Amazon is expanding third-party sales of the Just Walk Out technology even as it reduces deployments in its own stores.
confirmed 1 article 2024-04-17
Amazon Just Walk Out third-party retailers
Bellwether, a new group inside Alphabet's X innovation lab, plans to provide image-recognition AI tools to the US National Guard to analyze disaster-area images and help prioritize response in summer 2024.
confirmed 1 article 2024-04-17
Bellwether Alphabet X US National Guard image-recognition AI disaster area image analysis
Bellwether, a new group inside Alphabet's X innovation lab, plans to offer AI tools to the US National Guard to analyze images of disaster areas in summer 2024
Washington Post · 2024-04-17 · #16
G42 will host its AI workloads on Microsoft's Azure cloud under the deal.
confirmed 1 article 2024-04-17
G42 Microsoft Azure
Microsoft invests $1.5B in Abu Dhabi-based AI startup G42 for a minority stake, after G42 severed ties with Chinese suppliers; Brad Smith will join G42's board
Financial Times · 2024-04-17 · #39
Reporting indicates G42 pared back or severed ties with Chinese suppliers in 2023 amid discussions with the U.S. Commerce Department.
rumored 1 article 2024-04-17
G42 Chinese suppliers
Microsoft invests $1.5B in Abu Dhabi-based AI startup G42 for a minority stake, after G42 severed ties with Chinese suppliers; Brad Smith will join G42's board
Financial Times · 2024-04-17 · #39
Adobe says it is in the early stages of developing an integration for Premiere Pro that will let users tap third‑party AI models (OpenAI's Sora, Runway, Pika Labs) to generate video content.
confirmed 1 article 2024-04-16
Adobe Premiere Pro OpenAI (Sora) Runway Pika Labs
Adobe says it is in the early stages of developing a way to let Premiere Pro users tap AI models from OpenAI, Runway, and Pika Labs to generate video
Reuters · 2024-04-16 · #42
Zellis counts Harrods and carmaker Jaguar among its customers.
confirmed 1 article 2024-04-16
Zellis Harrods Jaguar
Bain Capital agrees to sell UK payroll software company Zellis, acquired in 2017, to Apax Partners; sources say the deal values Zellis at ~£1.25B
Bloomberg · 2024-04-16 · #21
TikTok is a member of NetChoice and part of the industry's lobbying efforts against the online child safety bills.
confirmed 1 article 2024-04-16
TikTok NetChoice
As nine US states advance online child safety bills, a look at tech giants' lobbying efforts against the legislation, led by industry group NetChoice
The Guardian · 2024-04-16 · #38
Meta is a member of NetChoice and is implicated in NetChoice's lobbying against the online child safety bills.
confirmed 1 article 2024-04-16
Meta NetChoice
As nine US states advance online child safety bills, a look at tech giants' lobbying efforts against the legislation, led by industry group NetChoice
The Guardian · 2024-04-16 · #38
TikTok has maintained a ticketing deal with Ticketmaster since 2022.
confirmed 1 article 2024-04-16
TikTok Ticketmaster
TikTok signs a deal with ticketing provider AXS to let users discover and buy tickets to live events in the US, UK, and other markets.
confirmed 1 article 2024-04-16
TikTok AXS live event tickets US UK
Compal and Insyde are discussed in the interview in relation to Framework's firmware/software situation.
confirmed 1 article 2024-04-15
Compal Insyde Framework
SAG-AFTRA reaches a tentative deal with major record labels, including WMG and Sony Music Entertainment, that includes protections governing the use of AI.
confirmed 1 article 2024-04-14
SAG-AFTRA WMG Sony Music Entertainment
The MateBook X Pro uses Intel processors (Core Ultra family), indicating Intel supplies processors for the device.
confirmed 1 article 2024-04-14
Huawei Intel
Chip design company Oppstar aims to help push Penang and Malaysia toward the higher end of the semiconductor value chain.
confirmed 1 article 2024-04-14
Oppstar Penang Malaysia higher end of semiconductor value chain
A look at chip design companies like Oppstar that aim to push Malaysia, the world's sixth-largest semiconductor exporter, to the higher end of the value chain
Nikkei Asia · 2024-04-14 · #9
SAG-AFTRA reaches a tentative deal with major record labels that includes protections over the use of AI.
confirmed 1 article 2024-04-13
SAG-AFTRA major record labels
SAG-AFTRA reaches a tentative deal with major record labels, including WMG and Sony Music Entertainment, that includes protections over the use of AI
Reuters · 2024-04-13 · #5
Spanish streamers are redefining Twitch's relationship to traditional media.
confirmed 1 article 2024-04-13
Spanish streamers Twitch traditional media
Twitch has become a major Spanish-language platform, with streamers like TheGrefg and Ibai Llanos hosting live sporting events that attract massive audiences
Sherwood News · 2024-04-13 · #3
SAG-AFTRA reaches a tentative deal with Warner Music Group (WMG) that includes protections over the use of AI.
