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BUSINESS

Jul 30, 2024

Reddit blocks AI web scrapers, Google remains an exception

Sophia Feona Cantiller

Reddit cracks down on artificial intelligence (AI) web scrapers accessing content from its website, sparking tension with search engines in light of their recent AI licensing deal with Google. The popular forum-based social media

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ENTERTAINMENT

Jul 30, 2024

Google DeepMind’s AI systems show high Math aptitude, solve complex problems

Sophia Feona Cantiller

Google DeepMind’s artificial intelligence (AI) systems, AlphaProof and AlphaGeometry 2, showcased their advanced logical reasoning capability after solving four out of six complex math problems from this year’s International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO). This

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BUSINESS

Jul 30, 2024

Hong Kong researchers unveil LAMBDA: a code-free AI tool for data science

Sophia Feona Cantiller

A group of researchers from Hong Kong introduced LAMBDA, a data science intermediary that makes artificial intelligence (AI) technology accessible to experts across various domains. LAMBDA is a code-free, open-source system developed by

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BUSINESS

Jul 29, 2024

OpenAI urged to answer safety, employment inquiries after whistleblowers come out

Sophia Feona Cantiller

The United States lawmakers urged tech giant OpenAI to answer questions about its safety protocols and employment practices following complaints from whistleblowers and issues in public trust and national security. In a July 22 letter

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BUSINESS

Jul 29, 2024

OpenAI unveils SearchGPT—a new era in AI search technology

Sophia Feona Cantiller

OpenAI has announced the test launch of SearchGPT for waitlisted users, marking a significant step forward in the artificial intelligence (AI) search engine arena. This innovation promises to reshape web browsing by delivering faster, more

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NEWS

Jul 26, 2024

Adobe rolls out AI innovations to revolutionize Illustrator and Photoshop tools

Sophia Feona Cantiller

Adobe rolls out its latest artificial intelligence (AI)-powered Illustrator and Photoshop tools and other innovations aiming to empower designers and accelerate productivity. It promises to pave new ways for designers to ideate, iterate, and

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ENTERTAINMENT

Jul 26, 2024

EA Sports football series returns with better, AI-scanned virtual athletes

Sophia Feona Cantiller

Following an 11-year wait, EA Sports College Football 25 was finally released on July 19, featuring 11,000 digital avatars that were created by 3D scanning headshots of real college football athletes using artificial

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BUSINESS

Jul 25, 2024

AI chatbots lag behind newsbreaks, don’t answer political queries—test finds

Sophia Feona Cantiller

As election and political newsbreaks come after one another this week, artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots—which claim to provide real-time updates—cannot seem to hold on to their words. A series of tests conducted

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BUSINESS

Jul 25, 2024

Researchers build AI model that can diagnose breast cancer stages

Sophia Feona Cantiller

Breast cancers can now be better diagnosed after researchers from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), ETH Zurich, and the University of Palermo in Italy developed an artificial intelligence (AI) model that can determine breast tumor

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ENTERTAINMENT

Jul 24, 2024

Musk mocks world leaders in AI fashion show extravaganza

Sophia Feona Cantiller

Elon Musk posted an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered virtual fashion show on social media platform X, mocking global figures and showcasing the potential of AI in digital creativity and entertainment. The two-minute AI-generated

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BUSINESS

Jul 24, 2024

AI threatens job security, sparking fear among game developers

Sophia Feona Cantiller

As artificial intelligence (AI) threatens to replace jobs in game development, video game industry experts express their concerns. Following a surge in player base amid the pandemic, a rush of ventures and investments was made

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ENTERTAINMENT

Jul 23, 2024

Kamala Harris takes center stage, advocates for strong AI regulations as Biden exits 2024 race

Sophia Feona Cantiller

Now that US President Joe Biden is out of the 2024 presidential race, the limelight has been focused on Vice President Kamala Harris to step up and become the Democratic Party’s nominee. On July

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ENTERTAINMENT

Jul 23, 2024

Silicon Intelligence, Super Brain, offer digital resurrection of loved ones with AI

Sophia Feona Cantiller

The line between grief, technology, and ethics has given rise to a novel market: the creation of digital avatars of the deceased. Taking advantage of artificial intelligence (AI), corporations are now offering families a new

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BUSINESS

Jul 23, 2024

OpenAI launches cheaper, faster GPT-4o mini

Sophia Feona Cantiller

ChatGPT creator OpenAI debuted a cheaper and faster artificial intelligence (AI) model, GPT-4o mini, a smaller version of its flagship product on July 18. In a press release, the company emphasized that its new

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NEWS

Jul 23, 2024

AMD claims its new laptop chips outperform Apple’s M3 despite lack of evidence

Sophia Feona Cantiller

AMD has introduced its next-generation Ryzen artificial intelligence (AI) chips, claiming they outperform Apple's M3 processors. This announcement has drawn significant attention and scrutiny within the tech world. Windows has emerged as a

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BUSINESS

Jul 23, 2024

Energy chief warns: U.S. AI race at risk without natural gas boost

Sophia Feona Cantiller

Alan Armstrong, CEO of Williams Companies, one of the largest energy corporations, has issued a stark warning about the U.S.'s future in the artificial intelligence (AI) race. He claims that the country will

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BUSINESS

Jul 23, 2024

California pushes for law changes, new bill to avoid bias when using AI at work

Sophia Feona Cantiller

As the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) continues to pose threats while still unchecked, California legislators and civil rights groups are moving to regulate AI use in making employment decisions to counteract possible discrimination. Currently,

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NEWS

Jul 19, 2024

Microsoft rolls out Designer app for iOS, Android, desktop

Sophia Feona Cantiller

Artificial intelligence (AI)-powered creative and editing tools have just become more accessible to Microsoft users after the company launched its Designer app that works for iOS and Android devices, as well as Windows desktop. “

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