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But Apple Intelligence will be free. So the company needs to convince hundreds of millions of iPhone customers that it's time for an upgrade.
That's what Wall Street is watching for when the latest iPhones go on sale this month. Will Apple Intelligence move more iPhones? Or will the post-pandemic sales slump continue?
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Reuters: Australia plans AI rules on human oversight, transparency
https://www.reuters.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/australia-plans-ai-rules-human-oversight-transparency-2024-09-05/
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A new date, Saturday, September 7th, from 12:38 AM – 4:09 AM PDT, has been named for the Polaris Dawn mission sending astronauts who will attempt the first spacewalk of private astronauts, using spacesuit technology developed by SpaceX from LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida. They will also test laser-based communications with Starlink a satellite broadband provider.
Would you like to walk in space? Do you want to go into space?
Yes, I want to be one of the first settlers to Mars.
A risk taker.
That is a rough life, being a trailblazer like that.
Well, same thing I am trying to do by building on Hive ;)
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#ai #technology #love
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Qualcomm says it's working on mixed reality smart glasses with Samsung and Google
Google, Samsung and Qualcomm's smart glasses would be a different approach from Apple's Vision Pro.
Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon told CNBC the chip designer is working with Samsung and Google to explore a mixed-reality set of glasses linked to a smartphone — taking a different approach from Apple, which launched a larger headset.
Last year, Google, Samsung and Qualcomm struck a partnership to develop mixed-reality technology. That refers to the combination of augmented and virtual reality, often involving digital images that are imposed over the real world in front of you.
#qualcomm #technology #google #mixedreality
I like the RayBan ones from Meta
Have you tried them?
Yes the Meta 2 and 3 as well as the Meta RayBan smart glasses. I was doing audits for Meta on how those products were being sold. You can keep the VR and AR headsets but the smartglasses were pretty cool. It helps they were the Wayfarer model I used to wear as sunglasses.
Yeah I think the headsets still need a lot of work before they are ready for mass adoption.
Yes they really are , they are not very comfortable, not really in fashion here anymore.
It will be interesting to see what eventually replaces the smartphone.
Amon's comments are among the first to shed light on the project.
"It's going to be a new product, it's going to be new experiences," Amon said, discussing what will come out the mixed reality partnership.
"But what I really expect to come out of this partnership, I want everyone that has a phone to go buy companion glasses to go along with it," Amon added.
Samsung and Google were not immediately available for comment when contacted by CNBC.
The CEO referenced Facebook-parent Meta's Ray-Ban smart glasses, which look like regular shades but are wirelessly linked to a smartphone and have an in-built camera. On top of that, they have a voice assistant powered by Meta's Llama artificial intelligence model.
Qualcomm has also made mixed reality a key target area, as it diversifies its business beyond smartphones. The company has a chip called the Snapdragon AR1 Gen 1, designed for smart glasses.
Qualcomm has been touting the fact that its various chips across smartphones and PCs allow AI applications to run on the device, rather than being processed in the cloud via the internet.
Google searches are becoming a bigger target of cybercriminals with the rise of 'malvertising'
Google searches are now being routinely used to surface online ads with malicious purposes, in a hacking approach known as 'malvertising.'
Hackers are increasingly using online ads for malicious purposes. Often, it's happening through routine Google searches.
These schemes are dubbed malvertising, and cyber criminals are striking more often and with increased sophistication. In fall 2023, cybersecurity software firm Malwarebytes tracked a 42% increase month-over-month in malvertising incidents in the U.S. All types of brands are being targeted, whether it's for phishing purposes or for actual malware, said Jérôme Segura, senior director of research at Malwarebytes. "What I'm seeing is just the tip of the iceberg," he said.
#google #hack #search
Many of these rogue ads appear as sponsored content during a search engine query on a desktop or mobile device. But malicious code can also be hidden in ads that appear on mainstream websites consumers routinely visit. Some of these ads will only ensnare consumers who click on them, but in some cases, people can be vulnerable in a more passive way — sometimes just by visiting an infected site, said Erich Kron, security awareness advocate for KnowBe4, a security awareness and training company.
