OpenAI in talks to raise funds at $150 billion valuation
By Niket Nishant (Reuters) – AI heavyweight OpenAI is in talks to raise funds at a valuation of $150 billion, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday, a move that would fortify…
Women in tech mentoring with Mahati V Singh
Women mentoring: Jobseekers in the tech industry are facing continuous times of turbulence as the world’s most influential, innovative companies continue with layoffs. Victims of 2024 downsizing include Google, TikTok,…
Amazon turns to Anthropic’s Claude for Alexa AI revamp
By Greg Bensinger SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Amazon‘s revamped Alexa due for release in October ahead of the U.S. holiday season will be powered primarily by Anthropic’s Claude artificial intelligence…
How AI is being used in Parliaments: from the US to EU
There are now many uses of generative artificial intelligence to support parliamentary activity. In the US, the House of Representatives uses an AI tool based on NLP (natural language processing)…
Apple targets Sept. 10 debut for new iPhones, AirPods and watches
By Juby Babu (Reuters) – Apple is planning its biggest product launch event of the year on Sept. 10, during which it will unveil the latest iPhones, watches and AirPods,…
Meta beats censorship lawsuit by RFK Jr’s anti-vaccine group
By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) – Meta Platforms defeated an appeal by Children’s Health Defense, an anti-vaccine group founded by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., challenging its censorship of Facebook posts that…
Music labels’ AI lawsuits create new copyright puzzle for US courts
By Blake Brittain (Reuters) – Country musician Tift Merritt’s most popular song on Spotify, “Traveling Alone,” is a ballad with lyrics evoking solitude and the open road. Prompted by Reuters…
Musk denies report xAI is considering acquiring Character.AI
By Gursimran Kaur and Angela Christy (Reuters) – U.S. businessman Elon Musk on Wednesday said his artificial intelligence startup xAI is not considering an acquisition of chatbot startup Character.AI, according…
Galaxy Book4 Edge, we tested the Samsung’s first AI PC
Samsung’s Galaxy Book4 Edge was the first Copilot+ certified computer to hit the market; this is a new type of laptop which integrates not only a processor (CPU) and graphics…
Meta to let users to create custom AI characters
By Juby Babu (Reuters) – Meta Platforms on Monday said it will roll out a new tool called AI Studio that will allow users to create, share and design personalized…