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Graphcore Was the UK's AI Champion—Now It’s Scrambling to Stay Afloat
The British chipmaker wanted to challenge the dominance of Nvidia, but having been left out of government AI projects, is urgently looking to raise money.
Graphcore Was the UK's AI Champion—Now It’s Scrambling to Survive
The British chipmaker wanted to challenge the dominance of Nvidia, but having been left out of government AI projects, is urgently looking to raise money.
AI-driven earthquake forecasting shows promise in trials
A new attempt to predict earthquakes has raised hopes that artificial intelligence could one day be used to limit earthquakes’ impact on lives and economies. The AI algorithm correctly predicted 70% of earthquakes a week before they happened during a seven-month trial in China. The system is limited because the AI needs an extensive database and years of seismic recordings to train itself on, but researchers said the effort is nonetheless a milestone for AI-driven earthquake forecasting. Researchers will soon begin testing the system at other locations.
Microsoft Redesigns OneDrive for Business Layout
Microsoft OneDrive is adding new SharePoint features and will let the Copilot AI summarize and interpret files.
Hungryroot founder debuts Every, an AI-powered app for self-reflection and human connection
As founder and CEO of healthy grocery delivery service Hungryroot, Ben McKean has been investigating the power of AI technologies to improve his business. But with the launch of his new side project — an app called Every — McKean wants to explore the use of AI to help people establish deeper relationships with themselves […]
New tools are available to help reduce the energy that AI models devour
Amid the race to make AI bigger and better, Lincoln Laboratory is developing ways to reduce power, train efficiently, and make energy use transparent.
Chatbot Hallucinations Are Poisoning Web Search
Untruths spouted by chatbots ended up on the web—and Microsoft's Bing search engine served them up as facts. Generative AI could make search harder to trust.
Google Bard Cheat Sheet: What Is Google Bard, and How Does It Work?
Everything you need to know to get started with Bard, Google’s experimental conversational AI chatbot.
Generative AI Has Ushered In the Next Phase of Digital Spirituality
From the astrology software of the 1970s to the Co-Star app, spirituality has proliferated online. Now, large language models can find overlooked ways to connect with a higher plane.
New Pixels, New Assistant, but the Same Old Google
This week, we recap all the hardware and GenAI announcements from Google, and square them with the company’s ongoing antitrust woes over its search products.
Generative AI Is Coming for Sales Execs’ Jobs—and They’re Celebrating
ChatGPT-style AI can tackle the drudge work of responding to RFPs faster than humans. Sales teams at Google, Twilio, and others say productivity is spiking.
Can AI popstars make it in the real world?
Created using motion capture, graphics and AI software, Noonoouri is not your average singer.
Made by Google: Pixel 8 Available October 12
The Pixel 8 Pro brings generative AI-enhanced image editing. Google Pixel Watch 2 will also be available October 12.
Walmart experiments with generative AI tools that can help you plan a party or decorate
After launching a generative AI tool for corporate employees in August, Walmart is bringing the technology to its customers. During a demo with TechCrunch, a company spokesperson outlined how the retail giant is experimenting with generative AI to help shoppers in all stages of the shopping experience, from the search and discovery phase to making […]
Machine learning used to probe the building blocks of shapes
Applying machine learning to find the properties of atomic pieces of geometry shows how AI has the power to accelerate discoveries in maths.
Could future AI crave a favorite food?
Can artificial intelligence (AI) get hungry? Develop a taste for certain foods? Not yet, but a team of researchers is developing a novel electronic tongue that mimics how taste influences what we eat based on both needs and wants, providing a possible blueprint for AI that processes information more like a human being.
News app turned X competitor Artifact now lets users generate AI images for their posts
Artifact, the news aggregator recently turned X competitor, is adding a new generative AI feature. The app, built by Instagram’s co-founders, announced last week it would allow users to post their own updates, which didn’t have to include a link. Today, it’s expanding on that addition with the ability for users to create their own […]
The New AI Photo Tricks on the Pixel 8 Are Blowing My Mind
Magic Editor and Audio Magic Eraser give you exciting (and kind of scary) new powers over your photos and videos.
Google Assistant Finally Gets a Generative AI Glow-Up
Google is adding AI capabilities from its chatbot Bard to the humble Google Assistant, allowing the virtual helper to make sense of images and draw on data in documents and emails.
Meta debuts generative AI features for advertisers
Meta announced today it’s rolling out its first generative AI features for advertisers, allowing them to use AI to create backgrounds, expand images, and generate multiple versions of ad text based on their original copy. The launch of the new tools follows the company’s Meta Connect event last week where the social media giant debuted […]
