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CIA Official Charged Over Leak Of Classified Intel On Israel-Iran Plans
A CIA official has been charged in connection with a leak of classified US intelligence documents about Israel's plans for a retaliatory strike on Iran, The New York Times reported Wednesday.
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US Said to Have Ordered TSMC to Halt AI Chips Shipments to China
The US order, which is being reported for the first time, comes just weeks after TSMC notified the Commerce Department that one of its chips had been found in a Huawei AI processor, as Reuters reported last month.
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Meta Makes Llama AI Models Available to US Government Agencies
Meta announced making its Llama artificial intelligence (AI) models available to US government agencies and contractors on Monday. The announcement came just days after reports claimed that the company’s open-source AI models were being used by researchers in China for military use. The social media giant highlighted that it will also make its Ll...
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OpenAI’s Transcription Tool Reportedly Adding Hallucinated Content in Medical Consultation Records
OpenAI released an artificial intelligence (AI) tool dubbed Whisper in 2022, which can transcribe speech to text. However, a report claimed that the AI tool is prone to hallucinations and is adding imaginary text in transcriptions. This is concerning as the tool is said to be used in several high-risk industries such as medicine and accessibility.
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Google Photos’ Gemini AI-Powered Ask Photos Feature Reportedly Rolling Out to Some Users
Google Photos is reportedly receiving the much anticipated Ask Photos feature in a limited rollout the US. The artificial intelligence (AI) feature powered by Gemini was first unveiled at the Google I/O in May. Last month, the company confirmed that the feature will be shipped in early access, and as per a report, users have begun seeing the feat...
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Google’s AI Overviews Feature Reportedly Begins Showing Ads to Some Users
Google has reportedly begun showing ads on AI Overviews, the company’s artificial intelligence (AI) Search experience powered by Gemini. Previously known as Search Generated Experience (SGE), the feature was launched in the US earlier this year. Then, in August, it was expanded to six more countries including India. And recently, the tech giant h...
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Meta Reportedly Refuses to Clarify Whether Videos Captured by Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses Will Remain Private
Meta is reportedly staying quiet on whether it is collecting video and image data from its artificial intelligence (AI) wearable device Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses to train its large language models (LLMs) or not. The company announced a new real-time video feature for the device using which users can ask the AI to answer queries and ask for suggest...
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Social Media Users Lack Control Over Data Used by AI, US FTC Says
Social media companies collect, share and process vast troves of information about their users while offering little transparency or control, including over how it is used by systems incorporating artificial intelligence, the US Federal Trade Commission said in a report released on Thursday.
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Amazon Introduces New AI Video Tool That Can Generate Advertisements Using a Single Product Image
Amazon introduced a new artificial intelligence (AI) video generator tool that can create advertisements on Thursday. The e-commerce giant said the new video tool will enable advertisers to generate a “content-rich” video packed with the product’s selling proposition and features. The company claimed the video can create advertisements with j...
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WhatsApp for Android Will Reportedly Let Users Choose Public Figures for Meta AI Voice Mode
WhatsApp for Android is reported to soon integrate a two-way voice chat feature for the in-app artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot Meta AI. Now, a new report claims that the voice mode feature will also include multiple voices of public figures, allowing users to customise their experience of interacting with the chatbot. Additionally, other voice...
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Chinese AI Developers Outsmart US Chip Restrictions With Overseas Computing: Report
Chinese artificial intelligence developers are evading strict US export controls on advanced chips by utilizing foreign computing resources, particularly Nvidia's A100 and H100 chips, according to The Wall Street Journal.
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Gemini AI Olympics Ad Receives Backlash Online, Google Reportedly Takes It Down
Gemini AI ad that was recently aired in the US for the Paris Olympics 2024 has reportedly been taken down after receiving backlash online. Google is said to have issued a statement highlighting that it took public feedback to remove the ad from airing during the Olympics event, but also proceeded to defend the idea behind it.
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Apple Intelligence Talks Ongoing With EU and China Regulators, Says CEO Tim Cook: Report
Apple Intelligence features have started to roll out in preview with the iOS 18.1 developer beta update. These features are first rolled out in the US in English and later will be expanded in other regions. But the European Union (EU) and China are not expected to get it anytime soon. During a quarterly earnings call on Thursday, Apple CEO Tim Cook...
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Apple to Adopt Voluntary AI Safeguards Established by White House
Apple has agreed to a set of voluntary safeguards for artificial intelligence crafted by US President Joe Biden's administration, joining firms like OpenAI, Amazon, Alphabet, Meta, Microsoft and others in committing to test their AI systems for any discriminatory tendencies, security flaws or national security risks.
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Google AI Overviews Reportedly Pared Back Further, Shows for Just 7 Percent of All Searches
Google AI Overviews feature has taken another hit and is now showing for fewer searches than before, as per a report. Dubbed Search Generated Experience (SGE) during its beta testing phase, AI Overviews was formally introduced during the Google I/O 2024 event. The feature is currently available only in the US and allows users to get a snapshot of t...
