Apple says its AI models were trained on Google’s custom chips

Apple says its AI models were trained on Google’s custom chips

Sundar Pichai and Tim Cook Source: Reuters; Apple Apple said on Monday that the artificial intelligence models underpinning Apple Intelligence, its AI system, were pretrained on processors designed by Google, a sign that Big Tech companies are looking for alternatives to Nvidia when it comes to the training of cutting-edge AI. Apple’s choice of Google’s …

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Apple iOS 18 public beta released: How to install

Apple iOS 18 public beta released: How to install

Tim Cook, chief executive officer of Apple Inc., during the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference at Apple Park campus in Cupertino, California, US, on Monday, June 10, 2024. Bloomberg | Getty Apple on Monday released a preview version of its big new iPhone update. The iOS 18 public preview is a beta version of the software …

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Nvidia sets 10-for-1 stock split after AI-driven boom in share price

Nvidia sets 10-for-1 stock split after AI-driven boom in share price

Jensen Huang, co-founder and chief executive officer of Nvidia Corp., during the Nvidia GPU Technology Conference (GTC) in San Jose, California, US, on Tuesday, March 19, 2024.  David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Nvidia announced a 10-for-1 forward stock split in its fiscal first-quarter earnings report on Wednesday. The shares will begin trading …

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The year of AI PCs

The year of AI PCs

Microsoft Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Satya Narayana Nadella speaks at a live Microsoft event in the Manhattan borough of New York City, October 26, 2016. Lucas Jackson | Reuters Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said in January that 2024 will mark the year when AI will become the “first-class part of every PC.” The company already …

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The year of AI PCs

The year of AI PCs

Microsoft Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Satya Narayana Nadella speaks at a live Microsoft event in the Manhattan borough of New York City, October 26, 2016. Lucas Jackson | Reuters Microsoft‘s Build developer conference kicks off on Tuesday, giving the company the opportunity to showcase its latest artificial intelligence projects, following high-profile events this month hosted …

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Microsoft AI engineer says Copilot Designer creates disturbing images

Microsoft AI engineer says Copilot Designer creates disturbing images

Copilot logo displayed on a laptop screen and Microsoft logo displayed on a phone screen are seen in this illustration photo taken in Krakow, Poland on October 30, 2023.  Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images Since the month prior, Jones had been actively testing the product for vulnerabilities, a practice known as red-teaming. In …

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Google says Microsoft offered to sell Bing to Apple in 2018

Google says Microsoft offered to sell Bing to Apple in 2018

In the filing earlier this month, Google argued that Microsoft pitched Apple in 2009, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2018 and 2020 about making Bing the default in Apple’s Safari web browser, but each time, Apple said no, citing quality issues with Bing. “In each instance, Apple took a hard look at the relative quality of Bing …

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Google says Microsoft offered to sell Bing to Apple in 2018

Google says Microsoft offered to sell Bing to Apple in 2018

Apple CEO Tim Cook, left, and Eddy Cue, Apple’s senior vice president of services attend the Allen & Co. Media and Technology Conference in Sun Valley, Idaho, on July 10, 2019. Patrick T. Fallon | Bloomberg | Getty Images Microsoft offered to sell its Bing search engine to Apple in 2018, Google said in a …

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Sony gaming margin questioned after PS5 sales cut sparks stock plunge

Sony gaming margin questioned after PS5 sales cut sparks stock plunge

The PlayStation DualSense controller and PlayStation 5 console. Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images Sony this week announced it now expects to sell 21 million units of the PS5 in the fiscal year ending in March, compared with a previous forecast of 25 million units. The company’s shares fell after the announcement, with around …

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