NVIDIA announces Nemotron-4 340B, a family of models for generating synthetic data to train LLMs for commercial applications.
confirmed 2 articles 2024-06-15 — 2024-06-16
NVIDIA Nemotron-4 340B
Nvidia announces Nemotron-4 340B, a family of models that developers can use to generate synthetic data for training LLMs for commercial applications
NVIDIA Blog · 2024-06-15 · #4
iPhone 15 Pro includes 8GB of RAM.
confirmed 2 articles 2024-06-15 — 2024-06-16
iPhone 15 Pro 8GB
Apple may not be bringing Apple Intelligence to iPhone 15, which has 6GB of RAM vs. iPhone 15 Pro's 8GB, due to RAM requirements for on-device AI processing
Wired · 2024-06-16 · #3
Apple is pushing into AI not just to improve current devices but to enable a next wave of AI-intensive devices that could eventually supplant the smartphone.
confirmed 2 articles 2024-06-09 — 2024-06-10
Apple current devices next-generation AI-intensive devices smartphone
Sources report iOS 18 will add a feature allowing users to lock built-in iPhone apps behind Face ID, and it will likely also work with Touch ID or an iPhone's passcode.
rumored 2 articles 2024-06-09 — 2024-06-10
iOS 18 built-in iPhone apps Face ID Touch ID iPhone passcode
Sources: iOS 18 will let users lock built-in iPhone apps behind Face ID, and it is likely that the feature will also work with Touch ID or an iPhone's passcode
MacRumors · 2024-06-09 · #1
Sources report Apple will upgrade Siri's capabilities as part of iOS 18 and macOS 15, improving the assistant's functionality.
rumored 2 articles 2024-06-08 — 2024-06-09
Apple Siri iOS 18 macOS 15
Sources detail the prompts Apple used to test Siri's new software within apps such as Camera, Mail, Safari, Notes, and Photos.
rumored 2 articles 2024-06-08 — 2024-06-09
Apple Siri Camera Mail Safari Notes Photos
Perplexity launches Pages, a feature that researches and generates a customizable webpage from user prompts aimed at educators, researchers, and others.
confirmed 2 articles 2024-06-01 — 2024-06-02
Perplexity Pages customizable webpage
AI search engine Perplexity launches Pages, which will research and create a customizable webpage based on user prompts, aimed at educators, researchers, others
The Verge · 2024-06-02 · #5
Whitney Wolfe Herd, Bumble's founder and executive chair, says Bumble plans to use AI-powered digital personas to match people and promote more healthy and equitable relationships.
confirmed 2 articles 2024-05-11 — 2024-05-12
Whitney Wolfe Herd Bumble AI-powered digital personas dating
At the Bloomberg Technology Summit, Bumble founder Whitney Wolfe Herd said the future of dating could have digital, AI-powered personas setting each other up
NBC News · 2024-05-11 · #6
Google reports that more than 400 million Google Accounts have used passkeys since the rollout, with over 1 billion authentications logged.
confirmed 2 articles 2024-05-02 — 2024-05-03
Google Google Accounts
Google says 400M+ Google Accounts have used passkeys since the rollout, logging 1B+ authentications, and expands passkeys to its Advanced Protection Program
The Verge · 2024-05-02 · #3
Google expands support for passkeys to its Advanced Protection Program.
confirmed 2 articles 2024-05-02 — 2024-05-03
Google Advanced Protection Program
Google says 400M+ Google Accounts have used passkeys since the rollout, logging 1B+ authentications, and expands passkeys to its Advanced Protection Program
The Verge · 2024-05-02 · #3
Next-generation HBM4 chips are described as critical for AI workloads.
confirmed 2 articles 2024-04-20 — 2024-04-21
HBM4 chips
SK Hynix partners with TSMC to develop next-gen HBM4 chips, which are critical for AI and slated for mass production in 2026, and advanced chip packaging tech
Nikkei Asia · 2024-04-20 · #18
Nothing rolls out ChatGPT integration for the Nothing Phone (2) and Nothing earbuds, adding voice and text widgets for the phone.
confirmed 2 articles 2024-04-20 — 2024-04-21
Nothing ChatGPT Nothing Phone (2) Nothing earbuds
Nothing rolls out ChatGPT integration for Nothing Phone (2) and Nothing earbuds, including voice and text widgets for the phone
9to5Google · 2024-04-20 · #21
xAI says Grok-1.5 Vision will be available soon to early testers and existing Grok users.
confirmed 2 articles 2024-04-13 — 2024-04-14
xAI Grok-1.5 Vision early testers existing Grok users
Elon Musk's xAI previews Grok-1.5 Vision, its first multimodal model, and says the AI model will be available soon to “early testers and existing Grok users”
VentureBeat · 2024-04-13 · #1
xAI previews Grok-1.5 Vision, its first multimodal AI model.
confirmed 2 articles 2024-04-13 — 2024-04-14
xAI Grok-1.5 Vision
Elon Musk's xAI previews Grok-1.5 Vision, its first multimodal model, and says the AI model will be available soon to “early testers and existing Grok users”
VentureBeat · 2024-04-13 · #1
Noname Security finds and fixes API vulnerabilities (API vulnerability detection and remediation).
confirmed 2 articles 2024-04-13 — 2024-04-14
Noname Security API vulnerability detection and remediation
Source: Akamai is in advanced talks to buy Noname Security, which finds and fixes API vulnerabilities, for $500M; the startup was valued at $1B in December 2021
TechCrunch · 2024-04-13 · #18
Meta will label a wider range of video, audio, and image content as "Made with AI" starting in May following feedback from its independent Oversight Board.
