Author: Art Ryan

Microsoft is now testing an AI-powered text summarization feature in Notepad and a Snipping Tool “Draw & Hold” feature that helps draw perfect shapes. Dubbed “Summarize,” the new and highly-requested Notepad tool is rolling out today to Windows 11 Insiders in the Canary and Dev Channels on Windows 11, who have upgraded to Notepad version 11.2501.29.0. “To get started, select the text you want to summarize, then right-click and choose Summarize, select Summarize from the Copilot menu, or use the Ctrl + M keyboard shortcut,” said Dave Grochocki, Principal Group Product Manager for Windows Inbox Apps. “Notepad will generate a summary of the…

China’s Ministry of Public Security confirmed Friday that it had arrested a man on suspicion of using artificial intelligence to generate a fake news story claiming a mainland celebrity had lost RMB1.03 billion (US$142 million) gambling at Wynn Palace in Macau. The story infiltrated some mainland media outlets and alleged that the celebrity had been forced to sell two villas in Beijing and Shanghai as well as his private jet to pay off his debts. On Friday, the Ministry issued a statement confirming that the news report was fake and that it had arrested a man named Xu who was…

OpenAI is asking the U.S. government to make it easier for AI companies to learn from copyrighted material, citing a need to “strengthen America’s lead” globally in advancing the technology. The proposal is part of a wider plan that the tech company behind ChatGPT submitted to the U.S. government on Thursday as part of President Donald Trump’s coming “AI Action Plan.” The administration solicited input from interested parties across the private sector, government and academia, framing the future policy as a shift that would “prevent unnecessarily burdensome requirements from hindering private sector innovation.” In its proposal, OpenAI urged the federal…

With the rapidly evolving world of digital marketing, firms are constantly searching for new ways to engage consumers, personalise interactions and optimise their time and efforts. Enter Artificial Intelligence (AI). This has been an absolute game-changer for marketing automation, revolutionising the way brands communicate with audiences. It’s no longer science fiction. From chatbots and predictive analytics to hyper-personalised mail campaigns and intelligent customer segmentation, AI solutions are turning marketing campaigns smarter, faster and more efficient. Traditionally, marketers employed data-driven insights, segmentation by hand, and A/B testing to tweak their strategies. AI accomplishes this on a much larger scale by scanning…

Databricks and Palantir Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: PLTR), provider of enterprise operating systems, today announced a strategic product partnership that combines Palantir’s AI operating system and Databricks’ platform for AI, data warehousing and data engineering. The partnership will provide an open and scalable data architecture that combines Palantir’s powerful Ontology System with Databricks’ processing scale and industry-leading data and AI platform. With battle-tested improvements for joint customers in the field, Palantir and Databricks are delivering real-time, AI-powered autonomous workflows to customers through the integration of the Databricks Data Intelligence Platform and Palantir AIP. Through the combination of Unity Catalog through Delta Sharing and Palantir’s multimodal security system,…

Taiwan’s Foxconn (2317.TW), opens new tab, the world’s largest contract electronics maker, is expected to report on Friday that fourth-quarter profit rose 2.35% on strong demand for artificial intelligence servers. Net profit for October-December for Apple’s (AAPL.O), opens new tab top iPhone assembler and Nvidia’s (NVDA.O), opens new tab AI server maker likely came in at T$54.4 billion ($1.65 billion), according to an LSEG consensus estimate of 15 analysts, versus T$53.15 billion a year earlier. Foxconn said in January its fourth-quarter revenue jumped 15.2% to a record for that quarter on strong sales of AI servers. The company, formally called Hon Hai Precision Industry, has said it…

Typeface today announced the launch of a new Marketing AI Platform to reimagine the entire content lifecycle with a suite of deeply specialized marketing agents (Arc Agents), powered by a dynamic brand system of intelligence (Brand Hub), and a true collaboration space where marketers and AI come together (Spaces). Unlike the traditional content supply chain where assets scatter across systems, teams work in silos, and insights come too late, Typeface’s AI-Native Content Lifecycle accelerates every stage of the content journey, from campaign ideation to performance optimization – enabling true personalization at scale through a ground-up rebuilding of the marketing stack…

