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Nvidia and Intel announced a $5 billion partnership that aims to create a new class of integrated CPU‑GPU system‑on‑chip (SoC) for laptops, tablets and other form‑factor‑constrained devices. The collaboration seeks to address a market segment currently dominated by AMD, which offers combined CPU and GPU solutions. Nvidia also said it will become a major customer of Intel server processors, while both companies will explore Intel’s 3D chip‑stacking technology for future products. The deal reflects a strategic move to broaden each company’s reach without abandoning existing technology roadmaps.Leggi di più

Meta acknowledges that its early metaverse push fell short and is now betting on artificial intelligence to rejuvenate its virtual world platform. The company unveiled major updates to its Horizon Engine and Horizon Studio, replacing Unity with a new AI‑driven development environment that lets creators build and modify worlds through natural‑language prompts. Meta also announced a native Discord app for Quest, aiming to attract niche communities within VR. Executives stressed that focusing on specific user interests, leveraging AI tools, and long‑term commitment are key to making the metaverse viable.Leggi di più

Investors who once rushed into any startup that mentioned artificial intelligence are now scrutinizing claims more closely. The practice of exaggerating AI capabilities—known as AI‑washing—is prompting venture capitalists to seek concrete proof of product performance and market fit. Companies that demonstrate real value, especially in tightly regulated sectors, are attracting capital despite a broader slowdown in AI‑driven funding. Gradient Labs, a customer‑service platform built for regulated industries, illustrates how focused product development and strong investor relationships can secure a successful Series A round without relying on hype.Leggi di più

A Spotify Premium user turned to ChatGPT for hidden tricks and uncovered five features that many listeners overlook. The tips include enabling private listening sessions to hide activity, using search qualifiers like "genre:electronic year:2015-2020" to narrow results, shaping Discover Weekly by adding 10‑20 liked songs of a target genre, setting a sleep timer with preset intervals, and leveraging third‑party tools such as Stats.fm and Every Noise at Once for deeper listening insights. Together, these hacks can personalize the music experience without disrupting the platform’s algorithms.Leggi di più

At Meta Connect, the company showcased upgraded Ray‑Ban Gen 2 smart glasses with a neural wristband, doubled battery life, and improved cameras, alongside the sporty Oakley Vanguard model. CEO Mark Zuckerberg introduced new AI features such as Live AI, but live demonstrations faltered, with three notable failures during cooking, WhatsApp call, and translation demos. While the hardware upgrades signal a strong push into wearable tech, the shaky AI performance underscores challenges Meta faces in delivering seamless, AI‑driven experiences on its glasses. The event leaves observers weighing the promise of the hardware against the current limitations of its software.Leggi di più

Google Discover, the personalized news feed in the Google app and on select Android home screens, is adding a follow button for publishers and creators and widening the types of content it surfaces. Users will soon see a blend of web articles, YouTube videos and posts from X and Instagram, while the new follow option lets them track specific outlets directly from the feed. The changes are currently rolling out to devices, with broader availability expected in the coming weeks.Leggi di più

Google is introducing its Gemini AI assistant to the Chrome browser for Windows and Mac desktop users. The feature appears as a new icon in the top‑right corner and works only when Chrome is set to English. Gemini can summarize web pages, compare prices across tabs, and perform tasks such as ordering food. It also integrates with other Google services like Calendar, YouTube, and Maps, and adds AI‑driven security protections. Senior vice president Rick Osterloh said the move evolves the browser to help users get more from the web while keeping Chrome’s speed and safety.Leggi di più

Meta's latest Ray-Ban Display glasses combine a single‑lens display with a lightweight Neural Band wristband to deliver a subtle, everyday‑ready smart‑glass experience. The right‑eye display provides a narrow field of view yet sharp visuals, while the wristband translates hand gestures into on‑screen actions. Users can glance at texts, navigation prompts, calendar alerts, and even take video calls without the display intruding on normal conversation. Features such as real‑time captioning and AI‑driven shortcuts aim to reduce reliance on smartphones, positioning the glasses as a practical step toward more integrated wearable technology.Leggi di più

Microsoft announced that its Gaming Copilot AI assistant is rolling out to Windows PCs via the Game Bar and to the Xbox mobile app for Android and iOS this October. The tool, tested with Xbox Insiders, offers an on‑screen chat overlay that can answer gameplay questions, provide account help, and suggest purchases. It supports voice input, a push‑to‑talk hotkey on PC, and a movable widget. The service will be available globally except mainland China and is aimed at players 18 and older. Microsoft says it will continue to refine the assistant based on user feedback, including future support for the upcoming Xbox Ally handheld.Leggi di più

Meta announced that it will let external developers create applications for its Ray‑Ban and Oakley smart glasses. The move expands the limited third‑party ecosystem that previously only included a few services such as Spotify and Audible. Using a new Wearables Device Access Toolkit, developers can tap the glasses' sensors, audio, and multimodal AI features. Early collaborators include Twitch, Disney, and 18Birdies, each building experiences ranging from livestreaming to park guides and golf assistance. The preview will roll out ahead of a broader release planned for 2026.Leggi di più

