• AI tools from Microsoft and Google are just streamlining middle management, leading AI expert says: WSJ

    Microsoft and Google rolled out their own AI-powered productivity tools last year, touting them as products that could revolutionize how people work.But one leading AI expert thinks otherwise.Ethan Mollick, a professor of management at the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School of Business, has been tapped by the White House, JP Morgan, Google, and many others for his insights on artificial intelligence.In an interview with The Wall Street Journal, Mollick said Microsoft's Copilot and...

  • Feature: AI twins and the digital revolution

    While the use of AI and digital twins isn’t new to operators, the evolution of the former is enabling advanced twinning use cases such as improved network planning and optimisation, 6G research frameworks and training models. Mike Robuck explores.

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    Apple in talks with OpenAI to bring AI features to the iPhone

    Apple is discussing with OpenAI about incorporating AI features on the next version of its iPhone operating system, iOS 18, just a few weeks before Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC).

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    Why Drake Had to Take Down His Song That Featured AI-Tupac Vocals

    On Thursday, the song, which was originally released on April 19, was scrubbed from Drake’s Instagram page and from his X account.

  • Samsung and Google are working together on new AI features

    Back in January, Samsung announced the Google-developed Circle to Search AI feature for its Galaxy S24 series before Google unveiled the it for its Pixels, signifying a strong partnership between the two companies in the AI space. In case you've been wondering whether there's more AI stuff to come from these two companies in the future, the answer is a resounding yes. Google and Samsung are working together on developing new AI features for their respective smartphones running Android, as can...

  • Adobe unveils AI features for Photoshop — but not everyone is happy about it

    Adobe announced new AI Photoshop tools powered by an updated version of its Firefly generative AI model amidst ongoing controversy about copyrighted training data.

  • iOS 18 AI features could run entirely on-device

    Apple could run its LLM on-device to power iOS 18's AI features, helping speed up the response time for a better user experience. (via Cult of Mac - Apple news, rumors, reviews and how-tos)

  • Amazon debuts a generative AI-powered playlist feature

    Amazon Music is joining Spotify in starting to offer a generative AI-powered playlist feature. For now, Maestro is available in beta to a small number of Amazon Music users in the US on iOS and Android. Folks who are included in the beta will see Maestro on the home screen after they update to the latest version of the app. They can also access the tool by tapping the plus button to create a new playlist. The idea is to use natural language prompts to create any kind of playlist imaginable. Your...

  • iOS 18 AI features are rumored to be ‘on device.’ But there's a catch.

    With AI features on the way to iPhone via iOS 18, here's what that likely means for user privacy.

  • Microsoft's AI lead puts Amazon cloud dominance on watch

    Upcoming quarterly reports from U.S. tech giants may show Microsoft is closing the gap on cloud-computing market leader Amazon.com as more businesses switch to its services, attracted by a clutch of generative AI features that are powered by OpenAI's technology. The Redmond, Washington-based software giant has beaten rivals Amazon and Google-parent Alphabet to the market with AI services including the Copilot, a set of genAI tools that work in Microsoft's business apps, that was rolled out in...

  • Verafin Adds AI Copilot to Financial Crime Management Solutions

    Verafin has added an artificial intelligence (AI) copilot to its suite of financial crime management solutions. The new Entity Research Copilot is being rolled out to the firm’s customer base of more than 2,500 financial institutions, the Nasdaq company said in a Monday (April 22) press release. “As financial crime continues to evolve, we remain committed to empowering institutions […]

  • U.S. military dogfight puts the AI in aerial combat

    The U.S. military said it has completed the first “AI dogfights” pitting a manned F-16 against an artificial intelligence-controlled aircraft in the skies above Edwards Air Force Base in California.