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Qualcomm is allegedly sniffing at the beleaguered remains of Intel and may try to acquire parts of the company. Will Apple make its own counterproposal? Apple’s decision to abandon its processors in favor of Apple Silicon reflected a wider malaise. Try as it might, Intel found itself unable to accelerate processor development to the same extent as Apple found…
Generative AI (genAI) features added to an existing Apple Watch health app may light the path toward personalized and data-led healthcare for patients with Parkinson’s disease. The StrivePD app is made by Rune Labs, a California-based entity focused on delivering next-generation care for people with neurological disorders. StrivePD has been enhanced with new genAI-created clinical reporting tools that…
Copilot+ PCs — special Windows computers equipped with the latest AI functions — first arrived in May. But only hardware using Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite or X Plus chips were designated as ready for Copilot+ by Microsoft As of November, new PCs that run processors from Intel and AMD will also be covered. Specifically, they’ll…
Australia has outlined plans for new AI regulations, focusing on human oversight and transparency as the technology spreads rapidly across business and everyday life. The country’s Industry and Science Minister, Ed Husic, on Thursday, introduced ten voluntary AI guidelines and launched a month-long consultation to assess whether these measures should be made mandatory in high-risk…
The UK’s antitrust regulator has concluded its investigation into Microsoft’s hiring of the majority of staff from Inflection and its licensing of the company’s technology. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) published a summary of its decision Wednesday, finding that while the Microsoft’s actions constituted a “relevant merger situation” and thus fall under its purview,…
Though it may seem that virtual machines, a.k.a. VMs, have been around forever, Microsoft introduced its first version of the Hyper-V virtualization environment as part of Windows Server 2008. Hyper-V and its VMs didn’t appear in a Windows desktop operating system until May 2012 with the Windows 8 technical preview. Since then, however, Hyper-V VMs…
According to credible rumors, Snap and Meta will soon unveil their next-generation AI glasses. Snap might introduce its fifth-generation Spectacles at the Snap Partner Summit on Sept. 17. Features like a wider field of view and improved battery life could grace a production run of fewer than 10,000 units for developers. (The current 4th-generation Spectacles…
Apple isn’t paying OpenAI to carry support for the generativeAI (genAI) firm’s Chat GPT within Apple Intelligence, but it might instead invest in the Microsoft-backed company. The Wall Street Journal reports that Apple is in talks to take part in a new funding round for OpenAI. If it follows suit, it will join Microsoft, Nvidia, and Thrive…
There has been some concern that Windows 10 gathers too much private information from users. Whether you think Microsoft’s operating system crosses the privacy line or just want to make sure you safeguard as much of your personal life as possible, we’re here to help. Here’s how to protect your privacy in just a few…
Google’s Gemini AI model can once again be used to generate images that represent people, according to Ars Technica. The company had shut down the feature in February after it was criticized for creating historically inaccurate images often related to the subject’s skin color. The now-updated Gemini 1.5 model should be able to avoid the earlier…