company that has invested billions in generative A.I. pioneers like OpenAI says giant systems aren’t necessarily what everyone needs.The New York Times - Top stories - Microsoft -
Microsoft Makes a New Push Into Smaller A.I. Systems
The company that has invested billions in generative A.I. pioneers like OpenAI says giant systems aren’t necessarily what everyone needs.The New York Times - Business - Microsoft -
Bigger, Longer Unemployment Checks for All
The Labor Department learned all the wrong pandemic lessons.The Wall Street Journal - World -
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The House vote to approve funding for Ukraine comes at a desperate moment for the country's beleaguered defenders and holds the prospect of helping them stave off a Russian onslaught at the last possible moment.
The House vote to approve funding for Ukraine comes at a desperate moment for the country’s beleaguered defenders and holds the prospect of helping them stave off a Russian onslaught at the last possible moment.The Wall Street Journal - World - Ukraine -
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Tesla, Li Auto Cut Prices in China as EV Competition Heats Up
The price cuts came as sales of electric and hybrid vehicles in China surpassed those of traditional cars for the first time.The Wall Street Journal - World - China -
CVC Looks to Raise €250 Million in Amsterdam Float
CVC has priced its IPO implying a market valuation of up to $16 billion and said it planned to raise €250 million.The Wall Street Journal - World -
Meta’s Horizon OS will power VR hardware from Asus, Lenovo, Microsoft
The move to broaden the number of devices offering the software makes a lot of sense — if Meta is intent on making it successful .VentureBeat - Tech - Microsoft -
Khanna on voting against aid for Israel: 'A stance against a blank check to Netanyahu’
Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) said he voted against additional aid to Israel to oppose a "blank check" to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Khanna was one of the 37 Democrats who voted against sending more funding to Israel on Saturday amid its ...The Hill - Politics - Israel -
FDIC ponders tighter checks on big ‘passive’ investors in US banks
Proposals would demand asset managers show they are not seeking to control lenders in which they have large stakesFinancial Times - Business -
Government scrapped tests to check 30 hours' free childcare plan
The National Audit Office says a £35m pilot to test the expansion of free childcare in a few areas was cancelled.BBC News - Top stories -
This Japanese Museum Actually Keeps Time
The Timepiece Museum has about 120 clocks of all shapes and sizes on display, out of a total of about 800, with the oldest dating from the 1400s.The New York Times - Lifestyle -
This Japanese Museum Actually Keeps Time
The Timepiece Museum has about 120 clocks of all shapes and sizes on display, out of a total of about 800, with the oldest dating from the 1400s.The New York Times - Lifestyle -
GTC 2024: Highlights from our exclusive interviews with Microsoft, Dell, Deloitte and others
VentureBeat was there to cover GTC in full force, with backstage access to some of the key companies and industry leaders at the event.VentureBeat - Tech -
Microsoft Makes High-Stakes Play in Tech Cold War With Emirati A.I. Deal
Microsoft said it would invest $1.5 billion in G42, an Emirati company with ties to China, as Washington and Beijing maneuver to secure tech influence in the Persian Gulf.The New York Times - Tech - Microsoft -
Why a Former White House Cyber Director Called Microsoft a National Security Risk
Amid cyber risk criticisms,Microsoft's ad-placement efforts are frustrating "regular" Windows users. Both stories have lessons in how not to annoy your customers.Inc. - Business -
Mark Zuckerberg Says AIs Can Train Themselves
To skirt the challenges of finding fresh data sets, or the legal woes that could come from scraping it from users risking IP rights infringements, the Facebook founderthinks AIs could train themselves. That may get tricky.Inc. - Business -
Alethea AI launches emotive and expressive AI agents on Base blockchain
Alethea AI launched its emotive and expressive AIs on Coinbase’s BASE blockchain to bring AI agents to consumers and businesses.VentureBeat - Tech - Artificial Intelligence -
The Smartest Way to Use AI at Work
Generative AI tools can help you get ahead in the office—if you know how to use them.The Wall Street Journal - Tech -
Here Come the Anti-Woke AIs
With Meta releasing its latest open-source AI, new models that lack guardrails stand to become more powerful than ever.The Wall Street Journal - Tech -
The Smartest Way to Use AI at Work
Generative AI tools can help you get ahead in the office—if you know how to use them.The Wall Street Journal - Tech -
The beach where people keep finding human bones
Human remains have been discovered multiple times along one stretch of Welsh coastline.BBC News - Top stories -
Surveillance Law Section 702 Keeps Us Safe
A surveillance law referred to as Section 702 is needed to protect us from foreign threats.The New York Times - Top stories