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April 26, 2025
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google on Thursday introduced a free artificial intelligence app that will enable people to rely on technology instead of their own brains to write, interpret what they’re reading and deal with a variety of other task in their lives. Google is replacing its Bard chatbot, which was launched a year ago,
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In a speech to over one thousand Indian computer programmers on Thursday, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella encouraged the use of the company’s artificial intelligence tools that are being implemented in its products. In a speech in Bengaluru, also known as India’s “Silicon Valley,” Nadella pointed out that there are currently over 13.2 million developers from
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According to reports, Taylor Swift is unable to brush off a Florida college student who has been using public information and social media to monitor the private jets of wealthy individuals, politicians, and famous figures. In the end of December, Taylor Swift’s team sent a letter to Jack Sweeney, a third-year student majoring in information
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On Wednesday, The Walt Disney Co. announced that it will invest $1.5 billion in Epic Games, the creator of the popular game “Fortnite.” The two companies will collaborate to build a vast “games and entertainment universe” that will include content from Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars, Avatar, and other franchises. In a statement, Disney CEO
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Electrify America will soon debut an indoor charging facility near the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, where drivers can comfortably wait in a lounge while their electric vehicle’s battery is recharged. On Friday, a new fast-charging station will open near downtown San Francisco, with the capacity to charge 20 plugs at once. This is part of
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The Biden administration announced on Wednesday that a senior White House staff member will lead the newly formed safety institute for artificial intelligence. Elizabeth Kelly has been chosen to head the AI Safety Institute within the National Institute for Standards and Technology, a division of the Commerce Department. According to a statement from the department,
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The social media platform, Bluesky, which was advocated by Jack Dorsey, co-founder of Twitter, has come out of its initial stages and is now open to the public for account creation and joining the network. Before Tuesday, those interested in becoming a member of Bluesky had to receive an invitation. This usually involved finding a
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Users of Facebook and Instagram will now notice tags on AI-generated pictures that show up on their social media streams. This is part of a larger effort by the tech industry to distinguish between what is authentic and what is not. On Tuesday, Meta announced that it is collaborating with industry partners to establish technical
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The identity of bitcoin’s founder has long been a mystery in the cryptocurrency industry, but a trial in a London court on Tuesday could potentially provide a definitive answer. Craig Wright, an Australian computer scientist, appeared in the High Court as a witness and claimed to be the real person behind the pseudonym “Satoshi Nakamoto,”
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Adam Neumann, the former co-founder of WeWork who was removed from his position, is considering a plan to repurchase the office sharing company following his disappointment with its bankruptcy proceedings. According to a letter acquired by The Associated Press on Monday, a lawyer representing Neumann and Flow Global Holdings stated that the previous CEO of
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