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EU to review Microsoft’s investment in OpenAI

The European Union is investigating whether Microsoft’s investment in OpenAI amounts to a concealed merger amid efforts to regulate the rapidly advancing generative AI (genAI) sector. The European Commission, serving as the EU’s executive branch,…


AI’s New Frontier: Turning Sparse Sensor Data Into Gold

An innovation in using natural language models brings artificial intelligence to field-deployable sensors, including drones. Los Alamos National Laboratory is exploring the AI technology for locating and characterizing orphaned oil and gas wells that emit…



2024 will be ‘The year of AI glasses’

Apple’s pricey Vision Pro augmented reality platform is expected to arrive in the first quarter of 2024. But by the end of the year, I predict the platform of the year will be — drum…






How to Be More Anonymous Online

If you don’t want to switch browsers, there are some browser extensions that can block trackers within Chrome. Both the Ghostery extension and EFF’s Privacy Badger will block trackers, with the latter not blocking ads…