GPT5 is going to be 100x GPT4.
#ai #technology
Social media is no longer a thing. It is simply part of a circular loop for #al.
It seems I'm just in time today :))
The Guardian: Racism, misogyny, lies: how did X become so full of hatred? And is it ethical to keep using it?
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/article/2024/sep/05/racism-misogyny-lies-how-did-x-become-so-full-of-hatred-and-is-it-ethical-to-keep-using-it
The Guardian: YouTube to restrict teenagers’ exposure to videos about weight and fitness
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/article/2024/sep/05/youtube-to-restrict-teenagers-exposure-to-videos-about-weight-and-fitness
The Guardian: Meta’s moderation board backs decision to allow ‘from the river to the sea’ in posts
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/article/2024/sep/04/metas-moderation-board-backs-decision-to-allow-from-the-river-to-the-sea-in-posts
BBC: AI's solution to the 'cocktail party problem' used in court
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5yk5mdj9gxo
BBC: Baseless claim about Harris crash spread by mysterious website
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy4ye15le8xo
Facebook says, 'How do you do, fellow kids?'
As Meta tries to rekindle the flame between Facebook and socially anxious youths, the company released a blog post Wednesday titled, "Navigating your 20s with Facebook."
Back in my day, Facebook was cool. Gaggles of middle schoolers trolled the local mall, where we would stop into the Apple Store, find an early MacBook Pro, and take dozens of pictures with gaudy Photo Booth filters to post on Facebook. Sometimes, other teens would forget to log out of their accounts, and we would post something like “i just pooped” before signing into our own accounts.
#socialmedia #facebook #technology
This isn’t the case anymore. In 2014, the Pew Research Center estimated that 71% of U.S. teens used Facebook; as of 2022, that percentage dropped to 32%, then slightly increased to 33% last year. Other studies from Edison Research have shown the same trend. Though Meta is reticent to share much demographic information about its user base, the app’s head, Tom Alison, said that there are 40 million daily active users in the U.S. and Canada between the ages of 18 and 29.
Facebook remained central to my social experiences in high school and college. If you weren’t on Facebook, you wouldn’t get invited to parties, and you wouldn’t know when any student clubs were holding meetings. In the 2010s, deleting Facebook would have been a disaster for my social life. Now if I woke up one day to find that my Facebook account had been deleted, it would be a minor inconvenience.
My experience isn’t unique. So, as Meta tries to rekindle the flame between Facebook and socially anxious youths, the company released a blog post Wednesday titled, “Navigating your 20s with Facebook.”
“Your twenties are a decade full of transitions, from graduating college, moving to new cities, starting new jobs and living on your own for the first time. It can be a hectic (and fun) decade, and Facebook is here to help,” the post says.
Do twentysomethings read the Facebook blog? (Does anyone other than journalists read the Facebook blog?) If they do, they’ll learn that you can meet new friends in groups like “NYC Brunch Squad” or “People We Meet in Book Club,” a virtual book club with almost 20,000 members. (It’s not necessarily a group for meeting fellow readers, but rather, the title is probably referencing a novel by best-selling romance writer Emily Henry.)
