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Microsoft Will Remove the Free VPN That Comes With Windows Defender Soon
The feature will no longer be available starting Feb. 28. Microsoft wants to focus on “new areas that will better align to customer needs.”
Australia Divided on DeepSeek Response: Industry Groups Call for Action, Minister Urges Caution
Australian authorities disagree over the response the country should take to the runaway success of the Chinese AI app DeepSeek.
Introducing the MIT Generative AI Impact Consortium
The consortium will bring researchers and industry together to focus on impact.
User-friendly system can help developers build more efficient simulations and AI models
By automatically generating code that leverages two types of data redundancy, the system saves bandwidth, memory, and computation.
EU AI Act: First Requirements Become Legally Binding
Certain AI use cases are now banned, and staff at companies that either provide or use the technology must have “a sufficient level of AI literacy.”
Meta turns to solar — again — in its data center-building boom
The announcement comes as Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg maintains the company’s ambitious AI strategy, which will require hefty capital investments in data centers. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
With generative AI, MIT chemists quickly calculate 3D genomic structures
A new approach, which takes minutes rather than days, predicts how a specific DNA sequence will arrange itself in the cell nucleus.
Microsoft Reveals New Surface Laptop 7 and Surface Pro 11 With Intel Chips
The Surface Laptop 7 and Surface Pro 11 PCs for business include Copilot+ AI features.
E-mobility: AI system accelerates the development of powertrains
The development of vehicle components is a lengthy and therefore very costly process. Researchers have developed a method that can shorten the development phase of the powertrain of battery electric vehicles by several months. A team is combining simulation models of components with evolutionary optimization algorithms. This AI system automatically optimizes the entire powertrain -- from the power electronics to the electric machine through to the transmission -- in line with the manufacturer's technical requirements, taking into account targets such as production costs, efficiency and package space requirements in the vehicle.
DeepSeek Locked Down Public Database Access That Exposed Chat History
Research Firm Wiz Research began investigating DeepSeek soon after its generative AI took the tech world by storm.
AI boosts efficacy of cancer treatment, but doctors remain key
A new study shows that artificial intelligence (AI) can help doctors make better decisions when treating cancer. However, it also highlights challenges in how doctors and AI work together. The study focused on AI-assisted radiotherapy for non-small cell lung cancer and hepatocellular carcinoma (liver cancer).
3 Questions: Modeling adversarial intelligence to exploit AI’s security vulnerabilities
MIT CSAIL Principal Research Scientist Una-May O’Reilly discusses how she develops agents that reveal AI models’ security weaknesses before hackers do.
MIT students' works redefine human-AI collaboration
Projects from MIT course 4.043/4.044 (Interaction Intelligence) were presented at NeurIPS, showing how AI transforms creativity, education, and interaction in unexpected ways.
New training approach could help AI agents perform better in uncertain conditions
Sometimes, it might be better to train a robot in an environment that’s different from the one where it will be deployed.
How to Protect and Secure Your Data in 10 Ways
Use this comprehensive list of strategies to help you safeguard your company's data from threats and data breaches.
Expanding robot perception
Associate Professor Luca Carlone is working to give robots a more human-like awareness of their environment.
How to switch off Apple Intelligence on your iPhone, iPad, and Mac
Here's a step-by-step guide on how to turn off and disable Apple Intelligence from your devices. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
DeepSeek Chatbot Beats OpenAI on App Store Leaderboard
The Chinese firm said it cost just $5.6 million to train a model that can reason through complex answers and compete with OpenAI’s o1.
AI Growth Outpaces Skills Acquisition in Australia, According to Google & Accenture
There is a disparity in the percentage of employees who feel equipped to use AI and what C-suite executives perceive that number to be.
Nextiva vs RingCentral (2025): Which One Is Best for Your Business?
Discover which VoIP phone system is best for your business needs in this Nextiva vs. RingCentral comparison.
