Rush to Use Generative Ai Pushes Companies to Get Data in Order
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Microsoft quarterly profit rises 20% as tech giant pushes to get customers using AI products
Microsoft has reported that its profit rose 20% for the January-March quarter as it tries to position itself as a leader in applying artificial intelligence technology to make workplaces more productiveABC News - Tech - Microsoft -
Amazon said it would let companies use their own generative artificial-intelligence models inside its AI app development platform.
Amazon said it would let companies use their own generative artificial-intelligence models inside its AI app development platform.The Wall Street Journal - World -
X pushes back at order to hide Sydney church stabbing footage as US user reposts video
Elon Musk’s X says it opposes demands from Australia’s eSafety commissioner that it remove the content globally. Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastSocial ...The Guardian - World -
Estée Lauder and Microsoft partner to help beauty brands use generative AI
Estée Lauder partners with Microsoft to form AI Innovation Lab to research and develop gen AI beauty solutions for its 20+ brands.VentureBeat - Tech - Microsoft -
Snorkel Flow update makes it easier to use enterprise data with Llama 3, Gemini AI
Snorkel Flow now supports on-premise and air-gapped access to foundation models, allowing for greater compliance and data security.VentureBeat - Tech -
Tupac's estate threatens to sue Drake over diss track using what appears to be late rapper's AI-generated voice
Tupac Shakur’s estate is threatening to sue Drake over his recent Kendrick Lamar diss track, calling what appears to be the use of an artificial intelligence-generated version of the late rapper’s voice a “blatant abuse” of his legacy.NBC News - Top stories -
Microsoft cloud growth accelerates on back of AI push
Microsoft saw a pickup in the segment containing video games after buying publisher Activision Blizzard in October.CNBC - Business - Microsoft -
US to rush Patriot missiles to Ukraine as Pentagon builds up support
Move comes as Biden administration begins parcelling out funds unlocked by Congress this weekFinancial Times - Business - Ukraine -
Generative AI is generating astronomical profits by trampling authors and publishers
Big tech wants a pass on the indiscriminate appropriations they have already undertaken and continue to press for their own gains. There isn’t a single, rational reason to accommodate them.The Hill - Politics -
Alphabet hails ‘once-in-a-generation’ AI opportunity as revenue rises
Shares surge after tech giant issues first ever dividend and posts revenue of $80.5bn, up 15% since last year, despite staff turmoil. Shares in Alphabet, the owner of Google and YouTube, surged after it issued its first ever dividend and revealed ...The Guardian - World -
US data blurs the picture for bond investors
The combination of slower growth and nagging inflation is an unsettling mixFinancial Times - Business -
CARV raises $10M to build out modular data layer for gaming and AI
CARV announced that it's raised $10 million in funding to expand its modular data layer for gaming and AI.VentureBeat - Tech -
Meta's License to Spend on AI Gets Checked
The Facebook parent’s capital expenditures this year will rival outlays from Google and Microsoft, but advertising growth is slowing.The Wall Street Journal - World - Meta -
Cohere releases toolkit to accelerate generative AI app development in the enterprise
Cohere's new developer toolkit is an open-source repository to build retrieval-augmented generation AI apps, reducing time to market to days.VentureBeat - Tech -
Salesforce Einstein Copilot brings new reasoning and actions to enterprise generative AI
Salesforce Einstein Copilot generative AI is now generally available, bringing new actions and analytics to enterprise users.VentureBeat - Tech -
AI-Generated Child Sexual Abuse Material May Overwhelm Tip Line
A report by Stanford researchers cautions that the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children doesn’t have the resources to help fight the new epidemic.The New York Times - Tech -
Google Thinks It Can Cash In on Generative AI. Microsoft Already Has
While both Alphabet and Microsoft boasted strong quarterly earnings, only one tech giant showed that its generative AI bet is starting to pay off.Wired - Tech - Google -
Google Sales Accelerate as Ad, Cloud Businesses Hold Up Amid Costly AI Push
Parent company Alphabet reported $80.5 billion in first-quarter revenue, a 15% increase from a year earlier, as the company said it plans to pay a cash dividend to investors for the first time.The Wall Street Journal - Business - Google -
Ukraine pushes to get military-age men home. Neighboring countries say they'll help
Ukraine’s foreign minister has doubled down on the government’s move to bolster the pool of fighting forces by cutting off consular services to conscription-age men outside the countryABC News - World - Ukraine -
Dropzone AI gets $16.85M for autonomous cybersecurity AI agents that reduce manual work by 90 percent
Dropzone AI announced a $16.85 million Series A round led by Theory Ventures to help bring its cybersecurity AI agents to market.VentureBeat - Tech - Artificial Intelligence -
Ford's earnings beat, rosy 2024 outlook, and cost discipline show the automaker is getting its house in order
Ford’s results show it is off to a solid start to the year.CNBC - Business -
US teacher charged with using AI to frame principal with racist audio
Dazhon Darien impersonated high school principal in Maryland in clip that quickly spread on social media, police say. A high school athletic director in Maryland has been charged with using artificial intelligence to impersonate a principal on an ...The Guardian - World -
Nvidia-backed startup Synthesia unveils AI avatars that can convey human emotions
AI startup Synthesia on Thursday announced the launch of its "Expressive Avatars," AI-generated digital avatars that can convey human emotions.CNBC - Business -
Exclusive: Visa’s CIO shares insights on generative AI’s transformative potential in payments industry
Visa's CIO Don Hobson shares his vision for how generative AI will revolutionize the global payments landscape, from enhanced fraud detection to greater financial inclusion.VentureBeat - Tech -
Oracle doubles down on generative AI with new features to accelerate enterprise deal cycles
With the new features and the ones announced last month, Oracle now has more than 50 generative AI smarts handling different functions across Fusion Cloud applications.VentureBeat - Tech -
Microsoft's profit rose last quarter as AI bolstered demand for its software and cloud services, prompting the company to spend heavily on infrastructure to accommodate the appetite for the technology.
