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  Microsoft Signs AI-Learning Deal With News Corp.’s HarperCollins

  Microsoft reached a deal with News Corp.’s HarperCollins that will allow the software company to use nonfiction titles from the book publisher to train its Artificial Intelligence models, according to a person familiar with the matter. The company isn’t planning to use the content to generate new books without human authors, the person said.

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  Google Pixel 11 With Tensor G6 Chip to Offer Improved Thermal Performance to Reduce Returns: Report

  Google Pixel 11 series could offer greatly improved thermal and battery efficiency, according to a report. The company's Pixel phones come with Tensor chips, which provide advanced AI capabilities and seamless integration with Google's unique software features. However, these processors have been noted for their thermal and efficiency challenges, p...

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  ICC Successfully Trials AI Tool To Curb Abuse In Women's Cricket

  The trial was conducted during the T20 Women's World Cup in the UAE in October to "protect the cricket community from toxic content"

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  xAI Rolling Out Grok API for Developers, Offers $25 of Free Credits Per Month

  xAI, the artificial intelligence (AI) firm founded by Elon Musk, has rolled out an API for Grok. While the API was launched last month, the company has now offered several incentives for developers to try out the API and build apps and software using it. The most notable incentive on offer is free credits worth $25 (roughly Rs. 2,100) per month til...

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  Apple Intelligence Writing Tools Support for Windows Apps Arrives on Parallels Desktop

  Apple Intelligence can now be accessed while running Windows applications on a Mac computer using Parallels Desktop. The first wave of Apple Intelligence features started its rollout to US users earlier this week with the iOS 18.1 and macOS 15.1 software updates, and Parallels has added support for the feature.

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  Honor 200 Series in India Gets Circle to Search With Latest Software Update

  Honor 200 series is getting a new update which is finally introducing the Circle to Search feature in India. The RM3 is an over-the-air (OTA) update for the Honor 200 5G and Honor 200 Pro 5G smartphones. Alongside the new artificial intelligence (AI) feature, it also adds the October 2024 Google security patch as well as performance enhancements.

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  Google To Develop AI That Takes Over Computers, The Information Reports

  Anthropic and Google are trying to take the agent concept a step further with software that interacts directly with a person's computer or browser, the report said.

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  IBM Releases New AI Models for Businesses as GenAI Competition Heats Up

  IBM is looking to capitalise on the surge in enterprises adopting generative AI technology. 'Granite 3.0' models will be made open-source. This approach differs from rivals such as Microsoft that charge customers for access to their models.

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  Asus TUF Gaming A14 Review: Tough Not to Recommend

  Asus has been on a roll lately, launching new laptops with the latest chipsets left and right. The new Asus TUF Gaming A14 is one such product, which comes equipped with the new AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 chipset. It also gets up to an Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 GPU, 32GB RAM, and 2TB storage. All this is packed in a compact and light chassis. Is this a go...

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  Google Said to Be Working on Reasoning AI, Chasing OpenAI’s Efforts

  Google is said to be working on AI software that resembles the human ability to reason, a feature recently showcased by another firm — OpenAI’s o1. Like OpenAI, Google is trying to approximate human reasoning using a technique known as chain-of-thought prompting.

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  HP OmniBook X Review: Don’t Get Fooled by Its Basic Design

  HP’s new OmniBook X gives the term ultrabook new meaning. It’s light, slim, and offers excellent performance while delivering impressive battery life. This is all thanks to the new Snapdragon X Elite processor, which also enables some AI features. Should you buy this over the other Snapdragon laptops available in the market? Read our full revie...

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  Apple’s HomePod With Touchscreen May Get a Square Display, A18 Chip and AI Features: Report

  Apple has been speculated to be developing a new type of product — a home accessory that will run on a software variant of tvOS and will sport a touchscreen display on top. According to a report, this purported device may have artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities courtesy of Apple’s latest A18 processor. It may also include support for han...

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  OpenAI Said to Be Working to Remove Non-Profit Control and Give Sam Altman Equity

  OpenAI is working on a plan to restructure its core business into a for-profit benefit corporation. Chief executive Sam Altman will also receive equity for the first time in the for-profit company, which could be worth $150 billion (roughly Rs. 12,55,438 crore) after the restructuring as it also tries to remove the cap on returns for investors, sou...

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  Samsung One UI 7 Update Reportedly Being Tested by Subsidiaries Ahead of Beta Release

  Samsung's One UI 7 beta update might be released to testers in the coming weeks, according to a report. The upcoming version is expected to be based on Android 15. The company is anticipated to unveil the One UI 7 update at its Samsung Developer Conference 2024 (SDC24) scheduled on October 3.

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  Google Pixel 9 Review: Matured Design, But Still Gets Hot

  Google's Pixel 9 offers a refined design, a brighter display, and enhanced AI features. The camera system, led by a 50-megapixel sensor, captures stunning photos, and the ultrawide lens adds versatility. Battery life is improved, but the Tensor G4 chip's performance is underwhelming, causing the phone to run hot. Should you buy the Pixel 9? Read ou...