Microsoft is pulling the plug on Together Mode, the AI-powered Teams feature that became a symbol of pandemic-era remote work.…
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Revamped Siri will reportedly offer auto-deleting chats
Apple is hoping that its record on privacy can be the differentiator on the AI front, and maybe even buy…
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We’re launching the Google DeepMind Accelerator program in Asia Pacific to tackle environmental risks.
Google DeepMind just launched a new accelerator program targeting climate and environmental challenges across Asia-Pacific, marking the AI lab’s most…
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ElliQ is a surprisingly helpful companion robot for older adults
A companion robot just became an unexpected lifeline for managing Parkinson’s disease. Intuition Robotics‘ ElliQ – a tabletop AI assistant…
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Chatbots at the drive-thru are just the beginning
This is The Stepback, a weekly newsletter breaking down one essential story from the tech world. For more news about…
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Chatbots at the drive-thru are just the beginning
The fast-food industry is quietly automating one of its most crucial customer touchpoints. What started as a 10-location experiment in…
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Snap, YouTube, and TikTok settle suit over harm to students
Three of the biggest social media platforms just settled a landmark case that could reshape how schools hold tech companies…
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Intel-Apple deal: how AI boom and geopolitics are rewriting tech rules
Apple’s reported preliminary chip deal with Intel reflects a deeper shift in the semiconductor industry, where AI demand, supply-chain resilience…
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Research repository ArXiv will ban authors for a year if they let AI do all the work
The scientific community’s largest preprint server just drew a hard line on artificial intelligence. ArXiv announced it will ban researchers…
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Microsoft AI Chief Mustafa Suleyman has a grim warning for every office worker- Within 18 months…
Microsoft AI chief executive Mustafa Suleyman has predicted that artificial intelligence will reach human-level performance across most professional tasks within…
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