Apple is in discussions with Google to explore using its Gemini AI to power the next version of Siri. Here's an unpaywalled story in [@9to5mac]( ), plus the original reporting from [@bloomberg]( ) at the second link. https://flip.it/H9XXhQ #Technology #Tech #ArtificialIntelligence #AI #Apple #Google #Gemini #Siri
Nvidia has instructed its component suppliers to stop production related to its H20 AI chip. The halt comes after Beijing reportedly warned Chinese companies of potential security issues that would give the U.S. access to sensitive data. Read more from [@Techcrunch]( ): #Tech #Nvidia #AI #Technology #China
Move over yellow taxis? 🚖 Waymo granted first permit to begin testing autonomous vehicles in New York City. CNBC reports: #Waymo #Transportation #Tech #Technology #AutonomousVehicles
Microsoft employee protests lead to 18 arrests as company reviews its work with Israel’s military. [@AssociatedPress]( ) reports: "Microsoft late last week said it was tapping a law firm to investigate allegations ... that the Israeli Defense Forces used Microsoft’s Azure cloud computing platform to store phone call data obtained through the mass surveillance of Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank." #Microsoft #Israel #Gaza #Technology
13 things we saw at the wild Google Pixel 10 launch, from [@TechRadar]( ) "Hosted by Jimmy Fallon from New York, the show saw the launch of the new Google Pixel 10 series phones, the Pixel Watch 4, plus new Buds 2a earphones and a lengthy list of new AI features." #Google #Pixel10 #SmartPhone #Technology
Microsoft has added COPILOT AI to Excel — but give it a miss if you use the spreadsheet software for numerical calculations or in scenarios with legal regulatory and compliance implications because COPILOT "can give incorrect responses," the company warns. Here's more from [@theverge]( ). #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #Copilot #Microsoft #Tech #Technology
"Three years into the hype, it seems that one of AI’s enduring cultural impacts is to make people feel like they’re losing it," writes Charlie Warzel for [@TheAtlantic]( ). He takes a look at how the technology is generating breathless excitement among some, what it means to be "AGI-pilled," and the consequences for young people of effectively telling them that their careers are going to be stymied before they've even begun. "Many people simply don’t know what conclusions to draw about AI, but it is impossible not to be thinking about it," he writes. "Even if you personally don’t believe in the hype, you are living in an economy that has reoriented itself around AI." #Technology #Tech #ArtificialIntelligence #AI #Culture
Britain abandoned its demand that Apple provide so-called backdoor access to any encrypted user data stored in the cloud, U.S. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard said. [@AssociatedPress]( ) reports: #Apple #UK #Cybersecurity #Encryption #Technology
Silicon Valley’s AI deals are creating zombie startups. CNBC reports: "While the deals often produce big payouts for founders and AI leaders, they can leave investors, other employees and the remaining company in limbo." #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #SiliconValley #Business #Tech
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is launching an investigation into both Meta AI Studio and Character.AI for “potentially engaging in deceptive trade practices and misleadingly marketing themselves as mental health tools.” Read more from [@Techcrunch]( ): #Tech #AI #Technology #Meta