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Elon Musk Predicts AI Will Outsmart Humans by 2026
April 09, 2024 – In a recent interview, Elon Musk predicted that artificial intelligence could potentially surpass the intelligence of the brightest humans by next year or 2026 at the latest. According to Musk, “If we define general artificial intelligence as having an intellect exceeding that of the smartest human, I believe it could happen…
SpaceX Aims for Mars: Musk Unveils Ambitious Five-Year Plan
April 09, 2024 – Recent reports indicate that Elon Musk has announced plans for the first unmanned Starship to land on Mars within five years, with the possibility of the first human landing in the next seven years. Looking back at the third test flight of SpaceX’s Starship in March of this year, despite losing…
Jpegli: Google’s New Open-Source Library Promises Better JPEG Compression
April 07, 2024 – For a long time, JPEG has been a prominent image compression format. However, it has notable drawbacks, including quality loss and compression artifacts during the compression process. Recently, Google released Jpegli, an open-source encoding library that promises to address these issues. The need for Jpegli arose from website optimization demands, specifically…
Apple Introduces Beta Support for Spatial Personas on Vision Pro
April 03, 2024 – Apple has announced that later today, it will begin offering Beta support for Spatial Personas on the Apple Vision Pro, expanding upon the device’s existing Persona functionality. According to 9to5mac, the feature will be rolled out to all Apple Vision Pro users running visionOS 1.1 or later. Users will be able…
Global Billionaires’ Wealth Continues to Surge: Forbes 2024 List Reveals Record Numbers
April 03, 2024 – Forbes released its 2024 Global Billionaires List on April 2nd, revealing a continued surge in wealth among the world’s ultra-rich. According to the report, the number of billionaires has reached an all-time high of 2,781 individuals, an increase of 141 compared to last year and 26 more than the previous record…
Samsung Electronics’ Shareholder Returns Surpass Tech Giants Amid Industry Downturn
April 02, 2024 – Samsung Electronics’ shareholder returns have been under the spotlight recently, with investors expressing dissatisfaction with the current yields. They are urging the company to increase its dividend payouts and take other measures to boost its stock price. Surprisingly, despite facing a significant downturn in the memory chip industry, which has been…
Microsoft and OpenAI Unveil Plans for Groundbreaking ‘Stargate’ AI Supercomputer
March 31, 2024 – Microsoft and OpenAI executives are in discussions regarding an unprecedented data center project, according to foreign media reports. Dubbed “Stargate,” the ambitious initiative aims to construct an AI supercomputer powered by millions of specialized server chips. This colossal machine is intended to bolster OpenAI’s artificial intelligence technologies. Insider sources have revealed…
OpenAI Unveils Revolutionary ‘Voice Engine’ for Realistic Voice Cloning
March 31, 2024 – OpenAI, a leading artificial intelligence company, has recently unveiled a groundbreaking voice cloning technology dubbed “Voice Engine”. This remarkable technology, which was first developed in 2022, utilizes text input and a brief 15-second audio sample to generate highly realistic and emotionally charged speech that bears an uncanny resemblance to the original…
xAI Debuts Grok-1.5 with Major Upgrades in Long Context Understanding and Reasoning Abilities
March 29, 2024 – In a move that echoes its founder Elon Musk’s penchant for grand announcements with minimal fuss, the artificial intelligence startup xAI has unveiled its latest language model, Grok-1.5. The official announcement was characteristically succinct, merely providing a link to the new model without any accompanying text, reflecting a “less is more”…
Canva Acquires Affinity Creative Suite in Major Move to Challenge Adobe
March 26, 2024 – In a significant move to intensify its competition with Adobe, Canva has announced the acquisition of Affinity Creative Suite, marking a major industry purchase. Affinity, known for its range of alternatives to Adobe product suites and popular among Mac users, brings a portfolio of photo editing, publishing, and illustration software to…