Brazil bans X for defying court orders, forcing users to seek alternatives

Michael Anthony Bitoon

The Brazilian government suspended X, formerly known as Twitter, following a standoff with the platform's owner, Elon Musk, who refused to comply with orders to appoint a legal representative in Brazil. The controversy began

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Pundi X and Futureverse join forces to revolutionize metaverse with AI-powered blockchain solutions

Sophia Feona Cantiller

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Palantir eyes support for defense tech startups with CTO’s First Breakfast project

Aaron Infante

Software company Palantir is keen to become more involved in the booming defense tech industry—with its chief technology officer (CTO), Shyam Sankar, working to support fellow startups in ensuring Western security. In an August

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AI tech startup Lovo faces lawsuit versus voice-over artists for unlicensed voice cloning

Aaron Infante

Voice-over performers Paul Skye Lehrman and Linnea Sage filed a class-action lawsuit against artificial intelligence (AI) text-to-speech platform Lovo, alleging that their voices were cloned under false pretenses. The couple discovered

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Phi 3.5 Series: Microsoft’s new AI models aim to rival GPT-4

Michael Anthony Bitoon

Microsoft unveils three new models in its Phi 3.5 series, demonstrating superior performance and outperforming rivals in various tasks across multiple benchmarks. They succeed the original Phi-3 family, which debuted in April of

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New study reveals breakthrough in battery formation, extending cycle life by 50%

Michael Anthony Bitoon

Researchers at the SLAC-Stanford Battery Center recently discovered that charging lithium-ion batteries at high currents during their initial formation significantly extends their lifespan by 50%. The study, led by Professor Will Chueh and

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Midjourney reveals expansion to hardware amid steeper AI rivalry

Aaron Infante

Following success in the artificial intelligence (AI) image-generating landscape, Midjourney is ready to expand into hardware, according to a Thursday announcement posted on its official X account. “We’re officially getting into hardware. If

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Apple introduces on-device AI-powered editing tool with iOS 18.1 beta 3

Aaron Infante

Apple’s iOS 18.1 beta 3 debuted on Wednesday, August 28, with a new Apple Intelligence tool called Clean Up that lets users remove unwanted objects from photos with the help of artificial intelligence (

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Study reveals covert racism in AI language models

Michael Anthony Bitoon

A recent study by researchers from the University of Chicago, Stanford University, and the Allen Institute for AI, published in Nature, has uncovered significant biases in large language models (LLMs) against African American English (AAE).

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Google Meet’s latest feature allows AI-powered notetaking

Aaron Infante

Google Meet’s “Take notes for me” feature debuted its rollout on August 27, allowing select Google Workspace users to focus on discussion by letting artificial intelligence (AI) keep a record of the meeting. Available

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Hobbyists share breakthrough in AI-generated font customization

Michael Anthony Bitoon

Enthusiasts in the artificial intelligence (AI) community have discovered a groundbreaking method for integrating custom fonts into AI-generated images using Low-Rank Adaptation (LoRA) technology and the new Flux model. Vadim Fedenko, a passionate

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Open-source project transforms Raspberry Pi-powered keyholder into backup device

Michael Anthony Bitoon

A clever new open-source project from Thinklearndo has turned the humble Raspberry Pi 3 into a smart keyholder that automatically backs up data from connected flash drives. This innovative device tackles the ever-present

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AI platform Supio seeks to assist lawyers in personal injury cases

Aaron Infante

Supio, the latest artificial intelligence (AI) platform specializing in personal injury cases, has joined the growing AI legal tech space on Tuesday, August 27. The rapid rise of AI in the workforce has recently reached

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Researchers create two-finger robot for real-world household tasks

Aaron Infante

Improbable AI Lab and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) developed a new two-finger robot with promising dexterity capable of manipulating everyday objects. According to a paper published on arXiv, the robotic finger was

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Will.i.am’s RaiDiO.FYI offers a new dimension in interactive broadcasting

Michael Anthony Bitoon

Musician, entrepreneur, and tech investor will.i.am showcases RaiDiO.FYI, an interactive radio platform housing stations with digital hosts powered by artificial intelligence (AI) at a recent event at the Grammy Museum in Los

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New AI breakthrough detects cancer cells at their earliest stages

Michael Anthony Bitoon

Researchers at the Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG), the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Donostia International Physics Center (DIPC), and the Fundación Biofisica Bizkaia (FBB, located in Biofisika Institute) were able to

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ASU, OpenAI collab brings in 250 active ChatGPT projects in higher education

Aaron Infante

Arizona State University (ASU) has announced around 250 ongoing projects in collaboration with artificial intelligence (AI) titan OpenAI to bring the advanced capabilities of ChatGPT into higher education. In January 2024, ASU became the pioneer

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Rare prototype Nintendo PlayStation controller sold for $35,000 at auction

Aaron Infante

A prototype Nintendo PlayStation controller, an ultra-rare artifact of the short-lived partnership between Sony and Nintendo, scored $35,000 at an auction organized by Heritage House in Dallas, Texas on August 23. The

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