EU lawmakers are unable to agree on how to regulate foundation models, or generative AI. The disagreement over foundation models has raised the risk that the AI Act could be shelved. The AI Act is a landmark piece of legislation aimed at keeping artificial intelligence (AI) in check. Negotiations over the European Union’s proposed AI … Read more
Flywheel launches AI tool on Azure to accelerate medical imaging research. Flywheel partners with Microsoft and NVIDIA to enhance AI development platform. Flywheel’s AI expertise, combined with Azure and mPower, drives healthcare innovation. Flywheel, a leading medical imaging artificial intelligence (AI) development platform, today announced the launch of its software-as-a-service (SaaS) data management tool on … Read more
AI pin replaces smartphone: $699, Nov. 16 pre-orders, early 2024 ship. AI pin features: calls, texts, info, palm screen. AI pin: new startup, new product. Humane, a five-year-old AI startup, has announced its first product: a $699 pin that is designed to replace your smartphone. The Humane AI Pin can make calls, send texts, look up information, and project a mini screen onto your palm. … Read more
Microsoft’s quarterly revenue increased by 13% to $56.5 billion. Microsoft 365 consumer subscribers increased by 18% to 76.7 million. Office commercial products and cloud services revenue increased by 15%. Microsoft has recently disclosed its financial outcomes for Q1 of the 2024 fiscal year. The software company earned $56.5 billion in Q1 revenue and a net … Read more
Google leads the way in incorporating generative AI features into phones, with Samsung and Apple expected to do the same. Apple is investing heavily in AI servers to catch up to competitors in generative AI. Microsoft invested $10 billion in ChatGPT, integrating its capabilities into Bing Chat. Phone manufacturers are slowly adding generative AI capabilities … Read more
AI image generators improve with safeguards. Tech giants push text-to-image in apps. Ethics addressed in AI image creation. In the past year, artificial intelligence tools capable of generating artwork and realistic images from written commands have captured the public’s imagination. However, the adoption of these tools for practical use at work and home has been … Read more
Xbox console has been leaked as part of the Federal Trade Commission. The resulting courtroom discussions have revealed internal emails. It appears that Microsoft is exploring a blend of traditional hardware. Information about the upcoming Xbox console has been leaked as part of the Federal Trade Commission’s legal battle with Microsoft. This legal dispute stems … Read more
Lidiane Jones sees AI changing Slack’s language responses. Slack relies on third-party AI like Claude and ChatGPT. Future plans include personalized AI assistants. The CEO of Slack, Lidiane Jones, who recently assumed a significant role in Silicon Valley, has emphasized the transformative impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on the popular office chat platform. Her goal … Read more
Xbox Game Pass subscribers have something to look forward to on November 6. Currently, there are four other games that have been announced for Xbox Game Pass. The full lineup of games for November 2023 will be disclosed by Microsoft. Xbox Game Pass subscribers have something to look forward to on November 6 – Football … Read more
Microsoft is introducing an Xbox Mastercard, which will enable users to accumulate points. Initially, this Mastercard will be available exclusively to Xbox Insiders. The card also offers free access to your FICO Credit Score and protection against fraud. Microsoft is introducing an Xbox Mastercard, which will enable users to accumulate points that they can later … Read more
WhatsApp has added a new screen called “Third-party chats” to its beta version for Android. The DMA requires messaging apps to work with other third-party apps by 2024. The European Commission is probing Apple and Microsoft’s services for DMA compliance. Today, a recent WhatsApp for Android beta update (version 2.23.19.8) introduces a new screen known … Read more
These accounts may use AI to influence US voters. Social media platforms involved, possibly including Facebook and Twitter. Concerns arise over foreign influence and manipulation. Microsoft researchers have reported the discovery of a network of suspected fake social media accounts believed to be under Chinese control, employing artificial intelligence to influence US voters. The Chinese … Read more
Microsoft is once again pushing the boundaries of artificial intelligence with its latest innovation: a quartet of AI compilers named Rammer, Roller, Welder, and Grinder. Developed in collaboration with esteemed academic institutions, these compilers promise to revolutionize the performance optimization of AI models. In essence, compilation is the process of translating human-readable source code into … Read more
Microsoft is stopping updates to WordPad and will remove it from a future version of Windows. WordPad has not received the same level of attention as Notepad. Microsoft will completely remove WordPad in a future version of Windows, most likely Windows 12. Microsoft has stopped updating WordPad and plans to remove the word-processing application from … Read more
