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Google Assistant could be history with the Pixel 9 and Pixel 9 Pro. Google Pixie is likely to take its place, according to current reports.

Google Pixie instead of Google Assistant: New, more personalized AI helper to enhance the Pixel 9 and Pixel 9 Pro

Google appears to be planning to replace Google Assistant on Pixel phones and launch a Pixel-exclusive new assistant called "Pixie" with the introduction of the Pixel 9 and Pixel 9 Pro. Thanks to Gemini, among other things, it is ...

Alexander Fagot, 16 Dec 2023 23:21

Google is officially launching MedML initially only in the US (Image: Google).

AI in healthcare: Google introduces MedML

Google MedML is an AI language model developed specifically for the healthcare sector and is now available to Google Cloud customers in the US via the Vertex AI platform.

Alexander Pensler, 16 Dec 2023 21:01

Google DeepMind's new materials are being tested in the A-Lab using robotics (Image: Marilyn Sargent / Berkeley Lab)

Google DeepMind's new AI has developed over 700 materials for EV batteries, solar cells, and more

Google DeepMind's new AI is developing numerous materials, including for EV batteries, solar cells, computer chips and much more. In addition, the new A-Lab laboratory is taking material development to a next level by combining ro...

Nicole Dominikowski, 16 Dec 2023 17:37

Asus leaks entire AMD Ryzen 8000G Phoenix-based desktop CPU lineup with RDNA3 iGPUs

The new BIOS updates for the X670 mobos from Asus and ASRock include detailed specs for the upcoming Ryzen 8000G series. ASRock even shows a CPU-Z screen with the Ryzen 7 8700G coupled with 256 GB of DDR5 RAM.

Bogdan Solca, 15 Dec 2023 18:17

Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses, shown here with tinted lenses, could soon use AI to evaluate what the wearer sees and hears on request (Image: Ray-Ban).

Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses coming soon with AI

Meta is launching a prerelease version of Ray-Ban smart glasses with AI capabilities for select users in the USA. Using the glasses' camera system, Meta's AI can evaluate what you see and hear and give commentary.

Alexander Pensler, 14 Dec 2023 23:34

Aqara's FP2 sensor is now a sleep tracker, among other things. (Image source: Aqara)

Aqara FP2 presence sensor gets sleep tracking and new AI features

In the latest firmware update, Aqara's FP2 presence sensor has added a sleep tracking mode that tracks cardiovascular data while you sleep. AI-powered person detection and People Counting are "on the horizon", as Aqara continues t...

Sarfo Ashong-Listowell, 14 Dec 2023 14:00

The names of all Intel Core Ultra CPUs were leaked shortly before the release. (Image source: Intel)

Intel: Core Ultra Meteor Lake CPUs leaked shortly before market launch

At today's "AI Everywhere" conference, Intel is expected to present the new Intel Core Ultra mobile processors of the Meteor Lake generation. However, Microsoft has already accidentally leaked the names of all models in a support ...

Alexander Pensler, 14 Dec 2023 13:17

Springbok Analytics provides 3D muscle analysis powered by AI. (Source: Springbok Analytics)

Springbok Analytics announces AI-powered, 3D muscle scanning for the whole body to improve athletic training and injury recovery

Springbok Analytics has announced their AI-powered, 3D muscle scanning service. Their report utilizes 3D MRI scans coupled with AI to provide a complete body muscle analysis. This data can be used by trainers to improve athletic p...

David Chien, 14 Dec 2023 09:11

AI models' higher computational loads mean higher energy usage in data centres (Image Source: rawpixel)

AI industry set to become one of the biggest carbon emissions contributor, says IT sustainability expert

The AI industry could soon become one of the largest sources of carbon emissions and result in increased e-waste generation and water use, according to an MIT Sloan Management Review article by Niklas Sundberg, an expert of sustai...

