US Jobs Growth Weakest In More Than Two Years

The US job market encountered a hurdle in June, leaving experts and onlookers pondering its implications. The latest report from the Labor Department revealed lackluster growth, with a mere 209,000 jobs added—the smallest increase in over two years. This unexpected development has sparked concerns and injected uncertainty into the economic landscape. While there is a …

In Its Tech War With America, China Brings Out The Big Guns

China and the United States are locked in a fierce technological battle, with the US intensifying its efforts in recent times. President Joe Biden’s administration has implemented stringent restrictions on Chinese AI firms’ access to American technology, while also urging its allies to adopt similar measures. Under pressure from the White House, the Netherlands has …

China’s Xi Urges Greater Innovation Amid Tech Curbs From The U.S.

President Xi Jinping of China has emphasized the urgent need for greater innovation and technology in the face of mounting restrictions imposed by the United States. During his visit to a high-tech manufacturing zone in Jiangsu province, President Xi called to accelerate the upgrades in key technologies and core products. Acknowledging the constant emergence of …

Google Launches Gemini: The Groundbreaking AI Project

In a remarkable display of early success, Google’s highly-anticipated AI project, Gemini, has amassed an impressive 10 million users within hours of its launch. This groundbreaking achievement has sent shockwaves through the AI industry, positioning Gemini as a potential rival to platforms like Twitter. Gemini, developed by Google’s renowned DeepMind team under the leadership of …

Tech’s Climate Impact Is Scarier Than Any Super-AI

In the face of soaring temperatures, unprecedented wildfires, and inexplicably warm ocean currents, concerns surrounding climate change have reached a fever pitch. Yet, amid the fervor surrounding the potential rise of super-intelligent AI “terminators,” two pressing and immediate issues often go unnoticed: the potential exploitation of AI in manipulating elections and democracy, and the overlooked …

Twitter Rival Threads Cross 10 Million Users Within Hours Of Launch

Instagram’s new text-based conversation app, Threads, has made a remarkable entrance into the social media landscape, surpassing 100 million users in just five days since its launch. This milestone sets a new record for the fastest-growing consumer product globally, according to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Comparatively, it took TikTok nine months, ChatGPT two months, and …

Metaverse Has Set Off No Alarms or Need For Controls Yet, Says The EU Chief

The metaverse, a shared virtual world that is accessible through the internet, has not sparked concerns or the need for immediate regulations, according to Margrethe Vestager, the EU’s antitrust chief. In an announcement, Vestager has revealed that an upcoming initiative aims to educate competition regulators about the dynamics of the metaverse industry. The participation of …

Just In: Google Bard Can Also Execute Codes

In March, Google made waves on the internet and in the technology sector by launching Google Bard, an AI model and ChatGPT’s rival. Following the success of ChatGPT, the search engine giant developed and released Bard, which functions similarly to ChatGPT but pulls real-time information from the web, unlike its competitor. Three months later, the …

New Google AI Can Do Self-Supervised Teaching

In recent years, artificial intelligence has reshaped the digital era. Google’s AI unit DeepMind has crossed another milestone in AI technology by developing a self-learning AI tool, Robotcat AI, which can learn new tasks without supervision. A first of its kind, as DeepMind claims, RoboCat AI can use various real-world robots to teach itself and …

Computer Vision Systems Combine Image Creation And Recognition

Two computer tasks work separately to create and assess images. Despite working in the same department, the two capabilities run different functions. MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory researchers found a way to merge the two into a unified vision system. Recently, the team trained a system to deduce the missing parts of an …