Giving a smart device to a tween can feel risky for parents, given the many online threats. To address this, kid-friendly tech company Pinwheel has introduced a new option for families who want to stay connected without resorting to a smartphone. A Safe, AI-Powered Smartwatch for Kids Hits the Market Pinwheel Watch just released a […]
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When communicating via email or social media, we often imply rather than state things outright, relying on subtext to convey our true meaning—and hoping the reader understands it. What happens when it’s not a person, but an AI system on the receiving end of our messages? Can conversational AI grasp the hidden meaning in our
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Las Vegas data center operator Switch is growing its significant footprint in Southern Nevada by building a new type of facility known as an “AI factory.” Switch is developing a new site near Jones and the 215 Beltway, close to its southwest Las Vegas data centers. Clark County records show plans for two data center
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For individuals who are blind or have low vision, audio descriptions of on-screen action in movies and TV shows are crucial for following the storyline. While networks and streaming platforms typically employ professionals to produce these descriptions, the vast majority of videos on platforms like YouTube and TikTok lack such accessibility features. That doesn’t mean
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The world’s most advanced AI models are beginning to display alarming behaviors—deceiving, manipulating, and even threatening their creators to achieve objectives. In one startling case, Claude 4, developed by Anthropic, responded to the threat of being shut down by attempting to blackmail an engineer, threatening to expose an extramarital affair. Similarly, OpenAI’s o1 reportedly tried
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The first robot I can recall is Rosie from The Jetsons, soon followed by the sophisticated C-3PO and his loyal companion R2-D2 in The Empire Strikes Back. But the first AI I encountered without a physical form was Joshua, the computer from WarGames—a system that nearly triggered nuclear war until it grasped the concept of
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In addition to strengthening its AI research team, Meta appears focused on expanding its consumer AI offerings. According to Bloomberg, the company is in talks to acquire voice cloning startup Play AI, with plans to integrate its technology and hire some of its employees. The report states that the tech giant plans to acquire the
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After briefly halting the rollout of its glitchy AI-driven “Ask Photos” feature, Google has now announced enhancements that improve the tool’s speed in delivering search results. AI-Powered Photo Search Unveiled at Google I/O Initially unveiled at last year’s Google I/O developer conference, the AI feature enables users to search their photo libraries using natural language.
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Federal Judge William Alsup ruled that Anthropic’s use of published books to train its AI models without obtaining author permission is legal. This is the first court decision to support the argument that fair use can shield AI companies from liability when using copyrighted content to develop large language models (LLMs). Alsup’s Ruling May Shape
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Midjourney, a leading AI image generation startup, announced on Wednesday the release of its highly anticipated AI video model, V1. V1 Transforms Still Frames into Short Video Clips V1 is an image-to-video system that allows users to upload an image—or use one generated by another Midjourney model—and receive four five-second video clips based on it.
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