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A recent survey by Celent reveals that by the end of 2023, half of insurers say that they’ll have tested generative AI (gen AI) solutions in the form … http://dlvr.it/TBKqZy

If the Fed follows through on an expected cut in September, any political fallout might not be immediately apparent. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell looks ready to start easing off on the economy before the election, after a year of holding interest rates at punishing levels. But it’s the optics … http://dlvr.it/TBKqQw

The Australian government this week announced it would spend A$18 million over four years on a new centre aimed at keeping safe the undersea cables … http://dlvr.it/TBKDC3

A new research paper from Apple reveals that the company relied on Google’s Tensor Processing Units (TPUs), rather than Nvidia’s more widely deployed … http://dlvr.it/TBHLhx

"In hardware, you’re stuck with your mistakes for a long time." Meta Fate Facebook owner Meta has burned an astronomical amount of cash developing its … http://dlvr.it/TBHLZ6

Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More Apple has lifted the curtain on its latest artificial intelligence efforts, revealing details about new language models designed to power AI features across its devices … http://dlvr.it/TBFFwm

Tech companies are spending as if AI’s transformative uses are a foregone conclusion. They’re not. Tech companies like to make two grand pronouncements about the future of artificial intelligence. First, the technology is going to usher in a revolution akin to the advent of fire, nuclear weapons, … http://dlvr.it/TBF2kg

We spoke to two people pioneering ChatGPT's integration with Synchron's brain-computer-interface, to learn what it's like to use and where this technology is headed. http://dlvr.it/TB9tvj

Google Investors Have Become Fearful Again Alphabet Inc. aka Google (NASDAQ:GOOGL, NASDAQ:GOOG) investors have had much to digest recently, as the … http://dlvr.it/TB7yWZ

With open source driving the cost of AI models down, attention is turning to the products they power. The AI race is quickly changing. Focus is shifting away from the models themselves to the products they power, as evidenced by the events of this week. First, there was Mark Zuckerberg continuing his … http://dlvr.it/TB7S3s

Illinois and DARPA just announced an ambitious $500 million quantum computing campus in Chicago–with PsiQuantum at the center. In 1994, Peter Shor, an American mathematician working at Bell Labs, published a paper with a wonky title and earth-shaking implications. In “Polynomial-Time Algorithms for … http://dlvr.it/TB45S1

Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More Google‘s carefully crafted image as an AI pioneer is cracking under Wall Street’s scrutiny. In yesterday’s earnings call, analysts relentlessly probed Alphabet executives, … http://dlvr.it/TB2ckq

When you see the mythical Ouroboros, it’s perfectly logical to think, “Well, that won’t last.” A potent symbol — swallowing your own tail — but difficult in practice. It may be the case for AI as well, which, according to a new study, may be at risk of “model collapse” after a few rounds of being … http://dlvr.it/TB2cbg

This air-defense system never runs out of ammunition and can destroy threats up to 4.3 miles away. IN AN UNPRECEDENTED NIGHTTIME ATTACK on April 13, 2024, Iran launched more than 300 drones and missiles at Israel. Simultaneously, Hezbollah fired dozens of Grad rockets at Israel Defense Forces … http://dlvr.it/TB2cNj

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Researchers have long relied on vast amounts of text, images, and videos from the internet to create powerful artificial intelligence systems. … http://dlvr.it/T9wKqQ

The 56-qubit H2-1 computer has broken the previous record in the 'quantum supremacy' benchmark first set by Google in 2019. A new quantum computer has … http://dlvr.it/T9txml

Thousands of PCs and servers faced a dreaded blue screen this morning. Many banks, media outlets, and airlines experienced the blue screen of death this morning when they turned on their Microsoft Windows machines. The dreaded error page, with the message "Your device ran into a problem and needs to … http://dlvr.it/T9qvdq

Air travel in the U.S. is a busy business, one that sees 45,000 flights serving 2.9 million each day, according to the Federal Aviation … http://dlvr.it/T9qjv0

OpenAI’s ‘new mini’ version of GPT-4o is all about the economics of more complex AI-powered apps. OpenAI on Thursday announced GPT-4o mini, a smaller and less expensive version of its GPT-4o AI model. OpenAI is one of a number of AI companies to develop a version of its best “foundation” model that … http://dlvr.it/T9qjlY

