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Anthropic has partnered with Teach For All to deliver artificial intelligence (AI) tools and training to educators across 63 countries.
The AI Literacy...
Signal co-founder Moxie Marlinspike has unveiled Confer, a new privacy-focused AI service designed to offer the utility of chatbots like ChatGPT without the associated data surveillance. Launched in December, the project aims to counter the growing trend of AI models retaining personal information for training and advertising purposes.
Marlinspike argues that current AI assistants invite intimate...
Netflix has revised its acquisition proposal for Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD), offering an all-cash payment for WBD shares, shifting from its previous cash-and-stock agreement with WBD’s board. The offer maintains the last agreed price of $27.75 per share for WBD’s movie studio and streaming assets and values the company at $82.7 billion.
The updated proposal simplifies the deal structure,...
Adobe introduced new AI-powered tools for Premiere and After Effects, intended to accelerate video editing workflows. Premiere received a new AI-powered Object Mask feature, allowing users to select and track individuals or objects in video clips by hovering and clicking to generate a mask overlay. Adobe stated this feature utilizes its proprietary on-device AI model, with processing occurring...
Sony Corp. will relinquish majority control of its Bravia television brand to China’s TCL Technology Group, establishing a joint venture with operations scheduled to begin in April 2027. Sony will sell a 51% stake in its home entertainment division to TCL, retaining 49%. The agreement awaits regulatory and other approvals.
The new entity will market televisions under Sony and Bravia branding,...
Check Point Research disclosed on details regarding VoidLink, which it identified as the first documented advanced malware framework predominantly authored by artificial intelligence (AI), signaling a new era of AI-generated malware.
Previously, evidence of AI-generated malware largely indicated use by inexperienced threat actors or mirrored existing open-source tools. VoidLink, however,...
Google Workspace now supports direct editing of password-protected Microsoft Office files, including documents, spreadsheets, and presentations, within Docs, Sheets, and Slides. This update allows users to input passwords for protected files and access them in either view-only or edit modes.
The new functionality eliminates the previous requirement for users to download these files and utilize...
According to Financial Times, ByteDance, owner of the social media platform TikTok, has expanded its corporate cloud offering, Volcano Engine, in the Chinese enterprise market, leveraging AI advancements and competitive pricing. The move positions ByteDance to challenge established cloud providers like Alibaba, Tencent, and Huawei.
Volcano Engine has become China’s second-largest provider of AI...
NVIDIA executives authorized using millions of pirated books from Anna’s Archive for AI training, according to an expanded class-action lawsuit. The suit, citing internal NVIDIA documents, alleges the company contacted Anna’s Archive for high-speed access to its data. NVIDIA has benefited from the artificial intelligence boom, with revenue surging due to high demand for its AI-learning chips and...
Dina Powell McCormick, Meta Platforms Inc.’s new president and vice chairman, stated that artificial intelligence demands cooperation among technology companies to prioritize “humanity” during her Axios interview since assuming the role. Powell McCormick, speaking at Axios House Davos, characterized AI as a “transformation” for the human race and advocated for industry alignment on “core values”...