Cruise, Waymo say humans are bad drivers amid robotaxi permit delays
Autonomous vehicle companies Cruise and Waymo have separately pushed a narrative this week that humans are bad drivers, and that their technologies are crucial to making roads safer. The moves – full-page ads in major newspapers from Cruise and a blog post from Waymo – come as California regulators delay
Read moreHashtag Trending Jul.13- OpenAI’s GPT-4 shows signs of being lazier and less intelligent; KPMG and Microsoft team up on AI; China espionage groups compromise U.S. govt emails
OpenAI’s GPT-4 AI Model shows signs of being lazier and less intelligent, KPMG and Microsoft collaborate to accelerate adoption of AI in audit and tax services, China-based espionage group compromises U.S. government emails. These and more top tech news stories from Hashtag Trending and Tech News Day. I’m your
Read moreGoogle’s Bard chatbot finally launches in the EU, now supports more than 40 languages
Google is making its ChatGPT rival Bard available to a wider audience today, launching the generative AI chatbot in more than 40 languages and finally bringing it to the European Union (EU) after an initial delay due to data privacy concerns. The internet giant also introduced a swathe of new
Read moreGoogle Bard Debuts in Swahili, Expanding Language Reach
Google announced the expansion of Bard, its conversational AI service, to 40 new languages, including Swahili, which is the first African language to be included, and 59 new countries and territories. This expansion brings new features that allow users to customize their experience, enhance their creativity, and be more productive.
Read moreAsk Sophie: Any guidance for changing jobs while on an H-1B?
Sophie Alcorn Contributor Share on Twitter Sophie Alcorn is the founder of Alcorn Immigration Law in Silicon Valley and 2019 Global Law Experts Awards’ “Law Firm of the Year in California for Entrepreneur Immigration Services.” She connects people with the businesses and opportunities that expand their lives. More posts by
Read moreApple introduces bilingual Siri and a full page screenshot feature with iOS 17
Apple released its first set of public beta versions of iOS 17, iPadOS 17, and macOS Sonoma on Wednesday. With these releases, the company introduced new features such as full-page screenshots, bilingual Siri, and better SMS sorting for dual-SIM users. The Cupertino-based company has added support for bilingual queries to
Read moreIndian food delivery giant Swiggy acquires LYNK in retail distribution push
Swiggy has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire LYNK, a retail logistics startup with a network of over 100,000 stores, the latest in a series of purchases by the Indian food delivery giant in the last two years. The Bengaluru-headquartered startup, which counts Prosus, Accel and Invesco among its
Read moreKPMG, Microsoft sign cloud and AI alliance mega deal
KPMG and Microsoft have announced what they described as a “significant expansion of their global relationship that will reshape professional services across a number of business-critical areas including workforce modernization, safe and secure development, and use of artificial intelligence (AI) initiatives for clients, industries and society more broadly.” The collaboration
Read moreLinux distributors, open source developers warned to update Ghostscript
Linux distributors and application developers using the open-source Ghostscript interpreter for the PostScript language and PDFs are being urged to apply the latest security patch for the utility after the discovery of a major hole. This vulnerability, CVE-2023-36664, was assigned a CVSS score of 9.8, and could allow for code
Read moreTesla says Model 3, Model Y tax credits likely to be reduced by 2024
Tesla said the $7,500 federal tax credits for its Model 3 and Model Y electric vehicles are likely to be reduced after December 31, according to a change on the automaker’s website late Tuesday. “Customers who take delivery of a qualified new Tesla and meet all federal requirements are eligible
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