Software Development

 Critics worry Anthropic is endangering its “ethical” AI stance due to defense associations.  [[{“value”:” Anthropic has announced a partnership with Palantir and Amazon Web Services to bring its Claude AI models to unspecified US intelligence and defense agencies. Claude, a family of AI language models similar to those that power ChatGPT, will work within Palantir’s …

Claude AI to process secret government data through new Palantir deal Read More »

 Can you get one speaker on Alexa, Google, and Apple’s home apps all at once?  [[{“value”:” Matter, the smart home standard that promises an interoperable future for home automation, even if it’s scattered and a bit buggy right now, is out with a new version, 1.4. It promises more device types, improvements for working across …

Matter 1.4 has some solid ideas for the future home—now let’s see the support Read More »

 Operation Synergia II took aim at phishing, ransomware, and information stealing.  [[{“value”:” An international coalition of police agencies has taken a major whack at criminals accused of running a host of online scams, including phishing, the stealing of account credentials and other sensitive data, and the spreading of ransomware, Interpol said recently. The operation, which …

Law enforcement operation takes down 22,000 malicious IP addresses worldwide Read More »

 Speculator swapped pricey domain for OpenAI shares instead of taking cash payment.  [[{“value”:” On Wednesday, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman merely tweeted “chat.com,” announcing that the company had acquired the short domain name, which now points to the company’s ChatGPT AI assistant when visited in a web browser. As of Thursday morning, “chatgpt.com” still hosts the …

ChatGPT has a new vanity domain name, and it may have cost $15 million Read More »

 Trump plans to repeal Biden’s 2023 order and levy tariffs on GPU imports.  [[{“value”:” Early Wednesday morning, Donald Trump became the presumptive winner of the 2024 US presidential election, setting the stage for dramatic changes to federal AI policy when he takes office early next year. Among them, Trump has stated he plans to dismantle …

Trump plans to dismantle Biden AI safeguards after victory Read More »

 European Commission looks into alleged exclusivity, pricing, and patent demands.  [[{“value”:” The European Commission (EC) has opened an antitrust investigation into US-based glass-maker Corning, claiming that its Gorilla Glass has dominated the mobile phone screen market due to restrictive deals and licensing. Corning’s shatter-resistant alkali-aluminosilicate glass keeps its place atop the market, according to the …

Corning faces antitrust actions for its Gorilla Glass dominance Read More »

 Anthropic’s smallest AI model now beats its older largest LLM, Opus, at some tasks.  [[{“value”:” On Monday, Anthropic launched the latest version of its smallest AI model, Claude 3.5 Haiku, in a way that marks a departure from typical AI model pricing trends—the new model costs four times more to run than its predecessor. The …

Anthropic raises eyebrows with Haiku price hike, citing increased “intelligence” Read More »

 Time-hopping film Here used AI trained on every Tom Hanks movie to make him appear young again.  [[{“value”:” On Friday, TriStar Pictures released Here, a $50 million Robert Zemeckis-directed film that used real time generative AI face transformation techniques to portray actors Tom Hanks and Robin Wright across a 60-year span, marking one of Hollywood’s …

New Zemeckis film used AI to de-age Tom Hanks and Robin Wright Read More »

 Stock index switch-up reflects symbolic market shift as chip industry refocuses around AI.  [[{“value”:” On Friday, S&P Dow Jones Indices announced that AI chipmaker Nvidia will replace Intel in the Dow Jones Industrial Average, marking a seismic shift in the semiconductor industry and ending Intel’s 25-year run on the prestigious stock market index. The change …

Nvidia ousts Intel from Dow Jones Index after 25-year run Read More »

 AI search engine embraces 2024 US election with live tracker and chatbot info hub.  [[{“value”:” On Friday, Perplexity launched an election information hub that relies on data from The Associated Press and Democracy Works to provide live updates and information about the 2024 US general election, which takes place on Tuesday, November 5. “Starting Tuesday, …

Perplexity will show live US election results despite AI accuracy warnings Read More »