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Disney signed a three-year licensing partnership with OpenAI last week, granting the company one year of exclusivity to use its characters on the Sora video generator before pursuing similar deals with other AI firms.
The agreement provides OpenAI with legal access to more than 200 characters spanning Disney, Marvel, Pixar, and Star Wars franchises specifically for content creation on Sora....
Nvidia announced on Monday its acquisition of SchedMD, developer of the open-source workload manager Slurm, and the release of a new family of open AI models called Nvidia Nemotron 3 to expand its open-source AI offerings.
SchedMD serves as the leading developer of Slurm, a workload management system originally launched in 2002 and designed specifically for high-performance computing and...
OpenAI hired Google executive Albert Lee to lead corporate development at the artificial intelligence company. A spokesperson confirmed the hire to CNBC, stating Lee will have broad visibility across OpenAI as it focuses on strategic investments and mergers and acquisitions during its next growth phase.
Lee previously led corporate development for Google Cloud and Google DeepMind. At Google, he...
Google is testing a faster method to access AI Mode history in its Android app, potentially replacing the Labs shortcut in the top-left home screen position, as seen in version 16.50.55.sa.arm64, following the existing iOS implementation.
Users currently access AI Mode history in the Google app on Android by tapping the prominent AI Mode button on the home screen, which then displays a history...
Google Maps has reinstated its ski trails, lifts, and lodges feature for the winter season after removing it in October 2024, following user feedback with updated data for popular resorts in North America and Europe.
The feature originated as an experimental addition to Google Maps in 2013, enabling skiers and snowboarders to view ski trails, chairlifts, and lodges directly within the app. This...
Ford announced on Monday it will repurpose battery production capacity at its Kentucky factory into a new battery storage business using lithium iron phosphate batteries licensed from China’s CATL to power data centers and buffer electric grid demand.
The automaker plans to shift capacity originally intended for large electric vehicles into this venture. Instead of abandoning battery...
Ryan Christoffel of 9to5Google reports that the “Background Sounds” feature, a native iOS tool hidden within Accessibility settings, has become an essential daily utility for maintaining focus when paired with the AirPods Pro 3.
After using the earbuds for three months, Christoffel found that the improved Active Noise Cancellation (ANC) works synergistically with the ambient noise tool to...
India’s telecom ministry issued directions on November 28 requiring WhatsApp and other messaging apps to link accounts continuously to active SIM cards and enforce periodic logouts on web and desktop versions to curb cyber-fraud losses exceeding ₹228 billion in 2024.
The directions target app-based communication services including WhatsApp from Meta, Telegram, and Signal. Providers must comply...
Amazon has officially launched “Ask this Book,” an AI-powered feature for the Kindle iOS app designed to help readers recall character details and plot points without leaving the book.
Announced during Amazon’s September hardware event, the tool is now available for thousands of English best-sellers and operates with a strict “spoiler-free” constraint, only accessing information up to the user’s...
Uber launched its end-of-year wrap-up feature called YOUBER on Thursday for customers in the United States, aggregating data from Uber rides and Uber Eats orders to recap annual usage patterns.
End-of-year wrap-ups originated with Spotify’s popularization of personalized music listening summaries. This format has expanded to other music streaming services, gaming applications, and YouTube viewing...