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MPs warn policymakers aren’t keeping up with AI rulebook, so UK government urged against delay

A UK parliamentary committee investigating artificial intelligence’s opportunities and challenges has urged the government to reconsider its decision not to introduce legislation to regulate the technology in the short term and to make an AI bill a ministerial priority. Committee chair Greg Clark writes in a statement today accompanying the …

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Twitterific’s Easter eggs live on in Ollie’s Arcade

The Iconfactory, which made wallpaper app Wallaroo, puzzle game Frenzic, and Twitterific, released Ollie’s Arcade today. The new iOS app offers mini-games reminiscent of arcade or electric handheld games to give users a retro gaming experience. The debut lineup includes “Ollie Soars,” a Flappy Bird-like game where you fly around …

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Google’s artificial intelligence chatbot will be integrated into GM’s OnStar service

GM has found a new way to join the generative AI revolution. The automaker now handles non-emergency OnStar features with Google Cloud’s Dialogflow chatbot. GM announced the partnership Tuesday during Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai’s Google Cloud Next 23 keynote. Since 2022, GM’s OnStar in-car concierge has used Google Cloud’s conversational …

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Finally, Meta avatars have legs (in beta)

Meta’s greatest innovation since the News Feed—legs—is ready for beta testing. Meta Quest headsets can now download an update that lets you walk on two feet like Ardipithecus ramidus, an early hominid that achieved bipedality 4.4 million years ago. Now it’s complete. Meta launched its virtual reality social products with …

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Industrial manufacturing troubleshooting platform ControlRooms.ai raises $10M

A recent report found that industrial manufacturers experience 800 hours of unplanned downtime per year, or more than 15 hours per week. Unexpected troubleshooting costs $50 billion annually and lowers productivity and revenue. Most companies manually troubleshoot, but Austin, Texas-based ControlRooms.ai wants to change that. The company’s AI-powered analytics app …

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