Apple under pressure to shine after AI stumble
Pressure is on Apple to show it hasn’t lost its magic despite broken promises to ramp up iPhones with generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) as rivals race ahead with the technology. Apple will showcase plans for its coveted devices and the software powering them at its annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) kicking off Monday in Silicon […]
Experts warn ‘AI-written’ paper is latest spin on climate change denial
Climate change deniers are pushing an AI-generated paper questioning human-induced warming, leading experts to warn against the rise of research that is inherently flawed but marketed as neutral and scrupulously logical. The paper rejects climate models on human-induced global warming and has been widely cited on social media as being the first “peer-reviewed” research led […]
AI startup Perplexity confirms interest to buy TikTok
Artificial intelligence (AI) startup Perplexity on Friday expressed its interest in buying TikTok, which faces a deadline to divest from its Chinese owner or be banned in the United States. Perplexity in a blog post laid out a vision for integrating its AI-powered internet search capabilities with the popular video-snippet sharing app. “Combining Perplexity’s answer […]
Apple sidelines AI news summaries due to errors
Apple pushed out a software update on Thursday which disabled news headlines and summaries generated using artificial intelligence that were lambasted for getting facts wrong. The move by the tech titan comes as it enhances its latest lineup of devices with “Apple Intelligence” in a market keen for assurance that the iPhone maker is a […]
TikTok makes AI driven ad tool available globally
TikTok on Thursday began letting all marketers on its platform use an artificial intelligence-powered tool for generating marketing clips, becoming the latest platform to let advertisers tap into the technology. The news came with word that Getty Images will make its stockpile of pictures and video available to TikTok’s AI‑powered video generation tool — called […]
Lj Northington: Revolutionizing Fashion Tech And Ushering In A New Paradigm In Personalized AI Algorithms
In the dynamic intersection of fashion and technology, Lavance “Lj” Northington Jr. stands out as a true visionary. His journey from Harvard quarterback to the founder of Aesthetic, an AI-powered shopping platform, is not just a story of personal transformation but a glimpse into the future of personalized technology. From Gridiron to Grid Computing Growing […]
Google reports strong growth driven by AI, Cloud
Google’s parent company Alphabet reported robust third-quarter results on Tuesday, with revenue climbing 15 percent year-over-year to $88.3 billion, powered by strong performance from its crucial advertising business and growth in cloud services. The technology giant’s net income surged 34 percent to $26.3 billion, while earnings per share increased 37 percent to $2.12. Operating margins […]
Meta unveils AI tie-up with horror movie producers
Tech giant Meta has unveiled a partnership with horror film production company Blumhouse to road-test its latest AI video tool. The program, known as Movie Gen, was announced earlier this month though Meta said it was still being developed and would not be added to publicly available products until next year. On Thursday, Meta announced […]
How artificial intelligence is changing the reports US police write
Officer Wendy Venegas spoke softly in Spanish to the 14-year-old standing on the side of a narrow residential road in East Palo Alto. The girl’s face was puffy from crying as she quietly explained what had happened. The girl said her father had caught her and her boyfriend “doing stuff” that morning, and her dad […]
Parents of US gun violence victims use AI to recreate their voices in bid to get Congress to tighten laws
Parents of shooting victims are using AI technology to recreate the voices of their children in a bid to get US politicians to strengthen firearms laws. A website, where members of the public can hear six voices, states the victims “have a chance to speak again” after violence “stole their voices and ended their dreams”. […]