Meta announced at its Meta Connect 2025 conference that Discord will release a native application for the Meta Quest headset. The app is slated to arrive sometime in 2026, offering VR users a streamlined way to connect socially and use voice chat while gaming. Meta highlighted the partnership as a boon for developers of VR experiences, noting Discord’s more than 200 million monthly active players. The move aims to enhance the ease of use for VR gamers and expand audience reach for creators on the platform.Leggi di più

The rapid rise of AI chatbots has sparked serious mental‑health concerns, highlighted by a teenager’s suicide after confiding in ChatGPT for months and lawsuits accusing chatbot firms of inadequate safety safeguards. Reports show a surge in delusional spirals among users, some without prior mental‑illness history, prompting calls for regulation. While the FTC is probing major players, companies like OpenAI claim new age‑verification and suicide‑prevention features are forthcoming, though their effectiveness remains uncertain.Leggi di più

Nvidia is putting $5 billion into Intel common stock as part of a new partnership that will see the two companies jointly create multiple generations of custom system‑on‑chip products for both PCs and data‑center workloads. Intel will build x86 SoCs that integrate Nvidia RTX GPU chiplets, while the firms will also combine their interconnect technologies such as Nvidia’s NVLink. The collaboration is intended to strengthen both companies against rivals like AMD and to broaden Nvidia’s AI and accelerated‑computing reach. The announcement coincided with a U.S. government stake in Intel and a SoftBank investment, sending Intel’s shares sharply higher.Leggi di più

Large language models such as ChatGPT are designed to mimic human writing, but their widespread use is beginning to influence how people speak and write. Researchers have observed a measurable rise in AI‑favored words and phrases, describing a “closed cultural feedback loop” in which machine‑generated language echoes back into human communication. This “echo effect” risks narrowing linguistic diversity as AI‑styled phrasing becomes the norm. Experts recommend preserving a personal voice by drafting in one's own style before using AI tools and consciously varying language to maintain variety.Leggi di più

Security researcher Dirk-jan Mollema uncovered two serious flaws in Microsoft’s Entra ID identity platform that could have allowed attackers to obtain global administrator rights across cloud tenants. The vulnerabilities involved misuse of Actor Tokens and a validation error in the legacy Azure AD Graph API. Microsoft’s Security Response Center quickly investigated, confirmed no evidence of abuse, and deployed a fix across its cloud ecosystem. The incident highlights risks tied to legacy authentication mechanisms and underscores Microsoft’s push to retire outdated protocols under its Secure Future Initiative.Leggi di più

At TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 in San Francisco, Thomas Wolf, co‑founder and chief science officer of Hugging Face, discussed how open‑source models and collaborative research are reshaping artificial intelligence. Wolf highlighted the impact of Hugging Face’s Transformers and Datasets libraries, the BigScience Workshop, and the BLOOM language model, emphasizing that the next wave of AI breakthroughs will be driven by community‑focused development rather than closed labs. The session offered founders, developers, and investors a clear view of how openness can accelerate innovation across the AI ecosystem.Leggi di più

Microsoft announced its Fairwater AI data center, touted as the world’s most powerful, will open in early 2026 at the former Foxconn LCD factory in Wisconsin. The $3.3 billion project spans 1.2 million square feet across three buildings on 315 acres and houses “hundreds of thousands” of Nvidia GB200 GPUs linked by massive fiber capacity. Microsoft says the cluster is ten‑times more powerful than the fastest supercomputer. A closed‑loop cooling system is highlighted as a sustainable feature, aiming to minimize water waste while powering massive AI training workloads.Leggi di più

YouTube Shorts now integrates Google’s Veo 3 AI video generator, letting users create up to eight‑second clips from simple text prompts directly within the mobile app. The tool produces customized motion, lighting, and native audio, supports animated or cinematic styles, and automatically tags each clip with an AI label and an invisible SynthID watermark. Veo 3 also offers green‑screen backgrounds for layering behind live performers, dramatically lowering the barrier to video creation while raising concerns about a potential surge of low‑quality AI content on the platform.Leggi di più

Google announced a partnership with StopNCII.org to combat the spread of non‑consensual intimate imagery (NCII) by employing hash technology in its search results. Over the coming months, the company will use StopNCII’s image and video hashes—PDQ for photos and MD5 for videos—to identify and block flagged content without storing the original files. While the move follows similar commitments from Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Bumble and Microsoft’s integration into Bing, Google has faced criticism for lagging behind peers. Advocates note the new tools still place the removal burden on victims, highlighting ongoing challenges in protecting survivors.Leggi di più

ChatGPT can help homeowners design adaptable cleaning routines, provide motivational nudges, and streamline supply management. By learning a house's layout and the user’s realistic time constraints, the AI suggests bite‑sized tasks such as "Wipe down kitchen surfaces and organize fridge" and micro‑goals like ten‑minute nightly tidy‑ups. It also offers encouragement when motivation wanes and helps inventory cleaning products, suggesting restocking intervals and storage tips. The result is a more organized home without replacing the hands‑on work required for actual cleaning.Leggi di più