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Category Archives: Tech
Sam Altman’s World unveils a mobile verification device
Tools for Humanity, the startup behind the World human verification project co-founded by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, unveiled Wednesday a mobile device designed to help people determine the difference between a human and an AI agent. Rich Heley, Tools for … Continue reading
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Meta forecasted it would make $1.4T in revenue from generative AI by 2035
Meta made a prediction last year its generative AI products would rake in $2 billion to $3 billion in revenue in 2025, and between $460 billion and $1.4 trillion by 2035, according to court documents unsealed Wednesday. The documents, submitted … Continue reading
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Epic Games just scored a win against Apple
Epic Games notched a win in an ongoing legal dispute with Apple. The result could be Fortnite returning to the U.S. iOS app store as early as next week. Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers said in a ruling Wednesday that Apple … Continue reading
Judge Rebukes Apple and Orders It to Loosen Grip on App Store
The ruling was a stinging defeat for Apple in a long-running antitrust case brought by Epic Games, the maker of Fortnite, on behalf of app developers.
Amazon launches Nova Premier, its most capable AI model yet
Amazon on Wednesday released what the company claims is the most capable AI model in its Nova family, Nova Premier. Nova Premier, which can process text, images, and videos (but not audio), is available in Amazon Bedrock, the company’s AI … Continue reading
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Study accuses LM Arena of helping top AI labs game its benchmark
A new paper from AI lab Cohere, Stanford, MIT, and Ai2 accuses LM Arena, the organization behind the popular crowdsourced AI benchmark Chatbot Arena, of helping a select group of AI companies achieve better leaderboard scores at the expense of … Continue reading
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Meta says China retailers are reducing digital ad spend
Chinese online retailers have cut back their spending on Facebook and Instagram ads in reaction to President Donald Trump’s tough trade policy with the country.
Microsoft passes its first test on U.S. tariffs with limited portfolio exposure
If rising costs do push businesses to boost efficiency, Microsoft, with its Copilot artificial intelligence assistant, could be helpful, CEO Satya Nadella said.
Court finds Apple, executive lied under oath in Epic Games trial
Apple willfully violated and ignored a 2021 decision that came out of the Epic Games case, Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers said in a decision on Wednesday.
Microsoft expects some AI capacity constraints this quarter
An executive cautioned during Microsoft’s earnings call on Wednesday that customers might face AI service disruptions as demand outstrips the company’s ability to bring data centers online. Microsoft’s EVP and CFO Amy Hood said during the company’s fiscal 2025 third-quarter … Continue reading
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