Samsung shares hit over 3-year high after better-than-expected guidance on strong AI demand Samsung said Friday it expects operating profit for the April to June quarter to be approximately 10.4 trillion won — a jump of about 1,452%.

Microsoft’s Surface Pro is fine, but it isn’t the AI device to change personal computing Microsoft’s latest Surface Pro containing a Qualcomm chip delivers over eight hours of battery life, and it works with many programs.

Apple M5 Chip’s Dual-Use Design Will Power Future Macs and AI Servers Apple will reportedly use a more advanced SoIC packaging technology for its M5 chips, as part of a two-pronged strategy to meet its growing need for silicon that can power consumer Macs and enhance the performance of its data centers and future AI tools that rely on the cloud. Developed by TSMC and unveiled in 2018, SoIC (System on Integrated C…

WhatsApp is developing a personalized AI avatar generator The upcoming feature will allow WhatsApp users to ‘imagine’ themselves in different settings. | Illustration: The VergeWhatsapp appears to be working on a new generative AI feature that should allow users to make personalized avatars of themselves for use in any imagined setting. The in-development feature, spotted in the new WhatsApp Beta for A…

SoftBank stock hits its first record high in 24 years — Arm and AI helped it get there SoftBank shares have been boosted by the improved financial performance in the Vision Fund and by a rally in the stock of chip designer Arm.

China leads the patents race for generative AI, with Tencent and Baidu topping the list China filed more than 38,000 of generative AI patents between 2014 to 2023, a new United Nations report on Thursday showed.

Google will now generate disclosures for political ads that use AI Illustration: The VergeGoogle is making it easier for advertisers to disclose whether political ads contain AI-generated content. In an update spotted by Search Engine Land, Google says it will automatically generate disclosures whenever advertisers label election ads as containing “synthetic or digitally altered content.” Last year, Google star…

Blumhouse’s Afraid brings AI terror to the smart home SonySony and Blumhouse’s Afraid from director Chris Weitz might not go so far as to suggest that you shouldn’t have so many smart devices watching and listening to everything you do in your home. But the movie’s first trailer will probably leave you contemplating what the AI-powered Internet of Things could do to you if it decided to go rogue un…

Perplexity’s ‘Pro Search’ AI upgrade makes it better at math and research Illustration: The VergePerplexity has launched a major upgrade to its Pro Search AI tool, which it says “understands when a question requires planning, works through goals step-by-step, and synthesizes in-depth answers with greater efficiency.” Examples on Perplexity’s website of what Pro Search can do include a query asking the best time to see…

AI Overviews – How Will They Impact The Industry? We Ask Pedro Dias via @sejournal, @theshelleywalsh Explore ex-Googler Pedro Dias’s perspective on the impact of AI Overviews on SEO and content strategy, revealing valuable insight into the future of organic traffic. The post AI Overviews – How Will They Impact The Industry? We Ask Pedro Dias appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

Meta ordered to stop training its AI on Brazilian personal data Brazilian regulators say Meta’s “excessive and unjustified obstacles” make it difficult for users to opt out of AI training. | Illustration: Nick Barclay / The VergeBrazil’s data protection authority (ANPD) has banned Meta from training its artificial intelligence models on Brazilian personal data, citing the “risks of serious damage and difficu…

Facebook won’t let me opt out of AI training Hi everyone. Not sure this is the right place to post but here it goes. Facebook are refusing to not let me opt out of them using my profile to train there AI, even though as a UK citizen and as a filmmaker with content of line on my pages it’s my right to do so. The email they have sent me back is displayed below. Does anyone have any advice? T…

Google’s AI Overviews Coincide With Drop In Mobile Searches via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern Study reveals Google’s AI overviews coincided with decline in mobile search volume, likely causing Google to pull back on the feature. The post Google’s AI Overviews Coincide With Drop In Mobile Searches appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

Three New AI Features Rumored to Be Coming to Pixel 9 Google may be rolling out a Microsoft Recall-like feature.

Apple’s Phil Schiller to Serve as OpenAI Board Observer as Part of iOS 18 AI Agreement Apple Fellow and App Store chief Phil Schiller will take on a board observer position at OpenAI, reports Bloomberg. Apple has been granted an observer role as part of its agreement with OpenAI, which will see ChatGPT integrated into iOS 18, iPadOS 18, and macOS Sequoia, and Schiller has been selected for the role. A board observer is an informa…

When zoomed in, why do the unedited images from my Fujifilm X-T20 look like some kind of Ai generated Van Gogh painting? There is little to no detail there at all. submitted by /u/AlexEpidemic

Figma pulls AI tool after criticism that it ripped off Apple’s design Image: Cath Virginia / The VergeFigma’s new tool Make Designs lets users quickly mock up apps using generative AI. Now, it’s been pulled after the tool drafted designs that looked strikingly similar to Apple’s iOS weather app. Figma CEO Dylan Field posted a thread on X early Tuesday morning detailing the removal, putting the blame on himself for…

WABetaInfo: WhatsApp is working on bringing a feature to allow users to generate images of themselves using Meta AI submitted by /u/MishaalRahman

Meta Is Still Trying to Figure Out How to Identify AI-Generated Images Images that used common photoshop tools were being flagged as “Made with AI.”

Google’s carbon footprint balloons in its Gemini AI era Illustration: The VergeGoogle’s greenhouse gas emissions have ballooned, according to the company’s latest environmental report, showing how much harder it’ll be for the company to meet its climate goals as it prioritizes AI. Google has a goal of cutting its planet-heating pollution in half by 2030 compared to a 2019 baseline. But its total gr…