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Microsoft workers fired over Gaza vigil say company ‘crumbled under pressure’

Abdo Mohamed and Hossam Nasr organized event outside headquarters to reject company doing business in Israel. Two Microsoft employees who were fired last week after organizing a vigil for ...

World - The Guardian - November 2

Here’s How Microsoft Will Generate Revenue From Your Company’s Old Windows 10 Computers

Microsoft’s Windows 11 operating system has been out since 2021, but many users are resisting upgrading from Windows 10. Microsoft will charge for security updates to push them to switch.

Business - Inc. - 5 days ago

PicsArt’s creative AI playbook: A vision for contextual intelligence, AI agents

Eventually, Mehrabyan says contextual intelligence will lead PicsArt to an agent-based ecosystem.

Tech - VentureBeat - October 14

Anguilla’s .ai Web Address Makes the Tiny Island Money in the AI Boom

Registrations from artificial intelligence company websites let the Caribbean territory tap a rich vein of revenue from a digital gold mine.

Business - Inc. - October 16

Asana AI Studio now offers AI agent creation for workflow management

Work management platform Asana said multiple AI agents on a workflow system gets rid of "busy work."

Tech - VentureBeat - October 22

How to Deal With AI Job Applications

The use of AI by job seekers has increased recently–a symptom of a broken recruiting system. Is there hope that the job search and hiring process will get any better?

Business - Inc. - October 14

The swift rise of AI celebrity endorsements

AI-generated images of celebrities endorsing political candidates are on the rise. Here's how to spot them.

Inside the Mind of an AI Girlfriend (or Boyfriend)

Dippy, a startup that offers “uncensored” AI companions, lets you peer into their thought process—sometimes revealing hidden motives.

Tech - Wired - October 16

Three of the best AI headshot generators

CONTRIBUTOR CONTENT: Could your profile picture use an update? Not everyone has the time or money to hire a professional whenever they need a headshot, and a smartphone picture doesn’t usually ...

Tech - VentureBeat - October 22

Liquid AI Is Redesigning the Neural Network

Inspired by microscopic worms, Liquid AI’s founders developed a more adaptive, less energy-hungry kind of neural network. Now the MIT spin-off is revealing several new ultraefficient models.

Tech - Wired - October 23

Google is winning the AI search wars

But rival products from Apple and OpenAI will continue to attract users

Business - Financial Times - October 31

States take leading role on AI

The Hill's weekly technology news digest. {beacon} Friday, November 1, 2024 LEADING THE DAY States take leading role on AI as Washington lags Image © Getty Images State lawmakers across the ...

Politics - The Hill - November 1

AI gives voice to dead animals in Cambridge exhibition

Creatures can converse and share their stories by voice or text through visitors’ mobile phones at Museum of Zoology. If the pickled bodies, partial skeletons and stuffed carcasses that fill ...

World - The Guardian - October 13

Inside AI’s $1 Trillion Cash Bonfire

Generative AI companies have spent a fortune still searching for a killer app.

Business - Inc. - October 14

Google Backs New Nuclear Plants to Power AI

Startup Kairos Power plans to build small reactors to help supply electricity to the tech company’s data centers.

Tech - The Wall Street Journal - October 14

Google turns to nuclear to power AI data centres

The tech giant says it will use energy from small reactors to power its use of artificial intelligence.

Google turns to nuclear energy for AI electricity demand

Google announced a deal with energy startup Kairos Power to supply its data centers with electricity from seven small modular nuclear reactors, which still need to be built. A recent study found ...

Gladia raises $16M for AI transcription and analytics

Gladia, an AI transcription and audio intelligence provider, has raised $16 million in funding.

Tech - VentureBeat - October 15

OpenAI’s Swarm AI agent framework: Routines and handoffs

At the heart of OpenAI's Swarm are the concepts of "routines" and "handoffs," which are mechanisms designed to help agents carry out collaborative tasks in an organized manner.

Tech - VentureBeat - October 14

To Make AI Pay, Master 2 Power Traits

You must be insatiably curious and excel at managing process redesign.

Business - Inc. - October 16

I AI-generated some podcasts – and the results are uncanny

Google’s new tool NotebookLM lets you create podcasts at the click of the button. They’re way more realistic than you’d think …. Anyone who grew up watching The Terminator or The Matrix knows that ...

World - The Guardian - October 16

Could conspiracy theories and AI impact the US election?

How disinformation and advanced technology might influence the 2024 vote

Can AI help Africa close the development gap?

Machine learning could have transformative effects on developing economies and societies. But some fear a deepening digital divide

Business - Financial Times - October 17

AI, Aging and Shifts Globalization Will Shock the American Economy

The combination of an aging work force, artificial intelligence and shifts in globalization will challenge America in ways not seen in decades.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 17

Merck KGaA Shares Jump on Expectations of AI Boost

The German company said booming artificial-intelligence demand would help its electronics sales grow faster than previously expected over the medium term.

Business - The Wall Street Journal - October 17

AI Power Needs Fuel Demand for Nuclear Energy

Electricity providers are looking at revamping nuclear power generation as Big Tech energy needs increase.

Business - Inc. - October 17

Virginia Congressional Race Features Debate With Incumbent’s AI

Two independent challengers to Democratic Representative Don Beyer streamed themselves taking on an AI avatar trained on his previous responses. There were some glitches.

Business - Inc. - October 18

How AI groups are infusing their chatbots with personality

OpenAI, Google and Anthropic have developed teams focused on improving ‘model behaviour’

Business - Financial Times - October 20

TikTok owner sacks intern for sabotaging AI project

Chinese technology giant ByteDance denied reports that the incident caused more than $10m of damage.

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