| 26.04.2024 21:08
Tech Titans Join Federal AI Safety Panel
The Department of Homeland Security has announced the formation of a new artificial intelligence safety board, comprised of CEOs from leading U.S. technology companies, to advise the federal government on protecting critical infrastructure from AI-related disruptions. The board includes key corpora...
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| 26.04.2024 01:09
Microsoft's profits soar 20% with AI products drive
Microsoft reported a 20% increase in profit for the January-March quarter, positioning itself as a leader in applying artificial intelligence technology to enhance workplace productivity. The Redmond-based software giant posted a quarterly net income of $21.93 billion, or $2.94 per share, surpassin...
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| 24.04.2024 17:16
UK competition watchdog investigates Microsoft and Amazon's AI deals
British competition regulators have announced that they will be closely examining recent artificial intelligence deals involving tech giants Microsoft and Amazon. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is specifically looking into Microsoft's partnership with Mistral AI from France and their h...
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| 13.04.2024 02:39
Google removes links to California news sites for select users
Google has begun removing California news websites from some people's search results as a test, in response to a bill being considered by the California Legislature that would require tech giants like Google, Facebook, and Microsoft to pay a certain percentage of advertising revenue to media compan...
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| 04.04.2024 22:25
Tech companies seek clarity on achieving artificial general intelligence
The race for artificial general intelligence (AGI) is heating up among tech giants like Amazon, Google, Meta, and Microsoft, as well as organizations like OpenAI. AGI, the concept of machines being as smart as humans across a wide range of tasks, has become a top priority for these companies. Howev...
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| 04.04.2024 03:49
NYC AI Chatbot Encourages Illegal Activity, City Refuses to Remove
An artificial intelligence-powered chatbot created by New York City to assist small business owners has come under fire for dispensing inaccurate and bizarre advice that contradicts local policies and even encourages businesses to violate the law. Despite reports of these issues by tech news outlet...
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| 03.04.2024 06:30
Scathing federal report rips Microsoft for shoddy security, insincerity in response to Chinese hack
A scathing report issued by a Biden administration-appointed review board on Tuesday revealed a series of errors by Microsoft that allowed state-backed Chinese cyber operators to breach the email accounts of senior U.S. officials, including Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo. The Cyber Safety Review...
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| 01.04.2024 23:38
Microsoft responds to antitrust concerns by offering Office without Teams
Microsoft has announced that it will no longer be packaging its Teams videoconferencing app with its Office software, in response to antitrust scrutiny. The tech giant stated on Monday that customers purchasing Office subscriptions will no longer receive Teams bundled with the service, starting thi...
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| 27.03.2024 18:22
Apple sets June 10 date for in-person Worldwide Developers Conference
Apple has announced that their annual Worldwide Developer Conference will be taking place from June 10 to June 14, with the first day featuring a live-streamed keynote address showcasing the latest software and product updates. However, select developers have been invited to attend in-person events...
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| 21.03.2024 09:53
Tech Tip: Identifying AI-generated deepfake images
AI fakery is quickly becoming one of the biggest problems confronting us online. Deceptive pictures, videos and audio are proliferating as a result of the rise and misuse of generative artificial intelligence tools. With AI deepfakes cropping up almost every day, depicting everyone from Taylor Swif...
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| 15.03.2024 13:41
Europe inquires about platforms' efforts to reduce generative AI risks
European Union regulators have intensified their scrutiny of big tech companies, including Google, Facebook, and TikTok, by requesting information on how they are addressing the risks associated with generative artificial intelligence, such as the spread of deepfakes. The European Commission has se...
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| 06.03.2024 23:29
OpenAI faces legal hurdles alongside Elon Musk
After a year of global fame, OpenAI is now facing a multitude of challenges that could threaten its position as a leader in artificial intelligence research. The San Francisco company, known for its ChatGPT model, has been embroiled in legal battles with billionaire Elon Musk, who alleges that Open...
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| 06.03.2024 20:44
Microsoft engineer warns company's AI tool creates violent, sexual images, ignores copyrights
A Microsoft software engineer, Shane Jones, has raised concerns about the company's AI image generator, Copilot Designer, in a letter sent to the US Federal Trade Commission. Jones claims that the tool frequently produces offensive or inappropriate images, including sexualized images of women, desp...
