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CMA: AWS and Microsoft deny cloud discounts have anti-competitive effect on market

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Cloud customers are failing to see how the offering of committed spend discounts could contribute towards them becoming locked in to hyperscale cloud platforms, according to the interim findings of an anti-trust probe into the inner workings of the UK cloud industry.   The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has published the first of a…

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Actually… here’s why stealing Scarlett Johansson’s voice for ChatGPT was brilliant

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I follow everything about artificial intelligence because it’s my job. But I’d check out AI news even if that weren’t the case. And we have certainly had plenty of AI developments in the past few weeks.First, ChatGPT got the massive GPT-4o upgrade. Google unveiled even more ways it’ll integrate Gemini into its products, even if…

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AI Seoul Summit: 16 AI firms make voluntary safety commitments

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The UK and South Korean governments have secured voluntary commitments from 16 global artificial intelligence (AI) companies to safely develop the technology, including firms from the US, China and UAE. Signed during the first day of the AI Seoul Summit, the Frontier AI Safety Commitments said the companies will not develop or deploy AI systems…

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Infinidat adds smaller footprint G4 arrays with claimed 2x performance

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Infinidat has added two HDD and flash storage array products – dubbed Infinibox G4 – that claim a 2x performance increase on predecessors by virtue of a switch from Intel to AMD central processing units (CPUs) in their triple-active controllers. The launch sees the emergence of the Infinibox SSA G4 F1400T series, which brings a…

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Parliamentary committee criticises big tech response to election threats

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Big tech and social media companies have come under fire for their failure to adequately address the risks posed by disinformation and artificial intelligence (AI) deepfakes to the integrity of elections in the UK. A joint Parliamentary committee said today that big tech companies, including X, TikTok, Snap, Meta, Microsoft and Google, had taken an…

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Forget Intel and AMD – Nvidia’s next big competitor might be a company you’ve never heard of

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In recent years, Nvidia has found a huge amount of success with its pivot to AI, as large language models and GPU-accelerated “premium AI PC” experiences appear to be the hot new thing in 2024. However, newer, smaller companies are vying for its market share, and they are not the ones you may be expecting.…

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Circle to Search might finally come to iPhone, but only in Chrome

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Google just upgraded the Circle to Search functionality, announcing at I/O 2024 that the feature can now do things like help you with homework on Android devices. Introduced in January as an exclusive feature for the Galaxy S24 and Pixel 8 phones, Circle to Search is now available on plenty of other Android devices.At I/O,…

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Google’s Nest Wifi Pro is the blazing-fast mesh upgrade you’ve been waiting for

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Google’s Nest Wifi Pro mesh wireless routers are popular for so many reasons. They’re ultra-fast thanks to cutting-edge antenna tech and Wi-Fi 6E support, and they’re so easy to set up and use. The only possible complaint you can have about them is the price. But today, there are deals that will save you 20%…

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GPT-4o is the best ChatGPT model, but it has one weakness

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OpenAI’s GPT-4o ChatGPT upgrade, announced earlier this week, was an amazing display of power. The company dropped a big AI live demo ahead of Google’s I/O 2024, where Google would talk only about Gemini AI innovations for its ecosystem of apps and services.After watching both events, I thought GPT-4o won the AI assistant battle. OpenAI…

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GPT-4o vs. Google Gemini: Who won this week’s AI war?

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I knew Google was planning to make big AI announcements at I/O 2024. But then, rumors spread last week that OpenAI would unveil a Google Search rival for ChatGPT. Sam Altman dispelled those reports when OpenAI announced a ChatGPT event for Monday, just one day ahead of Google’s big Gemini fest. OpenAI said it would…

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