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OpenAI says ChatGPT Edu will allow universities to “responsibly deploy AI to students, faculty, researchers, and campus operations.” It’s built on its faster GPT-4o model, which offers improved multimodal capabilities across text, vision, and audio. For example, OpenAI says universities can use the tool to review student resumes, write grant applications, and assist professors with … Read more
Dell Technologies CEO Michael Dell speaks during the MWC session ‘New strategies for a new era’ on the first day of the 18th edition of the Mobile World Congress (MWC) at Fira de Barcelona’s Gran Via venue in L’Hospitalet de Llobregat on February 26, 2024, in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Kike Rincon | Europa Press | … Read more
This article is copublished with Documented, a multilingual news site about immigrants in New York, and the Markup, a non-profit, investigative newsroom that challenges technology to serve the public good. Xiong couldn’t pinpoint exactly what finally prompted him to leave his hometown in China, the only place he had lived for 32 years, and embark … Read more
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Acer isn’t a brand that you’d typically associate with photography, but its new camera offering comes with an interesting twist — the ability to snap pictures and video in stereoscopic 3D. Announced ahead of next week’s Computex event, the SpatialLabs Eyes Stereo Camera also allows users to livestream 3D content to YouTube, and make 3D … Read more
I have a complicated relationship with marijuana. I wish I liked it more. But I’m a control freak, and so it makes me relax for about three minutes before sending me into a panic attack because I have lost control. I live in Canada, where it’s legal, with government shops full of wacky baccy wares … Read more
More than a dozen internet service providers have agreed to continue offering discounted internet plans to low-income households through the end of 2024, as the federal program subsidizing the discounts comes to an end, the Biden administration announced Friday. AT&T, Comcast, Cox, Spectrum, Verizon, and nine other providers will continue offering their $30 or less … Read more
It’s easy for artificial intelligence programs to create mimic voices of politicians like President Biden and former President Trump, posting the risk of a rise in voter misinformation, according to a study from the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) released Friday. AI-enabled tools created convincing false statements using the mimic voices about 80 percent … Read more
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When I reviewed the OnePlus Watch 2 last month, I said it had a digital crown. I did so because it had a button with grooves that you could twist and press. I didn’t think much of it, but a few readers contested its crown-ness. This, they said, was naught but a mere button. To … Read more
French President Emmanuel Macron speaks during a meeting with members of the AI sector at the Elysee Presidential Palace in Paris, France, on May 21, 2024. Yoan Valat | Afp | Getty Images PARIS — France is touting itself as the next artificial intelligence superpower. [style note: Paris stands alone in datelines] The Viva Technology … Read more
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The Google Pixel Tablet is getting an update that will make it slightly more useful as a smart home device. In a blog post published today, Google said the $400 Pixel Tablet can now pull up a livestream from a Nest video doorbell to show who’s at the front door and give you the option … Read more