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BBC: Volvo gives up plan to sell only EVs by 2030
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3ejye39434o
Wired: The Internet Archive Loses Its Appeal of a Major Copyright Case
https://www.wired.com/story/internet-archive-loses-hachette-books-case-appeal/
CNN: Nvidia has more than just billions of dollars in value to lose if its stock keeps falling
https://edition.cnn.com/2024/09/05/tech/nvidia-stock-falling-nightcap/index.html
CNN: How Elon Musk has turned X into a pro-Trump machine
https://edition.cnn.com/2024/08/13/tech/elon-musk-donald-trump-x/index.html
Reuters: Google limits on Android Auto access may breach EU rules, court adviser says
https://www.reuters.com/technology/google-limits-access-android-auto-may-breach-eu-rules-court-adviser-says-2024-09-05/
Reuters: Gen AI boosting productivity of Indian IT industry's fastest-growing niche, TCS exec says
https://www.reuters.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/gen-ai-boosting-productivity-indian-it-industrys-fastest-growing-niche-tcs-exec-2024-09-05/
Reuters: C3.ai slumps 20% on weak quarterly subscription revenue
https://www.reuters.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/c3ai-slumps-20-weak-quarterly-subscription-revenue-2024-09-05/
Reuters: US, Britain, EU to sign first international AI treaty
https://www.reuters.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/us-britain-eu-sign-agreement-ai-standards-ft-reports-2024-09-05/
Reuters: Ilya Sutskever on how AI will change and his new startup Safe Superintelligence
https://www.reuters.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/ilya-sutskever-how-ai-will-change-his-new-startup-safe-superintelligence-2024-09-05/
Kinsome aims to bridge the generation gap with its new app for kids and grandparents
Over a year ago, former Session M exec Eben Pingree received the news that his mother was diagnosed with Alzheimer's.
Over a year ago, former Session M exec Eben Pingree received the news that his mother was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. Two days later, his father-in-law was given the same diagnosis.
To create lasting memories and help his three young children bond with their grandparents, Pingree — along with his co-founders Mike Gerbush, Ashley Hawking, and Brianne Baker — developed Kinsome, a communication platform designed for kids and grandparents to share daily updates and preserve cherished memories.
#newsonleo #kinsome #technology
The app has been in public beta since last year and officially launched to the public on Thursday, just ahead of Grandparents Day.
Alongside the launch announcement, the company revealed to TechCrunch that it secured $1.2 million in pre-seed funding. It’s backed by an impressive roster of investors, such as Wattpad co-founder Ivan Yuen and angels with backgrounds at CashApp, Doordash, Draftkings, GitHub, HubSpot and FitBit, among others.
Numerous family-oriented private messaging apps, such as Honeycomb, Kinnect, Kinzoo and Stars are aimed at recording memories and saving conversations. Engaging young children in phone conversations with their older relatives can be challenging due to their short attention spans. Furthermore, it can be difficult for younger children to connect with grandparents whom they don’t see frequently.
However, Kinsome believes its main differentiator and selling point is “Kinzey,” an audio-first AI companion (powered by OpenAI’s GPT API, OpenAI’s Whisper and ElevenLabs Speech Synthesis) that aims to support kids and grandparents with expressing themselves, which could be helpful for younger kids and grandparents who find it difficult to keep the conversation going due to the generational gap.
Kinzey can suggest conversation starters, provide questions, as well as provide real-time explainers for terms the grandparent might not know. For instance, if a grandchild talks about Taylor Swift, Kinzey can explain who that is. The company claims its AI also remembers previous conversations, so it can use the information to expand on topics and help form stronger connections.
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AI gadgets have been a bust so far. Apple aims to change that
For Apple Intelligence to succeed, the iPhone maker has to convince its customers to pay up for AI-ready devices.
Within months, some of the biggest tech companies in the world, including Microsoft, Meta and Google, joined the party, launching their own AI chatbots and generative AI tools. By the end of 2023, Nvidia proved it was the only company in the world positioned to make huge amounts of money by powering those services.
Fast-forward to 2024, and a big theme in AI involves our consumer favorite gadgets, with tech companies trying to bring AI to phones and laptops.
#apple #ai #technology #iphone
Earlier this year, Samsung launched its AI-powered Galaxy S24 smartphone. Microsoft, partnering with companies like Dell, HP and Qualcomm, started selling a new crop of AI computers over the summer called Copilot+ PCs. A few weeks ago, Google launched its Pixel 9 series of AI phones.
So far, these new devices have underwhelmed. Rather than creating whole new experiences, they've introduced features for making it easier to edit photos, talk to a chatbot or provide live captions for videos. Then there's Humane's AI pin, a clip-on gizmo that launched in April and was immediately panned in reviews. By August, reports surfaced that daily returns were outpacing sales.
Apple will try to change the narrative.
