- Steam rises out of the nuclear plant on Three Mile Island on March 26, 2019 before it closed later that year. | Photo: Getty Images Major tech firms, in search of carbon pollution-free electricity for data centers, are helping to revive nuclear energy in the US. Tech giants are increasingly eyeing nuclear reactors to power […]
- If you're learning a new language, you likely know how frustrating tutoring can be. You're eager to practice a new language, but the tutor’s unavailable or just too expensive. Learning alone can easily feel overwhelming, and finding the right resources is often challenging. I recently came across TalkPal, which is basically a personal language tutor […]
- Hedging one’s bets, I suppose. | Photo by Gregg DeGuire/Getty Images After the podcast where Ben Horowitz repeatedly congratulated himself for being brave enough to support Donald Trump in public, it turns out Horowitz will also be donating to Kamala Harris. Or so he says. “As I mentioned before, Felicia and I have known Vice […]
- Welcome to our weekly roundup of human-crafted AI news. This week OpenAI handed out API goodies. California’s AI safety bill got killed. And NVIDIA surprised us with a powerful open model. Let’s dig in. Here come the agents OpenAI didn’t announce any new models (or Sora) at its Dev Day event, but developers were excited […]
- Facebook owner claims Movie Gen can create realistic-seeming video and audio clips that rival competitors’Meta, the owner of Facebook and Instagram, announced on Friday it had built a new artificial intelligence model called Movie Gen that can create realistic-seeming video and audio clips in response to user prompts, claiming it can rival tools from leading […]
- Dave Bottoms leads Upwork's Marketplace organization, a global team responsible for the core Talent Marketplace, search and discovery, ads and monetization, core mobile experiences, as well as new product innovation and analytics. Dave brings more than 20 years of Silicon Valley experience to Upwork. He joined the company in 2022 from Meta, where he led […]
- According to a 2023 report by Cybersecurity Ventures, cybercrime is estimated to cost the world $10.5 trillion annually by 2025. Every year, a new record is set for the number of cybercrimes documented. This calls for a major change in the traditional security testing processes. This is where vulnerability assessments come into play. Vulnerability assessments […]
- The credit scoring system in the U.S. is not only used in banking and large businesses, but also assesses the creditworthiness of every resident in every aspect of their everyday life. However, this system also discriminates against large groups of the population, particularly migrants. For migrants and political refugees, it is extremely challenging to find […]
- Robotic perception has long been challenged by the complexity of real-world environments, often requiring fixed settings and predefined objects. MIT engineers have developed Clio, a groundbreaking system that allows robots to intuitively understand and prioritize relevant elements in their surroundings, enhancing their ability to perform tasks efficiently. Understanding the Need for Smarter Robots Traditional robotic […]
- Generative AI is transforming industries from education to manufacturing, but only with responsible AI governance can outcomes be fair and effective.
- Universities are pivoting to incorporate generative AI into academic life – without the plagiarism – in the belief it will become an intrinsic part of life and workGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThird-year student Jack Quinlan was confident he knew what I was going to ask before we conducted our […]
- Image: Meta A new AI-powered video generator from Meta produces high-definition footage complete with sound, the company announced today. The announcement comes several months after competitor OpenAI unveiled Sora, its text-to-video model — though public access to Movie Gen isn’t happening yet. Movie Gen uses text inputs to automatically generate new videos, as well as […]
- Image: Alex Parkin / The Verge The new Microsoft Copilot is a big departure. It shed some of its Bing-y styling and increasingly corporate vibes in favor of something warmer and friendlier, all in an effort to be more than just a work tool. It might just be a website redesign, but it feels like […]
- Canvas should make it easier for ChatGPT users to make alterations to code and text without rewriting entirely with additional prompts. | Image: OpenAI OpenAI has launched a new “Canvas” interface for ChatGPT that allows users to adjust sections of text or code generated by the chatbot in a side-by-side collaboration. Canvas opens a separate […]
- OpenAI has recently introduced an impressive feature called ChatGPT Canvas. Unlike the normal chat window we've grown accustomed to, ChatGPT Canvas offers a more robust and collaborative environment for tackling sophisticated projects. While other AI platforms like Claude have introduced similar concepts such as Claude Artifacts, ChatGPT Canvas stands out with its unique approach to […]
- In the exponentially evolving world of AI-assisted software development, ensuring the quality and security of AI-generated code is more critical than ever. Sonar, a global leader in Clean Code solutions, has unveiled two new tools—AI Code Assurance and AI CodeFix—designed to help organizations safely harness the power of AI coding assistants. These solutions aim to […]
- Researchers from Intel Labs, in collaboration with academic and industry experts, have introduced a groundbreaking technique for generating realistic and directable human motion from sparse, multi-modal inputs. Their work, highlighted at the European Conference on Computer Vision (ECCV 2024), focuses on overcoming the challenges of generating natural, physically-based human behaviors in high-dimensional humanoid characters. This […]
- Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images Representing California in Congress comes with a unique challenge: navigating national politics while reflecting the interests of the most populous state in the US, including a large constituency from the tech industry. It’s a challenge both current California Sen. Laphonza Butler and Vice President Kamala Harris — who […]
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- Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Meta is bringing reminders to its Ray-Ban smart glasses, a feature it previewed during its Connect event last month. With the update, you can ask Meta AI to remember your surroundings, like where you parked, and even time up reminders to make a phone call. The other […]