Microsoft and OpenAI Announce $10 Million Grant for AI in Journalism
Microsoft and OpenAI are offering $10 million in grants to help select media outlets integrate AI tools into their journalism operations. The initiative will support five initial recipients—Chicago Public Media,…
Intel Arc 140T Benchmarks Hint at Significant Mobile Graphics Boost
Intel’s upcoming mobile chips could include a major upgrade in the form of the Intel Arc 140T graphics solution, recently spotted on GFXBench. The early benchmarks suggest that the Arc…
Tesla Testing Robotaxi Service with Employees in Bay Area
Tesla has been testing a robotaxi service in the Bay Area with its employees, using vehicles equipped with the company’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) software and safety drivers behind the wheel.…
Texas Instruments Profit Beats Expectations as China Automotive Chip Market Rebounds
Texas Instruments (TI) has reported a better-than-expected profit, suggesting a potential rebound in China’s automotive chip market, even as industrial weakness continues to affect the company’s overall performance. The analog…
Thousands of Artists Protest AI Exploiting Their Creative Work
More than 10,500 artists from film, television, music, and literature have signed an open letter protesting the use of their work by artificial intelligence (AI) companies without permission, The Washington…
Anthropic Launches AI That Can Operate Your PC
Anthropic has introduced a significant update to its Claude AI assistant, enabling it to control a computer, with the new feature, ‘computer use,’ now available in public beta. This functionality…
TSMC Alerts US After Huawei Product Found Containing Its Chip
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has informed the U.S. government that one of its chips was found in a Huawei product, potentially violating U.S. export restrictions on the Chinese company.…
Spotify Lets You Show Off Your Style with Custom Playlist Covers
Spotify has announced a new feature that allows users to create custom cover art for their playlists, marking a significant enhancement in personalization options on the platform. This feature is…
Internet Archive Goes Dark Again After Recent Restoration
The Internet Archive is facing another major setback after a series of cyberattacks disrupted its services. Just one day after the organization restored its Wayback Machine and other services, most…
Meta Suspends Accounts Tracking Private Jets of Celebrities
Meta has suspended several Threads and Instagram accounts tracking the private jet travel of high-profile figures, including Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates, Kim Kardashian, Kylie Jenner, and…
Amazon Stops Using Plastic Air Pillows in Fulfillment Centers
Amazon has announced that it has removed plastic air pillows from its delivery packaging at all global fulfillment centers. As of October 2024, the company no longer uses these air-filled…
Arm Holdings Ends Qualcomm Chip Design License After Dispute
Arm Holdings Plc is set to terminate its architectural license agreement with Qualcomm Inc, which has previously allowed Qualcomm to use Arm’s intellectual property to design its own chips, according…
Foursquare Ends Its City Guide App as Swarm Takes Center Stage
Foursquare is set to discontinue its flagship city guide app by December 15, marking a major shift for one of the App Store’s early success stories. The company announced that…
Meta Revives Facial Recognition to Tackle Scams and Account Recovery
Meta is reintroducing facial recognition technology to Facebook and Instagram, this time focusing on combating scams and aiding account recovery while attempting to address previous privacy concerns. The company previously…
News Corp Sues Perplexity AI for Copyright Infringement
News Corp is pursuing legal action against Perplexity AI, accusing the startup of illegally copying content from its outlets, including The Wall Street Journal and The New York Post, to…
AI Tool from GE HealthCare Simplifies Data Analysis for Cancer Diagnosis
GE HealthCare has introduced a new artificial intelligence tool, CareIntellect for Oncology, designed to assist oncologists in diagnosing and treating cancer more efficiently. This AI application aims to streamline doctors’…
Indian Startup Neysa Secures $30 Million to Expand AI Services
Neysa, an Indian AI startup, has raised $30 million in an all-equity Series A round as it seeks to position itself against global hyperscalers like AWS, Google Cloud Platform, and…
Alcon Sues Tesla Over AI-Generated Blade Runner Art
Alcon Entertainment, the production company behind Blade Runner 2049, has filed a lawsuit against Tesla, Elon Musk, and Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD), claiming that AI-generated imagery resembling scenes from the…
AI investment in China faces looming US restrictions
The U.S. is set to implement new restrictions on investments in artificial intelligence (AI) in China, with final rules currently under review by the Office of Management and Budget, signaling…
xAI Releases API for Grok Chatbot
Elon Musk’s AI startup, xAI, has officially launched an API for its generative AI model, Grok, though its current capabilities appear limited. The API provides access to a single model,…