On Monday, the company is expected to show off its new family of iPhones, packed with the AI capabilities announced in June. The system is called Apple Intelligence, and it'll be rolling out over the coming months. Current Apple devices like the iPhone 15 Pro and some newer iPads and Macs will also have access to it.
Verizon bets on fiber's staying power as it acquires Frontier for $20B
Some major consolidation is afoot in the world of internet communications — and it will have implications for competition and consumer internet access in
Some major consolidation is afoot in the world of internet communications — and it will have implications for competition and consumer internet access in U.S. On Thursday, Verizon announced that it would gobble up Frontier Communications for $20 billion — more than double Frontier’s market cap at the close of trading the night before.
#newsonleo #verizon #frontier #technology
Frontier offers internet, phone and TV services — it has also partnered with companies like Google and Amazon over the years to bundle other digital services or find new distribution channels. But Verizon’s big interest in the company is its fiber business and the fact that it extends to places that Verizon does not currently cover as well.
Originally based in Tampa, Frontier currently has 2.2 million customers across 25 states, including the lucrative market of Washington, DC. It’s building out its network and plans to touch 10 million homes by 2026, up from 7 million today. Verizon, digging in deep on its telecoms roots under CEO Hans Vestberg, has been working on expanding its own Fios fiber network.
Combined, the pair cover 25 million homes.
This is a somewhat karmic turn of events. In 2009, Frontier acquired some of Verizon’s legacy local exchange business for $8.5 billion. Adjusted for inflation, that’s around $12.5 billion 2024 dollars.
“The acquisition of Frontier is a strategic fit,” said Vestberg in a statement. “It will build on Verizon’s two decades of leadership at the forefront of fiber and is an opportunity to become more competitive in more markets throughout the United States, enhancing our ability to deliver premium offerings to millions more customers across a combined fiber network.”
Verizon reiterated its guidance for the year at the same time it announced the acquisition, and that points to another reason for the acquisition. Wireless revenues are due to grow between just 2% and 3.5% (as a point of comparison, they grew more than 8% in 2014), and EBITDA is expected to grow between 1% and 3%. Adding more customers and reach is a bet on fiber’s staying power and promise to offset those figures.
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Tesla says it will launch Full Self Driving product in Europe and China early next year
Tesla says it will launch its "Full Self Driving" driver assistance product in Europe and China early next year.
Tesla said it will launch its "Full Self Driving" driver assistance product in Europe and China early next year.
In a post on the X social media platform, Elon Musk's electric vehicle company on Thursday said that the service — which comes as a paid add-on feature for Tesla customers — is slated for launch in the two regions in the first quarter of 2025, "pending regulatory approval."
#tesla #technology #ai #europe #newsonleo
Tesla is yet to receive regulatory permission to launch its FSD product in Europe and China, but Musk in July said that he expects to get this clearance by the end of 2024.
So-called Full Self Driving, or FSD, has been a key pillar of Musk's strategy to make Tesla a more AI-centric company and push toward self-driving technology.
Despite the label on its product, FSD is not actually capable of making its vehicles fully autonomous. Drivers are still required to sit behind the wheel and keep their eyes on the roads, as well as take over when needed.
FSD is an upgrade to Tesla's Autopilot driver assistant, which is already available in Europe and China. Tesla has also already offered a limited version of its FSD technology for years in the Asian country.
Sedric monitors the communications of employees at financial institutions to ensure compliance
Sedric has raised around $20 million for its platform that monitors worker communications at financial institutions for compliance.
For financial institutions, complying with regulations is becoming a costlier proposition. According to a recent poll, 76% of financial services firms increased their compliance expenditure from 2022 to 2023, with most blaming new laws.
With the cost of compliance averaging out to around $10,000 per employee these days, many firms are searching for ways to reduce spending without running afoul of regulators. Entrepreneurs Nir Laznik and Eyal Peleg say that they’ve created a solution — powered by generative AI, as is the trend.
#technology #ai #newsonleo #sedric
Laznik and Peleg co-founded Sedric, an AI-powered platform designed to help financial institutions implement compliance rules and flag possible issues. Prior to Sedric, Laznik spearheaded several startups, including a photo kiosk software firm, while Peleg spent close to eight years at Intel’s AI and machine learning org.
