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OpenAI unveils real-time voice mode for ChatGPT
OUR TAKEOpenAI, the Microsoft-backed AI company, has initiated a controlled rollout of an advanced voice mode to a select group of its ChatGPT Plus subscribers. This new feature enables users to engage in real-time voice conversations with the AI assistant, marking a significant…
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Russia to allow crypto payments in international trade to counter sanctions
OUR TAKERussian lawmakers have just passed a law allowing companies to use cryptocurrencies for international trade. The new move, which comes into effect in September, is aimed at circumventing tough Western sanctions. Elvira Nabiullina, head of Russia’s central bank, says…
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Delta Air Lines seeks compensation from CrowdStrike over IT outage
OUR TAKEIn light of the recent events, it is crucial for businesses to evaluate their cybersecurity strategies and ensure they are not overly reliant on any single platform. The CrowdStrike incident underscores the potential risks and the importance of maintaining a resilient and…
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Meta’s $1.4B payout in landmark Texas privacy case
OUR TAKEThat $1.4 billion settlement by Meta is nothing short of a “mega-fine” in the tech world, reminiscent of Google’s own painful payout for privacy breaches in the past. It’s not just about the money; it’s a loud and clear wake-up call to all tech giants: stop treating…
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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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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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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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‘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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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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Chinese solar firm forced into bankruptcy as supply glut bites
OUR TAKEChina’s solar industry is in dire straits. Companies like Zhejiang Akcome New Energy Technology are really feeling the heat from oversupply and price cuts. This is causing a lot of smaller companies to go bankrupt, and there’s a big push for these companies to merge to…
Global Datacenter Trends
What is retail colocation? A guide to shared data services
Retail colocation offers a strategic advantage to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) by providing access to advanced data centre technologies without the high costs typically associated with such infrastructure. As digital technologies become increasingly critical to…
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What is colocation trading? Speed up the financial markets
Colocation trading is a key high frequency trading (HFT) strategy whereby financial firms locate their trading servers in the same data centres as the electronic trading platforms used by financial exchanges. This proximity is key to dramatically reducing delays in data…
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What is server colocation and why is it important for businesses?
Server colocation is a strategic IT management approach whereby organisations host their server hardware in a third-party data centre. This arrangement allows organisations to benefit from the advanced infrastructure of these facilities without the high costs associated with…