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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.

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 is around US$125.

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 with the aid of different apps is becoming increasingly effortless.

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 to make games they envision and enjoy.

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.

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 garage door open.

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 Microsoft might reshape mankind's future with the help of artificial intelligence.

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.

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.

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 earnest, which will also see it score more CES Innovation Awards than ever before on devices such as its OLED TVs, portable speakers and UltraGear gaming monitors.

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 signature" tech also headed to flagship DSLRs of the same brand. The new digital signature is intended to counter the potential risks of images made or altered by AI.

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 completely transformed gaming to innovative therapies for mental illness.

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 themselves.

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 destroying the company when about 95% of the workforce threatened to quit if Sam Altman wasn’t reinstated.

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, internet services and advertising businesses also made their contributions known.

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.

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 strangely fired Altman. Interestingly, where the OpenAI board terms failed communication on the part of Altman as the primary reason for his firing, OpenAI co-founder and Tesla CEO Elon Musk demands answer to whether "OpenAI is doing something potentially dangerous to humanity".

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 still have positions within the company - just within other divisions, mostly involved in its generative AI concerns.

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 chips in, and many of Google’s new AI features need to be off-loaded to the cloud for processing.

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.

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.

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 qualities. It is now available in beta form, which is on route to more of the OEM's smartphones at the time of writing.

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 power efficiency across Azure datacenters. Additionally, Microsoft has announced new Azure VMs powered by Nvidia H100 and AMD Instinct MI300X GPUs.

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.

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 creating a new kind of sound targeting called semantic hearing.

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 release similar systems next year, so prices should come down in a few years.

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.

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 results with RDNA 3 and GDDR6 memory. These specs are backed to deliver a price-to-performance rating of up to 1.7x that of its predecessors.

Humane has finally fully unveiled the Ai Pin, its take on a future beyond smartphones. Available to order from next week in the US, the Humane Ai Pin attempts to combine smartphone and wearable functionality without third-party apps.

With Galaxy AI, Samsung aims to offer the most comprehensive artificial intelligence available on any smartphone and, among other things, translate phone calls in foreign languages to break down language barriers. Samsung's AI offensive will kick off at the beginning of 2024, apparently alongside the Galaxy S24.

As per previous reports, Apple is working extensively towards bringing advanced AI features to its array of devices, including future versions of iOS, with recent rumors suggesting the inclusion of exclusive AI features for the future iPhone 16.

Creality has unveiled a new way to buy its latest K1 or K1 Max 3D printers in the US: via Best Buy. The OEM's latest retail partnership also brings a more "affordable" Ender-series variant to the chain-store giant. The new potential enthusiast gift listings are accessible in-store and online - but are they really the best deal to be found?

The Humane Ai Pin is billed as being able to replace your smartphone thanks to a Qualcomm Snapdragon chipset, a small projector and various sensors. While the device is now rumoured to cost significantly less than earlier rumours suggested, an expensive monthly subscription will be required to use the device in any meaningful sense.

a program at the University of Kansas claims to be able to reliably unmask 99% of all AI-generated texts. This is huge progress compared to previous attempts to automatically separate artificially created texts from human ones.

Vivo has revealed that its upcoming third-gen Watch will have a lot in common with the Pixel Watch 2 ahead of its launch. Those similarities are mostly appearance and hardware-based, although its software will not be WearOS-based. Instead, the OEM has developed a new in-house UI with a strong focus on AI.

The popular mobile device accessory company PopSockets has announced that buyers can now design their own finish for selects products using AI. The Customizer is touted to help its users translate their passions into a new PopSockets grip or case, and enter a contest to win up to US$100,000 throughout the rest of 2023 in the process.

Grok has been unveiled as the world's latest chatbot by xAI. The start-up asserts that its new AI-powered tool can outdo GPT in terms of both academic performance and real-world search results. It is also backed to stand out with an ability to "answer questions with a bit of wit" and what the Elon Musk-linked company calls "a rebellious streak".

Apple's CEO Tim Cook recently emphasized the company's quiet but significant integration of AI and machine learning into its product lineup. While Apple remains tight-lipped regarding specific AI projects, Cook hinted at substantial and 'responsible' investments in generative AI, underlining the company's commitment to the technology.

The personal electronics OEM Xiaomi has yet to follow through on its long-hyped foray into the automotive market; nevertheless, the company is still definitely working on it, according to a new leak. It reportedly reveals a new patent that might enable the brand's future vehicles to call emergency services by themselves if necessary, much like a new Apple Watch.

GPT has found its way into the smart home with the Camera Genie S, a gadget backed by its maker Psync Labs, Inc to keep watch over domestic life in the smartest way possible. The Genie S is rated to leverage its "innovative generative AI technology" to identify and "preserve" social media-worthy moments as well as surveil a residence around the clock.

Microsoft is betting on nuclear power to drive the development of artificial intelligence. Small modular reactors (SMRs) are now set to power the energy-intensive AI. The company is also investing in a project to generate nuclear power through fusion.

With Nvidia selecting Wistron as its main substrate supplier and Foxconn as module packager, the next gen Blackwell AI GPU chips are ready to enter the production phase. A Q2 2024 launch is looking very likely.

Google is encouraging hackers to reveal possible threats to its AI systems. Previously, the company employed its internal "AI Red Team" to investigate attack techniques on artificial intelligence. However, the updated program now involves external hackers to enhance AI security.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III will be out for all buyers in early November 2023. NVIDIA has announced that it will be a DLSS 3 title from that first boot for performance enhanced by up to 1.8x on RTX 4000-series cards. The game will also be compatible with NVIDIA Reflex for potential reductions in system latency.

Tecno claims to have solved one of smartphone photography's most pressing and potentially alienating issues with the latest results of its AI research. Universal Tone is rated to combine three different imaging 'engines' in order to recreate, tune and expose skin tones accurately, even in shots with multiple people of different ethnic origins.

Experts say the combination of artificial intelligence and 6G networks will fundamentally change the way we work and play. An intelligent network that can manage its own capacity and increased computing power will revolutionise applications such as virtual reality, interactive 3D avatars, multi-sensory communication, collaborative robots and autonomous driving.

CheckMag Since 2006, CUDA has been consistently gaining ground in the workstation and gaming market. In recent times AMD has introduced Pro Render and other features to entice workstation users.

Visionary.ai claims to be able to bring "extreme low light" video to smartphones powered by Qualcomm's latest and greatest Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SoC with its IP. The company asserts that its software-based ISP can leverage the processor's upgraded power to achieve "impossible imaging tasks" using any smartphone camera, thereby bringing "true night vision technology" to the top-tier mobile device world.