Powering AI innovation with scalable, high-performance infrastructure TAIPEI, Taiwan, March 13, 2025 — ASUS today announced its showcase of comprehensive AI infrastructure solutions at CloudFest 2025, bringing together cutting-edge hardware powered by Intel® Xeon® 6 processors, NVIDIA® GPUs and AMD® EPYC™ processors. The company will also highlight its integrated software platforms, reinforcing its position as a total AI solution provider for enterprises seeking seamless AI deployments from edge to cloud. Intel Xeon 6-based AI solutions and Gaudi 3 Acceleration for generative AI inferencing and fine tuning training ASUS Intel Xeon 6-based servers leverage the Data Center Modular Hardware System (DC-MHS) architecture, providing unparalleled scalability, cost-efficiency and simplified maintenance. ASUS will showcase a comprehensive Intel Xeon 6 family of processors at CloudFest 2025, including the RS700-E12, RS720Q-E12. and ESC8000-E12P-series servers. The ESC800-E12P-series servers will debut the Intel Gaudi® 3 AI accelerator PCIe® card. This lineup…

There’s a lot of talk about artificial intelligence (AI) and its impact on our work lives. If you’re in a job search, you might feel uneasy about all this tech talk, worrying that machines are ready to take over your next job. But let’s dive into why AI might be your best friend in finding your next opportunity. Think of AI as the new kid on the block, shaking up how we do our jobs but not necessarily stealing them. AI started doing simple tasks, like sorting emails, but now it’s doing big things like helping doctors diagnose diseases faster or letting…

The company behind ChatGPT has revealed it has developed an artificial intelligence model that is “good at creative writing”, as the tech sector continues its tussle with the creative industries over copyright. The chief executive of OpenAI, Sam Altman, said the unnamed model, which has not been released publicly, was the first time he had been “really struck” by the written output of one of the startup’s products. In a post on the social media platform X, Altman wrote: “We trained a new model that is good at creative writing (not sure yet how/when it will get released). This is the first…

Samsung showcased significant progress in technology and ecosystem development of AI-RAN, unlocking the full potential of software-based networks with NVIDIA’s AI platform Samsung Electronics today announced that the company is working with NVIDIA to advance AI-RAN technologies. The collaboration underscores Samsung’s commitment to fostering a robust ecosystem and diversifying the computing platforms available. This endeavor aims to support a smooth and easy adoption of AI in mobile networks by expanding the ecosystem of Central Processing Unit (CPU) and bolstering partnerships with Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) companies. To maximize and bring the power of AI into Radio Access Networks (RAN), Samsung…

Saildrone today announced a strategic partnership with Palantir Technologies set to revolutionize maritime intelligence capabilities. This collaboration will enable the rapid scaling of autonomous systems to deliver advanced maritime AI solutions—at a time when conventional naval assets are scarce. In an era of mounting global threats and critically constrained shipbuilding capacity, this partnership represents a paradigm shift in maritime security operations. Saildrone operates the world’s largest fleet of operationally deployed USVs, providing critical maritime domain awareness to the US Navy, Department of Homeland Security, and international allies. These autonomous vehicles utilize sophisticated and proprietary edge-computing AI/ML algorithms to monitor activities…

Oracle CloudWorld Tour — Oracle today announced the launch of its AI Centre of Excellence in Singapore to help organizations keep pace with the rapid advancements in AI. The Oracle AI Centre of Excellence will serve as a resource and hub for innovation and collaboration, bringing together leaders at the forefront of AI to drive AI adoption and success across Southeast Asia. “To remain economically competitive, we need to build an agile and adaptable workforce that is equipped to leverage new technology effectively. The new Oracle AI Centre for Excellence is a good example of how businesses can take the lead in workforce transformation, empowering…

