Month: July 2023
Google’s medical AI chatbot is already being tested in hospitals
Google’s Med-PaLM 2, an AI tool designed to answer questions about medical information, has been in testing at the Mayo Clinic research hospital, among others, since April, The Wall Street Journal reported this morning. Med-PaLM 2 is a variant of PaLM 2, which was announced at Google I/O in May…
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Gizmodo’s staff isn’t happy about G/O Media’s AI-generated content
G/O Media, who owns popular tech site Gizmodo along with a slew of other outlets, began publishing AI-generated articles last week, despite strong objections from many of the members of its staff, according to The Washington Post. The articles are all credited to various bots — Gizmodo Bot, for example…
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The Apple Vision Pro means Samsung’s own XR headset has been delayed
The arrival of the Apple Vision Pro has apparently forced a delay in the launch of Samsung‘s own XR (Extended Reality) headset: the Samsung device is now expected to launch in mid-2024 or later, after having originally been slated for February 2024. This comes from SBS Biz (via SamMobile), and…
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Hoping for a MacBook Pro with OLED? You might need to be really patient
Apple MacBook Pro models with OLED screens have been delayed to 2027, we’re told in a new report – although the iPad Pro is still on target to get these fancy displays next year. The report is from Korean tech site The Elec (via 9 to 5 Mac), a source…
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James Webb telescope captures the most distant active supermassive black hole yet
The James Webb space telescope has given scientists the capability to discover celestial objects they wouldn't have been able to otherwise, such as ancient galaxies that theoretically shouldn't exist. Now, as part of the Cosmic Evolution Early Release Science (CEERS) Survey, researchers have discovered the most distant active supermassive black…
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The good version of TweetDeck is back, but for how long?
A scan of Twitter’s official accounts, as well as those is Elon Musk and new CEO Linda Yaccarino didn’t show anyone saying anything about the old TweetDeck’s return — the Twitter Support account’s most recent tweet is the one from several days ago announcing the launch of the new TweetDeck.…
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