A look at the problems of building AI products, like inaccurate answers, and potential solutions, like focusing on narrow domains and abstracting the outputs — I will fly to India on Monday for a brief trip, and so I just spent an hour struggling through a very buggy online visa application process.
Data suggests Project Green Light, Google's AI system deployed in 14 cities to adjust traffic light timing, reduced stop-and-go traffic at intersections by 30% — Most cities can't afford smart traffic signals. Fortunately, data from new cars—and even drivers' smartphones—can make old-fashioned traffic lights work a lot better.
Apple's AI push isn't so much about its current devices, but enabling its next wave of AI-intensive devices that may eventually supplant a smartphone — Apple's push into artificial intelligence will go beyond software and help enable a wave of next-generation devices.
How Uber-owned Careem went from Pakistan's ride-hailing leader to a distant third player after deprioritizing the country due to its unstable economy — After falling from dominance, Careem is experimenting — from corporate rides to price bidding — to maintain its presence in Pakistan.
The New York Times confirms its internal source code and data leaked on 4chan after being stolen using an exposed GitHub token in January 2024 — Internal source code and data belonging to The New York Times was leaked on the 4chan message board after being stolen from the company's GitHub repositories …
Sources detail Siri's new capabilities, along with the prompts Apple used to test the software, in apps like Camera, Mail, Safari, Notes, and Photos — We have exclusively discovered how much iOS 18 and macOS 15 will upgrade Siri and improve everything you do. Here's what the new-and-improved Siri will be able to do.
Q&A with Arm CEO Rene Haas about Microsoft's big push with Arm-based PCs, AI wearables, Arm's adoption in the cloud, competition from RISC-V and Intel, and more — Chip designer's chief executive talks about diversification and how AI is changing the devices we use
A look at Japan's role in the global chip battle; Omdia: Japanese companies account for nearly half of the world's six crucial semiconductor materials — With subsidies and a $6 billion acquisition, Tokyo wants to make its companies indispensable in the global supply chain
The US Veterans Affairs' internal survey: fewer than 1 in 5 VA health employees say Oracle Health's products enable them to deliver “high-quality care” — - Company's $16 billion contract with US agency under scrutiny — System improving as Oracle makes fixes, Veterans Affairs says
What to expect at WWDC 2024: plans to integrate AI into its apps with a new opt-in service called Apple Intelligence, iOS 18, macOS 15, visionOS 2, and more — The company will introduce ‘Apple Intelligence,’ its long-awaited push into modern AI for the iPhone, iPad and Mac.
Q&A with Bellingcat founder Eliot Higgins on running the world's foremost open source intelligence agency, AI-generated content, legal accountability, and more — Eliot Higgins and his 28,000 forensic foot soldiers at Bellingcat have kept a miraculous nose for truth—and a sharp sense of its limits …
Ikea plans to hire 10 people to run its virtual Roblox store, including to help pick out furniture and serve meatballs in the Bistro, and will pay £13.50/hour — - Ikea is hiring 10 people to run a virtual store in Roblox, as part of a campaign to show young people the career paths available at the store.
NXP partners with TSMC-backed Vanguard to build a $7.8B chip wafer plant in Singapore, aiming to begin construction in H2 2024 and production in 2027 — - New facility begins construction in second half of 2024 — Region poised to benefit from drive to diversify from China
SAP plans to buy Tel Aviv-based WalkMe, which helps users navigate UIs of other software services, for $1.5B in cash; WalkMe raised $300M ahead of a 2021 IPO — Enterprise software giant SAP is acquiring “digital adoption” platform provider WalkMe in an all-cash transaction worth $1.5 billion.
Twitch says its Twitch Tier 1 subscriptions in the US will increase from $4.99 to $5.99 per month on July 11, the first price rise for US subscribers — Monthly Tier 1 memberships will go up by $1 in July. — Twitch is joining Spotify, Max, Peacock, Crunchyroll, EA and other content services …
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