Vishal Bhardwaj, 13 Dec 2023 15:58

Mistral AI team is based in Paris, France. Image source: Mistral AI

French start-up Mistral AI has a valuation of $2 billion

The Paris-based startup, Mistral AI, raised $415 million after the Series A funding round closed. It is valued at roughly $2 billion, according to Bloomberg.

Robert Gelo, 12 Dec 2023 18:06

A MacBook being used to develop ML models. (Image: Apple)

Apple finally gets serious about gen AI with the release of MLX, an ML framework for devs

Apple has launched a new framework for developers to help them create generative AI models to run specifically on Apple silicon. The new Apple MLX framework has been released to GitHub, and is open source with the aim of helping t...

Sanjiv Sathiah, 12 Dec 2023 12:54

30 days left until the demise of the Grammarly Desktop Editor (Source: Own)

Grammarly's Desktop Editor will stop working in 30 days

Released in 2009, Grammarly became a popular assistant for students, professional writers, and people who need assistance with various projects from time to time. While the standalone Editor apps for Windows and Mac will be discon...

Codrut Nistor, 11 Dec 2023 23:31

Imagine with Meta AI homepage (Source: Own)

Meta's text to image generator goes live

The recently released text-to-image generator by Facebook's and Instagram's parent company was trained using 1.1 billion public images from the two websites. Unfortunately, this fun online resource that is powered by artificial in...

Codrut Nistor, 10 Dec 2023 23:48

Rumors of a Samsung One UI 6.1 version are currently circulating: the UI will supposedly bring a wide range of improvements and is likely to be unveiled together with the Galaxy S24 in January 2024. (Image via @WigettaGaming)

Samsung Galaxy S24 as an AI phone: Numerous images display the many improvements of One UI 6.1 in detail

A brand new One UI 6.1 version has been circulating since this weekend and lots of photos and screenshots provide an idea about the new features and improvements that can be expected on the Galaxy S24, Galaxy S24+ and Galaxy S24 U...

Alexander Fagot, 10 Dec 2023 23:26

Google NotebookLM homepage (Source: Own)

Google NotebookLM AI-driven note-taking app now generally available in the US

Still labeled as an experimental product for the time being, Google NotebookLM is now opening up to all US-based customers. Although it uses AI capabilities thanks to the recently unveiled Gemini Pro, NotebookLM will only use the ...

Codrut Nistor, 09 Dec 2023 00:04

Aurora finally made its debut this summer, around half a decade - two Nvidia graphics generations, or six Call of Duty releases - behind schedule. (Image: Argonne National Laboratory)

Intel's defeat by AMD at Supercomputing 2023 was bigger than half a million Ryzen 9s – literally

CheckMag Gaming frames may get all the hype and excitement on the internet, but when the enterprise world has orders of magnitude more money to throw around, the world of interconnects and accelerators is far more important.

Matthew Lee, 08 Dec 2023 22:53

Grok AI is now available to X Premium+ subscribers in the US. (Image source: xAI)

Elon Musk's Grok AI chatbot now rolling out to subscribers

Grok, the AI chatbot "with a rebellious streak," is now available to X members in the US with a Premium+ subscription. Elon Musk, founder of xAI, the company behind Grok, has also announced broader rollout plans. Plus, an SEC fili...

Polly Allcock, 08 Dec 2023 17:21

Gemini will be integrated into Google products (Image source: Google)

Google releases Gemini AI model, powers Bard and Google Pixel 8 Pro with it

Google has unveiled Gemini - a new AI model that will soon power most Google products and services. Gemini Pro is now powering Bard and Gemini Nano is set to bring new features to Google Pixel 8 Pro.

Nitisha Upadhye, 07 Dec 2023 23:10

Copilot-assisted search in Microsoft Edge 119.0.2151.97 (Source: Own)

Microsoft promises GPT-4 Turbo & Dall-E 3-powered responses, Code Interpreter, and more for Copilot

With Copilot's first anniversary, Microsoft unveils exciting plans for the future of the AI assistant. Soon, Copilot will answer with the help of GPT-4 Turbo and an updated Dall-E 3 model, Edge users will get a rewrite menu, and t...

