• An AI startup made a hyperrealistic deepfake of me that’s so good it’s scary

    I’m stressed and running late, because what do you wear for the rest of eternity?  This makes it sound like I’m dying, but it’s the opposite. I am, in a way, about to live forever, thanks to the AI video startup Synthesia. For the past several years, the company has produced AI-generated avatars, but today…

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    Parts of Interstate 80 to be closed for nearly one week. Here’s why

    (FOX40.COM) -- The California Department of Transportation is reminding drivers of various lane closures and delays that will take place along Interstate 80 beginning on Sunday and lasting until Thursday in some parts of Northern California. Caltrans said it performed an "extensive field review" of the I-80 corridor in 2023 and found "an unprecedented amount []

  • Adobe’s latest Firefly model generates AI art from images

    Adobe has unveiled the latest version of its Firefly AI model, bringing some huge updates to Generative Fill in Photoshop.  The Firefly Image model is the smarts behind Adobe Firefly and the generative AI tools that have rolled out in Photoshop over the last year.  Today, Adobe announced the Firefly Image 3 model and all the upgrades and new features arriving with the beta.  One of the key updates this time around is Reference Image, a feature that allows users to generate images in...

  • 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

  • Apple’s latest acquisition fuels rumors of iPhone on-device AI capabilities

    Apple has more or less confirmed that they are working on their own AI technology. The rumors are claiming that the next iOS update could focus heavily on AI. We have also heard the rumored A18 chipset could feature additional hardware support for AI on the iPhone. Now according to a report from French business magazine Challenges, they claim that Apple has acquired a French startup that specializes in on-device computer vision technology. Why is this important? This is important because we have...

  • UK competition watchdog steps up scrutiny of big tech’s role in AI startups

    Microsoft and Amazon asked to comment on tie-ups, a move that paves way for formal investigationThe UK competition watchdog has stepped up its scrutiny of big tech involvement in artificial intelligence startups, asking for comment on three deals by Microsoft and Amazon.The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) announced that it was examining Microsoft’s investment in the French firm Mistral and the hiring of the DeepMind co-founder Mustafa Suleyman as head of the US company’s new AI division....

  • Exclusive: AI startup Edia guarantees better math outcomes for school districts within one year

    AI startup Edia is guaranteeing improved math outcomes for students in grades 6-12 within a year, offering a full refund if results aren't met.

  • Richland One students take part in Special Olympics South Carolina’s Midlands Spring games

    At Richland School District One more than 60 special olympics athletes were working for the gold on Friday.

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    AI Search Startup Perplexity’s Series B Funding Raises Nearly $63M, Launches Enterprise Pro

    Perplexity, a generative AI startup developing a search engine to rival Google, has secured nearly $63 million in Series B funding. This investment has propelled the 55-person startup to double its valuation in three months, now exceeding $1 billion, with total fundraising reaching $165 million. The round was led by investor Daniel Gross with participation from Y Combinator chief executive officer Garry Tan, Figma Inc. CEO Dylan Field and billionaire Stanley Druckenmiller. Previous backers,...

  • The Trump family’s latest side hustle: Melania’s selling $245 Mother’s Day necklaces

    With her husband on trial over hush-money payments – and desperate for cash – the ex-first lady isn’t worried about opticsIf your husband was a legally adjudicated sexual predator who cheated on you with an adult film star shortly after you gave birth to his son, and then allegedly paid her hush money to cover it up in an attempt to illegally influence the 2016 election, and then went on trial for those hush-money payments, while also facing a litany of other criminal charges, what do you think...

  • Here’s a taste of Apple’s AI plans

    Apple is expected to introduce new AI features in iOS 18, and a new report has revealed some of those changes to Safari.

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    Bitcoin’s latest ‘halving’ has arrived. Here’s what you need to know

    NEW YORK (AP) — The “miners” who chisel bitcoins out of complex mathematics are taking a 50% pay cut — effectively reducing new production of the world’s largest cryptocurrency, again. Bitcoin'