Wednesday, May 24, 2023
Oppo Reno 10 series announced in China: All the details
Hands-on with Sudowrite's Story Engine, a generative AI tool for long-form fiction that works better than previous options but still has big limitations (Adi Robertson/The Verge)
Hands-on with Sudowrite's Story Engine, a generative AI tool for long-form fiction that works better than previous options but still has big limitations — Thoughts are swarming my mind like a nest of cyber-rats. … Last week, generative fiction tool Sudowrite launched a system for writing whole novels.
Microsoft's Azure AI Studio will let customers build their own 'Copilot'
US filing: South Korea, Samsung, and SK Hynix ask the US to review its chip subsidy criteria, concerned over the impact on limiting chip investment in China (Soo-Hyang Choi/Reuters)
US filing: South Korea, Samsung, and SK Hynix ask the US to review its chip subsidy criteria, concerned over the impact on limiting chip investment in China — South Korea has asked Washington to review its criteria for new semiconductor subsidies, concerned over the impact of rules …
OnePlus 115G Marble Odyssey edition smartphone confirmed to launch in India soon
Tuesday, May 23, 2023
Shutterstock plans to acquire Giphy from Meta for $53M in cash, after the UK CMA blocked Meta's acquisition in 2022; Meta can still access Giphy content (Yuvraj Malik/Reuters)
Shutterstock plans to acquire Giphy from Meta for $53M in cash, after the UK CMA blocked Meta's acquisition in 2022; Meta can still access Giphy content — Stock photos repository Shutterstock Inc (SSTK.N) said on Tuesday it would buy animated-images platform Giphy Inc from Meta Platforms Inc (META.O) for $53 million in cash.
Adobe launches Generative Fill for Photoshop, one of the first Creative Cloud apps to use its generative AI Firefly tool, in beta, rolling out fully in H2 2023 (Jess Weatherbed/The Verge)
Adobe launches Generative Fill for Photoshop, one of the first Creative Cloud apps to use its generative AI Firefly tool, in beta, rolling out fully in H2 2023 — / Generative Fill will arrive in Photoshop in ‘the second half of 2023.’ — Adobe Photoshop is getting a new generative AI tool …
Motorola Edge 40 vs Motorola Edge 30: What customers will get by paying Rs 5,000 extra
Warner Bros. Discovery launches Max, offering substantially more 4K content than HBO Max via its $19.99 per month Ultimate plan, above the $15.99 ad-free plan (Chris Welch/The Verge)
Warner Bros. Discovery launches Max, offering substantially more 4K content than HBO Max via its $19.99 per month Ultimate plan, above the $15.99 ad-free plan — When Max goes live on May 23rd, the new Warner Bros. Discovery streaming service will offer substantially more 4K entertainment than HBO Max ever did.
Qualcomm’s faster Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset may come to more smartphones
London-based Builder.ai, which offers low-code app building tools, raised a $250M Series D led by the Qatar Investment Authority, taking its funding to $450M+ (Mike Butcher/TechCrunch)
London-based Builder.ai, which offers low-code app building tools, raised a $250M Series D led by the Qatar Investment Authority, taking its funding to $450M+ — It was only recently that we reported Buildier.ai had signed a strategic collaboration with and undisclosed investment from Microsoft.
Monday, May 22, 2023
Australian blockchain-based fitness app Stepn says iOS users can now buy and sell NFTs from its app, signaling perhaps Apple has softened its stance on crypto (RT Watson/The Block)
Australian blockchain-based fitness app Stepn says iOS users can now buy and sell NFTs from its app, signaling perhaps Apple has softened its stance on crypto — - Stepn users will be able to buy, sell and trade the game's NFT sneakers without having to leave the app.
WhatsApp rolling out the password reminder feature: Here’s what it does
After Google Photos labeled two Black people as "gorillas" in May 2015, photo apps from Google, Apple, Amazon, and Microsoft still do not identify gorillas (New York Times)
After Google Photos labeled two Black people as “gorillas” in May 2015, photo apps from Google, Apple, Amazon, and Microsoft still do not identify gorillas — Eight years after a controversy over Black people being mislabeled by image analysis software — and despite big advances …
Some educators are cautiously experimenting with generative AI, questioning whether the tech can be used in classrooms without undermining numeracy and literacy (Financial Times)
Some educators are cautiously experimenting with generative AI, questioning whether the tech can be used in classrooms without undermining numeracy and literacy — When Lauren started researching the British designer Yinka Ilori for a school project earlier this year, she was able to consult her new study pal: artificial intelligence.
Sources and messages: Binance compliance officer Tigran Gambaryan told executives and Nigerian contacts of a $150M crypto bribe request, prior to his arrest (New York Times)
New York Times : Sources and messages: Binance compliance officer Tigran Gambaryan told executives and Nigerian contacts of a $150M crypt...
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Jake Offenhartz / Gothamist : Since October, the NYPD has deployed a quadruped robot called Spot to a handful of crime scenes and hostage...
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Andrew Tarantola / Engadget : An adapted excerpt from the book “Your Computer Is on Fire”, on how voice assistants like Siri and Alexa al...