“We realized there was disproportionate pressure on mid-size organizations, combined with a new set of challenges for banks,” Laznik said. “We knew the rapid advancements in AI could address these problems in an entirely new way. This convergence of factors led us to create Sedric.”
Nvidia says it didn't receive antitrust subpoena from DOJ
"We have inquired with the U.S. Department of Justice and have not been subpoenaed," an Nvidia representative said.
Nvidia on Wednesday denied reports it received a subpoena from the Department of Justice over antitrust concerns.
"We have inquired with the U.S. Department of Justice and have not been subpoenaed," an Nvidia representative told CNBC. "Nonetheless, we are happy to answer any questions regulators may have about our business."
#newsonleo #nvidia #doj #antitrust #technology
Bloomberg reported Tuesday that Nvidia had received a subpoena, causing the stock to slip in after-hours trading. The chipmaker's shares had already given up nearly 10% during regular trading Tuesday.
While the report did not specify a reason for regulators to be interested in Nvidia, the company's recent rise has been directly tied to its dominance in artificial intelligence chips for data centers years before competitors AMD and Intel started taking the category seriously.
Nvidia has more than 80% of the data center AI chip market, according to industry estimates.
Nvidia "wins on merit, as reflected in our benchmark results and value to customers, and customers can choose whatever solution is best for them," Nvidia told CNBC.
Andreessen Horowitz shutters its Miami office after two years
Andreessen Horowitz has closed its satellite office in Miami just two years after opening it, according to a report from Bloomberg.
Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) has closed a satellite office in Miami Beach just two years into a five-year lease it signed for an 8,300-square-foot space. The reason? Disuse, reports Bloomberg.
Miami — once a hotspot for crypto, an area of interest for a16z — has struggled to retain venture cash and entrepreneurial talent in recent years, Bloomberg notes, with venture investments dwindling to $400 million in Q2 2024 from $5.5 billion in all of 2022, per Pitchbook.
#technology #newsonleo
For a16z, the closure deals a blow to plans it outlined in 2022 to ditch a central HQ for “global outposts” in cities including NYC and Santa Monica. Pitched as an antidote to the remote working arrangements that became commonplace during the pandemic (which a16z co-founders Ben Horowitz and Marc Andreessen once derided as “not a good life“), the outposts were meant to “build relationships” amid founders and help “develop [a16z’s]” culture.
Evidently, things didn’t go quite as planned in Miami.
E-bike maker Cowboy raises a small funding round as it targets profitability next year
Cowboy has closed funding of around $5.5 million. With this recent funding round, Cowboy is now valued at €40 million on a pre-money basis.
Cowboy, the Brussels-based company that has been designing and selling electric bikes that you can see in major cities across Europe, has closed a small, strategic funding round of €5 million (around $5.5 million at current exchange rates). That includes €1 million in debt facilities.
#cowboy #ebike #technology #newsonleo
While the amount isn’t as impressive as some of Cowboy’s previous fundraises, the company has been looking for an investor outside of the traditional European VC firms that have already invested in the startup — an investor that could potentially open new doors. As a result, Cypress Capital is leading the round. The Hong Kong-based investment firm has strong ties with Taiwan, which is a key hub for the global bicycle industry.
“A lot of our Asian-based suppliers are Taiwanese for historical reasons. We are growing the portion of our European suppliers continuously as we have about half of our parts that come from European suppliers. But the other half comes from Asia and mostly from Taiwanese suppliers,” Cowboy co-founder and CEO Adrien Roose (pictured above right) told TechCrunch.
Existing investors Index Ventures, Hardware Club, Future Positive Capital, Isomer and Exor are also participating once again in Wednesday’s funding round. Cowboy will also launch an equity crowdfunding campaign to give an opportunity to its customers to invest in the company.
“We’ve been raising somewhere between €10 [million] and €20 million a year over the last few years,” Roose said. “And yeah, the amount has gone down. Last year we raised €8 million in equity and €5 million of debt. And now we’re just announcing a €5 million raise, which is a fairly small raise for a company of our size.”
