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Google says customers can use its AI in ‘high-risk’ domains, so long as there’s human supervision
- Google has updated its terms to allow customers to use its generative AI tools for 'automated decisions' in 'high-risk' domains, as long as there is human supervision.
- The updated policy clarifies that customers can use Google's generative AI for decision-making in areas like healthcare, employment, housing, insurance, and social welfare.
- The previous terms implied a ban on high-risk automated decision making but Google states that human supervision was always a requirement.
- Google's rivals, OpenAI and Anthropic, have stricter rules governing the use of AI in high-risk decision making.
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Google Privacy Violations Lawsuit: What You Need to Know
- Google is facing a lawsuit for allegedly misleading users about the privacy of browsing in Incognito mode.
- It is claimed that Google continued to collect and sell user data while in Incognito mode, violating privacy expectations.
- The lawsuit accuses Google of violating California privacy laws and profiting from the breach of user data.
- Affected users may be entitled to compensation and stronger privacy protections if the allegations are proven in court.
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Microsoft Says The Quiet Part Loud About Xbox
- Microsoft is redefining what it means to be an Xbox fan.
- The company is focusing on expanding its gaming reach and making Xbox available on all devices.
- Xbox exclusives are being ported to other platforms, and Game Pass is available for cloud streaming.
- Microsoft aims to integrate the gaming experience across every device.
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Google upgrades its programming agent Code Assist with Gemini 2.0, adds source integrations
- Google has upgraded its programming agent Code Assist with Gemini 2.0.
- The update includes a larger context window to understand bigger code bases and expanded integration with external data sources like GitLab, GitHub, Google Docs, Sentry.io, Atlassian, and Snyk.
- The goal is to provide developers with more context without interrupting their workflow and to allow them to bring in additional context to their IDE.
- Google plans to add more partners in the future and Code Assist remains separate from Jules, another coding tool powered by Gemini.
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Code Assist, Google’s enterprise-focused coding assistant, gets third-party tools
- Google's enterprise-focused AI code completion service, Code Assist, now supports third-party tools.
- Code Assist, powered by Google's Gemini AI models, is designed to minimize distractions by bringing various technologies into the coding environment.
- The new tools feature allows developers to pull in real-time data and access information from outside applications, enhancing productivity.
- Code Assist tools from GitLab, GitHub, Sentry.io, Atlassian Rovo, Snyk, and Google Docs are available, with Google limiting the program to Google Cloud partners for now.
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Reach beyond the IDE with tools for Gemini Code Assist
- Gemini Code Assist is a new way for developers to get the information they need to build and manage apps.
- Gemini Code Assist tools enable developers to retrieve information, or act on any part of their engineering system.
- Gemini Code Assist tools can enhance your development experience with uninterrupted flow, data-driven decisions and a comprehensive toolkit.
- Gemini Code Assist has launched a private preview with partners including Atlassian (Rovo), GitHub, GitLab, Google Docs, Sentry, and Snyk.
- Gemini Code Assist builds a broad ecosystem of partners to integrate their technologies directly into Gemini Code Assist for a more comprehensive and streamlined development experience.
- Gemini Code Assist tools provides immense value to partners, offering exciting new opportunities for growth and engagement.
- Gemini Code Assist currently provides developers with a natural language interface to both traditional APIs and AI Agent APIs.
- In the future, they plan to add support for API Key auth as well.
- The future of coding is collaborative, connected, and AI-powered.
- Developers can sign up to use Gemini 2.0 Flash in Gemini Code Assist, for enhanced coding assistance capabilities.
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Will the future of transportation be robotaxis – or your own self-driving car?
- General Motors has ceased the robotaxi industry's funding under its subsidiary Cruise, however, it will continue to focus on individual self-driving autos.
- Cruise was seen as a market leader in autonomous technology till a near-fatal crash in 2023 struck its business.
- Regulators demanded that the autonomous vehicle fleet be driven within the country following the incident before a fake report on the incident was given to them.
- On the other hand, Waymo's self-driving taxis are succeeding and expanding in San Francisco, and beyond.
- One woman in the US has challenged the AI system concerning SafeRent after the service refused to provide her with tenancy.
- SafeRent blamed the software alone for turning down the application instead of the management firm.
- The plaintiff asserts SafeRent's algorithm unfairly targets black and Hispanic tenants, giving preference to white applicants instead.
- In a groundbreaking settlement with Louis and other plaintiffs, SafeRent agreed to cease algorithmic analysing for 5 years in relation to housing vouchers.
- Many people's phone records were collected in the Chinese Salt Typhoon hack, which occurred a few weeks ago.
- Unfortunately, only a few who were affected have been notified, with the FBI stating that not everyone would be notified.
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Here’s how Android 16 could make managing notifications easier than ever
- Google is working on a bundled notifications feature for Android 16.
- The feature will allow similar notifications to be organized into bundles.
- Currently, Android only groups notifications from the same app and does not categorize them.
- Android 16 is expected to launch in the first part of 2025.
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Writer’s new AI model aims to fix the ‘sameness problem’ in generative content
- Writer has launched a specialized AI model called Palmyra Creative, aimed at breaking free from the sameness of AI-generated content. The model introduces a new approach to overcome the sameness of traditional AI models known for their rigid, predictable outputs. The innovative method focuses on restructuring how models interpret and generate language, leading to outputs that are more dynamic and less predictable.
- Writer is positioning itself in the $1tn generative AI market, offering businesses a tool that combines creativity with domain-specific expertise. Unlike competitors like OpenAI, Writer’s new approach to the AI architecture is cost-effective, costing only $700,000 to train compared to $4.6m at OpenAI.