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| 06.03.2024 17:13
Tech giants in Europe forced to change under Digital Markets Act
Europeans will soon see changes in their digital experiences as the Digital Markets Act (DMA) comes into effect, requiring tech giants like Amazon, Apple, Google, Meta, Microsoft, and TikTok owner ByteDance to adhere to new regulations by midnight Wednesday. The DMA, part of the European Union's ef...
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| 06.03.2024 16:30
Elon Musk agrees to make OpenAI a for-profit company
In a dramatic turn of events, OpenAI has fired back at Elon Musk, who recently filed a lawsuit against the company for allegedly prioritizing profit over its original nonprofit mission. The company published several emails from Musk dating back to the early days of OpenAI, revealing his support for...
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| 01.03.2024 17:04
Elon Musk sues OpenAI and CEO for breach of contract
Billionaire Elon Musk is taking legal action against OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman, alleging that the company has strayed from its original mission of benefiting humanity by partnering with Microsoft for profit. Musk, who co-founded OpenAI in 2015, claims that when he initially funded the creation...
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| 29.02.2024 18:54
Figure partners with OpenAI and secures Jeff Bezos backing
OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT, has announced a groundbreaking partnership with robotics startup Figure to integrate its artificial intelligence systems into humanoid robots. Figure, based in Sunnyvale, California, secured $675 million in venture capital funding from tech industry heavyweights includ...
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| 29.02.2024 18:54
Gaming Industry Layoffs Continue: Sony and Electronic Arts Cut Jobs
In a wave of layoffs hitting the technology and gaming sector, Electronic Arts (EA) announced plans to cut approximately 670 employees, or about 5% of its workforce. The Redwood City, California-based company said the layoffs are part of a broader restructuring plan that includes closing some offic...
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| 29.02.2024 01:07
Digital outlets sue OpenAI for copyright infringement
Three prominent digital news outlets, The Intercept, Raw Story, and AlterNet, have taken legal action against OpenAI, the owner of ChatGPT, for copyright infringement. The organizations filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court in the Southern District of New York, alleging that OpenAI used thousa...
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| 27.02.2024 21:39
Sony to cut 900 jobs in PlayStation amid gaming sector layoffs
Electronics giant Sony made a significant announcement on Tuesday, revealing plans to cut 900 jobs, or 8% of its global workforce, within the PlayStation division. This decision comes as part of a larger restructuring effort within Sony Interactive Entertainment, impacting all regions and resulting...
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| 26.02.2024 22:15
Microsoft inks deal with France's Mistral AI, an OpenAI rival that has its own chatbot
Microsoft announced a new partnership with the French startup Mistral AI on Monday, signaling a potential shift away from its reliance on OpenAI for generative AI products. Mistral AI, founded less than a year ago, has quickly gained recognition for its innovative and cost-effective AI systems. Whi...
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| 26.02.2024 18:46
Amazon Joins Dow Jones Industrial Average
Amazon.com Inc. is set to join the prestigious Dow Jones Industrial Average, replacing Walgreens Boots Alliance in the 30-company index. This move comes as a result of a 3-for-1 stock split by another Dow company, Walmart, which will reduce Walmart's stock price and weighting in the index. S&P Dow...
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| 23.02.2024 02:24
Nvidia's Meteoric Rise to AI Prominence: By the Numbers
Nvidia's stock price saw a historic surge on Thursday, jumping 16% and adding a staggering $273 billion to the company's market value in just one day. This increase marks a record amount for the chipmaker, which has been experiencing a surge in demand for its semiconductors used in artificial intel...
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| 22.02.2024 13:20
CEOs Warn of AI's Growing Hunger for Processing Power
Two tech CEOs met for a brainstorming session in San Jose, California, as the AI chip market continues to boom. Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman discussed their plans to catch up to Nvidia, the current leader in the market. Nvidia reported a nearly quadrupled revenue for the Novemb...
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| 17.02.2024 19:38
Unlocking the Power of Generative AI Search Sites
Google searches have long been the go-to for information, but many people are starting to feel that the quality of results is declining due to an influx of sponsored and spammy links. German researchers have conducted a study that suggests this decline in quality is evident across Google, Bing, and...
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| 16.02.2024 22:22
Tech companies unite to combat AI-generated election trickery
Major Technology Companies Sign Accord to Combat AI-Generated Deepfakes in Elections Tech giants including Adobe, Amazon, Google, IBM, Meta, Microsoft, OpenAI, and TikTok have come together to voluntarily adopt measures to prevent the use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools to disrupt democratic...