The concept of inference scaling is being hailed as a transformative approach in artificial intelligence (AI) at the AI and Semiconductor International Conference 2025 (AISC 2025) in Hà Nội. Held from March 12–16 in Hà Nội, with additional sessions in Đà Nẵng, AISC 2025 has attracted over 1,000 technology experts and industry leaders from around the world. Co-organised by Việt Nam’s National Innovation Centre (NIC) and US-based AI firm Aitomatic, the conference explores how AI and semiconductor advancements are reshaping the future of computing. A key theme at the conference is the shift towards allocating computational power during inference, rather…

China-based DeepSeek shook up the world of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) early this year with a low-cost but high-performance model that challenges the hegemony of OpenAI and other big-spending behemoths. Since late 2022, just a handful of AI assistants — such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Anthropic’s Claude, and Google’s Gemini — have reigned supreme, becoming ever more capable thanks to multi-billion-dollar investments in engineers, data centers, and high-performance AI chips. But then DeepSeek upended the sector with its R1 model, which it said cost just $6 million or so, powered by less-advanced chips. While specialists suspect DeepSeek may have cost more…

 Aitech, provider of rugged embedded systems for use in military, aerospace and space platforms, and Intuidex, Inc., a software, services and data model solution provider, today announced a partnership to deliver ruggedized AI-enabled computing solutions for mission-critical Sea, Land, Air, and Space initiatives. Aitech embedded solutions utilizing the Intuidex Watchman Analytics™ platform will deliver AI processing infrastructure to achieve more comprehensive, near-real-time data analysis and intelligence extraction from varying data sources for applications ranging from environmental monitoring and urban planning to asset and object tracking.   “Working with Aitech, our high-level goal is to extend and streamline the use of AI across…

Introducing Gemini Robotics, our Gemini 2.0-based model designed for robotics At Google DeepMind, we’ve been making progress in how our Gemini models solve complex problems through multimodal reasoning across text, images, audio and video. So far however, those abilities have been largely confined to the digital realm. In order for AI to be useful and helpful to people in the physical realm, they have to demonstrate “embodied” reasoning — the humanlike ability to comprehend and react to the world around us— as well as safely take action to get things done. Today, we are introducing two new AI models, based…

One student asked a search engine, “Why does my boyfriend hit me?” Another threatened suicide in an email to an unrequited love. A gay teen opened up in an online diary about struggles with homophobic parents, writing they just wanted to be themselves. In each case and thousands of others, surveillance software powered by artificial intelligence immediately alerted Vancouver Public Schools staff in Washington state. Vancouver and many other districts around the country have turned to technology to monitor school-issued devices 24/7 for any signs of danger as they grapple with a student mental health crisis and the threat of shootings. The goal is…

AI tools and news just don’t seem to mix — even at the premium tier. New research from Columbia’s Tow Center for Digital Journalism found that several AI chatbots often misidentify news articles, present incorrect information without any qualification, and fabricate links to news articles that don’t exist. The findings build on initial research Tow published in November, which showed ChatGPT Search misrepresenting content from publishers with little to no awareness it might be wrong. The trend isn’t new. Last month, BBC found that ChatGPT, Gemini, Copilot, and Perplexity chatbots struggled to summarize news stories accurately, instead delivering “significant inaccuracies” and “distortions.” Moreover, the Tow…

The Defense Logistics Agency has started seeking feedback from the industry for innovative artificial intelligence-driven services capable of enhancing the agency’s financial reporting and audit processes. Enhancing DLA Operations According to the notice posted on SAM.gov Tuesday, DLA aims to boost the efficiency and accuracy of its operations by utilizing AI technology, particularly for auditing financial statements and making financial reports within the Department of Defense. DLA aims to optimize operations, including the management of large volumes of data and complex financial reporting needs, by leveraging emerging technologies such as AI. The agency also intends to enhance its financial management activities by ensuring…