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Apple’s AI features roll out on iPhones – but not for all

The new features include notification summaries and tools to assist users in writing messages.

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5 Chatbot Call Center Examples +3 Times You Need a Human

A balanced chatbot call center strategy can drive efficiency and brand loyalty but overdoing it can backfire. See practical examples here.

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NitroFix wants to use electricity to make ammonia without the pollution

Ammonia may conjure thoughts of off odors, but the world is entirely dependent on the smelly stuff as a fertilizer and for use in myriad other industries. Problem is, nearly all the ammonia produced today is heavily dependent on fossil … Continue reading

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A mysterious new image generation model has appeared

A mysterious new image generation model is beating models from Midjourney, Black Forest Labs, and OpenAI on the crowdsourced Artificial Analysis benchmark. The model, which goes by the name “red_panda,” is around 40 Elo points ahead of the next-best-ranking model, … Continue reading

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AI Slop Is Flooding Medium

The blogging platform Medium is facing an influx of AI-generated content. CEO Tony Stubblebine says it “doesn’t matter” as long as nobody reads it.

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Google expands AI Overviews in Search to more than 100 countries

Google Search’s AI Overviews, which display a snapshot of information at the top of the results page, are beginning to roll out in more than 100 countries and territories, the company announced on Monday. Google first launched the feature in … Continue reading

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Apple’s Magic Mouse, Keyboard, and TrackPad finally get USB-C

Apple’s EU mandated transition from Lightning to USB-C has already affected most of its hardware. There have been a few stragglers, however. Near the top of the list are its desktop accessories, the Magic Mouse, Magic Keyboard, and Magic Trackpad. … Continue reading

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Oracle applies to join Epic and others in new federal medical record network

Oracle announced Monday that it intends to join a federally-backed medical information exchange network called TEFCA

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Apple releases Apple Intelligence. Here’s how to get it on your iPhone

The release is a critical milestone for Apple, which is relying on the feature launch to power its marketing campaign for the iPhone 16.

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Apple announces new iMac with M4 chip, starts at $1,299

Apple on Monday announced an updated iMac with the company’s latest M4 chip. It starts at $1,299 and is available to order ahead of its release on Nov. 8.

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