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Top tech news stories today: April 9, 2024

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Top tech news stories today: April 9, 2024

TSMC wins $6.6 bln US subsidy for Arizona chip production, Microsoft to launch AI hub in London and other tech news.

Apr 9, 2024
Intelligent Cloud Engine

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VVDN’s Intelligent Cloud Engine (ICE) launches on Google cloud

The multi-year partnership between VVDN Technologies and Google Cloud resulted in a new collaboration—ICE successfully launched.

Apr 9, 2024
Tesla’s Musk predicts AI will overtake the smartest humans next year

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Tesla’s Musk predicts AI will overtake the smartest humans next year

OUR TAKEAGI (artificial general intelligence) could be realised within the next year or two, defining it as being smarter than the smartest human. Artificial intelligence is constrained by a lack of advanced chips to train it, but there will be crucial developments in the next…

Apr 9, 2024
TikTok Notes is most likely the name of TikTok’s Instagram rival

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TikTok Notes is most likely the name of TikTok’s Instagram rival

TikTok is working on a competing app for Instagram photo-sharing, rumoured to be named TikTok Notes.Users have already received notifications about the new app, which will share existing photo posts and allow users to opt out of sharing their own images.TikTok has confirmed the…

Apr 9, 2024
Microsoft-cloud computing

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CCSA investigates Microsoft’s cloud computing licensing practices

The Competition Commission of South Africa is expected to file a complaint about Microsoft’s cloud computing licensing practices.

Apr 9, 2024
Editorial image for Microsoft is confident Windows on Arm could beat Apple’s MacBook.

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Microsoft is confident Windows on Arm could beat Apple’s MacBook

Microsoft is getting ready to fully unveil its vision for “AI PCs” next month at an event in Seattle. Microsoft is confident that the new round of Arm-based Windows laptops will beat Apple’s M3 MacBook Air in CPU performance and AI-accelerated tasks. Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite…

Apr 9, 2024
Anthropic’s AI now connects with external applications in real time

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Anthropic’s AI now connects with external applications in real time

Users can integrate Claude AI with external apps for real-time info retrieval and seamless workflow integration.

Apr 8, 2024
Tesla to build world’s largest supercharging station in Florida

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Tesla to build world’s largest supercharging station in Florida

Tesla plans the world’s largest supercharging station in Florida with over 200 stalls, catering to diverse electric vehicle brands.

Apr 8, 2024
Retro game emulators now allowed on the Apple App Store

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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 emulators to appear on the App Store, welcoming retro console emulator apps and even offering downloadable games. More emulators…

Apr 8, 2024
China intends to use AI misinformation to sabotage elections

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China intends to use AI misinformation to sabotage elections

According to Microsoft’s Threat Intelligence team, the Chinese government is expected to step up sophisticated AI-generated disinformation campaigns to influence several high-profile elections in 2024. China’s strategy Microsoft issued a warning, stating that this year’s…

Apr 8, 2024
Facebook adds ‘reverse passthrough’ 3D eyes to VR headsets

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Facebook adds ‘reverse passthrough’ 3D eyes to VR headsets

Facebook is developing a new technology that projects the wearer’s 3D eyes onto VR headsets, making social interactions feel more natural and less jarring. Enhancing social interactions with real 3D eyes Holoeyes Secures 400 Million Yen to Expand Medical Virtual Reality Facebook…

Apr 8, 2024
Binance stops bitcoin NFT support to streamline offerings

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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.

Apr 8, 2024
Sony Bank trials cryptocurrency for gaming, sports IP payments

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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.

Apr 8, 2024
Google introduces new JPEG image compression technology

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Google introduces new JPEG image compression technology

Google unveils Jpegli, an open-source image encoding library, offering improved compression ratios without sacrificing quality.

Apr 8, 2024
Google uses AI to create search answers in UK trial

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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.

Apr 8, 2024
X changes course, gives away blue ticks to popular users for free

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X changes course, gives away blue ticks to popular users for free

X offers free premium features like blue checkmarks, diverging from prior criticism of Twitter’s practices.

Apr 8, 2024
Apple cuts jobs after dropping self-driving car plans

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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.

Apr 8, 2024
AI image generator

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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 portraying everyone as Asian, regardless of specified race. Instagram AI image generator glitch Meta’s standalone AI image…

Apr 8, 2024
To train GPT-4, OpenAI transcribed more over a million hours of YouTube footage

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To train GPT-4, OpenAI transcribed more over a million hours of YouTube footage

The Wall Street Journal claimed earlier this week that AI companies are hitting a roadblock in collecting high-quality training data. The New York Times detailed some of the ways companies are dealing with this problem. OpenAI needs training data Desperate for training data…

Apr 8, 2024
Meta to integrate AI into Ray-Ban smart glasses

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Meta to integrate AI into Ray-Ban smart glasses

Meta will bring AI capabilities to its Ray-Ban smart glasses, enabling features like entity and language recognition. The smart assistant, activated by saying “Hey Meta,” struggled with some tasks, but the company plans to improve the features over time. Meta Ray-Ban glasses: Do…

Apr 8, 2024