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| 16.02.2024 02:39
Microsoft Breaks Boundaries: Exclusive Xbox Games Now Available on Rival Consoles
In a surprising move, several exclusive Xbox games will soon be available on rival consoles, as announced by the video gaming brand and its parent company, Microsoft, on Thursday. The revelation came during a special edition of the Official Xbox Podcast, where Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer conf...
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| 15.02.2024 03:58
Cisco Systems Announces Massive Layoffs Amidst Tech Industry Downturn
In a move that reflects the growing trend of job insecurity in the technology industry, Cisco Systems, the internet networking pioneer, has announced that it will be laying off over 4,000 employees. This decision comes as a response to the company's latest quarterly results, which showed a decrease...
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| 13.02.2024 11:20
OpenAI CEO cautions on the dangers of societal misalignments in artificial intelligence
In a video call at the World Government Summit in Dubai, Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI, expressed his concerns about the potential dangers of artificial intelligence (AI). Altman highlighted the "very subtle societal misalignments" that could lead to havoc caused by AI systems. He emphasized the ne...
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| 09.02.2024 18:54
Meta Takes Down Iran's Supreme Leader's Facebook and Instagram Accounts
Meta, the parent company of Instagram and Facebook, has removed accounts run on behalf of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei due to his support for Hamas. The removal comes after criticism over Khamenei's endorsement of the Hamas attack on Israel on October 7, which sparked the ongoing wa...
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| 08.02.2024 16:20
Nadella entices Indian developers to embrace Microsoft's AI tools
In a speech delivered to over a thousand Indian computer code developers in Bengaluru, India's "Silicon Valley," Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella emphasized the importance of utilizing the company's artificial intelligence (AI) tools across its products. Nadella highlighted the significant presence of I...
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| 06.02.2024 17:25
Meta to add "AI generated" label to images created with OpenAI, Midjourney and other tools
Meta, the company that owns Facebook, Instagram, and Threads, has announced plans to label all images on its platforms that have been created using artificial intelligence (AI). This move comes as Meta acknowledges the increasing importance of AI-generated images in the digital space, particularly...
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| 05.02.2024 22:03
Snap Inc to Lay Off 10% of Global Workforce
Snap Inc, the parent company of Snapchat, has announced that it will be laying off over 500 employees, which amounts to approximately 10% of its global workforce. The majority of these job cuts are expected to take place in the first quarter of 2024. The company disclosed this information in a regu...
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| 05.02.2024 21:21
Study reveals 4chan as the origin of explicit AI-generated Taylor Swift images
A recent study conducted by Graphika, a firm that analyzes social networks, has revealed that the fake images of Taylor Swift that went viral on social media in late January were likely a result of a chatroom challenge to bypass filters designed to prevent the creation of AI-generated pornography....
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| 02.02.2024 15:29
Apple Vision Pro debuts Friday. Here's what you need to know.
Apple's highly anticipated mixed reality headset, the Vision Pro, is set to launch in stores on Friday in the US. This marks Apple's first new product in seven years and is expected to be one of the most innovative tech products in recent years. Customers will have the opportunity to purchase the h...
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| 31.01.2024 07:16
Italy Accuses OpenAI's ChatGPT of Breaching European Privacy Laws
Italian Regulators Notify OpenAI of GDPR Violations by ChatGPT AI Chatbot Italian regulators have informed OpenAI, a San Francisco-based artificial intelligence (AI) company, that its ChatGPT chatbot has violated the European Union's (EU) stringent data privacy rules. The country's data protection...
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| 31.01.2024 05:02
Microsoft's AI and cloud-computing investments drive 33% profit surge
In a major announcement on Tuesday, Microsoft Corp. revealed that its net profit for the October-December quarter had skyrocketed by 33%. This remarkable increase was largely attributed to the company's significant investments in artificial intelligence (AI) technology, particularly in its cloud-co...
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| 31.01.2024 02:43
Google's parent posts double-digit revenue growth in a quarter for first time in nearly 2 years
Google's parent company, Alphabet Inc., has reported double-digit revenue growth in the final quarter of last year, indicating a recovery for the internet giant despite regulatory and competitive challenges. This marks the third consecutive quarter of escalating revenue growth for Alphabet, with th...