Codrut Nistor, 06 Dec 2023 12:01

The EU is providing 1.2 billion euros for a European cloud computing project

EU provides 1.2 billion euros for European cloud computing project

The cloud business is currently and clearly dominated by US companies. This has various disadvantages for countries outside the US, such possible data protection issues and loss of potential revenue. Now, the EU is finally getting...

Christian Hintze, 06 Dec 2023 01:44

Samsung SAINT 2.5D packaging tech (Image Source: kedglobal)

Samsung may produce key components for Nvidia's Blackwell AI accelerators on SAINT packaging tech

Industry sources close to The Elec claim that Samsung is acquiring packaging equipment from Japanese company Shinkawa in order to produce HBM3 RAM and interposers for the upcoming Blackwell AI accelerators. TSMC is still producing...

Bogdan Solca, 05 Dec 2023 17:59

Meta and other tech giants form an AI Alliance to counter ChatGPT

The main goal of the AI Alliance, launched by Meta, IBM, Intel, Sony, Dell, and other companies, is the responsible development of AI technology with an emphasis on safety and security measures. The group also intends to promote t...

Robert Gelo, 05 Dec 2023 10:20

New MS Paint UI with the Cocreator button (Image source: Microsoft)

AI image creation is now available in Microsoft Paint

Microsoft has announced that Windows 11 users in United States, France, the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, Italy, and Germany can now generate AI images within Paint using their new tool, Cocreator.

Robert Gelo, 03 Dec 2023 16:51

Orange Pi teams up with Huawei to bring AI-powered AIpro SBC (Image source: Orange Pi)

Orange Pi AIpro brings Huawei’s Ascend AI technology

Orange Pi has started the pre-sales of the AIpro SBC. It’s a development board that Orange Pi built with Huawei, bringing the Ascend AI technology. During the pre-sale phase, the variant with 8 GB of RAM is going for CNY889, which...

Abid Ahsan Shanto, 03 Dec 2023 06:29

Deepfake creation is made simple with generative AI applications (symbolic image: Bing AI)

Deepfake scandal at high school calls lawmakers to action

Since deepfake images created by AI have been circulating at a school, lawmakers want to take stricter action against creators and distributors of non-consensual deepfakes. With the advancement of AI, creating such fake images wit...

Nicole Dominikowski, 02 Dec 2023 18:45

Bitmagic AI generative games platform accepting singups for closed alpha testing. (Source: Bitmagic)

Bitmagic announces closed alpha test of AI generated games platform that can create new games in minutes

Bitmagic has announced a closed alpha test of its game development system powered by generative AI. By simply typing what you want, users can create playable games in minutes. This will democratize game creation by allowing anyone...

David Chien, 02 Dec 2023 16:34

ChatGPT, Character AI, and Google Bard dominate the global AI landscape

The overall AI industry witnessed remarkable growth, with an average of 2 billion visits per month over the past year. This upward trajectory accelerated in the last six months, reaching a peak of 3.3 billion visits.

Robert Gelo, 02 Dec 2023 11:57

The Home app uses AI image detection to distinguish between opened and closed garage doors. (Image source: Google)

Google Home rolls out garage door alerts for Nest Cam users

Alongside a slew of new features available for public preview, the first-gen Nest Cam now has full support on the Google Home app. The app also allows custom clipping of footage from Nest cameras and can detect when you leave your...

Sarfo Ashong-Listowell, 02 Dec 2023 01:41

UNFCCC teams up with Microsoft for AI-driven emissions reducing effort

With a history of over 31 years, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) has failed in its attempts to limit the negative influence of human activity on the climate system. However, the partnership with ...

