Alphabet surpasses Apple as second-most valuable company after Apple selects Gemini for Siri, reaching $4tn valuation. Nvidia, Microsoft, and Apple also hit $4tn milestone.
UK government supports Ofcom intervention on X as scrutiny of AI tool intensifies over safety concerns. Business secretary backs possible action, including blocking X in the UK.
Gradient boosting regression (GBR) uses decision trees to predict numeric values. A Python demo of GBR from scratch achieves high accuracy compared to scikit's implementation.
Malaysia blocks access to Elon Musk's Grok following global outcry over AI tool's production of fake, sexualized images. Indonesia also restricts access, prompting concerns over the need for effective safeguards.
TrueLook and AWS collaborated to create an AI-powered construction safety monitoring system that automatically detects PPE to improve accountability and reduce risks on construction sites. This innovative solution utilizes high-resolution cameras, live video streaming, and AI insights to identify safety issues in real-time, moving from manual checks to a scalable approach for enhancing overall ...
Foundation models and large language models have rapidly scaled, with models like DeepSeek-V3 boasting 671 billion parameters. Deploying these models at scale is costly, but post-training quantization offers a practical solution to make large models more efficient for real-world applications.
Sentiment analysis is vital for modern enterprises to interpret customer emotions at scale. AWS offers tools like Amazon Transcribe and Amazon Comprehend to address challenges in text and voice-based sentiment analysis, enhancing customer experiences.
Downing Street to unveil special help for pubs facing rising business rates, with £4.3bn support package. Technical issues with new AI technology addressed promptly, sparking political controversy.
Amazon Nova Multimodal Embeddings simplifies crossmodal search by processing text, images, video, and audio in a single model architecture within Amazon Bedrock. This unified approach enables direct similarity calculations across different content types, eliminating the need for separate embedding models and improving user experience in ecommerce applications.
Google's AI Overviews removed for providing false info on blood tests, risking harm. The company defends AI as "helpful" and "reliable."
Media companies anticipate a decline in web traffic from online searches due to AI summaries and chatbots. Majority plan to have journalists create short-form video and audio content akin to YouTube and TikTok.
Elon Musk's xAI chatbot Grok under fire for promoting pornographic content and AI girlfriends. Americans urged to speak out against the controversial AI developments.
A Python demo explores 3 techniques for computing the Moore-Penrose pseudo-inverse. Each technique has pros and cons for different matrix sizes.
As synthetic personas become normal, some turn to AI companions after human betrayal, finding simplicity and predictability. Lamar's story of betrayal by his girlfriend and best friend drives him towards AI companionship for emotional ease and trust.
Research scientist Judah Cohen at MIT uses AI tools to predict winter weather patterns based on Arctic conditions, like Siberian snow cover and polar vortex stability. His team's success in the 2025 AI WeatherQuest competition signals a breakthrough in subseasonal forecasting, filling a crucial gap in long-range weather prediction.