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5 things about AI you may have missed today; First AI officer, Google halts AI-linked people images, more

22Feb

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5 things about AI you may have missed today; First AI officer, Google halts AI-linked people images, more

[ad_1] US Justice department appoints first AI officer to navigate technology challenges; Google halts AI generated people images over racial inaccuracies; ITMO researchers utilise AI to accelerate carbon nanoparticle synthesis for cancer diagnosis; Majority of Indian consumers prefer AI over human interaction, reveals Adobe report- this and more in our daily roundup. Let us take a look.1. US Justice department appoints first AI officer to navigate technology challengesThe U.S. Justice Department appoints its first AI officer, Jonathan Mayer from Princeton University, amid growing challenges posed by AI in federal law enforcement. Mayer, as chief science and technology adviser, will guide the responsible integration of AI into investigations and prosecutions. With a focus on staying ah...

5 things about AI you may have missed today: Tech giants to combat AI content during polls, Nokia unveils AI assistant,

14Feb

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5 things about AI you may have missed today: Tech giants to combat AI content during polls, Nokia unveils AI assistant,

[ad_1] AI roundup: As elections are nearing in various parts of the world, tech giants such as Adobe, Google, Meta, Microsoft, OpenAI, TikTok and others have joined hands to battle AI-generated images during this crucial period. On the other hand, Nokia announced a new AI-powered tool for industrial workers which generates messages such as warnings or information. Know what's happening in the world of AI. Tech giants to fight Misinformation and AI content in electionsSix leading tech companies, Adobe, Google, Meta, Microsoft, OpenAI, TikTok and others will be signing a contract to outline their strategy to prevent the misuse of artificial intelligence tools for disrupting democratic elections. A joint statement from companies said, “In a critical year for global elections, technology co...

Nokia Sues Amazon From US to India Over Streaming-Tech Patents

1Nov

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Nokia Sues Amazon From US to India Over Streaming-Tech Patents

[ad_1] Nokia Oyj sued Amazon.com Inc. in courts across three continents, alleging the e-commerce giant uses its technologies in streaming services and devices without authorization.The suits were filed in the US, Germany, India, the UK, and the European Unified Patent Court, Arvin Patel, Nokia's Chief Licensing Officer said in a statement on the company's website. Separately, a suit was also filed against HP Inc. in the US over video-related technologies, he said. “We've been in discussions with each of Amazon and HP for a number of years, but sometimes litigation is the only way to respond to companies who choose not to play by the rules followed and respected by others,” said Patel. Companies providing video streaming services or streaming devices enjoy “huge benefits” from Nokia's re...

Nokia plans to cut up to 14,000 jobs after sales and profits plunge in a weak market

20Oct

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Nokia plans to cut up to 14,000 jobs after sales and profits plunge in a weak market

[ad_1] Telecom gear maker Nokia said Thursday that it is planning to cut up to 14,000 jobs worldwide, or 16% of its workforce, as part of a push to reduce costs following a plunge in third-quarter sales and profit.The Finnish company, one of the world's main suppliers of high-speed 5G wireless networks, said it's trying “to navigate the current market uncertainty" as higher interest rates take a toll. We are now on WhatsApp. Click to join. The company said it is aiming to slash 800 million euros ($843 billion) to 1.2 billion euros in costs by the end of 2026. That is expected to lead to a reduction from 86,000 employees to between 72,000 and 77,000 over that time period.Nokia's third-quarter sales plummeted 20%, to 4.98 billion euros from 6.24 billion in the same three-month period last...

Nokia CEO says carriers face substantial 5G investment needs

21Jul

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Nokia CEO says carriers face substantial 5G investment needs

[ad_1] The chief executive of Nokia Oyj signaled that a near-term decline in operator demand for 5G gear in a worsening economy will turn out to be a passing phenomenon given a “substantial need” to invest in those networks globally.Nokia on Thursday reiterated that challenges stemming from a deteriorating economic outlook and customers working through existing inventory intensified in the second quarter and are set to continue in the second half. It had made similar remarks last week when cutting its full-year guidance. “We are of the opinion that this has to be a question of timing because data traffic continues to grow 20 to 30% per year globally,” Chief Executive Officer Pekka Lundmark said in an interview. “In Mobile Networks there is still substantial need for operators to invest ...

Realme, follows OPPO and vivo, to exit German market after run-in with Nokia

22Jun

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Realme, follows OPPO and vivo, to exit German market after run-in with Nokia

[ad_1] In a recent statement by Realme, the Chinese company confirmed its exit from the German smartphone market and restricted all business there, NextPit reported. Realme cited "sales slowdown" as the cause for the company's impending departure from the German market and it closely aligns with the path taken by other brands vivo and OPPO.Now, Nokia has clear sway over the German market with 3 major smartphone makers Oppo, vivo, and Realme exiting from this market. OPPO and vivo on NokiaVivo's take on not renewing the patent-licensing agreement with Nokia had backfired. Regarding the issue, Nokia took legal action in Germany, resulting in the Mannheim Regional Court declaring Nokia as the only German patent in the lawsuit against vivo. According to Nokia Power User, Vivo might plan to ...

MWC 2023: Phone firms set for annual meet in shadow of global slump

27Feb

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MWC 2023: Phone firms set for annual meet in shadow of global slump

[ad_1] The big beasts of the telecom industry will gather in Barcelona on Monday for their most important annual get-together, this year under the shadow of a severe slump across the technology sector.Some 80000 delegates are expected at the four-day Mobile World Congress (MWC), which is back to near full strength following years of pandemic-related disruption. Industrial titans like Ericsson, Huawei, Nokia and Samsung are set to showcase their latest innovations, flanked by smartphone makers like Oppo and Xiaomi and network operators like Orange, Verizon and China Mobile. Industry body GSMA, which organises the event, is building the show around forward-looking ideas like the metaverse and artificial intelligence (AI), cryptocurrencies and finance, and the potential of superfast 5G mo...

Apple Again Dominates Smartphone Profit, Taking Record 85% Share

4Feb

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Apple Again Dominates Smartphone Profit, Taking Record 85% Share

[ad_1] Apple Inc.'s iPhone set a new high for its share of profits from global smartphone sales in 2022, after navigating a dire year for the industry better than competitors. The Cupertino, California-based tech giant collected 85% of operating profit and 48% of revenue from smartphone sales over the course of the year, new Counterpoint Research estimates showed. Both were new peaks for the company, 15 years into the iPhone's time on the market, and the firm's flagship device also scored its biggest proportion of global smartphone shipments. The smartphone industry churns on notoriously thin margins for handset manufacturers — eliminating storied but uncompetitive brands like Nokia, BlackBerry, Palm and HTC over the years. Apple and, to a lesser extent, Samsung Electronics Co., a...

Europe Considers Making Big Tech Pay for Building the Internet

27Sep

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Europe Considers Making Big Tech Pay for Building the Internet

[ad_1] One of Europe’s top officials called the CEO of Netflix Inc. and told him to make his product worse. When binge-watching TV became a universal pastime at the height of the pandemic, one of Europe's top officials called the Chief Executive Officer and co-founder of Netflix Inc. and told him to make his product worse. Internal Market Commissioner Thierry Breton wanted Netflix to reduce the quality of its videos to free up bandwidth, fearing that Europe's networks were under strain. Reed Hastings complied, cutting data output by about 25% for a month. So did YouTube. It didn't matter there was little evidence that networks were overloaded, or the fact Netflix already adapts video quality based on the capacity of the ...