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Via the Digital Services Regulation (DSA), the European Commission has requested information from Youtube, Snapchat and Tiktok about which parameters their algorithms use to recommend social media content to users. The Commission then wants to evaluate the extent to which these algorithms can amplify risks linked to, for example, democratic elections, mental health and children’s well-being. The…
Most Apple watchers may have noticed that the company’s iPhone 16 marketing really does put Apple Intelligence front and center, even though its home-baked breed of AaI (Artificial [Apple] Intelligence) isn’t available quite yet. All the same, the system, which we explain in great depth here, is on the way. And in the run up to its arrival,…
OpenAI has raised $6.6 billion from investors like Thrive Capital and Tiger Global, but the AI company also sought assurances that investors would avoid funding five competing firms, according to a Reuters report. The competitors include Anthropic, Elon Musk’s xAI, and Safe Superintelligence (SSI), a startup launched by OpenAI co-founder Ilya Sutskever. These companies directly…
The Apple product machine continues to whirr, with a host of new products, including Macs, iPads, and iPhone SE, expected to appear this fall. Some of these new products will represent powerful improvements compared to older hardware, as the intention is to ensure Apple Intelligence runs well on all the company’s devices. That means a…
Microsoft on Tuesday confirmed it is no longer producing the HoloLens 2, the company’s second-generation augmented reality headset first launched five years ago at Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona. At the time of launch, analysts predicted the new device could build momentum for augmented reality (AR) technology, which had so far failed to get…
The World Wide Web Foundation, the organization whose mission has been to make the web safer and more accessible, has shut down, according to The Register. The foundation, which close its virtual doors Sept. 27, says its mission has largely been fulfilled and other organizations can take over the work. When the organization was founded in…
Apple management and security services provider Jamf unveiled a series of tools and features to support Apple admins at its well-attended JNUC event Oct. 1, with a focus on AI, security, and all-new solutions to make it easier to manage large Apple fleets. “In today’s environment, support of hybrid and remote work is the norm and the need…
The capabilities and shortcomings of generative AI (genAI) have been discussed extensively since the technology’s breakthrough in 2022. In particular, its downsides are often in the foreground — driven by the fear of potentially losing one’s job due to artificial intelligence (AI). A scientific experiment conducted by researchers at the University of Cambridge and British AI start-up Strategize.inc…
Whatever Apple’s long-term plans for satellite connectivity, one facet that cannot be ignored is that its Messages via Satellite system is already saving lives — including among iPhone users affected last week by the horror of Hurricane Helene. The aftermath of Helene While there seems no end to all the bad news playing out worldwide…
The European Commission has appointed a group of AI specialists to outline how businesses should comply with forthcoming AI regulations. The group includes prominent figures like AI pioneer Yoshua Bengio, former UK government adviser Nitarshan Rajkumar, and Stanford University fellow Marietje Schaake.