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Apple retreats in fight to defend App Store in Europe
13Mar By adminNo Comments
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Apple retreats in fight to defend App Store in Europe

[ad_1] Apple made a major concession in its battle to protect the dominance of its App Store on iPhones and other devices in Europe on Tuesday, saying developers will be free to distribute their apps directly to consumers.Apple announced the changes to comply with the European Union's Digital Markets Act (DMA), which kicked in last week. The changes could dent the high profit margins and steady stream of revenue that Apple has come to rely on from its App store, where it charges developers fees of up to 30%. The changes, which affect only the European Union, come amid continuing criticism from rivals that Apple's compliance efforts are falling short. Beginning this spring, software developers operating in Europe will be able to distribute apps to EU customers directly from their own web...
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5 things about AI you may have missed today: Nvidia CEO says boost AI infra; McAfee unveils AI dating reality, more
12Feb By adminNo Comments
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5 things about AI you may have missed today: Nvidia CEO says boost AI infra; McAfee unveils AI dating reality, more

[ad_1] AI roundup: Countries around the globe are embracing artificial intelligence (AI) technology with gusto to catch up with others. Among the biggest worries is skilling. Now, Google has announced it is investing 25 mn euros in enhancing workers' knowledge about AI in Europe. At the same time, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says that countries should be developing their AI infrastructure to ensure strong economic growth. Know what's happening in the world of AI.Google to invest 25 million euros to enhance AI skills in EuropeGoogle announced the funding of 25 million euros ($26.98 million) to empower workers in Europe with the knowledge of artificial intelligence (AI) technology. Adrian Brown, executive director of the Centre for Public Impact said, “This new program will help people across...
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Europe within reach of landmark AI rules after nod from EU countries
3Feb By adminNo Comments
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Europe within reach of landmark AI rules after nod from EU countries

[ad_1] Europe on Friday moved a step closer to adopting rules governing the use of artificial intelligence and AI models such as Microsoft-backed ChatGPT after EU countries endorsed a political deal reached in December.The rules, proposed by the European Commission three years ago, aim to set a global standard for a technology used in a vast swathe of industries from banking and retail to the car and airline sectors. They also set parameters for the use of AI for military, crime and security purposes. EU industry chief Thierry Breton said the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act is historical and a world first."Today member states endorsed the political agreement reached in December, recognising the perfect balance found by the negotiators between innovation and safety," he said in a statem...
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European Union has finalised a historic deal! Check out the AI Act cheat sheet ahead of its enactment
12Dec By adminNo Comments
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European Union has finalised a historic deal! Check out the AI Act cheat sheet ahead of its enactment

[ad_1] On Friday, December 8, Europe reached a provisional deal on landmark European Union (EU) rules governing the use of artificial intelligence (AI). The political agreement is seen as a landmark moment for the EU and now, it is expected that the rest of the process to enact the AI Act. As per reports, the sticking points where the bloc failed to find consensus were governments' use of AI in biometric surveillance and how to regulate AI systems such as ChatGPT. Now that the agreement is in place, you should know the key elements of the AI Act and how it may shape the future of this emerging technology.These key points were shared by Oliver Patel, Enterprise AI Governance Lead at AstraZeneca on LinkedIn. Posting it in an image as an ‘AI Act cheat sheet', he said, “Now the dust has set...
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What are Europe’s New AI regulations? Prohibited AI to High-Risk Systems, Check Out Top 5
10Dec By adminNo Comments
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What are Europe’s New AI regulations? Prohibited AI to High-Risk Systems, Check Out Top 5

[ad_1]  European Union policymakers and lawmakers clinched a deal on Friday on the world's first comprehensive set of rules regulating the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in tools such as ChatGPT and in biometric surveillance.They will thrash out details in the coming weeks that could alter the final legislation, which is expected to go into force early next year and apply in 2026. Until then, companies are encouraged to sign up to a voluntary AI Pact to implement key obligations of the rules. Here are the key points that have been agreed:HIGH-RISK SYSTEMSSo-called high-risk AI systems - those deemed to have significant potential to harm health, safety, fundamental rights, the environment, democracy, elections and the rule of law - will have to comply with a set of requirements, suc...
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Mercedes Unveils Long-Haul Electric Truck to Take on Tesla
11Oct By adminNo Comments
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Mercedes Unveils Long-Haul Electric Truck to Take on Tesla