Codrut Nistor, 01 Dec 2023 02:00

Graphene-like structures (Image Source: SDXL)

Google DeepMind finds in just one year 2.2 million new materials, of which 381,000 are stable

Around 52,000 of the new stable structures resemble the layered nature of graphenes and may play an important role in the development of advanced superconductors for quantum supercomputers and nuclear fusion reactors.

Bogdan Solca, 30 Nov 2023 18:59

The XNote is slated to start shipping in February 2024. (Image source: XNote)

XNote: ChatGPT powered Smart Notebook raises over US$200,000 on Kickstarter

The XNote is a Smart Notebook that works with an accompanying XNote Smart Pen and XNote app to digitise or mirror handwritten notes. The XNote Set is available from US$179 on Kickstarter and should start shipping in early 2024.

Alex Alderson, 29 Nov 2023 16:06

LG will reimagine its future at CES 2024. (Source: LG)

LG announces CES 2024 keynote speech time and date

LG has announced that it will showcase new tech rated to help "Reinvent your Future" at CES 2024. The company will also reinvent itself as more of an AI-focused "Smart Life Solution Company" during the upcoming trade expo in earne...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 28 Nov 2023 18:26

The "Xperia 1 VI". (Source: Science and Knowledge via YouTube)

Sony Xperia 1 VI slated to launch with in-camera authenticity tech out of the box

The Xperia 1 VI (and 5 VI) are reportedly on the way as new flagship and sub-flagship Android smartphones respectively with the latest camera tweaks from Sony. They are said to go beyond hardware and into the "in-camera digital si...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 26 Nov 2023 17:50

Virtual reality evolution: lucid dream worlds of The Prophetic (symbolic image: Bing AI)

Virtual reality researchers aim to induce lucid dreaming with new wearable device

Virtual reality could be redefined by targeted lucid dreaming. Scientists are developing a new wearable device, similar to VR glasses, that aims to induce lucid dreams. This technology could have a wide range of applications, from...

Nicole Dominikowski, 24 Nov 2023 13:00

Which comes first: misinformation or false evidence? (Image source: pixabay/Pexels)

Ingenious: ChatGPT creates false study on false claim

AI can hallucinate and use false claims to substantiate arguments. A new quality are apparently scientific studies that conclusively prove the desired result at first glance. As if humans weren't already quite good at this themsel...

Mario Petzold, 23 Nov 2023 20:33

Sam Altman agrees to return to OpenAI as Microsoft reportedly aims to bolster influence by securing seat on new board

OpenAI and Sam Altman have come to an agreement that will see the ex-CEO return to his position alongside a new preliminary board. The agreement comes after days of uncertainty and turmoil which, at one point, came close to destro...

Fawad Murtaza, 23 Nov 2023 11:12

Xiaomi revenues reach nearly US$10 billion in third quarter of 2023

Xiaomi has announced that it took in over 70 billion yuan (well over US$9 billion) over its latest quarter, which ended on September 30, 2023. The OEM's smartphones accounted for over half of that revenue, although its smart home,...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 22 Nov 2023 19:44

Lenovo revealed AI-based vehicle computing products at their annual AI event (Source: Lenovo)

Lenovo unveils new vehicle computing products with Nvidia DRIVE

During the recent AI for All event, Lenovo introduced three products that use the Nvidia DRIVE Thor car computing system along with a roadmap, showcasing future development planned in that direction.

Nitisha Upadhye, 21 Nov 2023 15:21

OpenAI on brink of collapse as Elon Musk demands answers if company is "doing something potentially dangerous to humanity"

More than 730 employees out of 770 have now threatened to leave OpenAI if the current directors don’t resign and ex-CEO Sam Altman isn’t reinstated as CEO. The development follows a volatile few days where the OpenAI board strange...

