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| Wes Davis / The Verge: |
What to expect at Google I/O 2024: Android 15 updates, more generative AI features for Google's apps, a new Gemini-powered “Pixie” digital assistant, and more — Google is preparing to hold its annual Google I/O developer conference next week, and naturally, it will be all about AI.
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| Jasper Goodman / Politico: |
How Trump is courting crypto traders, as GOP becomes increasingly friendly toward crypto while key Democrats remain at odds and SEC cracks down on the industry — It's the first time crypto has become an issue in the general election of a presidential race.
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Forums: r/CryptoCurrency, r/neoliberal, and r/politics
| Nikkei Asia: |
Sources: Arm plans to set up an AI chip division, aiming to build a prototype by spring 2025, with mass production expected to start later in the year — CEO Son seeks to invest $64bn, including in data centers and robotics — TOKYO/LONDON — SoftBank Group subsidiary Arm will foray …
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| Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: |
The UK government's new AI safety body releases Inspect, an evaluation tool for AI model capabilities, including models' core knowledge and ability to reason — The U.K. Safety Institute, the U.K.'s recently established AI safety body, has released a toolset designed to “strengthen AI safety” …
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| Reed Albergotti / Semafor: |
Q&A with Linda Moore, the CEO of TechNet, which represents OpenAI, Apple, and others, about the 400+ AI bills proposed across the US, tech backlash, and more — The Scene — While Congress is talking a lot about artificial intelligence but doing little to regulate it … | Daniel Thomas / Financial Times: |
Email: criminals target WPP CEO Mark Read in a deepfake scam by using a voice clone and public YouTube footage to set up a video meeting with his executives — Mark Read says criminals set up Microsoft Teams call with senior executives in unsuccessful attack| Daysia Tolentino / NBC News: |
At the Bloomberg Technology Summit, Bumble founder Whitney Wolfe Herd said the future of dating could have digital, AI-powered personas setting each other up — Whitney Wolfe Herd, founder and executive chair of Bumble, said that the dating app wants to use AI to “create more healthy and equitable relationships.”
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| Nikkei Asia: |
The demand for AI chips is driving fierce competition among HBM chipmakers, as Samsung and Micron race to catch up to SK Hynix, which has over 52% market share — Demand for high-bandwidth memory is driving competition — and prices — higher — SEOUL/TAIPEI/SAN JOSE, Calif. …
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| Beeban Kidron / Financial Times: |
Ofcom's draft Children's Safety Code of Practice's emphasis on kids choosing protective tools rather than safety by design and default is not ambitious enough — Tech companies have been wilfully ignoring the protection of the young for decades — The writer is a crossbench peer and expert on digital regulation| Abubakar Idris / The Information: |
Waymo says its Waymo One robotaxis now complete over 50K paid trips every week across San Francisco, Phoenix, and Los Angeles, up from 10K rides in May 2023 — Waymo, Google's autonomous car unit, said it now completes more than 50,000 driverless rides per week in three cities, up from 10,000 in May last year.
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| Bloomberg: |
Sources: Apple is finalizing a deal with OpenAI to use ChatGPT features in iOS 18; talks with Google to license Gemini are still ongoing — - Move is part of push to add AI features to Apple devices — Company also held talks with Google about using Gemini
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LinkedIn: Joon Nak Choi and Erik Pupo
Forums: r/ChatGPT, r/apple, r/technology, Slashdot, and MacRumors Forums
| Julie Weed / New York Times: |
How United, Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, and others use AI to reduce costs and streamline operations, including holding flights for delayed passengers — Airlines are using artificial intelligence to save fuel, keep customers informed and hold connecting flights for delayed passengers.| Financial Times: |
Meituan, Alibaba, Tencent, and other Chinese tech companies are working to expand in Saudi Arabia and the UAE, where they would face less political scrutiny — Companies would face less political scrutiny in a region where ties are mainly centred around economic interestsSponsor Posts
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Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch:
The UK government's new AI safety body releases Inspect, an evaluation tool for AI model capabilities, including models' core knowledge and ability to reasonFind
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Jasper Goodman / Politico:
How Trump is courting crypto traders, as GOP becomes increasingly friendly toward crypto while key Democrats remain at odds and SEC cracks down on the industryFind
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Sources: Arm plans to set up an AI chip division, aiming to build a prototype by spring 2025, with mass production expected to start later in the yearFind
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What to expect at Google I/O 2024: Android 15 updates, more generative AI features for Google's apps, a new Gemini-powered “Pixie” digital assistant, and moreFind
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Reed Albergotti / Semafor:
Q&A with Linda Moore, the CEO of TechNet, which represents OpenAI, Apple, and others, about the 400+ AI bills proposed across the US, tech backlash, and moreFind
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Ofcom's draft Children's Safety Code of Practice's emphasis on kids choosing protective tools rather than safety by design and default is not ambitious enoughFind
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