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Apple details how it plans to improve its AI models by privately analyzing user data
In the wake of criticism over the underwhelming performance of its AI products, especially in areas like notification summaries, Apple on Monday detailed how it is trying to improve its AI models by a...
View the articleThere’s AI Inside Windows Paint and Notepad Now. Here’s How to Use It
AI tools have arrived in two of the most basic and long-serving Windows utilities. Here’s what they do and how you can turn them off if you prefer.
View the articleWaymo and Uber prepare to launch robotaxi service in Atlanta this summer
Uber is inviting customers in Atlanta to join a list if they’re interested in hailing a Waymo robotaxi as the companies prepare to launch a commercial service in the city. Uber and Waymo last Septem...
View the articleGirls Who Code founder Reshma Saujani spills business tea with Meghan, Duchess of Sussex
Reshma Saujani, founder of the non-profit Girls Who Code, got straight to the point. “If I had applied to be the CEO of Girls Who Code, I wouldn’t have gotten the job,” she told Meghan, Duches...
View the articleMarshmallow, the UK insurance startup for migrants, raises $90M at a $2B+ valuation
U.K. startup Marshmallow has blown up over the years by using innovations in data science to build car insurance policies for immigrants and other consumers who have been overlooked or priced out of t...
View the articleRLWRLD raises $14.8M to build a foundational model for robotics
As robotics has advanced, industry has steadily adopted more robots to automate away many kinds of grunt work. More than 540,000 new industrial robots were installed worldwide in 2023, taking the numb...
View the articleDebates over AI benchmarking have reached Pokémon
Not even Pokémon is safe from AI benchmarking controversy. Last week, a post on X went viral, claiming that Google’s latest Gemini model surpassed Anthropic’s flagship Claude model in the origina...
View the articleTraining LLMs to self-detoxify their language
A new method from the MIT-IBM Watson AI Lab helps large language models to steer their own responses toward safer, more ethical, value-aligned outputs.
View the articleLime’s scooter and e-bike batteries will be recycled by Redwood Materials
Shared micromobility company Lime has reached an agreement to send batteries used in its scooters and e-bikes to Redwood Materials, which will extract and recycle critical minerals such as lithium, co...
View the articleRippling is trying to serve Deel’s CEO, but bailiffs can’t find him
HR tech startup Rippling is trying to serve Deel CEO Alex Bouaziz with papers as part of a blockbuster lawsuit against its competitor. There’s just one problem: French bailiffs hired by Rippling can...
View the articleChinese marketplace DHgate becomes a top US app as trade war intensifies
The Trump trade war has gone viral on TikTok, pushing a Chinese e-commerce app, DHgate, to the top of the U.S. App Store. After Trump increased U.S. tariffs on Chinese imports by 145%, numerous Chines...
View the articleMeet Neptune, a TikTok alternative where creators can hide likes and follower counts
Neptune is one of the newest short-form video apps on the block seeking to compete with major players like TikTok, Instagram Reels, and YouTube Shorts. The app, currently in beta, has attracted atte...
View the articleHertz says customers’ personal data and driver’s licenses stolen in data breach
The car rental giant attributed the breach to Cleo, whose customers had data stolen by a ransomware gang in 2024.
View the articleOpenAI’s New GPT 4.1 Models Excel at Coding
GPT 4.1, GPT 4.1 Mini, and GPT 4.1 Nano are all available now—and will help OpenAI compete with Google and Anthropic.
View the articleIs Your Data Storage Strategy AI-Ready?
The adoption of AI has caused an increased need for proper data governance, and companies are now under pressure to ensure data maturity. Globally, many companies are either using or exploring AI, wit...
View the articleOpenAI plans to phase out GPT-4.5, its largest-ever AI model, from its API
OpenAI said on Monday that it would soon wind down the availability of GPT-4.5, its largest-ever AI model, via its API. GPT-4.5 was released only in late February. Developers will have access to GPT-4...
View the articleOpenAI’s new GPT-4.1 AI models focus on coding
OpenAI on Monday launched a new family of models called GPT-4.1. Yes, “4.1” — as if the company’s nomenclature wasn’t confusing enough already. There’s GPT-4.1, GPT-4.1 mini, and GPT-4.1 n...
View the articleGoogle’s newest AI model is designed to help study dolphin ‘speech’
Google’s AI research lab, Google DeepMind, says that it has created an AI model that can help decipher dolphin vocalizations, supporting research efforts to better understand how dolphins communicat...
View the articleGoogle Classroom gives teachers an AI feature for quiz questions
Google Classroom introduced a new AI-powered feature designed to help teachers generate questions. Launched on Monday, this tool lets educators create a list of questions based on specific text input....
View the articleTony Hogben, Immersive Studio Lead at Pfizer Digital Omnichannel Services & Solutions (OSS) – Interview Series
Tony Hogben is the Immersive Studio Lead at Pfizer Digital Omnichannel Services & Solutions (OSS). Pfizer Digital Omnichannel Services & Solutions (OSS) is at the forefront of transforming how...
View the articleHyperautomation’s Next Frontier – How Businesses Can Stay Ahead
Even though hyperautomation is not yet so popular among enterprises, it is already rapidly evolving from just process automation into an interconnected, intelligent ecosystem powered by AI, machine le...
View the articleBlue Origin’s all-female crew, including Katy Perry, successfully launched
Jeff Bezos’ space company, Blue Origin, successfully launched its New Shepard rocket at around 9:30 a.m. ET on Monday, as it seeks to challenge Elon Musk’s SpaceX in the space tourism industry. ...
View the articleChipolo’s newest AirTag competitor works with both Apple and Google’s finding networks
Chipolo, the maker of AirTag-like devices, on Monday introduced the latest version of its product. Now, instead of offering models that only work with either Apple or Google’s lost-item finding tech...
View the articleMeta to start training its AI models on public content in the EU
Meta announced on Monday that it’s going to train its AI models on public content, such as posts and comments on Facebook and Instagram, in the EU after previously pausing its plans to do so in resp...
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