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2024

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Google Expands AI Search Summaries to Over 100 Countries

Google’s AI search summaries, also known as AI Overviews, expand to over 100 countries, offering users quick, AI-generated insights in multiple languages, including English, Spanish, and Hindi. While ads have been integrated into these summaries for U.S. mobile users, Google assures global users that ads will continue to appear separately across other locations. Initially launched in the U.S. and rolled

Meta Builds AI Search Engine To Cut Google, Bing Reliance

Meta Platforms is working on an artificial intelligence-based search engine as it looks to reduce dependance on Alphabet’s Google and Microsoft’s Bing, the Information reported on Monday, Reuters reported.

Apple Set To Give The Mac Its Long-Awaited M4 Chip Overhaul

Apple kicks off a Mac overhaul this week that centers on new M4 chips, Bloomberg reported. Four years ago, Apple Inc’s Mac got one of the biggest overhauls in its history: a move from Intel Corp. chips to in-house processors. Now its time for another seismic shift. Starting this week, the company will begin adding the M4 processor to the

Apple Wins $250 But Little Else At Trial On Watch Patents

A federal jury in Delaware awarded Apple Inc. $250 on Friday, finding the original designs of Masimo Corp’s smartwatches infringed Apple Watch design patterns, Bloomberg Law reported. The jury’s mixed verdict marks the latest chapter in a long-running clash over smartwatch patents pitting Apple, a tech giant worth more than $3.5 trillion, against Masimo valued at $7.5 billion. The dispute

OpenAI Plans To Release Its Next Big Model By December

OpenAI plans to launch Orion, its next frontier model, by December. The Verge reported. Unlike the release of OpenAI’s last two models, GPT-4o and o1, Orion won’t initially be released widely through ChatGPT. Instead, OpenAI is planning to grant access first to companies it works closely with in order for them to build their own products and features, according to

Oversight Board Says Meta’s Handling Of Satirical Image Is Concerning

Two weeks before the U.S. presidential election, the Oversight Board says it has “serious concerns” about Meta’s content moderation systems in “electoral contexts,” and that the company risks the “excessive removal of political speech” when it over-enforces its rules. The admonishment came as the board weighed in on a case involving a satirical image of Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, Engadget reported.

Twinkly Gets The Winter Fun Started Early

Anyone who's serious about Christmas knows about Twinkly. Their lights can transform your ho-hum set of twigs into a truly showstopping Christmas tree that tops off the festive season. How? Twinkly have this great set of Xmas lights which you drape round your tree as you would normally, but then the Twinkly app works it's magic using your smartphone to