At I/O 2023, Google Assistant was an afterthought, superseded by Bard, a notable omission after Assistant took center stage at multiple previous I/O keynotes — Google's generative AI chatbot Bard took center stage at the company's I/O conference. The company's answer to Siri was left backstage.
Swedish cybersecurity company Truesec and experts: Russia-linked “Anonymous Sudan” is one of the most prolific hacktivist groups targeting Swedish organizations — Since February, a mysterious hacker group calling itself Anonymous Sudan has targeted dozens of Swedish airports …
A look at TikTok's #medicalmoms, where mothers of disabled and chronically ill kids share parenthood journeys, raising privacy, consent, and autonomy concerns — When Bella was born in 2013, she didn't leave the hospital for the first two years of her life because of a combination of a rare form …
Apple tests M3 chip with 12 CPU and 18 GPU cores, 36GB of RAM; Meta shows how it feels about Apple Watch by pulling Messenger and launching WhatsApp for WearOS — As Apple prepares to launch its next M2 Macs, the company is already ramping up testing of M3 chips.
US universities are revamping their semiconductor curricula and striking industry deals to train staff as the CHIPS Act aims to kick start chip making in the US — The CHIPS Act could require 50,000 new engineers — The CHIPS and Science Act, aimed at kick-starting chip manufacturing …
A look at Forever Voices, which launched GPT-4-powered chatbot CarynAI, letting the fans of influencer Caryn Marjorie chat with her replica for $1 per minute — CarynAI is the first AI companion product from a new startup called Forever Voices, allowing users to chat with a digital version of the fastest growing Snapchat star
Ahead of Sunday's presidential election in Turkey, Twitter restricts some content “in response to legal process and to ensure Twitter remains available” — Twitter announced on Friday that it's blocking some content in Turkey ahead of Sunday's presidential election in the country.
Indian streaming service JioCinema adds a Premium subscription plan, offering content from HBO and more for ₹999 per year — JioCinema has introduced a new Premium subscription plan, providing its users with access to a broader range of content. The streaming platform gained …
OpenAI says it is rolling out web browsing and 70+ third-party plugins in beta to all ChatGPT Plus users over the next week — Uncover new possibilities with ChatGPT web browsing and plugins beta features. Available to ChatGPT Plus users who opt-in for experimental features.
Doc: India launched a probe into Google after a complaint from Match Group and Indian startups that Google's new User Choice Billing system is anti-competitive — India's competition watchdog has begun an inquiry into Google after some companies alleged the service fee the U.S. firm charges …
Numerator: Amazon has a 3% US grocery market share including branded stores and Whole Foods; UBS: physical stores accounted for ~90% of US grocery sales in 2022 — Amazon is still barely scratching the surface of the grocery market despite years of efforts.
Netflix has become an avatar for the striking writers' complaints, as the streaming era eroded working conditions, stagnated wages, and disrupted residual pay — Fear of protests prompted the streaming giant to shift an anticipated presentation for advertisers to a virtual event and a top executive to skip an honorary gala.
Google Search changes could significantly decrease publishers' traffic and affiliate revenue, but the Perspectives section may highlight individual journalists — A shift to AI-generated search results will decrease the traffic that Google sends to publishers' sites, as more people …
Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter : Disney, Fox, and WBD say they have agreed to discontinue their Venu Sports streaming joint venture...
