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- South China Morning Post
Microsoft maintains AI services in Hong Kong, as OpenAI curbs API access from China
Microsoft said it would continue to allow customers in Hong Kong to use OpenAI's artificial intelligence (AI) models through its Azure cloud computing platform, after the start-up announced it was moving to restrict access to its services from unsupported regions such as mainland China and Hong Kong. "There has been no change to our Azure OpenAI service offerings in Hong Kong," Microsoft's local office said in a statement to the South China Morning Post on Thursday. "We continue to provide acces
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Sitting on Nvidia Capital Gains? Here’s What to Do.
Nvidia's meteoric rise has left investors both giddy and anxious. And it’s posing some questions: Should you take any profits off the table? And how do you avoid getting slammed with capital-gains taxes?Read ...
- The Telegraph
Watch: World’s first smiling robot face made of living skin cells
Scientists have made a robotic face smile with real human skin in a breakthrough that could lead to grafts onto humanoid machines.
- Tom's Guide
iPhone 16 just tipped for massive performance boost
The iPhone 16's AI performance could be even better than the iPad Pro 2024, thanks to an upgraded chipset with Apple's most powerful NPU yet.
- Engadget
Firefox starts letting you use AI chatbots in the sidebar
Mozilla is bringing AI chatbots to the Firefox sidebar, but they're entirely optional.
- Engadget
Apple’s latest OS betas enable iPhone mirroring on Mac
Apple fans who are willing to install developer betas on their devices can now mirror their iPhone to their Mac desktop.
- Washington Post
$10M offered for Russian accused in ‘WhisperGate’ malware attack on Ukraine
Federal authorities are offering a reward of up to $10 million for information on the whereabouts of a Russian national who they say is connected to a sprawling cybersecurity attack on Ukrainian government computer systems ahead of Russia’s invasion of the country. The planned attack, known as “WhisperGate,” also targeted one of Ukraine’s Central European ally nations and included attempted probes of U.S. government facilities in Maryland, according to an indictment unsealed Wednesday morning.Su
- MediaOutReach
Trend Micro #1 in Vulnerability Disclosure, Helping Prevent Breaches and Save Businesses Millions
Trend Micro™ Zero Day Initiative™ (ZDI) is a cybersecurity secret weaponHONG KONG SAR - Media OutReach Newswire - 26 June 2024 - Trend Micro Incorporated (TYO: 4704; TSE: 4704), a global cybersecurity leader, today announced that it discovered a market-leading 60% of vulnerabilities worldwide in 2023 according to a new Omdia report. To read the full Omdia report, Quantifying the Public Vulnerability Market: 2023 Edition, please visit: https://www.trendmicro.com/explore/omdia-research Kevin Simze
- Windows Central
My biggest issue with Copilot+ isn't Windows Recall, it's that Microsoft is ignoring millions of Windows users
Copilot+ is here, but hardly anyone can use it. In a world of bad headlines and millions of Windows users, why has Microsoft decided to freeze out those with capable hardware from the likes of NVIDIA?
- Reuters
AI-focused manufacturing startup raises $106 million, from Nvidia and others
Software and robotics startup Bright Machines raised $106 million in a Series C funding round that included Nvidia and Microsoft as investors, the company said on Tuesday. The San Francisco-based company makes equipment and software that helps automate a range of manufacturing tasks through the use of artificial intelligence and machine learning. Other investors in the Series C funding round included venture capital firm Eclipse Ventures, robotics maker Jabil and BlackRock.
- AFP News
AI takes centre stage as Mobile World Congress Shanghai kicks off
From phones that can detect deepfake scams to autonomous intelligent vehicles, the disruptive potential of artificial intelligence took centre stage as Mobile World Congress Shanghai kicked off Wednesday.Smart device brand Honor on Wednesday unveiled technology it said could detect deepfake scam calls and warn the phone's owner in real-time.
- AFP News
Amazon cloud giant AWS wants public sector to embrace AI
Amazon's AWS, the world's biggest cloud computing outfit, is making a major push to entice the public sector to join the artificial intelligence revolution, as the generative AI race with Microsoft and Google heats up.The scramble for public sector adoption of generative AI comes as Microsoft's cloud business as well as Google Cloud are trying to bite into AWS' leadership of the market.
- Engadget
Motorola is the latest to offer a Bluetooth tracker with the Moto Tag
Motorola has released the Moto Tag, its own familiar take on the Bluetooth tracker device.
- Barrons.com
Apple Stock Got an AI Boost From WWDC. It Can Keep Going, Says Analyst.
The iPhone maker earlier this month unveiled a much-anticipated artificial-intelligence strategy at its Worldwide Developers Conference.
- Barrons.com
OpenAI Delays New Voice Features. It Risks Losing a Race with Google.
There are concerns that Microsoft-backed OpenAI is losing the lead in technology that it staked out with the launch of ChatGPT in late 2022.
- HuffPost
Audio Of Trump Talking About Taylor Swift's Looks Is Creeping Everyone TF Out
The former president used one word five times when describing the pop icon.
- Cosmopolitan
Katy Perry Went Topless in Nothing But Ripped Tights and an Open Jacket at PFW
Katy Perry went topless in nothing but ripped tights and an open jacket during Paris Fashion Week.
- AFP News
As ice melts, Everest's 'death zone' gives up its ghosts
On Everest's sacred slopes, climate change is thinning snow and ice, increasingly exposing the bodies of hundreds of mountaineers who died chasing their dream to summit the world's highest mountain.Sherpa said that bringing one body down from close to Lhotse's 8,516 metre peak -- the world's fourth-highest mountain -- had been among the hardest challenges so far.
- The Telegraph
South Korea is running out of children – and this country could be next
Every spring, when warm rays of sunshine herald the start of South Korea’s baking summer, fountains across Seoul’s central Gwanghwamun plaza suddenly burst into life, sending cooling jets of water into the air.