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What to expect at Google I/O 2024: Android 15 updates, more generative AI features for Google's apps, a new Gemini-powered “Pixie” digital assistant, and more — Google is preparing to hold its annual Google I/O developer conference next week, and naturally, it will be all about AI.
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A look at professor-led crypto projects EigenLayer and Babylon, which seek to generate yield from cryptocurrencies, as “professor coins” spur investor interest — - EigenLayer, Babylon restaking efforts spurs investor interest — Both projects seek to generate yield from cryptocurrencies| Nikkei Asia: |
Sources: Arm plans to set up an AI chip division, aiming to build a prototype by spring 2025, with mass production expected to start later in the year — CEO Son seeks to invest $64bn, including in data centers and robotics — TOKYO/LONDON — SoftBank Group subsidiary Arm will foray … | Ju-min Park / Reuters: |
South Korea's Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok says the government is preparing a $7.3B+ support package for chip investments to win the “war” in the chip sector — South Korea is readying plans for a support package for chip investments and research worth more than 10 trillion won … | Jasper Goodman / Politico: |
How Trump is courting crypto traders, as GOP becomes increasingly friendly toward crypto while key Democrats remain at odds and SEC cracks down on the industry — It's the first time crypto has become an issue in the general election of a presidential race.
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| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
A look at the potential successors to Apple's top executives across all of the company's major divisions — Apple's management team is made up of longtime executives nearing the end of their tenures. That means a broad shake-up is increasingly likely.| Keiichi Murayama / Nikkei Asia: |
Q&A with Oracle CEO Safra Catz on generative AI's risks and impact, providing cloud infrastructure to TikTok, the importance of workplace diversity, and more — In interview, top executive highlights AI's potential and importance of diversity — Oracle CEO Safra Catz (Photo obtained by Nikkei)
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| Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: |
The UK government's new AI safety body releases Inspect, an evaluation tool for AI model capabilities, including models' core knowledge and ability to reason — The U.K. Safety Institute, the U.K.'s recently established AI safety body, has released a toolset designed to “strengthen AI safety” …
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Alibaba leverages computing resources to become a leading AI investor in China; sources: cloud credits made up ~50% of Alibaba's $800M investment in Moonshot AI — Ecommerce giant offers computing resources to fast-growing start-ups in exchange for equity — Alibaba has been leveraging … | Daysia Tolentino / NBC News: |
At the Bloomberg Technology Summit, Bumble founder Whitney Wolfe Herd said the future of dating could have digital, AI-powered personas setting each other up — Whitney Wolfe Herd, founder and executive chair of Bumble, said that the dating app wants to use AI to “create more healthy and equitable relationships.”
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Q&A with Linda Moore, the CEO of TechNet, which represents OpenAI, Apple, and others, about the 400+ AI bills proposed across the US, tech backlash, and more — The Scene — While Congress is talking a lot about artificial intelligence but doing little to regulate it … | Daniel Thomas / Financial Times: |
Email: criminals target WPP CEO Mark Read in a deepfake scam by using a voice clone and public YouTube footage to set up a video meeting with his executives — Mark Read says criminals set up Microsoft Teams call with senior executives in unsuccessful attackSponsor Posts
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