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IBM unveiled new generative AI models and capabilities on its Watsonx data science platform this week to stay relevant in the highly competitive AI field. The Granite series models, like OpenAI’s GPT-4 and ChatGPT, can summarize, analyze, and generate text. IBM supplied few specifics regarding Granite, making it impossible to …

See Tickets has disclosed its second credit card data breach in 12 months. Vivendi Ticketing’s See Tickets acknowledged the latest breach in a filing with Maine’s attorney general this week. The ticketing company discovered “unusual activity” on its e-commerce websites in May. An unnamed cybersecurity firm found that hackers “inserted …

The EU has identified six tech giants whose market power it hopes to reduce by applying proactive, pro-competition rules on how they can operate “core platform services”. Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, ByteDance, Meta, and Microsoft are the “gatekeepers”. The Digital Markets Act has designated 22 core platform services operated by the …

In 2024, Deeproute.ai, a Shenzhen robotaxi startup with $350 million in funding and over 500 employees, will open an operations center in Germany. The move will make it another Chinese mobility startup to open in Germany, home to some of the world’s largest automakers. A few Chinese mobility players announced …

India has warned its citizens of an advanced Android malware that can access sensitive data and give hackers control over infected devices. Indian Defence Ministry’s Controller General of Defence Accounts issued an advisory on DogeRAT, a Remote Access Trojan discovered by cybersecurity startup CloudSEK. The note said the malware, which …

Social network to “better align” investments, reducing news focus Meta announced today that it will end Facebook News in the U.K., Germany, and France in early December. The social network said it was part of its “ongoing effort to better align our investments to our products and services people value …

The opioid epidemic has complicated researchers for over two decades as they try to understand the changing social and systemic factors that lead to opioid abuse and identify overdose hot spots. Clinicians provide safe, effective treatment and other resources to addicts, which is tedious and often flawed. AI may be …

Large language models (LLMs) like OpenAI’s ChatGPT all lie. The mistakes range from bizarre and harmless—claiming the Golden Gate Bridge was transported across Egypt in 2016—to dangerous and problematic. A mayor in Australia threatened to sue OpenAI after ChatGPT misrepresented his plea to a major bribery scandal. Researchers found that …

Tinrocket, makers of Waterlogue and Olli, released Cinemin, a camera app that shoots animated photos and videos without AI filters. The free app’s filters are inspired by traditional animated art and films. Apply filters while capturing photos or videos to preview them live. After taking a picture, you can edit …

YouTube Music recently redesigned its “Now Playing” screen, adding a comments section where users can read and write comments from the app. The latest update adds larger cover art, accessible buttons, and more. A company spokesperson said iOS and Android devices will get the redesign today. YouTube Music added a …