Microsoft doubled its system memory from 512GB to 1TB. This new Xbox Series S is available in Carbon Black. The 1TB Xbox Series S can now be purchased directly from the Microsoft Store. Microsoft has introduced an updated version of the Xbox Series S console, doubling its system memory from 512GB to 1TB. This new … Read more
Bill Gates celebrated the 28th anniversary of Windows. He shared a throwback video of the Windows 95 launch event. The video has garnered over 7 million views in just one day. Bill Gates, the co-founder of Microsoft and a philanthropist with a billionaire status, extended celebratory wishes to Windows on its 28th anniversary. Windows, renowned … Read more
Microsoft is working on an AI feature for the Photos app that will identify people or objects in pictures. The Snipping Tool and Camera app are also getting OCR capabilities, which will allow users to select and work with text within photos. Microsoft is also planning to introduce an AI feature for the Paint app … Read more
WhatsApp, owned by Meta, is testing a new feature for AI-generated stickers. Android WhatsApp beta testers have noticed new AI-driven stickers. This innovation lets WhatsApp users create stickers using text descriptions. WhatsApp, owned by Meta, is now testing a novel feature for AI-generated stickers. As per WABetaInfo, certain participants in the Android beta program have … Read more
Windows 11 requires 8th-gen Intel or Ryzen 2000 series CPUs and newer. Removed Xeon CPUs not likely to affect consumers, more relevant to servers. Microsoft hasn’t explained the removal; potential for mistake is unlikely. Microsoft has updated the Windows 11 supported CPUs homepage. The corporation appears to have removed 44 total Intel CPUs from the … Read more
Apple and Microsoft are the world’s most valuable companies. Apple became the first company to reach a market value of $3 trillion. Microsoft’s market cap stood at $2.49 trillion by the end of July. Apple and Microsoft have maintained their positions as the world’s most valuable companies, according to a report by Reuters. Apple achieved … Read more
Meta is developing AI chatbots with unique personalities for better user engagement on its social media platforms. The chatbots will mimic the speech of Abraham Lincoln and offer travel advice in a surfer style. The chatbots will serve as a novel search function and provide personalized recommendations to users. According to a report in The … Read more
The conversation took place on Reddit, where it was posted by user @loginheremahn. The post quickly gained traction, amassing over 5,000 upvotes. People in the comments section shared a variety of reactions to the conversation. A screenshot of an interaction between a Redditor and Microsoft’s AI chatbot, Bing, has gone viral. In the conversation, the … Read more
Microsoft’s revenue and net income increased in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2023. Revenue from Windows and devices declined, but Xbox revenue showed a slight recovery. Total gaming revenue experienced a slight growth of 1% in Q4. Microsoft has released its financial results for the last quarter of its 2023 fiscal year, reporting $56.2 … Read more
OpenAI has made ChatGPT available to Android users in the United States, India, Bangladesh, and Brazil. ChatGPT is a natural-language processing tool that enables users to engage in human-like conversations. OpenAI plans to extend the availability of ChatGPT on Android to more countries in the upcoming week. OpenAI, the company behind the widely popular AI-powered … Read more
German rival Alfaview filed an EU antitrust complaint against Microsoft (MSFT.O) for bundling its video app Teams into its Office product. This marks the second complaint received by Microsoft over the issue, and the EU regulator is now gearing up to investigate the US tech giant. Since 2020, the US software company has been under … Read more
Some pieces of the source code for the world’s richest man, Elon Musk’s social media site, Twitter, Elon Musk has also stated separately that his company is not worth $44 billion. Twitter also requested that GitHub provide the identity of the account holder. Some pieces of the source code for the world’s richest man, Elon … Read more
Microsoft launched GPT-4 supported ‘Copilot X’ coding assistant. Next step forward in AI-driven software development. GitHub is launching Copilot for docs as an experimental tool. GitHub, the leading platform for software development collaboration, has announced the next step in AI-driven software development with the introduction of Copilot X. The AI-powered tool, built using OpenAI’s Codex … Read more
Microsoft announced Bing Image Creator powered by DALL-E. It can be used to generate images using artificial intelligence. Microsoft is working closely with OpenAI. Microsoft has announced Bing Image Creator as part of its ongoing AI push. The tool, which is powered by OpenAI’s DALL-E, can be used to generate images using artificial intelligence. According … Read more
