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Google Launches AI Mode on Search Labs for More Advanced Reasoning, Thinking, and Multimodal Capa...
If you thought Google’s AI Overview was innovative, wait until you see its AI Mode.The search giant just confirmed its testing AI Mode on Search Labs. The latest search mode goes above and beyond AI overviews with a more immersive Google Search AI interface that has the most advanced features. This includes better reasoning, thinking, and more options for multimodal services. The company just shared that its AI Overviews would be powered by Gemini 2.0 and how the feature is up for grabs to te...
UK’s Competition Watchdog Stops Investigation Into Microsoft’s Partnership with OpenAI
A leading UK competition watchdog has ended a formal investigation into the partnership of Microsoft and the makers of ChatGPT, OpenAI. The reasoning for such scrutiny was previously described as the software giant having material influence over OpenAI, but now it has ended the case by adding that they don’t control its operations. The sudden U-turn decision has surprised many. As per the CMA, Microsoft is the biggest investor in OpenAI in terms of finances with up to $13 billion being put on...
Meta Expands Its Use of Facial Recognition Tools To Combat Scams in the UK and EU
Last year, we saw tech giant Meta roll out an innovative approach using face recognition tools in different parts of the world. Now, we can confirm that the project is being expanded to the UK and EU region to help combat the growing number of scams. The decision comes after Facebook’s parent firm shared that it was ending discussions with so many regulators on the subject who agreed with the idea. Meta has already used two different kinds of tools, one of which can avoid scams that misapprop...
Forget Expensive Models, This Open-Source AI Cracks Advanced Math in Hours at a Fraction of the C...
Researchers just shared the latest Light-R1-32B AI model that’s optimized to solve complex and the most high-level math sums. The model is now up for grabs on Hugging Face under the permissive Apache 2.0 license. This means it’s free of cost for businesses and any researchers that want to take, use, fine-tune, and edit as per their customized likings. The same is the case for commercial reasons. The 32 billion parameter model goes beyond the usual performance of similar sized models that are ...
Meta Creeps Viewers Out With AI-Generated Profiles Overtaking the Facebook App
In case you haven’t noticed already, Facebook is no longer your go-to app for connectivity. The app has transformed into a bizarre entity that has many people talking for all the wrong reasons. There’s so much misinformation, suggestions, and ads related to things you might have never imagined. The end of fact checkers has made it even worse to see all types of content getting published and engagements on posts that certainly don’t deserve your time. Amid all of that we heard Meta share that ...
Scammers are Using AI-Videos Featuring CEO For Phishing Attacks, YouTube Warns
Popular video sharing app YouTube just issued a warning to users about the rise in fake AI-generated videos. Now, threat actors are carrying out phishing attacks using such content that features the company’s CEO. Yes, Neal Mohan based videos made from AI are targeting people through emails, where they trick creators into believing they are authentic. The video speaks about the app’s changes to monetization policies just so that they can steal the users’ credentials. Most attackers share the ...
Graphic Designers and Content Creators See Profitable Freelance Careers, US and Australia Lead Pa...
A recent study from Adobe talks about rates of freelancers and content creators working in different geographical locations, which skills are in demand, and which pay the most. According to the study, graphic design and content creation have high profit jobs, with graphic designers having a $49.65 hourly rate and short-form content creation having a $50.62 hourly rate on average. The annual salary of a freelance graphic designer is $92.5K and $94.3K for a freelance short-form content creator ...
Top Apps Can't Afford to Ignore Apple Search Ads, Here’s Why
Many app makers are using Apple Search ads as an ad platform, and many of the professional as well as newer developers are using huge sums of money on ads on the App Store because it gives them good results. So this is making many marketers wonder whether using Apple Search Ads is important or not, if they want to compete in the App Store? The answer is that it isn't that important to use Apple Search Ads, but if you are not using it, you may be at a disadvantage. Appfigures analyzed 100 top ...
Terrorism Affects 68 Countries in 2024, With Sahel and Pakistan Among the Hardest Hit
Terrorism is one of the biggest problems in the world right now and is a threat to a lot of countries around the world. The number of countries that experienced terrorism attacks in 2024 rose to 68 as compared to 58 in the previous year. In 2024, 34 countries started going towards better conditions but 45 countries started going towards worse conditions. This is the highest number of countries deteriorating because of terrorism since 2018. According to the data from the Global Terrorism ...
Has DeepSeek Been Using ChatGPT’s Data Without Permission? New Findings Could Shatter AI Trust!
According to a new study by Copyleaks, an AI detection firm, 74.2% of the texts written by DeepSeek are similar to ChatGPT which suggests that DeepSeek may have been trained on outputs from ChatGPT. Algorithm classifiers and screening technology were used by Copyleaks to look at different styles of texts written by ChatGPT, Gemini, DeepSeek, and Llama. When looking at all those texts, users will find that every AI model has its unique and distinguished style of text but DeepSeek’s outputs see...
A Powerful Tool for Volatile Markets: An In-depth Analysis of BYDFi's Strategy Trading Features
Recently, Bitcoin's price plummeted below $80,000, marking its lowest point since November 2024. This triggered widespread panic selling, leading to a sharp market downturn. However, within just a week, market sentiment rebounded, pushing Bitcoin back up to around $96,000 before experiencing another pullback. The unpredictable nature of crypto markets, with Bitcoin, Ethereum, and other digital assets undergoing extreme volatility, leaves investors both excited by opportunities and a...
Apple Files New Appeal To Overturn Secret UK Order for Creating Backdoor for Government Security ...
Tech giant Apple has just filed a new appeal that it hopes can overturn a hidden UK order for backdoor creation. The iPhone maker made it clear that it has no interest in the demands that would give security officials from the government access to users’ encrypted data. The appeal was made to the Investigatory Powers Tribunal, which is a single judicial body that goes through complaints against British security services. The case is a one-of-a-kind entity that gives UK officials the chance to...
Elon Musk’s Latest Grok-3 AI Model Met With Great Skepticism Regarding Performance
Elon Musk's latest AI model, Grok-3, has recently been released. While many did anticipate its launch, it wouldn’t be wrong to state that the performance claims were seen with massive skepticism. From pricing, it was said to be similar to OpenAI’s GPT-4 as well as DeepSeek. Now, as per the CTO from Caylent, Randall Hunt, its abilities are far less than what was hyped in the past. For instance, Hunt highlighted that Grok-3's alarming flaw is its vulnerability to manipulation through "jailbreak...
New Android Update Comprises of Exciting Features Including Scam-Alerts
Google just shared the latest update for Android and it includes some very unique and useful offerings. Amongst the list of features is an AI-driven security system that is designed to detect and stop scams from taking place. This type of scam detection can carry out scans on the device for texts coming from strangers. It gives you a warning about dangerous texts related to a con or some kind of fraud. The ‘Likely Scam’ alert allows users to report and block the offensive number through a sin...
Meta, TikTok, and SnapChat Unite to Protest Against YouTube’s Exemption from Australia’s Under-16...
Social media giants TikTok, Meta, and Snapchat were seen criticizing the Albanese government for poor handling of a media ban for those under the 16-year age bracket. The fact that YouTube was not included in the ban and not given the same restrictions allotted to them raised eyebrows, leading to the protest. The decision was slammed as irrational and shortsighted, and that’s why the trio of tech apps are uniting to raise their voice. All of them made submissions to the government consultatio...