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FCC pursues new rules for AI in political ads, but changes may not take effect before the election

The Federal Communications Commission has advanced a proposal that would require political advertisers to disclose their use of artificial intelligence in broadcast television and radio ads, though it

Washington Times - Jul 26, 2024 8:15am EDT

A North Korean Hacker Tricked a US Security Vendor Into Hiring Him—and Immediately Tried to Hack Them

Wired News - Jul 26, 2024 8:08am EDT

NVIDIA bypasses US’ curbs, continues to sell specialised AI chips to China

The development of China-specific AI chips comes in the wake of a Reuters report indicating NVIDIA’s plans to create an AI chip for the Chinese market. This move is part of NVIDIA’s strategy to sustain revenue from one of its crucial markets despite the export controls

First Post - Jul 26, 2024 7:28am EDT

Is Silicon Valley Trump-Vance Country?

How J.D. Vance appealed to the most powerful people in Silicon Valley.

Slate - Jul 26, 2024 6:35am EDT

CrowdStrike says 97% of affected Windows systems are back online

It's estimated 8.5 million devices were disabled by a faulty update from the cyber-security firm.

BBC News - Jul 26, 2024 6:21am EDT

OpenAI's AI-Powered Search Engine Is Here to Rival Google, Perplexity

OpenAI’s SearchGPT is currently available in limited-release, and interested individuals will have to sign up for a waitlist.

NDTV - Jul 26, 2024 6:20am EDT

OpenAI is launching a search engine to compete with Google

Here’s how you can sign up to be among the first to try the new AI-powered search tool

Evening Standard - Jul 26, 2024 5:59am EDT

Dissecting Apple's compliance with EU digital competition rules from a civil society perspective

A group of digital rights organisation said that Apple’s plans to comply with the Digital Markets Act (DMA) are ineffective in a submission to the European Commission.

Euractiv - Jul 26, 2024 5:40am EDT

Amazon to take on NVIDIA, is developing AI chips that are cheaper, faster than Jensen Huang's solutions

Amazon’s drive to develop its own processors is aimed at providing more cost-effective solutions for customers who need to perform complex calculations and process large volumes of data. By producing its own chips, Amazon aims to mitigate the so-called ‘NVIDIA tax’

First Post - Jul 26, 2024 5:22am EDT

Kamala Harris’s Bratty Coconut Memescape + What Does $1,000 a Month Do? + The Empire CrowdStrikes Back

New York Times - Jul 26, 2024 5:20am EDT

Nvidia supplier SK Hynix to build $6.8 billion chip plan in South Korea

SK Hynix's plant will be in the Yongin Semiconductor Cluster where the South Korean government is looking to build a massive complex of chip operations.

CNBC - Jul 26, 2024 5:15am EDT

Discovering The CitiVerse: Unleashing The Potential Of Virtual Worlds

The "Discovering The CitiVerse" initiative is a proactive approach to technological advancement benefiting society. By creating a galaxy of interoperable virtual worlds, the goal is to adopt emerging technologies to benefit society as a whole.

International Business Times - Jul 26, 2024 5:06am EDT

Apple's no longer among top 5 smartphone vendors in China as domestic brands dominate market

Apple's smartphone market share in China declined 2% in the second quarter as it faces intensifying rivalry from rivals like Huawei, a Canalys report showed.

CNBC - Jul 26, 2024 4:33am EDT

U.S. spies’ AI chief: New tests needed to differentiate man from machine

The U.S. intelligence community needs to develop a better way of distinguishing man from machine as the global race for advanced artificial intelligence accelerates, its AI chief said.

Washington Times - Jul 26, 2024 4:19am EDT

Sunita Williams, Butch Wilmore to be stuck at ISS till August, says NASA, Starliner repairs to take time

NASA’s Commercial Crew manager, Steve Stich, emphasised that while progress is being made, the agency is not yet ready to set a firm return date. NASA plans to review the situation in the first week of August to determine the next steps

First Post - Jul 26, 2024 4:17am EDT

Video game performers go on strike over artificial intelligence

The union has been in talks with big games studios, like Activision and Walt Disney, for 18 months.

BBC News - Jul 26, 2024 3:58am EDT

AI systems could be on the verge of collapsing, scientists warn

‘Model collapse’ could make systems such as ChatGPT less useful, researchers say

Independent UK - Jul 26, 2024 3:46am EDT

Elon Musk's Grok chatbot accused of misleading voters about US presidential elections

Grok sources its information to an X post published on Sunday by user and conservative pundit with the handle @EvanAKilgore, which does not include a correction or warning about election misinformation

First Post - Jul 26, 2024 3:42am EDT

आज का Google डूडल है खास, Paris 2024 Olympics को कर रहा सेलिब्रेट

Google खास मौकों पर क्रिएटिव और इंटरैक्टिव डूडल पेश करता रहता है। पेरिस में इस साल 26 जुलाई से 11 अगस्त तक समर ओलंपिक गेम आयोजित होने जा रहे हैं।

NDTV - Jul 26, 2024 3:35am EDT

OpenAI expands into search, goes after Google's most crucial business

The development of SearchGPT follows Microsoft’s lead, which, as an OpenAI investor, launched an AI-powered Bing search engine in 2023. This search engine uses OpenAI’s large language models and has since been rebranded as Copilot

First Post - Jul 26, 2024 2:48am EDT

Korean construction equipment makers eye rebound with potential Trump win

Korean construction equipment manufacturers are cautiously optimistic about a potential rebound in global demand for heavy machinery if U.S. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump returns to the White House.

Korea Times - Jul 26, 2024 2:45am EDT

UK and India sign broad tech collaboration pact

Register UK - Jul 26, 2024 2:21am EDT

Poco M6 Plus 5G With 108-Megapixel Camera to Launch in India on This Date

Poco M6 Plus 5G is expected to be available under Rs. 15,000.

NDTV - Jul 26, 2024 2:10am EDT

OpenAI enters Google-dominated search market with SearchGPT, Alphabet shares end lower

The Straits Times - Jul 26, 2024 2:00am EDT