Google Mulling Gemini AI-Powered Chatbot to Tell Personal Life Stories Using Photos, Search Activity: Report

Google Mulling Gemini AI-Powered Chatbot to Tell Personal Life Stories Using Photos, Search Activity: Report

Google is considering the development of a new chatbot that is capable of telling the story of a user’s life based on their photos and search history, according to a recent CNBC report. The search giant could use large language models (LLMs), such as the recently unveiled multimodal Gemini model,…

New York state to invest in $10B chip research complex
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New York state to invest in $10B chip research complex

New York state is joining tech giant IBM and semiconductor manufacturer Micron Technology to invest $10 billion in a state-of-the-art chip research facility at the University of Albany, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced. NY Creates, a nonprofit entity that oversees The Albany NanoTech Complex where the 50,000-square-foot facility will be built,…

Apple Releases Open Source MLX Framework for Efficient Machine Learning on Apple Silicon

Apple Releases Open Source MLX Framework for Efficient Machine Learning on Apple Silicon

Apple recently released MLX — or ML Explore — the company’s machine learning (ML) framework for Apple Silicon computers. The company’s latest framework is specifically designed to simplify the process of training and running ML models on computers that are powered by Apple’s M1, M2, and M3 series chips. The…

iPhone 16 to Get ‘Substantial’ Microphone Upgrade for Improved Siri Experience With AI Features: Ming-Chi Kuo

iPhone 16 to Get ‘Substantial’ Microphone Upgrade for Improved Siri Experience With AI Features: Ming-Chi Kuo

iPhone 16 is expected to arrive next year as the successor to the iPhone 15 series of smartphones, and while Apple’s next handsets aren’t expected to debut until the second half of 2024, details of their specifications have already begun to surface online. According to TF Securities International analyst Ming-Chi…

OpenAI Postpones Launch of Custom GPT Store Announced at DevDay to Early 2024

OpenAI Postpones Launch of Custom GPT Store Announced at DevDay to Early 2024

ChatGPT maker OpenAI has delayed the launch of its custom GPT store until early 2024, according to an internal memo seen by Reuters on Friday. During its first developer conference in November, OpenAI introduced the custom GPTs and store, which were set to be launched later that month. The company…

OnePlus AI Music Studio With Audio and Video Generation Features Launched, Global Contest Announced

OnePlus AI Music Studio With Audio and Video Generation Features Launched, Global Contest Announced

OnePlus AI Music Studio was recently launched by the Chinese technology firm for users in India and global markets. Amid a rise in popularity of generative artificial intelligence (AI) technology — tools that allow users to create content like text, images, and even code, using simple commands or controls. You…

WhatsApp AI Chats Shortcut Rolling Out to Some Beta Testers Alongside Status Filters

WhatsApp AI Chats Shortcut Rolling Out to Some Beta Testers Alongside Status Filters

WhatsApp has begun rolling out a visual change designed to improve the experience of using the upcoming artificial intelligence (AI) chats feature on the messaging platform. Earlier this year, the Meta-owned firm revealed that it was working on support for AI chatbots on the widely used messaging platform. These AI-powered…

Microsoft Ignite 2023: Maia, Cobalt AI Chips to Power Copilot and Azure Services Announced

Microsoft Ignite 2023: Maia, Cobalt AI Chips to Power Copilot and Azure Services Announced

Microsoft on Wednesday announced a duo of custom-designed computing chips, joining other big tech firms that – faced with the high cost of delivering artificial intelligence services – are bringing key technologies in-house. Microsoft said it does not plan to sell the chips but instead will use them to power…

Apple Hopes AI-Infused iOS 18 Update Will Help Sell iPhone 16 Series Lacking Major Hardware Upgrades: Gurman

Apple Hopes AI-Infused iOS 18 Update Will Help Sell iPhone 16 Series Lacking Major Hardware Upgrades: Gurman

Apple’s iOS 18 update — expected to arrive next year alongside the purported iPhone 16 series — is more ‘critical’ than usual, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. In his weekly newsletter, Gurman states that Apple’s next major operating system update is expected to bring major improvements over iOS 17 and…

Elon Musk Announces ‘Grok’ AI Chatbot for X Premium+ Subscribers, to Compete With ChatGPT

Elon Musk Announces ‘Grok’ AI Chatbot for X Premium+ Subscribers, to Compete With ChatGPT

Elon Musk has unveiled the first AI model developed by xAI, a startup created by the owner of the microblogging platform formerly known as Twitter. Dubbed ‘Grok‘, the new AI model is designed to compete with rival technology offered by ChatGPT creator OpenAI, Google, and Microsoft. It will also offer…