Microsoft’s profit rose last quarter as AI bolstered demand for its software and cloud services, prompting the company to spend heavily on infrastructure to accommodate the appetite for the technology.The Wall Street Journal - World -
Is it too late to invest in the gold rush?
Demand from China drove prices to a record high this month — now many suspect the normal rules no longer applyFinancial Times - Business -
Pentagon to 'rush' Patriot missiles to Ukraine
Ukrainian President Zelensky says munitions in $6bn package "can save lives right now".BBC News - Top stories - Ukraine -
Is it too late to invest in the gold rush?
Demand from China drove prices to a record high this month — now many suspect the normal rules no longer applyFinancial Times - World -
Poland's prosecutor general says previous government used spyware against hundreds of people
Poland’s prosecutor general has told the parliament that powerful Pegasus spyware was used against hundreds of people during the former government in PolandABC News - Tech -
Dining across the divide: ‘She felt our generation shouldn’t be held responsible for the massive imbalance between us and young people’
Could they agree on immigration and housing? And why did the conversation turn to pigeon racing?. Sian, 56, Herefordshire. Occupation CEO of a social enterprise Continue reading...The Guardian - World -
Dodgy data: what not to trust
Doubts over the credibility of economic and corporate statisticsFinancial Times - World -
Cisco Systems joins Microsoft, IBM in Vatican pledge to ensure ethical use and development of AI
Tech giant Cisco Systems has joined Microsoft and IBM in signing onto a Vatican-sponsored pledge to ensure artificial intelligence is developed and used ethicallyABC News - World -
Athletic director used AI to frame principal with racist remarks in fake audio clip, police say
Authorities in Maryland say a high school athletic director used artificial intelligence to impersonate a principal on an audio recordingABC News - Tech -
High school athletic director used AI to create fake racist rant of principal: Police
A Baltimore high school athletic director was arrested after he allegedly used artificial intelligence to create a hoax centered on the school's principal, police said.ABC News - Top stories -
Drake pulls 'Taylor Made Freestyle' after Tupac estate threatens action for apparent use of AI voice
Drake's diss track "Taylor Made Freestyle" has been removed from his X and Instagram accounts, days after Tupac Shakur's estate threatened to sue him for appearing to use an artificial intelligence-generated version of the late rapper’s voice.NBC News - Top stories -
What does Taiwan get from the foreign aid bill and why is the US economy among the biggest winners?
The sweeping foreign aid package passed by congress has drawn the ire of China, but billions of dollars will actually stay in the US. Taiwan’s president Tsai Ing-wen has praised the US Congress for passing a sweeping foreign aid package this week ...The Guardian - World -
The Americas’ Fastest Growing Companies
The FT’s fifth annual ranking of the region’s businesses by revenue growth. Plus: outsourcers tap into remote work boom; Shopify targets more growth from bigger clients; Brazil’s alternative to electric vehicles; and Vertex Pharmaceutical’s ...Financial Times - World -
Pentagon rushes $1bn in weapons to Kyiv after Biden signs aid bill
US president says ‘we need to move fast’ as Ukrainian troops falter on front linesFinancial Times - Business - Joe Biden -
Pentagon rushes $1bn in weapons to Kyiv after Biden signs aid bill
US president says ‘we need to move fast’ as Ukrainian troops falter on front linesFinancial Times - Business - Joe Biden