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Microsoft’s artificial intelligence hinders its ambitions to protect the environment
Microsoft is emitting significantly more greenhouse gases than when it made its bold 2020 climate pledge. Its greenhouse gas emissions actually increased about 30% in fiscal 2023, underscoring the difficulty the company faces in meeting its climate goals while simultaneously racing to become a leader in AI field. Training and running AI models is increasingly […]
Samsung responded to Apple with the “Anti-Crush” campaign after the iPad Pro ad “crushes” everything
Samsung did not miss the opportunity to “criticize” its competitors when Apple faced many mixed opinions with its “Crush” ad released last week. This ad caused controversy by depicting the shiny new iPad Pro with its OLED screen crushing musical instruments, arcade games, and sculptures. Apple later had to apologize, admitting that the ad “went […]
Google brings Max, Peacock and Angry Birds to cars with built-in Android systems
Google upgrades its in-car entertainment system with many new applications. At the same time, the company also helps developers bring their applications to this platform faster and easier. Specifically, two streaming services Max and Peacock will be available on cars with Google built-in. These are models from Renault, Polestar and Volvo. (Other brands such as […]
Uber launched a “secret weapon” to solve traffic jams after school
Uber is applying its successful bus shuttle service in India and Egypt to the US market. This service will launch this summer in select cities, initially serving airport pick-ups, sporting events, and music events. Instead of using individual drivers as usual, Uber will cooperate with local transport units that have a team of professional drivers […]
Google was warned about the risk of censorship when it defaulted to scanning calls with AI
According to the latest news, Google has just introduced a groundbreaking artificial intelligence (AI) application feature capable of analyzing live voice calls to detect signs of fraud. Thanks to this advanced AI technology, future Android users will be warned about suspicious calls to protect them from sophisticated scammers. This feature works by comparing call content […]
Go Digit, an Indian insurance startup, raised $141 million before its IPO
Indian online insurance company Go Digit has raised $141 million from investors ahead of its initial public offering (IPO) on Wednesday. Large investors participating in Go Digit ‘s pre-IPO mobilization round include familiar names such as Fidelity, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, or investment funds from Abu Dhabi, Singapore, Korea… Besides, major Indian domestic mutual funds […]
Threads officially launches an independent information checking program
Meta, the group that owns Facebook and Instagram, just launched an independent fact-checking program for its newest social media app, Threads. This program marks a new step in Meta’s efforts to combat misinformation on its platform. Previously, Threads used the information checking system of both Facebook and Instagram. However, with this new program, Meta will […]
Ilya Sutskever leaves OpenAI, opening a new chapter in his career
Ilya Sutskever, one of OpenAI’s long-time founders and chief scientific officer, has left the company. This news was announced by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman on Tuesday evening. “This is very sad for me; Ilya was one of the greatest minds of our generation, a trailblazer for our field, and a dear friend,” said Altman. It […]
Expedia tests AI feature to support search and travel planning
To compete better in the travel industry, online travel company Expedia is about to launch a virtual assistant to improve search features, schedule building, trip planning and real-time information updates. real time like being late for a flight. Expedia will introduce a virtual assistant named Romie that is trained on internal data and OpenAI. This […]
Google Photos launches smart search feature “Ask for photos”
Google Photos is about to have a very smart new feature called “Ask Photos”. Developed based on Gemini artificial intelligence (AI) created by Google itself, this feature is expected to launch later this summer. With “Ask Photos”, users can search through photo collections on Google Photos using natural language, instead of having to manually enter […]