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Meta's new AI transcription model can distinguish between multiple speakers and languages in real-time
The latest release from Meta Superintelligence Lab is a powerful transcription model.
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A new Android Find Hub feature will help you remember where you put important things
Google also announced a new visual assistant for Gemini Live and Keep integration with Messages.
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Early leak of NVIDIA's DLSS 5 has an uncanny valley problem
People are grafting a pre-release version of DLSS 5 onto their favorite games with unspectacular results.
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Microsoft-backed AI data center has been accused of violating federal law
It's allegedly been running dozens of gigantic generators without a permit.
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X claims it found a Chinese bot farm posting anti-AI data center sentiments
X found a bot farm in its investigation of inauthentic Chinese accounts. Out of 200,000 bots, 200 allegedly focused on posting against AI data centers.
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Judge rules that the Pentagon's Anthropic ban was 'illegal and baseless'
'The empty invocation of national security is not a blank check to punish and retaliate against government critics.'
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Bluesky has a new setting to help you avoid accidentally going viral
The setting will prevent your posts from being recommended in the algorithmic "discover" feed.
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James Pond's creator is not happy with the series' allegedly AI-generated legacy collection
The developers don't have "a scrap of respect" for the series, according to Chris Sorrell.
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OpenAI, Google and dozens of other companies publish open letter calling for collective action on cyber defense
Dozens of companies came together to publish an open letter titled "A call for collective action on cyber defense."
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Apple Music will reportedly label any AI-made tracks later this year
The upcoming feature expands its Transparency Tags for marking slop songs.
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Senators press TikTok on 'sinister' experiment that held back an algorithm safety feature
A teen who died by suicide was reportedly part of the test.
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Meta's app for creating generative AI minigames is now available in the US
It's called Pocket and is described as a "platform for making and sharing gizmos."
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Tesla's Robotaxi fleet might finally be driving around Austin unsupervised
It's been slow going, but it looks like Tesla's Robotaxi fleet in Austin is operating fully autonomously.
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A robot could eventually conduct your blood draw at the doctor's office
The FDA has approved a first-of-its-kind automated blood draw device for outpatient settings.
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Google is offering college students a year of its AI Pro plan for free
College students can get a free year of Google's AI Pro plan, something that would normally cost $200.
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Anthropic is watermarking text generated by Claude to comply with EU law
Anthropic has explained its text watermarking approach.
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SpaceX has officially acquired AI coding startup Cursor
The $60 billion acquisition has been finalized.
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Mico, Microsoft's weird lil' AI guy, has been demoted
The amorphous corporate mascot will no longer haunt Copilot Voice.
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X is testing a tool that will let users see if their posts have been 'shadowbanned'
The feature is rolling out as the company open-sources more of its ranking algorithm.
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Apple is reportedly turning to publishers for help with Siri AI
Apple appears to be trying to secure access to new content and other information for Siri AI.
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Spotify has roped the indie publisher Kobalt into its AI platform for covers and remixes
Spotify's forthcoming paid add-on lets fans generate content via "AI-powered creative tools."
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OpenAI gives Daybreak partners access to a more powerful cybersecurity model
OpenAI's Daybreak program now has two tiers, with the higher one giving partners access to a more advanced cybersecurity model.
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Apple may introduce a photo authentication tool in iOS 27
Reference Image could be a new way to prove provenance in the wake of generative AI.
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An OpenClaw agent reportedly hacked a gym's booking system and kicked someone off a waiting list
This is just the latest story of an AI agent going rogue.
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Meta's 'open source' Muse Glimmer model can run on a single computer
Meta has released a new slimmed down 'open source' AI model that's light enough to run on a single computer.
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OpenAI slows down Astra development due to cybersecurity concerns
Meta slowed down development of its Astra model as it couldn't 'rule out critical cyber capabilities.'
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How to use Claude's voice mode
Anthropic's chatbot can be very vocal, if you want it to be.
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Chinese AI model Moonshot Kimi K3 also escaped its testing environment
Kimi K3 also found loopholes in its sandbox environment that allowed it to access the internet.
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Google open-sources an AI model it says can help with earlier hurricane warnings
WeatherNext can deliver a 15-day forecast predicting storms' track and intensity.
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OpenAI's ring-shaped smart speaker will reportedly cost between $300 and $400
It would be an ambitiously high price for the AI-powered hardware pivot.
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Suno is adding audio watermarks so AI-generated songs are more easily identifiable
Suno is adding audio watermarks so AI-generated songs are more easily identifiable
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OpenAI will no longer limit how many texts free accounts can send to ChatGPT
There will still be limits on image generation, voice mode usage and other features.
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The California Teamsters union is suing the state over self-driving trucks
The California Teamsters union says that new self-driving truck regulations could eventually cause around 400,000 people to lose their jobs.
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Dolby Vision 2 is officially available on select Hisense TVs
Dolby Vision 2 includes a new algorithm that optimizes content on a scene-by-scene basis.
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Meta introduces Muse Code, its take on a coding agent
The terminal-based coding tool is powered by a new AI model, Muse Spark 1.2.
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Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis is stepping down, but will remain with the company
A handful of high-level personnel changes are coming to DeepMind.
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Meta apps displayed ads that contained AI-generated CSAM
Researchers identified more than 50 ads on Meta properties that violated the company's policies on child sexual abuse material.
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Old Reddit could be the next casualty of Reddit's war on AI scraping
The company is also planning to retire its public API.
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Google Assistant will vanish from Android phones and connected devices in September
Like birthdays in late May and most of June, it's all about Gemini.
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