Qualcomm’s new eight-core Snapdragon X Plus makes these Windows laptops cheaper
The Asus Vivobook S 15 and Dell Inspiron 14 now start at just $899 each.
Qualcomm launched its first big wave of Windows laptops this summer for $999 and up, but a new, somewhat weaker chip could soon shave off at least $100. Today, the company is announcing its first eight-core Snapdragon X Plus chips, which will feature in a new Asus Vivobook S 15 and Dell Inspiron 14 that’ll retail for $899 each. The Asus is already available at Best Buy.
#qualcomm #chips #snapdragon
Acer, HP, Lenovo, and Samsung should also have new Snapdragon X Plus laptops coming soon, like the $999 Acer Swift Go 14 AI. A new 15-inch model of the Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge is coming in October.
While the new Qualcomm chips have all the same features as the 10-core and 12-core models, they’re decidedly weaker in some ways, especially graphics. On average, they’ve got less than half the GPU power for games and other graphical apps. And while they all feature the same 45 TOPS of AI performance from their NPU, they’ve also got 12MB less CPU cache.
According to Qualcomm’s own internal benchmarks for the new eight-core chips (take that with a grain of salt), all that means they’re roughly 80 percent as capable as the company’s 12-core chips in the CPU realm and on par with the 10-core chips for productivity. But with the eight-core, those graphic scores are predictably cut in half.
The #tesla smart summon is going to go viral on YouTube. When videos start spreading of the cars driving through parking lots without a driver is going to get attention.
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The Internet Archive just lost its appeal over ebook lending
A federal appeals court sided with publishers in the copyright fight over whether the Internet Archive can lend out digitized books.
The Internet Archive has lost its appeal in a fight to lend out scanned ebooks without the approval of publishers. In a decision on Wednesday, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that permitting the Internet Archive’s digital library would “allow for widescale copying that deprives creators of compensation and diminishes the incentive to produce new works.”
#newsonleo #internetarchive #ebooks #technology
The decision is another blow to the nonprofit in the Hachette v. Internet Archive case. In 2020, four major publishers — Hachette, Penguin Random House, Wiley, and HarperCollins — sued the Internet Archive over claims its digital library constitutes “willful digital piracy on an industrial scale.”
The Internet Archive has long offered a system called the Open Library, where users can “check out” digital scans of physical books. The library was based on a principle called controlled digital lending, where each loan corresponds to a physically purchased book held in a library — avoiding, in theory, a piracy claim. It’s a fundamentally different system from programs like OverDrive, where publishers sell limited-time licenses to ebooks on their own terms.
However, the Internet Archive expanded its library project during the covid-19 pandemic. It launched the National Emergency Library, allowing an unlimited number of people to access the same copies of ebooks. That’s when the publishers banded together to file the lawsuit, targeting both online libraries.
Microsoft to announce ‘next phase of Copilot’ on September 16th
Get ready for a Copilot rebranding and much more.
Microsoft is holding a special Copilot event later this month that will be focused on “the next phase of Copilot innovation.” Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and vice president of AI at work Jared Spataro will host the “Wave 2” Copilot event on September 16th.
The event will be hosted on LinkedIn and focus on the business side of Microsoft’s Copilot offerings. I revealed in my Notepad newsletter last month that Microsoft is about to rebrand Copilot in the most Microsoft way possible. This means that instead of “Copilot in Word,” it will become “Microsoft 365 Copilot in Word,” alongside a rebranding of “Microsoft Copilot for Microsoft 365” to “Microsoft 365 Copilot.”
#microsoft #copiilot #ai #technology
Microsoft’s event won’t be all about the rebranding, though. I’m expecting to see a bunch of new Copilot features for Microsoft 365 that will try and tempt more businesses to sign up for the $30 per user per month pricing. Microsoft unlocked its Copilot AI features inside Office apps and more earlier this year, but there’s still a debate among businesses over whether it’s worth the steep monthly price.
