By BBC – Oct 25, 2023 A version of this article was first published on BBC A new £6.2m residential building equipped with the latest technology is due to open at a college for students with disabilities. The accommodation at National Star College will act as a “smart house” and includes voice-activated technology. It will…
By EMILYANN JACKMAN – Oct 21, 2023 A version of this article was first published on TheStar When they say AI is taking over jobs, they’re not kidding. For example, a boarding prep school in the United Kingdom has named an AI robot as its “principal headteacher,” according to reports. Paving the way is Cottesmore School, located…
By Brian Heater – Sep 28, 2023 A version of this article was first published on TechCrunch Meta just took the wraps off its latest smart glasses at today’s Connect event in Menlo Park. We were able to spend a bit of time with the new wearables and were impressed by what they can do — specifically…
By Connie Loizos – Sep 28, 2023 A version of this article was first published on TechCrunch If you haven’t noticed, a growing amount of code that’s being generated today is “AI-assisted.” In fact, Scott Guthrie, Microsoft’s executive vice president of Cloud and AI, estimated back in March that upwards of 40% of the code that developers…
By The Star– Sep 02, 2023 A version of this article was first published on TheStar JOHOR BARU: The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) will expand the installation of Starlink satellite devices nationwide in areas with poor Internet access. Deputy Communications and Digital Minister Teo Nie Ching said that MCMC had ordered 30 high-performance devices, of…
By Lauren Forristal – Aug 25, 2023 A version of this article was first published on TechCrunch As Amazon’s Prime Video gears up for its second year as the exclusive rights holder to NFL’s Thursday Night Football (TNF), the streaming service hopes to give fans a more enhanced viewing experience with a slew of new AI-driven features. During…
By ETX Daily Up – Aug 15, 2023 A version of this article was first published on Free Malaysia Today PARIS: As a child, you might remember lying on the grass and following the white lines formed in the blue sky by passing airplanes with your finger. Called “contrails,” these white streaks are far less…
By ETX Daily Up – Aug 15, 2023 A version of this article was first published on FreeMalaysiaToday PARIS: Artificial intelligence programmes like Midjourney, DALL-E and Stable Diffusion are enjoying great success thanks to their ability to create images from a few lines of text. Their creations impress as much as they raise questions, leading to fears…
By ETX Daily Up – July 18, 2023 A version of this article was first published on FreeMalaysiaToday PARIS: In Japan, a new type of multilingual device is currently being tested in a Tokyo train station. It enables users to converse face-to-face with a transport company agent, while speaking their own language, and seeing the…
By Kyle Wiggers – July 14, 2023 A version of this article was first published on TechCrunch Over the past two years, AI-powered image generators have become commodified, more or less, thanks to the widespread availability of — and decreasing technical barriers around — the tech. They’ve been deployed by practically every major tech player,…