Tag: AI Platforms & Assistants
‘Makes it even more disappointing’: Microsoft backs fossil fuel big time with $7 billion deal in race for AI supremacy
Microsoft signs massive methane gas deals to sustain growing AI workloads AI expansion is driving hyperscalers toward faster fossil fuel power solutions Microsoft’s data center emissions are projected to rise sharply by 2028 Microsoft has signed a series of methane gas-powered AI data center deals totaling nearly 5 gigawatts of…
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‘Maybe it’s not science fiction’: Solar panels are causing rainwater to fall in one of the driest places on Earth
Dark solar panels turn desert heat into rain clouds, not just electricity A 20 square kilometer solar farm produces more rain than a year of cloud seeding The Persian Gulf’s moist winds are what the desert solar needs to make rain In the United Arab Emirates, where water is more…
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‘Piracy costs our clubs $800m’”: Soccer league home to Yamal and Mbappe to “skewer” free illegal football streams with AI in real time
Soccer piracy losses estimated between $700M and $800M annually Real-time AI detection cuts piracy rates across major matches Traditional blocking tools struggle against large-scale streaming networks Piracy of live football streams has grown into an industrial-scale problem, with Spanish clubs warning that illegal viewing is draining hundreds of millions of…
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‘Chatbots respond not just to what you ask, but how you ask it’: Report finds AI agents might be sucking up to you and not giving you proper answers — here’s how to fix it
Chatbots often mirror user opinions instead of challenging assumptions directly Confident wording significantly increases agreement levels in large language models Question-based prompts reduce sycophantic responses across tested AI systems A simple change in how you talk to an AI chatbot could be the difference between a balanced answer and one…
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‘Smartphones have physical limitations’: Report explains why AI is kickstarting a billion-dollar hardware arms race for millions of creators worldwide
Smartphone limits drive creators toward microphones, lenses, gimbals, and dedicated cameras Accessory spending rises as creators invest hundreds and thousands into gear upgrades AI-driven production growth exposes capture weaknesses and boosts hardware demand worldwide Smartphones still dominate video creation, but growing evidence suggests their physical limits are driving a new…
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OpenAI says Microsoft has ‘limited our ability’ to build customer base, praises new Amazon relationship
OpenAI acknowledges Microsoft contributions to its growth, but says it’s time to expand New partnership with AWS could unlock more enterprise customers Enterprises bring in 40% of OpenAI’s entire revenue OpenAI has reportedly told staff to focus on growing its relationship with Amazon Web Services (AWS) after a years-long primary…
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