by alex | Apr 24, 2024 | newsletter
Microsoft says its new VASA-1 AI framework for generating lifelike talking faces of virtual characters is so good that it could easily be misused for impersonating humans and, therefore, Microsoft says it has “no plans” to release any aspect of it until it can be sure...
by alex | Apr 24, 2024 | newsletter
Previously available on desktop, mobile and Fire TV, Amazon has now extended the reach of its “Amazon Live” FAST free ad-supported, interactive TV “shoppable” channel by launching it on Prime Video and Freevee, for US customers. What Is Freevee? For those who aren’t...
by alex | Apr 24, 2024 | newsletter
It’s been reported that the Chinese government has ordered Apple to remove popular messaging apps including Meta’s WhatsApp, Telegram, and Signal from its iPhone app store in China, due to national security concerns. Some reports indicate that the Chinese Communist...
by alex | Apr 24, 2024 | newsletter
It’s been reported (WSJ) that an internal report by the UK’s privacy regulator, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), has said that Google’s proposed replacements for cookies fall short in terms of protecting consumer privacy. The ICO’s draft report...
by alex | Apr 24, 2024 | newsletter
Research by a team of doctoral candidates, supported by the National Research Foundation of Korea, has resulted in the development of an ultrahigh-energy density and fast-rechargeable hybrid sodium-ion battery. Why? As highlighted in the published research paper,...
by alex | Apr 24, 2024 | newsletter
This week’s Social and AI news video-update takes a look at Meta’s new offering, namely Llama-3, which has been released well ahead of schedule and which provides a pretty interesting offering to play around with....
