Google Search can now read results out loud using Audio Overviews

Google Search can now read results out loud using Audio Overviews

Over the last few months, Google has been steadily integrating AI into its search engine. The tech giant, which accounts for almost 90 per cent of search queries on the internet, has now announced that it is bringing Audio Overviews for select search queries. Added to NotebookLM last year, Google says Audio Overview in Search […]

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Depending on AI alone to make decisions affecting people’s lives is worrisome: Sayash Kapoor, co-author, AI Snake Oil

Depending on AI alone to make decisions affecting people’s lives is worrisome: Sayash Kapoor, co-author, AI Snake Oil

Sayash Kapoor is the co-author of AI Snake Oil: What Artificial Intelligence Can Do, What It Can’t, and How to Tell the Difference, the book which alerts you to the dangers of false AI claims made by companies to sell their products. Sayash is a computer science Ph.D candidate at Princeton University, Center for Information […]

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Meta poaches 28-year-old Scale AI CEO after taking multibillion dollar stake in startup

Meta poaches 28-year-old Scale AI CEO after taking multibillion dollar stake in startup

Facebook-owner Meta has invested in Scale AI in a deal that values the data-labeling startup at $29 billion and brings in its 28-year-old CEO, Alexandr Wang, to play a prominent role in the tech giant’s artificial intelligence strategy. Meta will take a 49% stake for $14.3 billion, according to two sources familiar with the matter. […]

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ChatGPT prioritises its survival over user safety, claims ex-OpenAI researcher Steven Adler

ChatGPT prioritises its survival over user safety, claims ex-OpenAI researcher Steven Adler

Since ChatGPT’s launch, the use of artificial intelligence-powered tools has risen exponentially. While the technology is undoubtedly beneficial in the long run, experts have raised alarms over their safety. Last month, research by the AI firm Anthropic claimed that its top AI model, Claude Opus 4, was willing to resort to blackmail and deception to […]

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France’s Mistral launches Europe’s first AI reasoning model

France’s Mistral launches Europe’s first AI reasoning model

Mistral on Tuesday launched Europe’s first AI reasoning model, which uses logical thinking to create a response, as it tries to keep pace with American and Chinese rivals at the forefront of AI development. The French startup has attempted to differentiate itself by championing its European roots, winning the support of French President Emmanuel Macron, […]

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China’s DeepSeek releases an update to its R1 reasoning model

China’s DeepSeek releases an update to its R1 reasoning model

Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek released an update to its R1 reasoning model in the early hours of Thursday, stepping up competition with U.S. rivals such as OpenAI. DeepSeek launched R1-0528 on developer platform Hugging Face, but has yet to make an official public announcement. It did not publish a description of the model or […]

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Telegram, Musk-owned xAI partner to distribute Grok to messaging app’s users

Telegram, Musk-owned xAI partner to distribute Grok to messaging app’s users

Elon Musk’s AI startup xAI will pay Telegram $300 million to deploy its Grok chatbot on the messaging app, aiming to tap the platform’s more than one billion users and sharpen its competitive edge in the booming artificial intelligence market. Under the one-year deal, xAI will also give Telegram half of any subscription sales made […]

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Salesforce to buy Informatica for  billion to bolster AI data tools

Salesforce to buy Informatica for $8 billion to bolster AI data tools

Salesforce said on Tuesday it would buy Informatica for about $8 billion, betting on the data management platform to sharpen its competitive edge in the booming artificial intelligence market. The cloud-software giant is returning to big-ticket M&A after years on the sidelines, driven by scrutiny from activist investors pressing for better profitability. Last year it […]

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Microsoft brings more AI features to Notepad, Paint and Snipping Tool: Here’s what’s new

Microsoft brings more AI features to Notepad, Paint and Snipping Tool: Here’s what’s new

Microsoft brings more AI features to Notepad, Paint and Snipping Tool: Here’s what’s new orWith Windows 10 nearing the end of its life, Microsoft has been aggressively pushing users to upgrade their PCs to Windows 11. Unsurprisingly, in the last few years, the company has kept several of its new AI features exclusive to the […]

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Google launches Veo 3 video AI model: Watch 10 videos that look shockingly real

Google launches Veo 3 video AI model: Watch 10 videos that look shockingly real

During its annual developer conference on May 20, Google unveiled Veo 3, its newest video AI model that can also incorporate audio in videos it creates. The company claims that Veo 3 can not only generate realistic videos but also give sound effects, background noises, including dialogues. From seamless transitions to audio generation, here are […]

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