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Microsoft plans to rebrand Copilot in 'the most Microsoft way possible' in its September event — months after pumping the brakes on shipping new Copilot experiences
NEXT PHASE Microsoft will hold a special Copilot event in September, where it plans to rebrand and ship new features to the service.
Intel's missed AI opportunity might prompt it to pump the brakes on its $32 billion Magdeburg project and sell Altera to keep the lights on
MORE PROBLEMS Intel is slated to present a new plan to the board of directors, including a new expenditure roadmap with significant budget cuts.
Microsoft claims Apple's stringent guidelines are barring cloud gaming services from the App Store: "Apple’s IAP commission fee is set at a level that is neither economically sustainable nor justifiable"
CLOUD GAMING Apple's new guidelines for its App Store still feature several roadblocks, preventing Microsoft from running its Cloud Gaming app on iOS, including the in-app purchase (IAP) and more.
Sam Altman indicated it's impossible to create ChatGPT without copyrighted material, but a new study claims 57% of the content on the internet is AI-generated and is subtly killing quality search results
LOW QUALITY A suggests 57% of content published online is AI-generated, leaving AI tools with limited original content for training, ultimately leading to an increase in inaccurate responses to queries.
Microsoft Copilot lead says AI chatbots must 'learn' to ask for help to reduce hallucination episodes: "The thing that's really missing today is that a model doesn't raise its hands and say 'Hey, I'm not sure, I need help'"
NOT SURE Microsoft VP Vik Singh says AI-powered chatbots like Copilot need to learn how to ask for help when unsure about the answers they generate.
Incase will unearth Microsoft-branded accessories from the Microsoft Graveyard in Q4 2024: "The products will be the same, but instead of saying Microsoft they’ll say Incase, designed by Microsoft"
NOT GOODBYE Incase had initially indicated that the Incase Designed by Microsoft accessories would ship in Q2 of 2024 but has since pushed the launch to Q4
"Is this even legal?" A leaked pitch reveals marketing agency uses 'Active Listening' software to eavesdrop on calls and push curated Facebook and Google ads
NO PRIVACY A marketing agency might be using your phone's voice data to drive targeted ads.
Google rubbishes Amazon's AI guidelines: "We're flattered they're worried about us, but fiction doesn't become fact just because it's in talking points"
SHOTS FIRED Amazon is reportedly using its internal sales guidelines to tout its vast experience in building custom silicon processors and AI chips as an advantage compared to its rivals in the lucrative space.
An avid tech YouTuber gets Windows XP to run on the iPhone, but Apple's JIT restrictions prevent the OS from firing on all cylinders
NOSTALGIC XP You can install Windows XP on the iPhone but expect performance issues and longer boot times.
Elon Musk’s Grok AI makes me feel like I’m watching reruns of Ripley’s Believe It or Not: "People can't believe how uncensored it really is"
#CENSORSHIP X's Grok has been touted as "the most based and uncensored model of its class yet," as users seemingly find it hard to tell its creations apart from reality.
ChatGPT surpasses 200 million weekly active users, but Meta's AI is already giving it a run for its money
DOUBLE TROUBLE ChatGPT has surpassed 200 million weekly active users. This is twice as many users as it had one year ago.
Microsoft, Apple, and NVIDIA will reportedly bail out OpenAI from the shackles of bankruptcy, pushing the ChatGPT maker’s market valuation to over $100 billion
$100 BILLION OpenAI is reportedly in talks to raise funding which could push its market valuation to over $100 billion, with Microsoft, NVIDIA, and Apple as the top investors.
"Our chatbots perform the tasks of 700 people" with better customer ratings: AI takes center stage as a Swedish fintech shrinks its workforce by half
JOB CUTS Klarna, a Swedish fintech company, plans to integrate AI into its workflow, allowing it to get things done faster and easier with fewer employees.
Vivaldi is officially optimized for Windows on Arm PCs and supports tab renaming
ARM-READY Vivaldi just got a major update, which ships with new features including tab renaming. The browser is also optimized for Windows on Arm for better performance and efficiency.
Work until 2 AM? NVIDIA employees "work like hell" but can't leave because the AI chipmaker uses "golden handcuffs" and lavish pay to keep them on the grind
MORE MONEY, MORE PROBLEMS NVIDIA employees go to work every day and leave the office at around 2 AM but receive generous pay packages as compensation.
A brisk look at Elon Musk's Cortex AI supercluster project demonstrates an overreliance on the world's most profitable chip brand for GPUs and high demand for cooling water and power
CORTEX AI Elon Musk recently shared the progress of Tesla's Cortex AI supercluster in Austin, Texas. It's packed with 70,000 AI servers and will require up to 130 megawatts (MW) of cooling and power to launch.
After Elon Musk and Trump's glitchy Spaces interview, X tests new video conferencing tool: "Already a strong alternative to Google Hangouts and certainly Microsoft Teams"
MORE SPACES X is testing a new video conferencing tool that could rival Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Zoom, and more.
A former OpenAI researcher claims the ChatGPT maker could be on the precipice of achieving AGI, but it's not prepared “to handle all that entails" as shiny products get precedents over safety
AGI OpenAI's super alignment team has been slashed by half, with majority of the staffers departing over safety concerns.
Xbox says AI augments game developer abilities but "isn’t a silver bullet" for replacing humans. Here's why.
AI IN GAMING Xbox's General Manager for AI Gaming says game developers' adoption of AI will be a significant leap forward, making games more enjoyable for players.
Leaked document: Microsoft pays, on average, $120K more per year for an AI software engineer compared to someone working in Azure
MORE MONEY A leaked spreadsheet reportedly belonging to Microsoft employees discloses that the company is paying employees in the AI division handsomely compared to counterparts in Azure and Cloud.
Ex-OpenAI researchers claim Sam Altman's public support for AI regulation is a facade: "When actual regulation is on the table, he opposes it"
AI BILL OpenAI opposed a proposed AI bill (SB 1047) to install safety protocols to prevent the technology from veering off the guardrails, citing a need for federal legislation.
Google packs its 'Essential' apps onto the Start menu in new Windows PCs to give Microsoft a run for its money
Google + HP Google's Essentials desktop app will appear on the Start menu in some new Windows laptops, starting with HP.
Amazon cloud boss echoes NVIDIA CEO's of coding being dead in the water with the rapid prevalence of AI sentiments: "If you go forward 24 months from now, it's possible that most developers are not coding"
UPSKILL NOW! Software developers might need to upskill in coding with the rapid advancement of AI to remain relevant in the job market.
McAfee debuts 'the world's first automatic' Deepfake Detector exclusively to select Lenovo AI PCs: "No more wondering, is this Warren Buffet investment scheme legitimate"
DEEPFAKE DETECTOR McAfee recently unveiled its AI-powered Deepfake Detector, shipping exclusively to Lenovo's Copilot+ PCs with dedicated neural processing units (NPUs) to help users identify AI scams and deepfakes.