The world's largest renewable energy and transmission project has received key approval from government officials. The Australia-Asia Power Link … http://dlvr.it/T9kXbh

Quantum computers obtain superpowers by tapping into parallel universes, says Hartmut Neven, the founder and lead of Google Quantum AI. He explains … http://dlvr.it/T9kXRr

For some, the ascendancy of artificial intelligence and robotics instills the fear that these sophisticated and emerging technologies will one day ultimately replace human workers. In today’s evolving workplace landscape, AI and robotics are already automating tasks across almost all sectors, … http://dlvr.it/T9kXDZ

The United Nations has proclaimed 2025 as the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology. The goal is to recognise “the importance of … http://dlvr.it/T9kX54

According to recent Capegemini research, the vast majority of people in every sector they’ve surveyed have said they have a massive problem turning AI proof of concepts into production solutions. And the reason behind the lag is digital boundaries, digital employees and bad data, Steve Jones, EVP, … http://dlvr.it/T9kWqD

OpenAI made a system to determine how smart its AI systems are, ranging from Level 1 to Level 5. OpenAI has created an internal scale to track the progress its large language models are making toward artificial general intelligence, or AI with human-like intelligence, a spokesperson told … http://dlvr.it/T9WgCm

U.S. phone giant AT&T confirmed Friday it will begin notifying millions of consumers about a fresh data breach that allowed cybercriminals to steal the phone records of “nearly all” of its customers, a company spokesperson told TechCrunch. In a statement, AT&T said that the stolen data contains … http://dlvr.it/T9Vgpb

Ollama is a small but important jewel amidst all the hoo-ha currently circling the AI world. This open source software tool gives ordinary humans the … http://dlvr.it/T9QgpV

We want to hear from you! Take our quick AI survey and share your insights on the current state of AI, how you’re implementing it, and what you expect to see in the future. Learn More Writer, a leading enterprise AI platform, has rolled out a suite of powerful enhancements to its artificial … http://dlvr.it/T9NxQf

The summer of 2024 started less than a month ago, but it’s already off to a scorching start. Phoenix has already topped 112 degrees and the year’s first Heat Dome arrived weeks ago. Beyond the well-founded meteorological fears of heat-related deaths, a new worry is starting to rise as temperatures … http://dlvr.it/T9K3PR

Business leaders believe the crux of the digital transformation has been met, but progress will continue as part of ongoing ‘continuous reinvention,’ … http://dlvr.it/T9K31k

A police officer pulled over a self-driving Waymo vehicle in Phoenix after it ran a red light and pulled into a lane of oncoming traffic, according to dispatch records. The… Welcome back to TechCrunch’s Week in Review — TechCrunch’s newsletter recapping the week’s biggest news. Want it in your inbox … http://dlvr.it/T9Grx7

Apple is gearing up to shake up the wearable tech scene with the highly anticipated release of its Apple Glasses. Expected to hit the shelves … http://dlvr.it/T9DrMV

Hot on the heels of Microsoft saying all public internet content is "freeware" to be stolen to train AI models, Cloudflare has offered a huge chunk … http://dlvr.it/T9BkfW

Baking ChatGPT into iOS 18 has tightened the Apple-OpenAI relationship. During WWDC24’s opening keynote, Apple announced it would integrate ChatGPT into iOS 18 later this year. This allows users to send their queries to OpenAI’s chatbot when Siri’s responses are insufficient. While this partnership … http://dlvr.it/T9602P

OpenAI announced that it China, including Hong Kong, will no longer have access to its API by next week. Home-grown LLMs are now taking steps to woo … http://dlvr.it/T94MFm

Sign up and protect your art. We covered the Wacom Yuify following our meeting with Wacom CEO Nobutaka Ide at The VFX Festival in London. This new … http://dlvr.it/T94M29

Generative artificial intelligence startup Anthropic PBC wants to prove that its large language models are the best in the business. To do that, it … http://dlvr.it/T93cxV

Your genAI project is almost certainly going to fail. But take heart: You probably shouldn’t have been using AI to solve your business problem, … http://dlvr.it/T91nLf