Tag: Software
Meta purportedly trained its AI on more than 80TB of pirated content and then open-sourced Llama for the greater good
Zuckerberg reportedly pushed for AI implementation despite employee objections Employees allegedly discussed ways to conceal how the company acquired its AI training data Court filings suggest Meta took steps to unsuccessfully mask its AI training activities Meta is facing a class-action lawsuit alleging copyright infringement and unfair competition over the…
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Google Maps is ramping up its Waze-like incident reports – and that could split opinion among users
Google Maps is testing the rollout of more incident reports These are weather-related options such as ‘flooded road’ or ‘low visibility’ The growing library of incidents is a source of annoyance for some drivers Google Maps is introducing new incident reporting options, fresh additions that pertain to weather-related conditions. Android…
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I pitted Gemini 2.0 Flash against DeepSeek R1, and you might be surprised by the winner
I’ve enjoyed pitting various AI chatbots against each other. After comparing DeepSeek to ChatGPT, ChatGPT to Mistral’s Le Chat, ChatGPT to Gemini 2.0 Flash, and Gemini 2.0 Flash to its own earlier iteration, I’ve come back around to match DeepSeek R1 to Gemini 2.0 Flash. DeepSeek R1 sparked a furor…
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Google Gemini adds its personal AI researcher to your iPhone – if you have the right subscription
Google Gemini has added its Deep Research AI model to iPhones Deep Research searches the web, compiles, and reports back to Gemini Advanced subscribers The information is refined and organized into results viewable on Google Docs iPhone users who love Google’s Gemini AI assistant have a new tool to help…
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Apple is reportedly partnering with Alibaba in China for AI features, and it makes sense after DeepSeek
Apple has reportedly partnered with Alibaba to bring AI features to the iPhone in China iPhone sales have slipped in China due to a lack of AI features Alibaba’s vast consumer data and AI expertise make it an ideal partner for Apple’s plans for China DeepSeek has been at the…
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Google Maps and Apple Maps rename Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America, and I am so confused
I like to imagine someone swimming in the Gulf of Mexico when Google unceremoniously renamed it to the Gulf of America. There they are, backstroking across the pristine green and blue waters as the giant words float down from the sky and land on top of them. They’re distressed and…
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