Oracle Takes on Microsoft with New AI Features, and Other Technology News Today

Oracle Takes on Microsoft with New AI Features, and Other Technology News Today

Are Oracle and Microsoft rivals or partners when it comes to artificial intelligence? Both, judging by their latest announcements.  Oracle ’s recent earnings staked out its claim to be an AI winner as it reported strong demand for its cloud services. That has boosted its stock and helped it get an upgrade to Buy from … Read more

With Sora, is China’s AI falling further behind?, Technology News

With Sora, is China’s AI falling further behind?, Technology News

OpenAI, which has been making waves in technology, in the early hours of 16 February unveiled its new innovative masterpiece — a large-scale generative video model dubbed “Sora”.  In 2023, we witnessed rapid advances in text-to-image synthesis, while human creativity continued to dominate the video realm, as if it were the last sacred ground that … Read more

Meta’s Ray-Ban smart glasses can now recognise landmarks | Technology News

Meta’s Ray-Ban smart glasses can now recognise landmarks | Technology News

Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses are now capable of recognising landmarks. With the latest beta update, Meta gains new multimodal AI capability, which includes the ability to recognise and tell you about landmarks. “New multimodal AI feature in beta on Ray-Ban recognises and can tell you about landmarks,” Mark Zuckerberg, the CEO of Meta shared via … Read more

Global Mofy Metaverse Announces New Subsidiary for AI

Global Mofy Metaverse Announces New Subsidiary for AI

BEIJING, March 11, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Global Mofy Metaverse Limited (the “Company” or “Global Mofy Metaverse”) (Nasdaq: GMM), a technology solutions provider engaged in virtual content production and the development of digital assets for use in the broader digital entertainment industry, today announced the establishment of a new subsidiary, Gauss AI, which will focus … Read more

Mayo Clinic using AI to find hidden heart conditions

Mayo Clinic using AI to find hidden heart conditions

PHOENIX (3TV/CBS 5) — Thirty-three-year-old Ben Erikson considered himself active and healthy until three years ago when he went for a routine checkup. “That’s when they found an abnormal rhythm on my EKG,” Erikson said. He was later diagnosed with a heart condition called hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), which is caused by abnormally thick muscles. If … Read more

Ex-Google software engineer charged with stealing AI technology while working with Chinese companies

Ex-Google software engineer charged with stealing AI technology while working with Chinese companies

WASHINGTON (AP) — A former software engineer at Google has been charged with stealing artificial intelligence technology from the company while secretly working with two companies based in China, the Justice Department said Wednesday. Linwei Ding, a Chinese national, was arrested in Newark, California, on four counts of federal trade secret theft, each punishable by … Read more

Ex-Google engineer arrested in US for stealing AI technology for Chinese firms

Ex-Google engineer arrested in US for stealing AI technology for Chinese firms

A former software engineer at Google has been charged with stealing artificial intelligence technology from the company while secretly working with two companies based in China, the Justice Department said Wednesday. A logo of Google is seen on its office building in Hyderabad. (REUTERS FILE) {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} Linwei Ding, a Chinese national, was … Read more

‘We find them solutions’: Shoprite says it’s using AI to help keep prices low for the poor

‘We find them solutions’: Shoprite says it’s using AI to help keep prices low for the poor

Shoprite CEO Pieter Engelbrecht. (Image supplied) In its bid to extend a protracted period of market share gains, Shoprite is now using the latest artificial intelligence (AI) technology to help its buyers balance prices and volumes. CEO Pieter Engelbrecht said on Tuesday the retailer had just recently implemented an AI pricing tool and has an … Read more