confirmed 2 articles 2024-04-06 — 2024-04-07
Meta video content audio content image content
Meta plans to label a wider range of video, audio, and image content as “Made with AI” starting in May, following feedback from its independent Oversight Board
Axios · 2024-04-06 · #27
Researchers report achieving fiber-optic data transfer speeds of 301 Tbps.
confirmed 2 articles 2024-03-30 — 2024-03-31
Researchers 301 Tbps fiber-optic
Researchers say they achieved fiber-optic data transfer speeds of 301 Tbps by using the E-band, a spectral band that has never been used in commercial systems
LiveScience · 2024-03-30 · #20
Researchers achieved the 301 Tbps result by using the E-band spectral band.
confirmed 2 articles 2024-03-30 — 2024-03-31
Researchers E-band
Researchers say they achieved fiber-optic data transfer speeds of 301 Tbps by using the E-band, a spectral band that has never been used in commercial systems
LiveScience · 2024-03-30 · #20
A new Homeworld game is reported to be in development.
confirmed 2 articles 2024-03-28 — 2024-03-29
Homeworld franchise
Take-Two acquires Borderlands developer Gearbox Entertainment from the Embracer Group for $460M in stock; the deal is expected to close by the end of June 2024
IGN · 2024-03-28 · #2
Palmer conducted his entire campaign for American Samoa virtually and never set foot on the territory.
confirmed 2 articles 2024-03-09 — 2024-03-10
Jason Palmer American Samoa
Jason Palmer, who beat Joe Biden in American Samoa's Democratic caucus, used AI-generated texts, emails, and an avatar to communicate with voters
Wall Street Journal · 2024-03-09 · #21
Apple announces new 13-inch and 15-inch MacBook Air models powered by the M3 chip (8-core CPU, up to 10-core GPU), starting at $1,099 (13-inch) and $1,299 (15-inch); available to order now and shipping March 8.
confirmed 2 articles 2024-03-04 — 2024-03-05
Apple MacBook Air (13-inch, M3) MacBook Air (15-inch, M3)
Apple announces a new 13- and 15-inch MacBook Air with M3, offering an 8-core CPU and up to a 10-core GPU, starting at $1,099 or $1,299 and shipping on March 8
9to5Mac · 2024-03-04 · #3
OpenAI says it is committed to benefiting humanity.
confirmed 2 articles 2024-03-02 — 2024-03-03
OpenAI
Memos: OpenAI execs reject Musk's claims, say OpenAI is committed to benefiting humanity and has yet to achieve AGI; Altman says the “attacks will keep coming”
Axios · 2024-03-02 · #3
Ring discontinues sales of the Ring Car Cam dash camera, launched in January 2023, citing ongoing delays.
failed 2 articles 2024-02-24 — 2024-02-25
Ring Ring Car Cam
Ring stops selling the Ring Car Cam, its first car dashboard camera, blaming “ongoing delays”, after launching the product in January 2023
The Verge · 2024-02-24 · #19
Meta says it will soon let fact-checkers rate content directly on Threads.
confirmed 2 articles 2024-02-17 — 2024-02-18
Meta Threads fact-checkers
Meta is matching existing fact checks to “near-identical content on Threads”, and says it will soon let fact-checkers rate content directly on Threads
TechCrunch · 2024-02-17 · #20
It could take up to 12 months after rollout for international transaction traffic to pick up.
rumored 2 articles 2024-02-17 — 2024-02-18
UPI
A look at the global outreach of India's UPI, which has expanded to seven other Asian countries and now lets Indian tourists buy tickets at the Eiffel Tower
Bloomberg · 2024-02-17 · #17
Apple's Vision Pro could become a valuable multiuser device, but its single-user setup undermines that possibility.
confirmed 2 articles 2024-02-17 — 2024-02-18
Apple Vision Pro
Apple's Vision Pro could become a valuable multiuser device, but it undermines that fantasy at every turn through its single-user setup and more
The Verge · 2024-02-17 · #18
India's UPI has expanded into seven other Asian countries.
confirmed 2 articles 2024-02-17 — 2024-02-18
UPI seven Asian countries
A look at the global outreach of India's UPI, which has expanded to seven other Asian countries and now lets Indian tourists buy tickets at the Eiffel Tower
Bloomberg · 2024-02-17 · #17
UPI has completed expansion to seven countries and is targeting 23 more, implying a 30-country itinerary.
rumored 2 articles 2024-02-17 — 2024-02-18
UPI 30 (7 done, 23 more to go)
A look at the global outreach of India's UPI, which has expanded to seven other Asian countries and now lets Indian tourists buy tickets at the Eiffel Tower
Bloomberg · 2024-02-17 · #17
Apple's long-standing insistence on designs that are difficult to share (single-user setup) makes it hard for early adopters to promote the Vision Pro.
confirmed 2 articles 2024-02-17 — 2024-02-18
Apple Vision Pro
Apple's Vision Pro could become a valuable multiuser device, but it undermines that fantasy at every turn through its single-user setup and more
The Verge · 2024-02-17 · #18
The Quest 3's adjustable light seal makes it more shareable than Apple's Vision Pro.
confirmed 2 articles 2024-02-17 — 2024-02-18
Meta Quest 3 Apple Vision Pro
Apple's Vision Pro could become a valuable multiuser device, but it undermines that fantasy at every turn through its single-user setup and more
The Verge · 2024-02-17 · #18