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Retro game emulators now allowed on the Apple App Store
In addition to updating developer guidelines and allowing music streaming apps to link to external websites, Apple has added new language to allow game emula…
Companies
Binance stops bitcoin NFT support to streamline offerings
Binance ceases support for bitcoin NFTs shortly after introducing them to its marketplace, aiming to streamline offerings.
Companies
Sony Bank trials cryptocurrency for gaming, sports IP payments
Sony Bank in Japan partners with SettleMint, a Belgian blockchain firm, to trial its stablecoin linked to the Japanese yen on blockchain.
Global
Google introduces new JPEG image compression technology
Google unveils Jpegli, an open-source image encoding library, offering improved compression ratios without sacrificing quality.
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Google uses AI to create search answers in UK trial
Google trials AI search answers in UK, sparking publisher concerns on site visits, while prioritising accuracy to combat bias.
Companies
Apple cuts jobs after dropping self-driving car plans
Apple cuts 600+ jobs, ceasing self-driving car project, signalling a strategic shift towards AI, despite historic avoidance of mass layoffs.
Global
Instagram temporarily disables AI-generated Asians
Meta’s AI image generator faced a temporary glitch, failing to generate accurate images of Asian individuals, following a previous issue of consistently port…
Global
Meta to integrate AI into Ray-Ban smart glasses
Meta will bring AI capabilities to its Ray-Ban smart glasses, enabling features like object and language recognition. The smart assistant, activated by sayin…
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AI models trained on YouTube videos by Google and Open AI
Both OpenAI and Google have turned to transcribing YouTube videos to further train their AI models, which could infringe on creators’ copyrights. The two tec…
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Telit Cinterion unveils GNSS module with centimetre-level accuracy
Telit Cinterion unveils the SE868K5-RTK, a game-changing GNSS receiver module with centimeter-level accuracy, setting new standards in IoT precision. Also re…
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Nvidia and Indosat to invest $200M in AI center in Indonesia
Nvidia and PT Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison plan to invest $200 million in an AI center in Central Java, Indonesia. The center, slated for completion by 2024, wi…
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Israel chipmaker Hailo raises $120M, brings value to $1.2B
Israel-based chipmaker Hailo has raised $120 million in a new funding round, valuing it at $1.2 billion, and released a high-performance generative AI chip, …
Companies
Telegram launches ‘business’ features challenging Meta
Telegram, the renowned messaging platform, has set its sights on challenging Meta’s dominant position in the messaging app market with its latest move: the i…
Asia-Pacific
Intel discloses US$7 billion operating loss for chipmaking unit
Intel disclosed on Tuesday that operating losses in its foundry business have worsened. The company is trying to recapture the technological lead that has be…
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Apple working on a contextual AI language model called ReALM
Researchers at Apple have published a new paper on an artificial intelligence (AI) model called Reference Resolution As Language Model (ReALM) that is purpor…
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Copilot for Microsoft 365 gets GPT-4 Turbo, unlimited chats
Microsoft has announced a major upgrade to Copilot for Microsoft 365. The gist of the update is to prioritise access to the powerful GPT-4 Turbo model. This …
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Crypto to reach 1 billion users next year, Raoul Pal predicts
The number of cryptocurrency users is expected to top 1 billion, according to Raoul Pal, a financial journalist and co-founder and CEO of Real Vision, a fina…
Companies
Yahoo purchases AI news platform Artefact from Instagram co-founders
Yahoo said Tuesday it acquired Artefact, the artificial intelligence news platform from the co-founders of Instagram, and plans to integrate its technology i…
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Hailo raises US$120 million to design more efficient AI chips
Israel-based chipmaker Hailo raised US$120 million in a new funding round valuing the company at US$1.2 billion and released a high-performance generative ar…
Companies
Apple Vision Pro’s spatial Personas: collaborative virtual interaction
Apple’s latest update for Vision Pro introduces spatial Personas, enhancing virtual collaboration. While innovative, users may encounter lingering uncanny va…