Twitch: backtrack on fictionalized nudity created with AI
Very quick backtrack so as not to continue to have problems with explicit sex. This is what Twitch has done, with an update cancelling what it had decided 48 hours…
Apple explores AI deals with news publishers
By Arsheeya Bajwa (Reuters) – Apple has opened negotiations in recent weeks with major news and publishing organizations, seeking permission to use their material in the company’s development of generative…
Microsoft, AFL-CIO reach deal on AI, labor neutrality
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Microsoft and the AFL-CIO union federation said Monday they had struck a deal whereby the U.S. software giant will remain neutral in efforts by…
From scarcity to AI, get prepared to the chip supremacy race
Semiconductors are the main element behind a multitude of products we use every day, from cars to generative artificial intelligence apps such as ChatGPT. Mckinsey called them “the unsung heroes…
AI defined 2023. Bullets and ballots will shape 2024
By Simon Robinson (Reuters) – How to sum up the most important news of the year past? The obvious answer in 2023 is to use Artificial Intelligence (AI). In that…
AstraZeneca, AI biologics firm Absci tie up on cancer drug
Βy Shivani Tanna (Reuters) – Anglo-Swedish drugmaker AstraZeneca has signed a deal worth up to $247 million with U.S. artificial intelligence (AI) biologics firm Absci to design an antibody to…
Snowflake sees product revenue above estimates on AI-driven demand
By Arsheeya Bajwa (Reuters) – Snowflake forecasted quarterly product revenue above estimates on Wednesday, as increasing adoption of artificial intelligence boosted demand for its data cloud offerings. Shares of the…
Alexa, Amazon’s smart assistant enters a new era with GenAI
Five years of Alexa and big numbers seal the interaction between people and Amazon’s smart speaker. To celebrate the anniversary, Amazon Italy organised a party meeting with the press at…
G7 leaders reach consensus on global AI guidelines
G7 leaders have endorsed International Guiding Principles on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and a voluntary Code of Conduct for AI developers. The move complements the EU’s ongoing efforts to establish legally…
Actors, Hollywood studios still at odds on AI and other issues, union says
By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Negotiators for Hollywood actors and major studios have not resolved concerns about artificial intelligence (AI) and other issues in talks aimed at ending…