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Google appeared before a federal jury in Boston, arguing against a computer scientist's claims that it should pay his company $1.67 billion for infringing patents. The alleged infringing patents cover processors used by Google to power its…

Fake images are growing in use and are becoming harder to spot. Top camera makers are hitting back with technology that can verify photo authenticity. Nikon, Sony Group, and Canon plan to embed digital signatures in their cameras for proof…

Open disclosure has been the acceptable practice for AI until May 2023, when OpenAI announced GPT-4 and released little in the way of technical detail. The paper provided by the company did not allow researchers to understand its structure…

Meta and IBM announced an AI Alliance, a coalition of groups pushing for open-sourced artificial intelligence. The international association of corporations, universities, and organizations is committed to open science and technologies. So…

Google unveiled Gemini, an AI model trained to think and behave more like a human. Less sophisticated versions, "Nano" and "Pro," will be incorporated into Google’s AI-powered chatbot Bard and Pixel 8 Pro smartphone. Gemini will enable…

This story falls under the “What were they thinking” category. An online developers conference, DevTernity, was canceled after several executives pulled out after accusations that the organizer fabricated female speakers’ profiles.…

The European Union (EU) has chosen 22 "gatekeeper" services, run by six of the world's largest tech companies, to face new rules as part of its latest crackdown. The EU Digital Markets Act (DMA) will apply to services from such companies as…

Generative AI rollouts have been the epitome of hype.  From concerns that AI unleashed would mean the rapid end of the Earth to, “Oh boy, this can do my work for me.” Make no mistake, the hype still exists. There's been a bit of a…

Meta's fighting against Canada's law requiring it to negotiate with, and pay, news publishers for content. Meta is blocking all news content on Facebook and Instagram in Canada within the next few weeks. Canada’s Online News Act is…

A study at UCR's Bourns College of Engineering relied on 60 queries sent to both entities. They focused on dementia, given that six million Americans are impacted by Alzheimer's disease or a related condition. Half of the queries submitted…