Google announced a new AI-based Android feature called “circle to search,” which allows users to search anything on their mobile phone by simply circling or highlighting it without switching between applications. People can also tap or scribble over photos or
Google is reportedly ready to add an AI image generator to its chatbot, Bard, in an update that is expected to enhance the user experience as well as improve the chatbot. This development was revealed by a tipster on the
Google offered a chosen group of researchers at its AI division DeepMind stock worth millions of dollars per person in a bid to retain its brightest minds amid interest from rival OpenAI. The offer comes even as Google lays off
Tune.FM, with its headquarters in San Francisco, a web3 decentralized music streaming platform, has secured USD 20 million in funding from global investment group LDA Capital. Web3 music platform Tune.FM raised $20 million in funding from alternative investment group LDA
Saudi Arabia, through its Public Investment Fund, has injected $590 million into virtual reality (VR) headsets, putting pressure on Apple’s Vision Pro. The investment was made into Magic Leap, a US company that makes headgear “that overlays virtual images into
The UK government will publish tests for new AI laws, focusing on safety and industry growth. The AI Safety Institute will play a role, with regulations triggered by safety risks or non-compliance by AI firms like OpenAI and Google. The
Google is reportedly letting go of hundreds of employees as the company implements cost containment measures as well as focuses on AI development. A workers’ representative at parent company Alphabet revealed 1,000 have been let go so far. Part of
Watermarking content is still not enough to distinguish between real and AI-generated content, as cybercriminals can also bypass the security features. This comes as there has been growing adoption of AI technologies, especially generative AI, creating fertile ground for unscrupulous
Per a recent Business Insider report, AI researcher Gary Marcus and digital artist Reid Southen have made a discovery in the image space. According to their findings, AI models are capable of generating “near replicas of trademarked characters” with a
Perplexity AI chief executive officer Aravind Srinivas took potshots at rival Google after the startup raised $73.6 million from a group of investors, including Amazon billionaire founder Jeff Bezos and chip-maker Nvidia. The round was led by venture capital firm
OpenAI is proposing to pay only $1 million to news publishers for using their content to train its large language models (LLMs). The company is also reportedly negotiating with about a dozen other publishers as they seek to avoid lawsuits
As AI competition continues to heat up with tech firms seeking to outdo each other, Google is working on a paid upgrade for its Bard AI. The upgrade, known as Bard Advanced, is reportedly going to be part of Google
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