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Quarter 30 120d
Within the Time Horizon facet, Quarter 30 120d time-horizon intelligence organises articles by the period over which a signal is expected to matter. The page helps readers distinguish immediate operational changes from longer-cycle governance, investment, standards, and infrastructure shifts that may unfold across quarters or years. It connects timing assumptions with public evidence, related actors, market context, customer exposure, policy pressure, and infrastructure planning so readers can judge whether a development is urgent, strategic, or still waiting on confirming evidence. The page also explains how time horizon changes the meaning of a signal, which organisations may be exposed, and which infrastructure decisions require short-term action or long-cycle monitoring.
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Top tech news stories today: July 31, 2024
Fintech 1. California DMV puts 42 million car titles on blockchain to fight fraud California’s Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) has digitized 42 million car titles using blockchain technology in a bid to detect fraud and smoothen the title transfer process. (Reuters) 2. Russia…
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How today’s leaders are shaping the future of artificial intelligence?
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is reshaping the technological landscape, driven by trailblazing leaders whose innovations are defining new frontiers in science and industry. From educational platforms to advanced research, these pioneers are pushing AI beyond theoretical…
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C5i expands AI capabilities with Analytic Edge acquisition
OUR TAKEC5i acquired Analytic Edge, a marketing analytics firm, which can improve C5i’s capabilities in data-driven marketing solutions with Analytic Edge’s expertise in analytics to improve client offerings. This acquisition of Analytic Edge aligns with C5i’s focus on…
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Symbotic shares plummet amid sluggish robotics deployment
OUR TAKESymbotic’s significant share decline reflects investor concerns over rising costs and slower automation deployment impacting near-term financial performance. However, with strategic improvements and major stakeholder investments, the company anticipates a return to…
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Huawei unveils nova Flip with a square cover screen
Huawei is gearing up to unveil a new foldable phone, the nova Flip, featuring a unique square external display.
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SpaceX eyes Australian waters for Starship rocket landings
OUR TAKESpaceX is in talks to land and recover its Starship rocket off Australia’s coast, aiming to expand its presence and strengthen U.S.-Australian space and military cooperation, which reflects a strategic move to enhance its testing capabilities and solidify international…
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Apple joins Biden’s AI safety initiative with major tech giants
OUR TAKEApple signed onto Biden’s AI safety commitments, becoming another major tech giant to join this initiative after Google and Microsoft. Apple’s participation was expected to strengthen the management of AI risks, encourage more companies to adopt responsible AI development…
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Apple unveils training details of Apple Intelligence models
OUR TAKEThe technical paper describes the training process of the AI models it has developed for Apple Intelligence, making it clear that the models are trained on publicly available and licensed datasets, ensuring that no private user data was used, thus emphasising its…
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Meta releases AI Studio for enhanced social interactions
OUR TAKEMeta Platforms has launched AI Studio, an innovative platform that not only allows users to design and share personalised AI chatbots, but is also specifically targeted at Instagram creators, enabling them to leverage AI personas to automate day-to-day interactions such…
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Logitech CEO introduces the Forever Mouse with AI integration
OUR TAKEIn a recent edition of The Verge’s Decoder podcast, Logitech CEO Hanneke Faber shares the company’s long-term plans and vision for one of its flagship products, the Forever Mouse. Faber emphasises that, through careful design and constantly updated software services, the…
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Privacy-enhanced wearable AI: Bee AI
OUR TAKEBee AI, a startup focused on developing a wearable AI assistant, has closed a new round of funding to advance its innovative project. The device aims to provide highly personalised services such as smart reminders, note organisation and contextually relevant suggestions…
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U.S. supports open AI models and proposes risk oversight
OUR TAKEThe U.S. Department of Commerce has released a report in support of open-weighted generative AI models, such as Meta’s Llama 3.1, and recommends that the government develop new capabilities to monitor the potential risks of these models. The report highlights that open…
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‘Forgetting’ techniques in AI impacts efficiency
OUR TAKE“Forgetting” techniques for AI models are designed to make AI models forget specific and unwanted information learned in training data, such as sensitive private data or copyrighted material. The study finds that current “forgetting” techniques can impair their ability to…
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Canva bolsters AI with Leonardo.ai acquisition
OUR TAKECanva has announced the acquisition of Leonardo.ai, a generative AI content and research startup, to bolster its AI technology stack. The financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed, but it involves a combination of cash and stock. Leonardo.ai’s entire team…
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Automation required to combat the AI content harvesters online
OUR TAKESThe article focuses on the problem of AI content harvesters crawling large amounts of data on the Internet and how website owners can block access to these harvesters by updating their robots.txt files. At the same time, the article highlights that with the rapid…
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Apple iOS 18.1 beta adds AI call recording and transcription
Apple’s iOS 18.1 beta introduces an AI-powered feature to record and transcribe phone calls, automatically saving the transcription and audio in the Notes app.
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5 common causes of slow internet connections
Understanding factors such as hardware issues, software problems, or network congestion can assist in troubleshooting and enhancing internet connection speeds, which may suffer from slowness.
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Tesla Premium Connectivity: Boosted navigation and entertainment
Tesla’s Premium Connectivity offers enhanced navigation with live traffic visualisation and satellite-view maps, as well as streaming media for an immersive entertainment and internet experience.
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Meta unveils AI Studio for personalised chatbot creation
Meta introduces AI Studio for creating and sharing personalised AI chatbots using Llama 3.1.
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Understanding untrusted connections and their security risks
Recognising and mitigating untrusted connections is paramount to safeguarding networks from cyber threats and attacks that can expose sensitive data.