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| 27.01.2024 16:48
Microsoft Teams experiences outage, hindering access and limiting features
Microsoft Teams, a popular communication and collaboration platform, has been hit by a widespread outage, leaving users frustrated and unable to access the service. The issue first emerged at approximately 11 a.m. Eastern Time on Friday and quickly escalated, affecting a significant number of users...
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| 26.01.2024 06:22
FTC Investigates AI Deals Including Microsoft's OpenAI Partnership
U.S. antitrust enforcers have launched an investigation into the relationships between leading artificial intelligence (AI) startups and tech giants Amazon, Google, and Microsoft. The inquiry is focused on the influence these companies have over the generative AI boom, particularly in relation to c...
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| 23.01.2024 19:40
Microsoft and Innovators Unleash A.I. Tools to Empower Small Businesses
In a world where technology continues to evolve at a rapid pace, small businesses are finding innovative ways to leverage artificial intelligence (A.I.) software to enhance their operations. With the influx of generative A.I. tools such as OpenAI's ChatGPT and Google's Bard, entrepreneurs are now a...
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| 20.01.2024 19:26
Franciscan Friar Advises Pope on AI's Impact on Humanity
In Rome, Friar Paolo Benanti, a member of the Vatican's Pontifical Academy for Life and the United Nations' Advisory Body on Artificial Intelligence, is on a mission to govern artificial intelligence in a way that enriches people's lives without exploiting them. With his background in engineering,...
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| 20.01.2024 19:08
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg commits to advancing human-level artificial intelligence
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has announced that the company is intensifying its efforts in artificial intelligence (AI) and investing in massive data centers to outpace its competitors in developing human-level computer systems. In a Facebook post, Zuckerberg revealed that Meta is bringing together two...
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| 18.01.2024 15:16
Davos glitterati captivated by AI's buzz and potential risks
Artificial intelligence (AI) took center stage at the World Economic Forum's annual meeting in Davos, capturing the attention of world leaders and corporate executives. OpenAI, the maker of the popular chatbot ChatGPT, made a big splash at the event, with CEO Sam Altman and Microsoft CEO Satya Nade...
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| 12.01.2024 01:11
Microsoft briefly surpasses Apple as world's most valuable company
In a surprising turn of events, Microsoft briefly surpassed Apple as the world's most valuable company, thanks to its successful foray into generative AI. On Thursday, Microsoft's stock experienced a significant jump of up to 2%, pushing its market valuation to an impressive $2.903 trillion. Meanwh...
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| 11.01.2024 13:47
Google slashes jobs in hardware and voice assistant teams to reduce costs
In a bid to cut costs and prioritize key areas, Google has recently laid off a significant number of employees from its hardware, voice assistance, and engineering teams. The company stated that these organizational changes and role eliminations are part of a larger effort to responsibly invest in...
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| 10.01.2024 17:45
Davos report warns: AI-driven misinformation poses major short-term threat
In its latest Global Risks Report, the World Economic Forum (WEF) has identified false and misleading information fueled by advanced artificial intelligence (AI) as the top immediate risk to the global economy. The report, released ahead of the annual gathering of CEOs and world leaders in Davos, S...
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| 10.01.2024 04:03
ChatGPT-maker braces for fight with New York Times and authors on 'fair use' of copyrighted works
A series of high-profile lawsuits in a New York federal court has ignited a legal battle that will determine the future of artificial intelligence (AI) products such as ChatGPT. These AI chatbots, developed by OpenAI and Microsoft, have come under scrutiny for potentially violating copyright and fa...
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| 09.01.2024 19:25
EU Considers Merger Review Amid Microsoft-OpenAI Partnership
The European Union is launching an investigation into Microsoft's partnership with OpenAI, raising concerns about potential anti-competitive practices in the artificial intelligence industry. The EU's move follows a similar announcement by UK antitrust officials last month and a preliminary probe b...
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| 09.01.2024 18:27
OpenAI dismisses New York Times lawsuit as baseless
OpenAI, a prominent artificial intelligence company, has responded to a lawsuit filed by The New York Times, stating that the lawsuit is "without merit" and that it supports and creates opportunities for news organizations. The Times filed the lawsuit on December 27, accusing OpenAI and Microsoft o...
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