- Palmyra Creative not only produces creative outputs, but it does so while maintaining high levels of accuracy and reliability, thanks to Writer’s new ‘claim detection’ system. This feature ensures that creative outputs remain grounded when combined with industry-specific models.
- The model is already being used to generate creative solutions in industries such as marketing, finance, and product development. Palmyra Creative will be open for subscription to the customers using Writer’s API.
- Writer, who raised $200m in Series C funding recently, is doubling down on its enterprise-first strategy, offering tools that promise measurable ROI and scalability. Writer’s partnership with NVIDIA further emphasises its commitment to enterprise scalability, enabling businesses to deploy Palmyra Creative across cloud, data center and edge environments with ease.
- Palmyra Creative’s token uniqueness and its relationship between tokens will be used as a measure of creativity by Writer as a way to quantify originality. Writer is planning to publish the benchmark measurement as an open-source tool in January 2022, potentially setting a new industry standard for evaluating creative AI.
- With the generative AI market projected to surpass $1tn in revenue within the next decade, Writer’s bet on creativity could be a winning strategy. However, to compete in generative AI requires not only technical excellence but also robust governance frameworks to address emerging issues like bias and safety.
- Writer will need to continue to innovate to maintain its position in the market and address emerging issues to stay ahead of competition from tech giants such as OpenAI, Google, Microsoft and Anthropic.
- Palmyra Creative is available now through Writer’s API, no-code tools, and NVIDIA API catalogue, with $10 in free API credits.
- In the world increasingly dominated by AI, Writer’s true test is to teach its machines to think differently like humans.
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Google’s Quantum Leap: The Willow Chip
- Google has unveiled its latest quantum computing chip, Willow.
- Willow addresses the challenge of error correction in quantum computing, making it more stable and reliable.
- Practical quantum computers are still years away, but advancements like Willow bring us closer to a future where quantum computing can revolutionize industries.
- NVIDIA's Willow chip is seen as a crucial step in unlocking the full potential of quantum computing.
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UK proposes letting tech firms use copyrighted work to train AI
- UK government proposes allowing tech firms to use copyrighted material for AI training.
- Proposal aims to resolve the standoff between AI firms and creatives.
- Companies like Google and OpenAI can use copyrighted content unless creators opt out.
- Creators can also demand a license fee for the use of their work in AI training.
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Google’s Veo 2.0 : A New AI Video Generation Model Aimed at Outpacing OpenAI’s Sora
- Google has unveiled Veo 2.0, a new advanced AI video generation model.
- Veo 2.0 offers significant upgrades over its predecessor, including 4K resolution and enhanced camera controls.
- The model sets a new benchmark in AI-driven video generation, aiming to outpace OpenAI's Sora.
- Google asserts that Veo 2.0 surpasses Sora in terms of video accuracy and adherence to prompts.
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Android XR Is Google’s Final Shot to Overthrow Meta’s AR, VR
- Google has released its Android XR platform, featuring AI, AR and VR and a bracelet to help transition between realities, beating its main competition, Meta, which has already launched its own glasses and unveiled Orion, touted as the most advanced AR glasses on the market. Its decision instead is to offer natural conversation and a variety of glasses that can easily integrate with other Android devices.
- Google's first XR headset is scheduled to launch next year and supports tools such as ARCore, Unity, Jetpack Compose, and OpenXR to make it easier for developers to create applications for upcoming devices. However, Android XR's success depends on it being more open than visionOS and less predatory than Meta.
- Google's latest innovation, Astra, helps it better understand and respond to situations more naturally and in real-time. During the latest Astra Project demo, Google introduced its smart glasses, which come with a camera and always connected to Astra for instant information.
- Google is facing tough competition from Meta, which had earlier released its own glasses and unveiled Orion, the most advanced AR glasses on the market.
- OpenAI is expected to announce a hardware device soon, as it collaborates with former Apple design chief Jony Ive and his design firm, LoveFrom. It appears to be in the early stages, with a small team of former Apple designers, including Tang Tan and Evans Hankey, who are key to the development of the iPhone.
- It is essential to make the hardware lighter in AR/VR glasses, and this is a difficult task due to the constraints of physics to fit all of the hardware into such a small form factor. It's hard to fit enough computing power and optics into the glasses.
- Google Android XR is integrating AI, AR and VR to provide innovative headset and glasses experiences and a natural conversation to assist users in interacting with devices, planning, researching, and completing tasks.
- Google is taking a different approach this time by focusing on developing an operating system rather than hardware, similar to Meta's Horizon OS. The Android XR integration offers a variety of stylish and comfortable glasses that would work seamlessly with other Android devices.
- Yann LeCun, Meta's chief AI scientist, predicts that smartphones will be replaced by augmented reality glasses in 10-15 years.
- Google's Android XR is supported by several tools, like ARCore, OpenXR, Jetpack Compose, Unity, making it easier for developers to create apps for upcoming devices. Additionally, Google Gemini offers natural conversations to help users engage with devices.
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Get your apps ready for 16 KB page size devices
- Android is adopting a 16 KB memory page size for faster and more efficient experiences.
- The adoption of 16 KB page size leads to noticeable performance gains (5-10%) in apps and games.
- Developers need to rebuild apps with native code to ensure compatibility with 16 KB devices.
- Testing on 16 KB page size devices is recommended to identify and resolve compatibility issues.
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Karya Launches Platform-as-a-Service to Scale Ethical Data Work Globally
- Karya, a Bengaluru-based ethical data platform, has launched its platform-as-a-service offering.
- The platform aims to deliver ethical data work at scale and create AI-enabled earning opportunities for low-income communities.
- Karya has expanded its operations internationally through partnerships in Ethiopia and Kenya.
- The company's PaaS model focuses on social impact and technological efficiency, democratizing access to digital work and learning opportunities.
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