Friday, 26th April 2024, 12:37 AM
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Adobe’s new Firefly model makes it easier to use Photoshop’s AI tools
Adobe is adding some new generative AI tools to its Photoshop creative software that aim to give users additional ways to control the designs they generate.
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Microsoft launches Phi-3, its smallest AI model yet
Phi-3 Mini is the first of three small AI models Microsoft plans to release that are capable of doing several AI tasks at a lower compute cost.
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Tip line that guards against child sexual abuse images may struggle against AI
The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children already struggles to follow up on CSAM cases. If it doesn’t improve its technology, it may drown in AI-generated images.
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Tales of the Shire will let you live out your cozy hobbit fantasies
Private Division and Weta Workshop are bringing Tales of the Shire, a hobbit life sim game, to consoles and PC in fall 2024.
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The future of AI gadgets is just phones
Gadgets are fun, but the future of AI assistants seems destined to be in our phones — not contained in a separate piece of hardware.
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TikTok ‘ban’ passes in the House again, moving to the Senate in foreign aid package
The Senate will now consider the foreign aid package that includes a bill that would ban TikTok unless Chinese parent company ByteDance sells its stake.
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Applying the mathematical principles of Pareto to Mario Kart 8
With so many potential builds in Mario Kart 8, sometimes statistics, math, and 19th-century economist Vilfredo Pareto can narrow down the choices.
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You may not need Apple Pay to tap and pay with your EU iPhone soon
The European Commission could soon approve Apple’s plans to start letting developers in the European Union use the iPhone’s NFC feature, according to Reuters.
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Maybe I don’t want a Rosey the Robot after all
Is a bipedal, humanoid robot really what we need to run our smart homes? Boston Dynamics’ new Atlas robot could be a sign we should hit pause on this particular sci-fi ambition.
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All the news on Qi2 wireless charging
Qi2 has launched to bring Apple MagSafe-style wireless charging with magnets to Android and inside cheaper chargers made by Anker, Belkin, Nomad, and Mophie.
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Meta says Llama 3 beats most other models, including Gemini
Meta says Llama 3 outperformed models like Google’s Gemma and Gemini and OpenAI’s GPT-3.5 in several benchmark tests.
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Everything you need to know about Disney, ESPN, and Bob Iger’s return as CEO
Disney’s shift to streaming depends on Bob Iger’s plans for Disney Plus, ESPN, and the future of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Here’s all the latest on the company.