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Senate hearings see a clear and present danger from AI — and opportunities
Two Senate committees met separately Tuesday with industry experts, including OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, on how to control artificial intelligence as it barrels down the development highway, threatening privacy and rights as it goes.
Zoom announces partnership with Anthropic for AI call center services
Videoconferencing giant Zoom will team up with AI startup Anthropic to bring AI features into its products, starting with its Contact Center product line.
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Apple innovates in accessibility as WWDC nears
Apple has introduced a range of innovative accessibility features to celebrate Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD). These make powerful use of LiDAR and machine vision intelligence.
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Google I/O and the curious case of the missing Android version
Google barely mentioned its upcoming Android 14 update during its I/O keynote — and it turns out there's a carefully considered reason.
Amazon is working on infusing generative AI into its shopping app
Job postings on the company’s website show that Amazon has plans to add generative AI to its shopping application.
ChatGPT adds plugins, will search the web for you
ChatGPT Plus subscribers will soon be able to use the generative AI service to search the web, as a third-party plugin feature rolls out this week.
Survey: Most workers would welcome digital monitoring to boost productivity
Knowledge workers in the US, UK, India, and China are often overwhelmed by the number of applications they use, according to research firm Gartner, and would are okay being monitored if it helps them do their jobs better.
EU Commission OKs Microsoft’s $69B acquisition of Activision Blizzard
Less than a month after the UK's CMA ruled against the deal, the EU Commission has approved the acquisition, providing new licensing agreements by Microsoft are kept in place for the next decade.
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India’s Tata joins Apple’s exclusive iPhone-manufacturing club
Tata Group has reportedly joined the world’s exclusive group of iPhone manufacturers and will begin building iPhones in India later this year.
Windows 11 Insider Previews: What’s in the latest build?
Get the latest info on new preview builds of Windows 11 as they roll out to Windows Insiders. Now updated for Insider Build 22621.1776 for the Release Preview Channel, released on May 11, 2023.
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Windows 10 Insider Previews: A guide to the builds
Get the latest info on new preview builds of Windows 10 as they roll out from Microsoft. Now updated for Build 19045.3030 (KB5026435) for the Release Preview Channel, released on May 11, 2023.
Prepare for generative AI with experimentation and clear guidelines
Figure out your most probable use cases and get the tech into users’ hands, with guardrails. Expect to adapt your business processes as the technology matures.
Foxconn commits $500 million to set up new manufacturing unit in India
The new unit in the state of Telangana is expected to create 25,000 new jobs, the state’s IT minister KT Rama Rao said via a tweet.
Tech layoffs in 2023: A timeline
Technology companies have picked up the pace of layoffs in 2023 as they face an uncertain global economy and slowing revenue growth. Here's an updated timeline of the more notable layoffs, and the reasons why Big Tech in turmoil.
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