Technology

Apple on Tuesday named insider Sabih Khan as its chief operating officer, taking over from Jeff Williams, as part of a long-planned succession. Khan, who has been with Apple for 30 years and is currently the senior vice president of operations, will take on the new role later this month, the iPhone maker said in … Read more

Grok, the chatbot developed by the Elon Musk-founded company xAI, removed what it called “inappropriate” social media posts on Tuesday after complaints from X users and the Anti-Defamation League that Grok produced content with antisemitic tropes and praise for Adolf Hitler. Issues of political biases, hate speech and accuracy of AI chatbots have been a … Read more

The European Commission set out guidelines on Friday to help AI models it has determined have systemic risks and face tougher obligations to mitigate potential threats comply with European Union artificial intelligence regulation (AI Act). The move aims to counter criticism from some companies about the AI Act and the regulatory burden while providing more … Read more

Nvidia-backed Perplexity AI, the startup challenging Google with its AI-powered search engine, is in discussions with mobile device makers to pre-install its new Comet browser on smartphones, CEO Aravind Srinivas told Reuters on Friday. The move could significantly boost Perplexity’s reach by capitalizing on browser “stickiness”, where users tend to stick with browser apps that … Read more

DuckDuckGo is rolling out a new setting on their privacy-focused search engine where the user can filter AI images in search results. The feature was introduced following customer feedback who reported the inconvenience caused by AI images in search results.  To access the new feature, users need to select the Images tab, which will show … Read more

Lightricks, the Israeli tech company best known for apps like Facetune and Videoleap, is expanding into professional production of AI generative videos that will set them apart from the competitors With the launch of its new model, LTXV, the company claims it can produce continuous AI-generated video content exceeding 60 seconds. This is significantly longer … Read more

Windows XP is undoubtedly one of the most popular versions of Microsoft’s operating system for PCs. Launched in 2001, Windows XP became famous because of its modern-looking user user-friendly interface and improved performance. While it’s not that hard to get Windows XP up and running in a virtual machine, the process is time-consuming, and you … Read more

Microsoft will likely sign the European Union’s code of practice to help companies comply with the bloc’s landmark artificial intelligence rules, its president told Reuters on Friday, while Meta Platforms rebuffed the guidelines. Drawn up by 13 independent experts, the voluntary code of practice aims to provide legal certainty to signatories. They will have to … Read more

A new family of malware called LameHug is infecting systems around the world using the very same tech that powers AI chatbots like ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity and Claude. Discovered by the Ukrainian national cyber incident response team (CERT-UA), the malware uses large language models to generate and run commands to infect and steal information from … Read more

OpenAI recently rolled out record mode on ChatGPT Plus for Mac users. With this, the company claims that the chatbot can increase meeting productivity for working professionals.  This new feature allows users to easily summarise and capture key insights from meetings and voice notes, streamlining their workflow. Earlier it was only available for Edu, Enterprise … Read more