The High Court has granted WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange leave to appeal against extradition to the US to face charges under US espionage and computer crime laws. The court granted the 52-year-old leave to appeal after defence lawyers questioned US assurances that Assange would not face discrimination in a US trial because of his nationality.…
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The UK government’s Artificial Intelligence Safety Institute (AISI) has announced it will establish offices in San Fransisco, as it publicly releases its artificial intelligence (AI) model safety testing results for the first time. Established in the run-up to the UK AI Safety Summit in November 2023, the AISI is tasked with examining, evaluating and testing…
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The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) is reinforcing its commitment to the UK government’s £1bn Semiconductor Strategy by setting out plans to open an independent institute tasked with promoting the sector to overseas investors. The UK Semiconductor Institute will be independently run from the UK government, DSIT confirmed, and bring together commercial entities, private…
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Texas-based DataStax has launched its Hyper-Converged Data Platform (HCDP) as a ready-made offering for enterprise customers that want to build vector databases for in-house generative AI (GenAI). Vectors are mathematical representations of concepts, words and images used by GenAI systems to allow questions and comparisons of datasets to provide insightful outcomes. HCDP is intended to allow…
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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.…
Graphics card manufacturer Palit has teased new information about its upcoming GPU coolers promising a “cooling revolution” to come at Computex 2024. Announced via Twitter alongside a brief 12-second teaser, Palit tells consumers to “get ready for the future of graphics card cooling at Computex” as it’s “unveiling a new concept of graphics card thermal solution”. #Palit…
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It’s deja vu all over again: A new powerful iPad Pro launches, prompting speculation and what-if scenarios about the tablet replacing the Mac, and Apple refuses to comply. The company tells everyone that there’s room for both the iPad and the Mac. Hence, there’s no need to merge the two products or further muddy the…
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From the moment OpenAI launched ChatGPT, the chatbot had guardrails to prevent abuse. The chatbot might know where to download the latest movies and TV shows in 4K quality, so you can stop paying for Netflix. It might know how to make explicit deepfake images of your favorite actors. Or how to sell a kidney…
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I know, I know. This is a really weird idea, especially considering that the Kindle Paperwhite is not a full-fledged tablet like the 6th-generation iPad mini. But hear me out! This is what’s best for me, and I think it might also be the best move for others who have my needs as well.I’ve owned…
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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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