confirmed 1 article 2024-04-13
SAG-AFTRA Warner Music Group
SAG-AFTRA reaches a tentative deal with major record labels, including WMG and Sony Music Entertainment, that includes protections over the use of AI
Reuters · 2024-04-13 · #5
SAG-AFTRA reaches a tentative deal with Sony Music Entertainment that includes protections over the use of AI.
confirmed 1 article 2024-04-13
SAG-AFTRA Sony Music Entertainment
SAG-AFTRA reaches a tentative deal with major record labels, including WMG and Sony Music Entertainment, that includes protections over the use of AI
Reuters · 2024-04-13 · #5
Leopold Aschenbrenner is described as an ally of Ilya Sutskever.
confirmed 1 article 2024-04-12
Leopold Aschenbrenner Ilya Sutskever
Source: OpenAI has fired two researchers on its AI safety team for allegedly leaking information, including Leopold Aschenbrenner, an ally of Ilya Sutskever
The Information · 2024-04-12 · #27
The United States and Japan announce a $110M joint AI research university program to cooperate on developing emerging technology.
confirmed 1 article 2024-04-11
United States Japan $110M joint AI research university program
The US and Japan announce a $110M joint AI research university program funded by Nvidia, Arm, Amazon, Microsoft, Softbank, and nine other Japanese companies
Bloomberg · 2024-04-11 · #12
Figure is piloting its humanoid system with BMW.
confirmed 1 article 2024-04-11
Figure BMW
Apptronik is piloting its humanoid system with Mercedes.
confirmed 1 article 2024-04-11
Apptronik Mercedes
Commentators predict Ferret-UI could enhance Siri's capabilities by enabling it to perceive and act on UI content.
rumored 1 article 2024-04-10
Ferret-UI Apple Siri
Apple researchers publish a paper on Ferret-UI, a multimodal LLM tailored for enhanced understanding of mobile UI screens
AppleInsider · 2024-04-10 · #42
Roblox partners with PubMatic to display video ads on in-game billboards.
confirmed 1 article 2024-04-10
Roblox PubMatic video ads on in-game billboards
Roblox partners with PubMatic to show video ads on in-game billboards to users aged 13 and over; creators that opt to show the ads will get a cut of ad revenue
Wall Street Journal · 2024-04-10 · #28
Getty Images strikes a deal with Nvidia to create AI tools trained on Getty's stock images.
confirmed 1 article 2024-04-10
Getty Images Nvidia
Q&A with Getty Images CEO Craig Peters on the deal with Nvidia to create AI tools trained on Getty's stock images, the need for AI industry standards, and more
The Hollywood Reporter · 2024-04-10 · #29
Reporters and commentators suggest Ferret-UI could improve iPhone accessibility by better understanding and interacting with on-screen elements.
rumored 1 article 2024-04-10
Ferret-UI Apple iOS accessibility features
Apple researchers publish a paper on Ferret-UI, a multimodal LLM tailored for enhanced understanding of mobile UI screens
AppleInsider · 2024-04-10 · #42
Nvidia will use Getty Images' stock images to train AI tools under the deal with Getty Images.
confirmed 1 article 2024-04-10
Nvidia Getty Images' stock images
Q&A with Getty Images CEO Craig Peters on the deal with Nvidia to create AI tools trained on Getty's stock images, the need for AI industry standards, and more
The Hollywood Reporter · 2024-04-10 · #29
WPP announces a collaboration with Google to integrate Google's Gemini AI tools with WPP data to generate scripts, product images, and other advertising assets for clients such as Coca-Cola.
confirmed 1 article 2024-04-10
WPP Google Gemini WPP data Coca-Cola
WPP announces a collaboration with Google, integrating Gemini AI tools with WPP data to create scripts, product images, and more for ad clients like Coca-Cola
Search Engine Land · 2024-04-10 · #23
Google says Gemini 1.5 Pro will power new features in Code Assist.
confirmed 1 article 2024-04-09
Google Code Assist
Google releases Gemini 1.5 Pro in public preview on Vertex AI, offering support for up to 1M tokens, and says the model will power new features in Code Assist
TechCrunch · 2024-04-09 · #4
The Internet Archive is hosting the new Aruba Collection and, as official custodian, is preserving 101,376 items from Aruba's National Library, National Archives, and other institutions.
confirmed 1 article 2024-04-09
Internet Archive Aruba Collection Aruba's National Library Aruba's National Archives other Aruban institutions
The Internet Archive is hosting the new Aruba Collection, which contains 101,376 items from Aruba's National Library, National Archives, and other institutions
Wired · 2024-04-09 · #17