To date, most smartphone manufacturers have approached mobile AI by trying to throw a bunch of ideas at the wall and see what sticks. Samsung, Google, and Apple have all been implementing AI on their smartphones in a way that feels disjointed. Some features are better than others, and some are genuinely useful. However, it’s […]
Apple announced this week that the “more personalized” version of Siri that it promised last year has been delayed — and according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, that’s also postponed the launch of the company’s planned smart home hub. In a statement, Apple said the upgraded Siri features, which are part of its broader Apple Intelligence […]
Last September, OpenAI announced the o1-series AI models which are designed to spend more time thinking before they respond. These models reason through complex tasks and can solve harder problems than other leading AI models in science, coding, and math. Later, in October, Microsoft announced a new Copilot feature for Pro plan users called Think […]
Traditional microscopy often relies on labeling samples with dyes, but this process is costly and time-consuming. To overcome these limitations, researchers have developed a computational quantitative phase imaging (QPI) method using chromatic aberration and generative AI. By leveraging the natural variations in focus distances of different wavelengths, the technique constructs through-focus image stacks from a […]
Google has begun testing an AI-only search tool as part of its plan to accelerate the roll out of artificial intelligence features across its platforms. Powered by Google’s latest Gemini 2.0 agent, the new AI Mode works by telling using what is on the internet, rather than showing them. Instead of serving up a list […]
March 6 (Reuters) – The U.S. House Judiciary Committee subpoenaed Alphabet (GOOGL.O), opens new tab on Thursday seeking its communications with former President Joe Biden’s administration about content moderation policies. House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan, a Republican, also asked the YouTube parent company for similar communications with companies and groups outside government, according to […]
In context: Some of the implications of today’s AI models are startling enough without adding a hyperrealistic human voice to them. We have seen several impressive examples over the last 10 years, but they seem to fall silent until a new one emerges. Enter Miles and Maya from Sesame AI, a company co-founded by former CEO […]
Private search engine DuckDuckGo is leaning further into the generative AI opportunity. The non-tracking search engine has been dabbling with expanding the role of AI assistance in its product for the past year, including launching a chatbot-style interface last fall — available at Duck.ai. In a blog post Thursday, the company said the service is […]
Apple (AAPL.O), opens new tab on Wednesday unveiled new MacBook Air models with latest M4 chip and artificial-intelligence features at a price $100 lower than the previous generation, as the company looks to spur sales and persuade customers to upgrade their devices. The base version of the new series of laptops with the 13-inch screen […]
For many people, coding is about telling a computer what to do and having the computer perform those precise actions repeatedly. With the rise of AI tools like ChatGPT, it’s now possible for someone to describe a program in English and have the AI model translate it into working code without ever understanding how the […]
The M3 iPad Air sounds useful, but I’m most excited about the boost to the entry-level iPad. The new models arrive March 12, but you can preorder them now. Apple has upgraded its iPad lineup — the Air and entry-level models, at least. The new iPad Air now has an M3 chip compared to the […]
The second beta of iOS 18.4 expands RCS messaging support to more carriers in the United States and other countries, according to multiple reports on Reddit, the MacRumors forums, and other social media sites. After installing iOS 18.4, iPhone users with Mint Mobile, Google Fi, Ultra Mobile, Tello, and US Mobile are able to toggle […]
