Apple is reportedly building a more conversational Siri powered by LLMs

Posted on November 21, 2024 by Techme101

Apple is developing a new version of its voice assistant, Siri, powered by advanced large language models (LLMs), according to sources cited by Bloomberg. This more conversational Siri is part of Apple’s attempt to catch up in AI, where competitors have released impressive features, like Google’s Gemini Live, that are far more natural to talk […]
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Future Google supplier Kairos gets approval to build two small nuclear reactors

Posted on November 21, 2024 by Techme101

The reactors are scaled down versions of what Kairos hopes to ultimately build to supply Google with electricity.
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Intuit shares drop as quarterly forecast misses estimates due to revenue getting delayed

Posted on November 21, 2024 by Techme101

While Intuit reiterated its full-year view, the company said promotional changes in the current quarter will have implications for revenue timing.

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Zepto raises another $350M amid retail upheaval in India

Posted on November 21, 2024 by Techme101

Zepto has secured $350 million in new funding, its third round of financing in six months, as the Indian quick-commerce startup strengthens its position against its competitors ahead of a planned IPO next year. Indian family offices, wealthy individuals, and asset manager Motilal Oswal invested in the round, which maintains Zepto’s $5 billion valuation. Motilal […]
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Retrieval Augmented Generation: What It Is and Why It Matters for Enterprise AI

Posted on November 21, 2024 by Techme101

DataStax’s CTO discusses how Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) enhances AI reliability, reduces hallucinations, and transforms information retrieval.

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YouTube Shorts’ Dream Screen feature can now generate AI video backgrounds

Posted on November 21, 2024 by Techme101

YouTube announced on Thursday that its Dream Screen feature for Shorts now lets you create AI-generated video backgrounds. Up until now, Dream Screen could only create image backgrounds. The new capability is possible due to the integration of Google DeepMind’s AI video generation model, Veo, which can create 1080p video clips in various cinematic styles. Users […]
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Marissa Mayer just laid out a possible business model for ad-supported AI chatbots

Posted on November 21, 2024 by Techme101

Marissa Mayer has a lot of insights into the promise and problems with online advertising. She played an instrumental role in the early days of Google Search and spent several years as Yahoo’s CEO. Today, Mayer is the CEO of her own company, Sunshine, which is creating apps to do things like share photos among […]
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New York Times Says OpenAI Erased Potential Lawsuit Evidence

Posted on November 21, 2024 by Techme101

As part of an ongoing copyright lawsuit, The New York Times says it spent 150 hours sifting through OpenAI’s training data looking for potential evidence—only for OpenAI to delete all of its work.

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Apple Patches Two Zero-Day Attack Vectors

Posted on November 21, 2024 by Techme101

Threat actors exploited two vulnerabilities in Intel-based machines. Google’s Threat Analysis Group discovered the flaws.

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Battery unicorn Northvolt files for bankruptcy, upending Europe’s industrial plan

Posted on November 21, 2024 by Techme101

The company chose Chapter 11 in an effort to right its listing finances. 
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