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CIA Official Charged Over Leak Of Classified Intel On Israel-Iran Plans
A CIA official has been charged in connection with a leak of classified US intelligence documents about Israel's plans for a retaliatory strike on Iran, The New York Times reported Wednesday.
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US Said to Have Ordered TSMC to Halt AI Chips Shipments to China
The US order, which is being reported for the first time, comes just weeks after TSMC notified the Commerce Department that one of its chips had been found in a Huawei AI processor, as Reuters reported last month.
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Meta Makes Llama AI Models Available to US Government Agencies
Meta announced making its Llama artificial intelligence (AI) models available to US government agencies and contractors on Monday. The announcement came just days after reports claimed that the company’s open-source AI models were being used by researchers in China for military use. The social media giant highlighted that it will also make its Ll...
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OpenAI’s Transcription Tool Reportedly Adding Hallucinated Content in Medical Consultation Records
OpenAI released an artificial intelligence (AI) tool dubbed Whisper in 2022, which can transcribe speech to text. However, a report claimed that the AI tool is prone to hallucinations and is adding imaginary text in transcriptions. This is concerning as the tool is said to be used in several high-risk industries such as medicine and accessibility.
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Google Photos’ Gemini AI-Powered Ask Photos Feature Reportedly Rolling Out to Some Users
Google Photos is reportedly receiving the much anticipated Ask Photos feature in a limited rollout the US. The artificial intelligence (AI) feature powered by Gemini was first unveiled at the Google I/O in May. Last month, the company confirmed that the feature will be shipped in early access, and as per a report, users have begun seeing the feat...
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Google’s AI Overviews Feature Reportedly Begins Showing Ads to Some Users
Google has reportedly begun showing ads on AI Overviews, the company’s artificial intelligence (AI) Search experience powered by Gemini. Previously known as Search Generated Experience (SGE), the feature was launched in the US earlier this year. Then, in August, it was expanded to six more countries including India. And recently, the tech giant h...
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Meta Reportedly Refuses to Clarify Whether Videos Captured by Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses Will Remain Private
Meta is reportedly staying quiet on whether it is collecting video and image data from its artificial intelligence (AI) wearable device Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses to train its large language models (LLMs) or not. The company announced a new real-time video feature for the device using which users can ask the AI to answer queries and ask for suggest...
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Social Media Users Lack Control Over Data Used by AI, US FTC Says
Social media companies collect, share and process vast troves of information about their users while offering little transparency or control, including over how it is used by systems incorporating artificial intelligence, the US Federal Trade Commission said in a report released on Thursday.
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Amazon Introduces New AI Video Tool That Can Generate Advertisements Using a Single Product Image
Amazon introduced a new artificial intelligence (AI) video generator tool that can create advertisements on Thursday. The e-commerce giant said the new video tool will enable advertisers to generate a “content-rich” video packed with the product’s selling proposition and features. The company claimed the video can create advertisements with j...
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WhatsApp for Android Will Reportedly Let Users Choose Public Figures for Meta AI Voice Mode
WhatsApp for Android is reported to soon integrate a two-way voice chat feature for the in-app artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot Meta AI. Now, a new report claims that the voice mode feature will also include multiple voices of public figures, allowing users to customise their experience of interacting with the chatbot. Additionally, other voice...
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Chinese AI Developers Outsmart US Chip Restrictions With Overseas Computing: Report
Chinese artificial intelligence developers are evading strict US export controls on advanced chips by utilizing foreign computing resources, particularly Nvidia's A100 and H100 chips, according to The Wall Street Journal.
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Gemini AI Olympics Ad Receives Backlash Online, Google Reportedly Takes It Down
Gemini AI ad that was recently aired in the US for the Paris Olympics 2024 has reportedly been taken down after receiving backlash online. Google is said to have issued a statement highlighting that it took public feedback to remove the ad from airing during the Olympics event, but also proceeded to defend the idea behind it.
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Apple Intelligence Talks Ongoing With EU and China Regulators, Says CEO Tim Cook: Report
Apple Intelligence features have started to roll out in preview with the iOS 18.1 developer beta update. These features are first rolled out in the US in English and later will be expanded in other regions. But the European Union (EU) and China are not expected to get it anytime soon. During a quarterly earnings call on Thursday, Apple CEO Tim Cook...
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Apple to Adopt Voluntary AI Safeguards Established by White House
Apple has agreed to a set of voluntary safeguards for artificial intelligence crafted by US President Joe Biden's administration, joining firms like OpenAI, Amazon, Alphabet, Meta, Microsoft and others in committing to test their AI systems for any discriminatory tendencies, security flaws or national security risks.
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Google AI Overviews Reportedly Pared Back Further, Shows for Just 7 Percent of All Searches
Google AI Overviews feature has taken another hit and is now showing for fewer searches than before, as per a report. Dubbed Search Generated Experience (SGE) during its beta testing phase, AI Overviews was formally introduced during the Google I/O 2024 event. The feature is currently available only in the US and allows users to get a snapshot of t...
