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Chatbots, GPTs and search engines powered by artificial intelligence (AI) are the talk of the town, but so are dire warnings about the unbridled development of the ‘revolutionary’ technology and the threat it poses to humans. Industry and policymakers agree that AI needs regulating. But no one is quite sure how. Amidst all of this, a tussle is shaping up, as much by geopolitics as by the surge in research and development. Elevate Your Tech Prowess with High-Value Skill CoursesOffering CollegeCourseWebsiteMITMIT Technology…

Peloton will move away from Apple’s GymKit, opting for Peloton One-Tap tracking starting on February 27 instead. The new change, confirmed via email this week, means that Peloton users will no longer use Apple’s encrypted health data to see their fitness stats like heart rate and calories burned on their Peloton bikes. GymKit was once exclusive to the Peloton Bike+, costing $2,495, but the company rolled out Apple Watch integration to all its fitness equipment in 2022.More recent Peloton purchasers will not have even…

Lenovo just announced a handful of new gaming laptops at CES 2024 in Las Vegas. Each of these computers features the company’s proprietary Legion Coldfront: Hyper cooling technology that keeps temperatures low while making sure the fans don’t get too loud. They're also packed with AI chips for improved speed and performance. These laptops ship with Windows 11 and come with three free months of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate.The Lenovo Legion 9i is the flagship model with the most features and the highest asking price. This is a…

Whenever chaos engulfs a proprietary technology relied on by millions, the default knee-jerk reaction from many seems to be: “Hey, let’s see what the open source world has to offer.” Case in point: X’s (Twitter) steady demise since Elon Musk took over last year led many to search for more “open” alternatives, be it Mastodon or Bluesky. This scenario became all too familiar throughout 2023, as established technologies relied on by millions hit a chaos curve, making people realize how beholden they are to a proprietary…

It has been nearly a year since OpenAI unleashed ChatGPT on the world, and it seems as if no one (at least in tech) has stopped talking about generative AI since. Meanwhile, the applications of GenAI go way beyond chatbots and copyright-grey-area image ‘artistry’.  For instance, Cradle, a biotech software startup out of Delft, Netherlands, is using it to help biologists engineer improved proteins, making it easier and quicker to bring synthetic bio-solutions for human and planetary health to…

Apple quietly announcing plans to add RCS support to the iPhone’s Message app wasn’t on my bingo card for this year. The way the confirmation came out of the blue on Thursday afternoon was all the more surprising. Apple is finally adding RCS support to iMessage, which should improve texting between iPhone users and Androids. But this won’t change the way the Messages app works on iPhone. iMessage text will still be sent over the internet, complete with end-to-end encryption. RCS messages will appear green on…

Too Long; Didn't ReadA look into how scientific progress has evolved over the past decades. Talking about open-source software as the catalyst for some of the greatest inventions of our time. The current progress of proprietary AI software along with an overview of the great progress that the open-source community has achieved in AI and ML. Lastly, there's a look into the future seeing the pros and cons of both approaches. Too Long; Didn't ReadA look into how scientific progress has evolved over the past decades.…

Image: Adobe Stock/putilov_denis When it comes to generative artificial intelligence, should your organization opt for public or proprietary AI? First, you need to consider the main differences between these options. Public AI can have a wide knowledge base and fulfill a lot of tasks. However, public AI may feed that data back into a model’s training data, which can cause security vulnerabilities to emerge. The alternative, which is AI trained and hosted in-house with proprietary data, can be more secure but…

We’re more than a month away from Apple’s big WWDC 2023 event where the company will tell us everything about its first-gen mixed-reality headset, the Reality One or Reality Pro. The $3,000 gadget appeared in a garden variety of leaks in the past few years, as Apple kept delaying the release date of its unnamed AR/VR headset. But most leaks this year indicated Apple will finally launch the wearable computer in 2023. A brand new report details the purported software features coming to the Apple’s mixed reality…

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), the country’s top IT exporter, said at its FY23 earnings press conference that it has seen a steep rise in interest among clients in generative AI. “In our interactions with clients over the last (March) quarter, the conversation starts and stops with ChatGPT. Everyone is talking about what the tool can do, and for once, it is very clear that innovation is surpassing productivity. This is panning out as a trend across most of our $10 billion deal…