Fawad Murtaza, 21 Nov 2023 11:15

Meta no longer has a Responsible AI team. (Source: Meta)

Meta sheds dedicated Responsible AI team in human resources re-shuffle

Meta had asserted its "commitment" to responsibility in developing its machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI) products, with a dedicated team within the company to fulfil that promise - but no longer. Its members s...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 20 Nov 2023 21:59

The original Google Tensor SoC. (Source: Google)

Three chips in and Google Tensor is on life support

Google introduced the Tensor series of chips with the Pixel 6 series in 2021. It was meant to usher in a range of chips specially tailored by Google to keep up with its class-leading AI-based software features. Just three Tensor c...

Sanjiv Sathiah, 18 Nov 2023 13:14

Sam Altman has been fired as CEO of OpenAI. (Source: Korea Metro)

Sam Altman fired as CEO of OpenAI

Sam Altman has been fired from his position as CEO of OpenAI. A co-founder of the company, Altman was dismissed by the board after it lost confidence in his ability to continue in the role.

Sanjiv Sathiah, 17 Nov 2023 23:46

Huawei banks on expertise from Europe and opens a new Health Lab in Finland

Huawei opened a new research facility in the Finnish capital at the end of October where, among other things, it is conducting research in the areas of sports and health for its wearables. We paid a visit.

Daniel Schmidt, 17 Nov 2023 23:05

ColorOS 14 feature upgrades and global roadmap make debut

OPPO has made the latest version of ColorOS official today (November 16, 2023). The software is based on Android 14, although it contains a host of custom tweaks and tools, some of which have almost iOS 17- or One UI 6-like qualit...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 16 Nov 2023 17:41

Microsoft's custom Cobalt 100 ARM CPU features 128 cores. (Image Source: Microsoft)

Microsoft debuts custom silicon for AI and cloud: 128-core ARM Cobalt 100 and 5 nm Maia 100 aim to power next gen AI training and inference needs

Microsoft has finally unveiled its own custom silicon. The Maia 100 is Microsoft's AI accelerator designed for the Azure stack to train OpenAI's complex LLMs. The Cobalt 100 is an ARM-based chip with 128 cores aimed at optimizing ...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 16 Nov 2023 15:22

Rain, snow, sunshine? Important to know. (pixabay/fietzfotos)

AI weatherman: more accurate, faster, more opaque

Trained with 40 years of weather data, AI has found a shortcut in the calculation of weather forecasts. It produces prognosises with the same accuracy, but with a fraction of the effort.

Mario Petzold, 15 Nov 2023 21:51

University of Washington AI headphone technology allows only specific sounds through. (Image source: Paul G. Allen School at YouTube)

University of Washington AI technology lets headphone wearers pick specific sounds to hear

A University of Washington led team has developed AI headphone technology allowing wearers to pick specific sounds to hear while blocking all others. This advanced noise-cancelling targets any sound from animals to machines creati...

David Chien, 15 Nov 2023 15:03

All PC OEMs are expected to announce AI-centric systems next year. (Image Source: Asus)

Asus plans to launch premium AI PCs in 2024

Asus intends to be the first to release AI-centric PC systems in 2024. At first, these will be targeted at content creators and enterprise clients, so the price points will be on the premium side. Most PC OEMs are expected to rele...

Bogdan Solca, 14 Nov 2023 18:11

Targeted modification of microbial genome. (Source: Philip Gray/ORNL US Department of Energy)

AI modifies microbial genes to produce renewable fuels

In a bid to improve the accuracy of current genome editing methods, ORNL scientists have generated excitement over the potential of their AI model to create sustainable fuels.

Sarfo Ashong-Listowell, 14 Nov 2023 15:59

AMD Radeon PRO W7700 promises AI-grade workstation graphics performance for under US$1,000

AMD has now unleashed the latest variant of its Radeon PRO series of graphics cards for workstation-type PCs. The W7700 is a medium-power example of its new generation, yet is touted to help achieve enterprise-grade AI and CAD res...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 13 Nov 2023 17:20