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California Governor vetos AI safety bill because it "establishes a regulatory framework that could give the public a false sense of security and applies stringent standards to even the most basic functions — so long as a large system deploys it&quo

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California Governor Gavin Newsom recently vetoed an AI safety bill (SB 1047), citing it “falls short of providing a flexible, comprehensive solution to curbing the potential catastrophic risks.”

President Joe Biden meets with AI experts and Gavin Newsom. (2023)

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OpenAI's bankruptcy flames linger on as Apple wiggles out of its latest $6.5 billion funding round at the eleventh hour — leaving the mantle to Microsoft and NVIDIA

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Apple reportedly won't participate in OpenAI's latest round of funding. Its decision to withdraw from discussions to participate in OpenAI's round of funding remains slim at best.

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"Click To Do" is Windows 11's answer to Android's "Circle To Search" — an AI overlay that understands what's on screen and helps complete actions

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Microsoft has announced a big new AI feature coming exclusively to Copilot+ PCs later this year that adds an intelligent overlay to the OS which can understand what's on screen and provide contextual actions at any time.

Windows 11 Copilot+ Features

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Microsoft's big Windows 11 2024 Update is now available, here's what you need to know

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Microsoft has today announced the general availability of Windows 11 version 24H2, also known as the Windows 11 2024 Update. This is the release that Copilot+ PCs have been running since the summer, and it's now beginning to roll out to the rest of the Windows 11 userbase.

Windows Update

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Celebrate 10 years of the Windows Insider program with two Windows 11 builds and a hidden feature

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Microsoft shipped two new builds of Windows 11 to Insiders recently. The biggest addition is support for 6GHz connections when using the Windows Mobile Hotspot feature. There is also a hidden feature within one of the builds.

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China is "the first to train a single generative AI model across multiple data centers" with an innovative mix of "non-sanctioned" GPUs forced by US import blocks on AI tech

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Chinese AI data centers are splitting their generative AI workloads across multiple data centers, potentially solving the issue of power limits and working around US-based blocks.

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ChatGPT's human-like Advanced Voice Mode feature can say “Sorry I’m late” in over 50 languages — but the EU is reportedly turning a deaf ear to OpenAI's plea because it can detect user emotion

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OpenAI's Advanced Voice Mode feature won't be available for users in the EU region because of the stringent EU AI Act, which prohibits the use of AI systems that can recognize a user's emotions.

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Sam Altman claims superintelligence might only be "a few thousand days" away from OpenAI's doorstep, but there are a lot of details to figure out

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In a new blog dubbed The Intelligence Age, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman indicates, "It is possible that we will have superintelligence in a few thousand days (!); it may take longer, but I’m confident we’ll get there."

Sam Altman, chief executive officer of OpenAI, during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) CEO Summit in San Francisco, California, US, on Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023.

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OpenAI's proposed logo refresh sparks controversy among staffers, calling it "devoid of creativity" — despite ChatGPT and DALL-E 3's touted "insanely powerful" logo creation capabilities

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OpenAI reportedly shared a new logo design at a recent company-wide meeting that sparked a cocktail of emotions among its employees, who blatantly referred to it as "uninspiring and ominous."

In this photo illustration OpenAI icon is displayed on a mobile phone screen in Ankara, Turkiye on August 13, 2024.

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Microsoft unveils new Correction tool to address AI hallucinations but there are early concerns — "Trying to eliminate hallucinations from generative AI is like trying to eliminate hydrogen from water"

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Microsoft recently unveiled several new artificial intelligence safety features to promote security, privacy, and reliability, including a new tool dubbed Correction.

The Microsoft Copilot app is being displayed on a smartphone, with the Microsoft logo visible in the background, in this photo illustration taken in Brussels, Belgium, on December 30, 2023.

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My essential Windows 11 tweaks: 22 Settings to change for a better experience

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On Windows 11, we all have different preferences and requirements, and in my case, I usually customize several areas of the operating system, such as the Start menu, Taskbar, Widgets, Notifications, Clock, Apps, Display, Privacy, mobile devices, mouse, and File Explorer.

Windows 11 settings

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A tech wizard brings ChatGPT's AI brilliance and internet access to the classic TI-84 graphing calculator — "I made the ultimate cheating device"

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An avid tech YouTuber well-known as ChromaLock recently posted a video highlighting how he tinkered with a "dated" Texas Instruments TI-84 graphing calculator to connect to the internet and access OpenAI's ChatGPT.

TI-84 graphing calculator running ChatGPT

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Microsoft cut Windows 7 support on Edge, but Mozilla says "enough" Firefox users are using it to extend support to March 2025: "Backporting security fixes is already getting increasingly painful due to the divergence"

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Mozilla is extending Firefox 115's support on unsupported devices, including Windows 7, 8, and 8.1, and macOS 10.12 to 10.14, and will continue pushing important updates until April 1, 2025. Firefox 115.21 will also continue receiving updates until March 4, 2025.

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