We may even see more features announced for Copilot Pro, Microsoft’s consumer subscription for its AI offerings. The $20 monthly subscription provides Copilot features in Word, much like the business-focused subscription, but it hasn’t seen many new features added since it launched earlier this year. Microsoft even removed a GPT Builder feature from Copilot Pro in June.
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What is a token and how does it apply to AI?
In the context of artificial intelligence (AI), a token is a fundamental unit of representation in natural language processing (NLP) and machine learning. It's a small, meaningful piece of text, such as a word, phrase, or character, that can be used to build more complex representations of language.
In AI, tokens are used to:
Types of tokens:
In AI, tokens are often used in combination with other techniques, such as:
In summary, tokens are a fundamental unit of representation in AI, used to break down text into smaller parts, represent language, build language models, generate text, and classify and analyze text.
The size of a token in AI models can vary depending on the specific model, algorithm, and application. However, I can provide some general insights and examples:
The number of words that a token equates to can also vary. Here are some examples:
To give you a better idea, here are some examples of token sizes in popular AI models:
Keep in mind that the size of a token can vary depending on the specific model and application. If you're working with a specific AI model, it's best to consult the documentation or research papers to understand the token size and structure used in that model.
BREAKING!! OpenAI JUST Announced GPT-5 [100X BIGGER]
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If GPS goes dark, Mesa Quantum has a backup plan
J2 Ventures and SOSV invested in Mesa Quantum, a startup working on GPS alternatives.
Flight delays in Sao Paolo, Brazil. Truckers led down unsafe routes in Richmond, Vermont. And power grid disruptions throughout Ukraine. These troubles stem from a global communication system highly reliant on GPS satellites and the signals they transmit for essential functions.
To ensure that U.S. infrastructure won't fall apart — even if the nation's GPS satellites are disrupted by weather, warfare or age — a startup in Boulder, Colorado called Mesa Quantum is developing chip-sized alternative technology.
#gps #technology #mesaquantum
Specifically, Mesa Quantum is building "chip-scale atomic clocks" and other miniaturized quantum sensors, which can measure and detect changes in the environment around a device to signal where it is in the world, where it needs to go and to keep it in sync with other systems.
These sensors can ensure clear and steady video calls regardless of the users' location, or enable robots, underwater drones and autonomous vehicles to maneuver deftly in dense populations or around obstacles where GPS signals are weak or unavailable.
Cofounded by Mesa Quantum CEO Sristy Agrawal and CTO Wale Lawal in 2023, the company has won a $1.9 million Space Force grant to demonstrate its alternative to GPS technology in military and civilian applications.
The company has also raised about $3.7 million in a seed stage round of funding led by J2 Ventures, the Boston-based health and defense tech fund, alongside hardware investors SOSV.
J2 Ventures cofounder and managing partner, Alex Harstrick, told CNBC his fund backed Mesa Quantum in part because of the founders' extraordinary technical background.
Agrawal recently attained a doctorate from the University of Colorado, in an elite program affiliated with the National Institute of Standards and Technology. Her research has focused on quantum information, computing and gravity.
After analyzing the prices of hundreds of commodities, goods, and services spanning two centuries, Marian Tupy and Gale Pooley found that resources became more abundant as the population grew. That was especially true when they looked at “time prices,” which represent the length of time that people must work to buy something.
Technology, as it becomes more powerful, has to be distributed. This is something vital to the future.
US Will LOSE If We Don’t Go ALL IN on Bots!
How much should we invest in humanoid robotics?
Investing in humanoid robotics could revolutionize economies, boosting productivity and prosperity exponentially. Find out why countries should prioritize this game-changing technology.
What if it were possible for a country to increase the per-capita productivity of its economy by a factor of 2, 3, 5 or even 10 in the span of just a decade? What level of investment would that kind of result justify?
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Committing just a single-digit percentage of GDP to the deployment of humanoid robotics would quickly yield a superabundance of goods and services, resulting in a staggering level of overall prosperity.
Investing in robot labor could be one the greatest uses of capital in human history, outperforming similar investments in electricity, running water and education.