Monthly Archives: July 2023

UN warns of risk of having smartphones in school

But less than one-in-four countries have laws or policies prohibiting them, the United Nations found.

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Mirrorscape’s new AR tabletop platform could enhance your D&D campaign

Yet another virtual tabletop (VTT) tool has joined the fray, giving Dungeons & Dragons, Pathfinder and tabletop role-playing gamers alike a new augmented reality experience. Mirrorscape, a mixed reality and gaming development company, announced the open beta launch of its … Continue reading

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Graft is building an AI development platform for the masses

When Graft launched its AI development platform in beta last year, it was looking to build something that put AI within reach of every company, not just the largest ones with tons of engineering resources. Today, the company announced a … Continue reading

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Microsoft shares fall after earnings report as analysts process a delayed A.I. ramp

Many analysts are hopeful about Microsoft in the long term, but some are disappointed that clear artificial intelligence growth probably won’t come this year.

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NVIDIA DGX Cloud AI Supercomputing Brings AI Training as-a-Service

The computing space first announced in March is now open for general availability. The same type of hardware underpinned ChatGPT.

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Effectiv’s fraud tools determine if it is you or your deep fake making that bank withdrawal

We have the power to transfer money to anyone, from anywhere, without having to step foot in a bank branch. And with great power comes great responsibility amid bank transfer or payment fraud amounting to $1.6 billion in 2022. Ravi … Continue reading

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Collaborative Robotics raises $30M to develop and deploy ‘novel cobot’

A year after unveiling Collaborative Robotics, Brad Porter is still playing it close to the vest. He’s not ready show off the company’s hardware — or even describe it in too great of detail. “I’m being careful about not revealing … Continue reading

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Alphabet shares jump on beat and strong cloud growth

The company reported strong growth in its cloud computing unit and announced a key executive would be moving to a new role.

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Meta, Microsoft and Amazon team up on maps project to crack Apple-Google duopoly

Overture Maps Foundation is trying to collect enough data so that companies can build maps they own and operate rather than paying Google and Apple.

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Google points to many ways it can win in A.I. even as online ad market shows cracks

Google is securing its place as an artificial intelligence powerhouse, even as it faces long-term challenges in search. 

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