[ad_1] Mercedes-Benz Trucks revealed a heavy-duty electric truck to take on Tesla Inc.'s battery-powered Semi, the latest move in the intensifying race to decarbonize road logistics.The eActros 600, which can travel 500 kilometers (311 miles) on a single charge while hauling up to 22 tons in cargo, is set to go on sale toward the end of this year, the unit of Daimler Truck Holding AG said Tuesday. It's aimed at taking on Tesla's truck, which has already scored orders from Walmart Inc. and United Parcel Service Inc. The vehicle's battery can recharge from 20% to 80%, a threshold considered the best for maintaining battery life, in 30 minutes provided the customer has access to a one megawatt charging device, the company said, equivalent to the electricity needed to power around 1,000 hom...
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It’s Done. The Future Is Battery-Powered Electric Cars
6Oct By adminNo Comments
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It’s Done. The Future Is Battery-Powered Electric Cars

[ad_1] The rise of electric cars is staggering.Over the past decade, Teslas have gone from being the car of the uber rich to the car of the Uber driver. All of the major automakers are taking the plunge on EVs, which is driving down prices and expanding available options. Globally, this year will see more than 14 million electric cars sold, according to BloombergNEF, compared with just 700,000 in 2016. And some 23 countries have now passed a crucial EV tipping point — 5% of new-car sales — after which adoption picks up dramatically. In China, the biggest EV market, 38% of new-car sales were electric in August. “We're off to the races on EV adoption in China now,” says Colin McKerracher, head of Advanced Transport at BloombergNEF, on this week's episode of Zero. Despite the tacit consens...
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Google’s AI chatbot goes personal tapping into Gmail
21Sep By adminNo Comments
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Google’s AI chatbot goes personal tapping into Gmail

[ad_1] Google on Tuesday said it had integrated Gmail, YouTube and other tools into its Bard chatbot as the tech giants seek to persuade users that generative AI is useful and not dangerous or just a fad.The search engine juggernaut has for years discreetly developed AI powers, but was caught off guard when OpenAI late last year released ChatGPT and teamed up with Microsoft to make its capabilities available to users worldwide. Google then raced out its own Bard chatbot earlier this year, making it available in more than 40 languages and overcoming data privacy concerns from regulators in Europe. The company said its beefed up chatbot would allow users to carry out new tasks such as summarize a confusing string of emails into its main points or tap into Google Maps to find the best way ...
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Man films awesome aurora on a plane! Video is viral; know how a solar storm sparks this light show
1Sep By adminNo Comments
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Man films awesome aurora on a plane! Video is viral; know how a solar storm sparks this light show

[ad_1] Auroras, commonly known as Northern Lights, are a rare sky phenomenon that result in stunning streaks of colourful light in the sky near the polar regions. However, there are instances where these flashing lights have also appeared across the world, especially if the solar storm that causes them is of strong intensity. Recently, people on a flight to Europe bore witness to a mesmerizing aurora that was snapped by a user, and the social media post has gone viral since then.Auroras captured on a flightInstagram user Vincent Ledvina, who calls himself ‘The Aurora Guy', shared a breathtaking video of auroras that were seen during a flight. In an Instagram post, Ledvina wrote, “Have you ever seen the northern lights from a plane!?” The mesmerizing auroras were snapped as the plane cro...
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Microsoft to stop packaging Teams and Office software in Europe to head off EU antitrust action
1Sep By adminNo Comments
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Microsoft to stop packaging Teams and Office software in Europe to head off EU antitrust action

[ad_1] Microsoft will stop packaging its Teams videoconferencing app with its Office software in Europe in an effort to head off antitrust penalties by regulators.The tech giant also said Thursday that it would take steps to make it easier for competing products to work alongside its software. The announcement comes a month after the European Union's executive Commission, the 27-nation bloc's top competition enforcer, opened a formal investigation over concerns that bundling Teams with Office gives the company an unfair edge over competitors. The investigation was triggered by a complaint filed in 2020 by Slack Technologies, maker of popular workplace messaging software.Slack, owned by business software maker Salesforce, alleged that Microsoft was abusing its market dominance to elimina...
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