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Meta Threatened With EU Restrictions Over WhatsApp AI Concerns
Meta Platforms Inc. has been threatened with an interim European Union ban on policies that allegedly block rival AI firms from operating on WhatsApp, unless the tech giant offers fixes that appease the bloc’s concerns.
Adobe’s new Firefly AI assistant can use Creative Cloud apps to complete tasks
Last October, Adobe previewed a new assistant under the “Project Moonlight” moniker that could do tasks for you by tapping different Adobe apps like Acrobat, Photoshop and Express. That product is now being launched as Firefly AI Assistant. The Firefly AI Assistant will be available in public beta in the coming weeks. The company didn’t specify if the AI assistant will be priced differently from Firefly’s credit-based subscription tiers.
This energy startup’s bet on 100-year-old grid tech is paying off
Demand for electrical transformers, fueled in part by AI data centers, has grown so high that one prominent investor is backing a new startup that uses a very old technology. Ayr Energy makes transformers with iron-cores, the same basic tech used in the grid for over a century. A number of other startups have popped up to dethrone the iron-core transformer, but Ayr and its investors think there’s plenty of life left in the old tech. Judging by the company’s order book, now north of $500 million,...
Gitar, a startup that uses agents to secure code, emerges from stealth with $9 million
With the advent of “vibe coding,” AI agents have unleashed a deluge of code onto companies that many are now struggling to manage. This sudden inundation has been called “code overload.” Reports have shown that AI-generated code can introduce significant problems—including bugs and other quality issues—into codebases, which then have to be fixed by senior engineers before the code can be “shipped” to market. Now, a new company is trying to fix this problem usi...
This startup is betting tokenmaxxing will create the next compute giant
“Give me tokens. Just give me tokens. I want them fast. I want them cheap. I want them now.” That’s the mantra for developers building software on generative AI models, or at least what Parasail CEO Mike Henry hears. Parasail provides a cloud computing service to companies running AI models for inference, and Henry told TechCrunch it generates 500 billion tokens a day. How’s that for tokenmaxxing?
Amazon unveils a slimmer Fire TV Stick HD, opens Ember Artline TVs for preorder
On Wednesday, Amazon announced the launch of its new Fire TV Stick HD and Ember Artline televisions, both now available for preorder.  Following the initial release of the first-generation Fire TV Stick HD two years ago, Amazon has created a new model that is its thinnest streaming device to date, the company says. Launched in […]
Chipmakers AMD, Arm, and Qualcomm are all investing in this buzzy self-driving tech startup
Chipmakers AMD, Arm, and Qualcomm have invested $60 million into UK self-driving technology startup Wayve as part of an extension to its recent $1.2 billion Series D funding round, the companies announced Wednesday. Wayve already brought in a who’s who of strategic investors for its Series D round, including Mercedes-Benz, Nissan, and Stellantis, and returning backers Nvidia, Microsoft, and Uber. Other earlier investors like Eclipse, Balderton, and SoftBank Vision Fund 2 also joined the ro...
Amazon launches its slimmest ever streaming device, the Fire TV Stick HD - About Amazon
Amazon launches its slimmest ever streaming device, the Fire TV Stick HD About Amazon
AI ruling prompts warnings from US lawyers: Your chats could be used against you
Using AI for advice may feel convenient, but lawyers warn it’s not confidential. A recent U.S. court ruling highlights how chatbot conversations could end up as evidence, raising serious risks for users dealing with legal matters.
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra gets official price cut
Samsung Galaxy S Ultra gets official price cut
South Korea Overtook China as ASML’s Largest Market Last Quarter
South Korea emerged as ASML Holding NV’s largest market in the first quarter as the country’s memory chip makers increase purchases to address chronic shortages stemming from the artificial intelligence boom.
EU unveils age-check app amid efforts to better protect children online
European Union chief Ursula von der Leyen said on Wednesday that an EU-developed age-verification app was ready to go, as the bloc pushes to better protect children from online harm. Brussels has been under pressure to come up with more stringent measures to safeguard children online as several EU capitals move ahead with plans to ban social media under a certain age. To that end, five EU countries including France and Italy last year started testing an age-check app that von der Leyen said on.....
Samsung Galaxy S25 gets Rs 6500 discount: where to buy
Samsung Galaxy S gets Rs discount where to buy
Booking.com customers warned of 'reservation hijacking' after hack
Booking.com customers warned of 'reservation hijacking' after hack6 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleJoe TidyCyber correspondent, BBC World ServiceGetty ImagesA data breach at travel giant Booking.com is leading to a fresh wave of scams recently dubbed "reservation hijacks".Hackers stole customer data that experts say could lead to a surge in the scams as customers are tricked into sending criminals money.Some customers have contacted the BBC to say they have alr...
Roblox adds age-based accounts for kids and teens
If your child plays Roblox, they are part of a massive global audience. Roblox has reported more than 144 million daily active users, with a large share made up of kids and teens who log in to play games, create content and connect with friends. That reach is exactly why a new change rolling out in early June matters.Roblox is introducing two new account types designed to better match what kids play and who they can talk to based on age. The shift centers on structure. Instead of one shared expe...
Can Iran’s small, fast-attack boats challenge US Navy in Strait of Hormuz?
Iran’s small vessels may be able to challenge US blockade operations, Chinese analysts suggest, despite the heavy losses suffered by the Iranian navy during the opening weeks of the US-Israeli offensive. The United States launched a naval blockade on Monday targeting Iranian maritime trade, after peace talks in Pakistan failed over the weekend. US Central Command issued a formal notice on Sunday announcing that its forces would block “all maritime traffic entering and exiting Iranian ports” from...
Fathom adds a bot-less meeting mode in a bid to take on Granola
Online meetings these days are crowded. The abundance of note-taking assistants means that everyone has their own meeting assistant join calls to transcribe and summarize the conversation, which results in overcrowded meeting rooms. Fathom, a startup that makes an AI note-taking tool, is trying to address that overcrowding issue with an update that enables its app to transcribe all calls you attend without requiring an AI assistant to join them.
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Google finds its Philosopher’s stone: AI ethicist Henry Shevlin steps into DeepMind role
Google DeepMind has created a new "Philosopher" role—and hired one of the world's leading machine consciousness researchers to fill it. Henry Shevlin, Associate Director at Cambridge's Leverhulme Centre for the Future of Intelligence, will focus on machine consciousness, human-AI relationships, and AGI readiness starting May. The hire follows Anthropic's own philosopher-in-residence model and signals a growing industry recognition that the hardest questions about advanced AI may not have enginee...
Delhi-NCR leads ChatGPT adoption in India, top 10 cities account for 50% users: OpenAI study
In its first-ever report analysing the AI ‘Capability Gap’ in India, OpenAI said the adoption of its tools is three times more concentrated in top cities such as Delhi and Bengaluru than in comparable countries.