At the World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) in Shanghai, China on July 6, 2023, the Alibaba Group sign is prominently displayed. Photo Credit: Aly Song | Reuters On Friday, Alibaba, the Chinese technology giant, launched an advanced artificial intelligence (AI) tool called Tongyi Wanxiang. This tool has the capability to generate images from user prompts. …
Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI Win Mcnamee | Getty Images News | Getty Images While AI continues to capture attention in the technology industry, OpenAI’s ChatGPT is not currently positioned to challenge Google’s dominance as the search engine leader, as per a new analysis from Bank of America Securities. Bank of America analyst Justin Post …
LONDON — Google is engaged in productive early discussions with regulators in the European Union regarding the EU’s groundbreaking regulations on artificial intelligence (AI) and the responsible development of AI technologies. Thomas Kurian, CEO of Google Cloud, revealed in an exclusive interview with CNBC that the company is actively working on addressing the EU’s concerns …
Google Maps’ Go tab. Todd Haselton | CNBC Google is streamlining operations at Waze, its mapping service, by merging it with its own map products. An email from Chris Phillips, the head of Google’s maps division called Geo, revealed that the company is integrating Waze’s ads into the Google ad system, resulting in layoffs. The …
Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg arrives at federal court in San Jose, California, on December 20, 2022. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Meta has announced its decision to block access to news on Facebook and Instagram in Canada. This comes after the Canadian federal government passed the Online News Act, also known …
France’s top politicians have stated that they anticipate the emergence of global regulation on artificial intelligence by the end of this year. French President Emmanuel Macron expressed a desire to collaborate with the United States in establishing rules for this rapidly growing technology. These comments come amidst the increasing interest in AI, fueled by the …
In a bold move against Reddit, the moderators of the popular r/Gaming community chose to go dark for 48 hours. This decision came in response to Reddit’s plan to increase the price of its API for third-party developers. The moderators conducted a poll prior to the shutdown and found that users supported their decision. Soon …
Oura, the innovator of the smart ring that allows users to track an array of biometric data, is launching new features focused on social sharing and sleep tracking. As the competition among technology companies to win consumers’ hearts and minds with wearable trackers intensifies, Oura introduces its new community-sharing feature, dubbed Circles, enabling users to …