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| Kif Leswing / CNBC: |
Nvidia announces a new generation of AI chips named Blackwell, starting with the GB200 Grace Blackwell Superchip, expected to ship later this year — - Nvidia on Monday announced a new generation of artificial intelligence chips and software for running AI models.
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| NVIDIA on YouTube: |
A livestream of the Nvidia GTC 2024 keynote at the SAP Center in San Jose, California — Come experience Jensen Huang's GTC keynote live on-stage at the SAP Center in San Jose, CA to explore the AI advances that are shaping our future.
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| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Sources: Apple and Google are in active talks to use Gemini to power some new iPhone features in 2024; Apple also held talks with OpenAI to use its models — - Companies considering AI deal that would build on search pact — Apple also recently held discussions with OpenAI about deal
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| Dave Lee / Bloomberg: |
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| Paul Tassi / Forbes: |
Respawn and EA postpone the North American Finals of Apex Legends, after an unknown hacker gave pro players hacks like aimbots and wallhacks during the event — Something rather terrifying has disrupted the North American Finals of Apex Legends, and players are now starting to potentially worry …
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| Clare Duffy / CNN: |
YouTube now requires creators to label their realistic-looking videos made using AI, via an upload checklist; clearly unrealistic videos will not need a label — New York CNN — — Starting Monday, YouTube creators will be required to label when realistic-looking videos … | Paresh Dave / Wired: |
Reviewing Reddit's IPO filings: signs of stalling user growth, struggles to grow overseas, a dependence on Google, wooing brands, a new Class C stock, and more — WIRED reviewed edits made by Reddit to its IPO filings over the years ahead of its stock market debut this week. Here are seven big takeaways.
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| The Verge: |
Microsoft is holding a Windows and Surface AI event on May 20; sources: the event will include the consumer versions of Surface Pro 10 and Surface Laptop 6 — Microsoft is holding an AI event in the morning on Monday, May 20th — right before Build 2024 starts.
More: Engadget, XDA Developers, PCWorld, Thurrott, Windows Central, Neowin, Lifewire, and MobileSyrup. X: @tomwarren
| Takashi Mochizuki / Bloomberg: |
Sources: Sony pauses PSVR2 production to clear unsold inventory after making 2M+ units; shipments have declined every quarter since PSVR2's February 2023 launch — - $550 accessory has suffered from lack of compelling content — Sony testing PC compatibility to expand gadget's appeal
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| Emanuel Maiberg / 404 Media: |
Searches for “As of my last knowledge update”, a phrase used by ChatGPT, return 115 results on Google Scholar, suggesting the use of AI-generated text in papers — The ChatGPT phrase “As of my last knowledge update” appears in several papers published by academic journals.
More: 404 Media and The Crypto Times
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| Lex Fridman: |
Q&A with Sam Altman on the OpenAI board saga, Ilya Sutskever, Elon Musk's lawsuit, Sora, Q*, GPT-5, raising $7T, Google and Gemini, AGI, aliens, and more — - Watch the full YouTube version of the podcast — Table of Contents — Here are the loose “chapters” in the conversation.
| Reuters: |
After hearing oral arguments, SCOTUS appeared wary of curbing US government contacts with social media platforms to remove posts deemed misinformation — U.S. Supreme Court justices on Monday appeared skeptical of a challenge on free speech grounds to how President Joe Biden's administration … | Allison Johnson / The Verge: |
Qualcomm unveils the Snapdragon 8S Gen 3, aiming to bring most 8 Gen 3 features, including on-device AI models, to mid-range smartphones in the “coming months” — Qualcomm just launched a new chipset that's designed to sit just below its current flagship in terms of capabilities and price.
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| Foo Yun Chee / Reuters: |
At an EU DMA hearing, an Apple lawyer fended off criticism over DMA compliance; Meta, Amazon, Alphabet, ByteDance, and Microsoft will now have similar hearings — Apple (AAPL.O) on Monday fended off criticism that it has not done enough to open up its closed eco-system as required under … | Michael Nuñez / VentureBeat: |
Google Research details VLOGGER, an AI model that can generate lifelike videos of people speaking, gesturing, and moving, from a single photo and an audio clip — Google researchers have developed a new artificial intelligence system that can generate lifelike videos of people speaking …
More: Google Research and Cybernews.com
| Cecilia Kang / New York Times: |
In partnerships with OpenAI, Anthropic, and Meta, the US DHS rolls out pilot programs to test AI tech to help combat drug and human trafficking crimes, and more — The agency will be the first in the federal government to roll out a comprehensive plan to integrate the technology into a variety of uses …
More: Department of Homeland …, Axios, Buttondown, The Verge, FedScoop, PYMNTS.com, Maginative, and The Hill
| Nilay Patel / The Verge: |
Q&A with Figma CEO Dylan Field on the failed Adobe deal, competing with Adobe, Figma's new Multi-edit tool, building tools, AI, AGI, Dev Mode, the web, and more — The leader of design toolmaker Figma on life after the failed Adobe deal and what comes next in a live interview from SXSW.Sponsor Posts
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