Figma announces big redesign with AI Image: FigmaFigma is announcing a bunch of new features at its Config conference today, including a major UI redesign, new generative AI tools to help people more easily make projects, and built-in slideshow functionality. Let’s start with the redesign, which is intended to “lay the foundation for the next decade,” according to a blog post. You…

NBC’s Paris Olympics coverage will have AI-generated recaps, split screen, and more Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty ImagesThe Paris 2024 Olympics are nearly here. The opening ceremony starts on July 26th, and this year’s events run through August 11th. On the main NBC channel, you can see hours of live morning and afternoon coverage of events like swimming and gymnastics ahead of a three-hour primetime recap, to go alon…

An AI version of Al Michaels will deliver Olympic recaps on Peacock Photo by Cooper Neill / Getty ImagesLegendary sportscaster Al Michaels is going to give daily, personalized recaps of the Paris Olympics on Peacock — well, an AI-generated Al Michaels voice will. In practice, the effect is a lot like hearing a sports announcer’s voice in a video game like Madden, except it’s spitting out lines about real-life sp…

Ora, Aiming to ‘Unlock Design Space for AI Dapps,’ Raises $20M The project, founded in 2022, says it aims to incorporate AI into decentralized applications with its “on-chain AI oracle.”

What the RIAA lawsuits mean for AI and copyright Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photo from Getty ImagesUdio and Suno are not, despite their names, the hottest new restaurants on the Lower East Side. They’re AI startups that let people generate impressively real-sounding songs — complete with instrumentation and vocal performances — from prompts. And on Monday, a group of major record labels sued …

Europe is at risk of over-restricting AI and falling behind U.S. and China, Dutch prince says Prince Constantijn of the Netherlands told CNBC Europe risks limiting its role in artificial intelligence to being a regulator, rather than an innovator.

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Harvard dropouts raise $120 million to take on Nvidia’s AI chips A team founded by college dropouts has raised $120 million from investors led by Primary Venture Partners to build a new AI chip to take on Nvidia.

Mishaal Rahman: Google just sent out invites for a Made By Google press event in August. The event will “showcase the best of Google AI, Android software, and the Pixel portfolio of devices.” The keynote kicks off on Tuesday, August 13 at 10:00 AM PT! submitted by /u/FragmentedChicken

User-Directed AI Content: On Perplexity, Users Can Direct AI To Create Content via @sejournal, @Kevin_Indig Dive into the controversy surrounding Perplexity’s Pages feature and its potential impact on the future of content creation. The post User-Directed AI Content: On Perplexity, Users Can Direct AI To Create Content appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

Gmail’s Gemini AI sidebar and email summaries are rolling out now Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeGmail is getting more AI features that could make it easier to stay on top of your email. On the web, Google is beginning to roll out a new Gemini side panel that can do things like summarize email threads and draft new emails. The tool will offer “proactive prompts” but you can also ask “freeform questions…

Apple Wasn’t Interested in AI Partnership With Meta Due to Privacy Concerns Apple turned down an AI partnership with Facebook parent company Meta due to privacy concerns, according to a report from Bloomberg. Meta and Apple had a brief discussion about a possible partnership in March, but the talks did not progress and Apple does not plan to integrate Meta’s large language model (LLM) into iOS. Over the weekend, The Wa…

Meta is incorrectly marking real photos as ‘Made by AI’ Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeMultiple photographers are complaining that Meta is wrongly adding its “Made by AI” label to real photos they’ve taken, TechCrunch reports. Several photographers have shared examples over the past few months, with Meta recently marking a photo former White House photographer Pete Souza took of a basketball …

Hut 8 Receives $150M Investment as Thirst for Energy Brings AI Firms to Bitcoin Miners The funding came from Coatue Management, which is also an investor in CoreWeave, a cloud-computing firm looking to take over miner Core Scientific.

Google AI Uses Enough Electricity In 1 Second To Charge 7 Electric Cars Nobody asked for this AI search bullshit, Google. Not only are the AI generated responses demonstrably worse than normal, they’re infringing on intellectual property rights, killing traditional media, and—thanks to a new Jacobin report we now know—soaking up gobs of electricity in the process. Artificial… Read more…

Netflix’s Greg Peters on a new culture memo and where ads, AI, and games fit in Photo illustration by The Verge / Photo: NetflixThe co-CEO who replaced co-founder Reed Hastings details the company’s new culture memo, its ad ambitions, and what’s next for Netflix. Continue reading…

Major record labels sue AI company behind ‘BBL Drizzy’ Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photo from Getty ImagesA group of record labels including the big three — Universal Music Group (UMG), Sony Music Entertainment, and Warner Records — are suing two of the top names in generative AI music making, alleging the companies violated their copyright “en masse.” The two AI companies, Suno and Udio, use text p…

Shopify’s AI ‘Sidekick’ chatbot for merchants is now in early access A promotional image for Shopify’s Sidekick chatbot. | Image: ShopifyShopify’s new AI “Sidekick” chatbot is officially launching in early access, the company said as part of its “2024 Summer Edition” updates announced on Monday. Sidekick, which the company first revealed last year, functions as a support chatbot for merchants, helping them do th…

Apple and Meta Reportedly Discussed AI Partnership for iOS 18 Apple has held discussions with Meta about integrating the Facebook owner’s AI model into iOS 18 as part of its Apple Intelligence feature set, according to a report over the weekend. Meta launched Llama 2, its large language model, in July 2023, and in April, the company released the latest versions of its AI models, called Llama 3. The Wall S…

Mastering AI-Powered PPC Bid Strategies: A Guide To Maximizing Performance via @sejournal, @brookeosmundson Discover AI-powered bid strategies in Google Ads and learn how to choose the right one to maximize your PPC performance and achieve your goals. The post Mastering AI-Powered PPC Bid Strategies: A Guide To Maximizing Performance appeared first on Search Engine Journal.