• Meta's newest AI model beats some peers. But its amped-up AI agents are confusing Facebook users

    Facebook parent Meta Platforms unveiled a new set of artificial intelligence systems Thursday that are powering what CEO Mark Zuckerberg calls the most intelligent AI assistant that you can freely use. But as Zuckerberg's crew of amped-up Meta AI agents started venturing into social media this week to engage with real people, their bizarre exchanges exposed the ongoing limitations of even the best generative AI technology. One joined a Facebook moms' group to talk about its gifted child....

  • Meta's newest AI model beats some peers, but its amped-up AI agents are confusing Facebook users

    Facebook parent Meta Platforms unveiled a new set of artificial intelligence systems Thursday that are powering what CEO Mark Zuckerberg calls “the most intelligent AI assistant that you can freely use.” But as Zuckerberg's crew of amped-up Meta AI agents started venturing into social media this week to engage with

  • Meta Earnings Announcement Goes Big on AI

    If anyone had any doubts about Meta’s long-term commitment to artificial intelligence (AI), they were erased in the first minute of the company’s earnings call on Wednesday (April 24). While analysts were waiting to hear about the return on investment in the technology would bring, CEO Mark Zuckerberg made it clear that AI is on a two-to-three-year development roadmap. AI […]

  • Microsoft Surges As AI-Growth Drives Across-The-Board Beat

    Microsoft Surges As AI-Growth Drives Across-The-Board Beat Investors can exhale after META's meltdown as MSFT just reported better-than-expected revenues in Q3 of $61.86 billion (estimate $60.87 billion). All the business segments also beat expectations: Productivity and Business Processes revenue $19.57 billion, estimate $19.54 billion More Personal Computing revenue $15.58 billion, estimate $15.07 billion With the AI-exposed segments strong: Microsoft Cloud revenue...

  • TSMC Outlook Beats Estimates as AI Demand Helps Propel Business

    (Bloomberg) -- Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. expects revenue to rise as much as about 30% this quarter, reflecting a boom in AI development that’s boosting demand for the advanced chips it makes for the likes of Nvidia Corp.Most Read from BloombergDubai Grinds to Standstill as Cloud Seeding Worsens FloodingRed Lobster Considers Bankruptcy to Deal With Leases and Labor CostsTesla Asks Investors to Approve Musk’s $56 Billion Pay AgainElon Wants His Money BackSingapore Loses ‘World’s Best

  • TSMC Outlook Beats Estimates as AI Demand Helps Propel Business

    Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. expects revenue to rise as much as about 30% this quarter, reflecting a boom in AI development that’s boosting demand for the advanced chips it makes for the likes of Nvidia Corp.

  • Microsoft’s heavy bet on AI pays off as it beats expectations in latest quarter

    World’s largest public company reports $61.86bn revenue after investing billions into artificial intelligenceProfits at Microsoft beat Wall Street’s expectations as its heavy bet on artificial intelligence continued to bear fruit in the latest quarter.The technology giant has invested billions of dollars into AI in a bid to turbocharge its growth, particularly of its cloud computing services. Its cloud computing revenue surged by more than 20%. Continue reading

  • AI Crusades: San Fran Lunatic Goes 'Donkey Kong' On Waymo Robotaxi

    AI Crusades: San Fran Lunatic Goes 'Donkey Kong' On Waymo Robotaxi A viral video on X shows a person going full 'Donkey Kong' on an autonomous Waymo vehicle in the crime-ridden downtown area of San Francisco over the weekend. This plays into a much larger trend of people lashing out against self-driving cars. Local media outlet KRON4 said the fully autonomous Jaguar I-Pace was near Market and Dolores streets when a person jumped on the hood and started "stomping the front...

  • Telesign’s Verify API goes all in with AI and ML to secure omnichannel growth

    Taking an AI and ML-based approach to adding contextual intelligence to APIs while consolidating omnichannel verification traffic in a single API streamlines transactions and cuts fraud risks.

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    TSMC beats first-quarter revenue and profit expectations on strong AI chip demand

    TSMC is the world's largest producer of advanced processors and counts

  • On the Beat: maari Drops 'Eyes Wide Shut,' and a Farewell Show for Pete Sutherland

    Who doesn't love The Little Mermaid and sex lube? (That got your attention, didn't it?) University of Vermont sex educator Jenna Emerson is back with a new song to make us laugh while teaching such axioms as "Sex is better when it's wetter, take it from me." "Under the Sheets" is Emerson's latest The Little Mermaid-themed parody song, combining her two passions: comedy and sex ed. She debuted the project in 2020 with "I Want to Be a Sex Educator," a comedic riff on "Part of Your World."...

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    Musgrove goes 7 innings and Bogaerts homers as the Padres beat the Blue Jays 6-3

    SAN DIEGO (AP) — Joe Musgrove pitched seven innings for the first time since July 4 and Xander Bogaerts homered for the San Diego Padres, who beat the Toronto Blue Jays 6-3 on Sunday to avoid a three