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Qualcomm unveils AI and connectivity chips at Mobile World Congress

February 27, 2024
Qualcomm unveiled a suite of AI, 5G, and Wi-Fi devices at Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona. The chip design company said the innovations promise to usher in a new era of intelligent computing, transforming industries, devices, and consumer experiences. For Qualcomm, the commercialization of on-device AI was sparked by the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 and Snapdragon X Elite for business that were…
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From deepfakes to digital candidates: AI’s political play

February 26, 2024
AI is increasingly being used to represent, or misrepresent, the opinions of historical and current figures. A recent example is when President Biden’s voice was cloned and used in a robocall to New Hampshire voters. Taking this a step further, given the advancing capabilities of AI, what could soon be possible is the symbolic “candidacy” of a persona created by AI. That may seem outlandish…
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Google’s chaotic AI strategy leaves users bewildered

February 26, 2024
Google has made a mess of its AI strategy, leaving many consumers baffled by the barrage of new names, products and features released in recent weeks. The company’s chaotic approach threatens to undermine public trust in AI, and perhaps more importantly, Google itself. …
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Arm unveils Arm Neoverse CSS V3 chip designs for AI efficiency gains

February 22, 2024
In a leap forward for AI infrastructure, Arm announced the latest advancements in its Neoverse chip technology based on the Arm computing architecture. The company unveiled two new Arm Neoverse Compute Subsystems (CSS) built on third-generation Neoverse intellectual property. Arm designs chips or parts of chips for other third-party chip designers and manufacturers. In this case, the Arm Neoverse…
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Google DeepMind alumni unveil Bioptimus: Aiming to build first universal biology AI model

February 21, 2024
As the French startup ecosystem continues to boom — think Mistral, Poolside, and Adaptive — today the Paris-based Bioptimus, with a mission to build the first universal AI foundation model for biology, emerged from stealth following a seed funding round of $35 million. The new open science model will connect the different scales of biology with generative AI — from molecules to cells…
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