The US government has approved the export of advanced AI chips to a Microsoft-run facility in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), marking a significant step in the tech giant’s partnership with Emirati AI firm G42.
This decision comes despite earlier concerns from US lawmakers over potential national security risks, reported Axios.
Apple’s decision to put satellite connections in iPhones is already saving lives, and as Hurricane Milton threatens Florida, now is the time for every US iPhone user to learn how the system works and why they should upgrade to iOS 18. Apple runs four satellite communications services available to US users running compatible iPhones. To access them, you…
Baidu has introduced a text-to-image generator dubbed I-RAG and a no-code developer platform called Miaoda as part of its growing portfolio of artificial intelligence (AI) products that, like US-based AI companies, it eventually aims to offer its user base as part of a wide array of commercial AI offerings. CEO Robin Li introduced the new…
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…
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy has announced that the company’s employees will soon have to work from the office five days a week, just as they did before the COVID-19 pandemic. Previously, workers were only required to be in the office three days a week. “Looking back over the past five years, we continue to believe that the…
Office 365 and Microsoft 365 subscribers get more frequent software updates than those who have purchased Office without a subscription, which means subscribers have access to the latest features, security patches, and bug fixes. But it can be hard to keep track of the changes in each update and know when they’re available. We’re doing…
Using the Monarch personal finance program, I went through my finances recently and found that I pay $510 every month on various subscriptions. (That’s not counting things such as my Internet bill, $120 a month for AT&T 2Gbps fiber.) I’m talking about Netflix, Google One, The Wall Street Journal, and other services and publications I actually want. …