President Biden is meeting with AI experts to examine the dangers of AI. Sam Altman and Elon Musk are publicly voicing their concerns. Consulting giant Accenture became the latest to bet on AI, announcing plans to invest $3 billion in the technology and double its AI-focused staff to 80,000. That’s on top of other consulting firms, with Microsoft, Alphabet and Nvidia joining the fray.
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How AI is reshaping the rules of business
July 9, 2023
Over the past few weeks, there have been a number of significant developments in the global discussion on AI risk and regulation. The emergent theme, both from the U.S. hearings on OpenAI with Sam Altman and the EU’s announcement of the amended AI Act, has been a call for…
As the cookieless future continues to gain momentum, the global digital advertising sector is experiencing a tectonic shift. Companies are being forced to reimagine the way they reach out to customers.
Online marketing has been dominated by third-party cookies — tracking…
Whether using desktop software to solve enterprise problems or scrolling through your social media feed in the supermarket checkout line, online connectivity is ubiquitous. In less than two decades, internet users grew from just 0.4% of the global population to 69% in 2022.
In the U.S., 85% of Americans say they go online daily, while more than one-third report being online “almost…
Meta launches a Threads beta program for Android
July 8, 2023
Android users can soon get a sneak peek at upcoming features for Meta Threads, the new Twitter rival that may already have Elon Musk feeling the heat. A Meta engineer announced on the platform that “Android users who love to live on the cutting edge” can sign up for a…
HONOLULU, Hawaii — Mobility Guardian 2023, the Air Force’s premier training exercise for its airlift and aerial refueling fleets, gets underway in the Pacific this week with an eye on potential conflict with China.
Now on its fourth iteration, this year’s Mobility…
If a Chinese submarine took out a ship, another submarine or ashore infrastructure during combat, how would the Navy respond to fill the gap?
Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Keyport recently conducted a “first of its kind” warfighting readiness tabletop exercise, focused on command, control and communication, to address that question.
The evaluation of the Navy’s wartime acquisition…
Generative AI is a powerful technology that can create new content, insights and solutions from data. But how can businesses leverage it to gain a competitive edge and accelerate their growth? Matt Wood, VP of product at AWS, shared his insights on how generative AI can…
Generative AI is freshly democratized in the wake of OpenAI’s public release of ChatGPT, and all the possibilities it holds. Right now the question for enterprises isn’t why it should be embraced, but how it can be embraced – and how can its challenges be mitigated and…
Street Fighter 6 passes 2M copies sold
July 7, 2023
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Capcom announced today that the recently launched Street Fighter 6 has surpassed two million copies sold within a month of launch. The game launched on June 2, and has accrued high praise (including from GamesBeat, which gave it a full five stars).
Street Fighter 6 hit the…
