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The Download: AI replicas, and China’s climate roleThis is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. AI can now create a replica of your personality Imagine sitting down with an AI model for a spoken two-hour interview. A friendly voice guides you through a conversation that ranges from your…China’s complicated role in climate changeThis article is from The Spark, MIT Technology Review’s weekly climate newsletter. To receive it in your inbox every Wednesday, sign up here. “Well, what about China?” This is a comment I get all the time on the topic of climate change, both in conversations and on whatever social media site is currently en vogue.…
Four ways to protect your art from AI MIT Technology Review’s How To series helps you get things done. Since the start of the generative AI boom, artists have been worried about losing their livelihoods to AI tools. There have been plenty of examples of companies’ replacing human labor with computer programs. Most recently, Coca-Cola sparked controversy by creating a new Christmas ad…
AI can now create a replica of your personalityImagine sitting down with an AI model for a spoken two-hour interview. A friendly voice guides you through a conversation that ranges from your childhood, your formative memories, and your career to your thoughts on immigration policy. Not long after, a virtual replica of you is able to embody your values and preferences with stunning…
The Download: Clear’s identity ambitions, and the climate blame gameThis is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Inside Clear’s ambitions to manage your identity beyond the airport Clear Secure is the most visible biometric identity company in the United States. Best known for its line-jumping service in airports, it’s also…Who’s to blame for climate change? It’s surprisingly complicated.Once again, global greenhouse-gas emissions are projected to hit a new high in 2024. In this time of shifting political landscapes and ongoing international negotiations, many are quick to blame one country or another for an outsize role in causing climate change. But assigning responsibility is complicated. These three visualizations help explain why and provide…
Inside Clear’s ambitions to manage your identity beyond the airportIf you’ve ever been through a large US airport, you’re probably at least vaguely aware of Clear. Maybe your interest (or irritation) has been piqued by the pods before the security checkpoints, the attendants in navy blue vests who usher clients to the front of the security line (perhaps just ahead of you), and the…Roundtables: What’s Next for Mixed Reality: Glasses, Goggles, and MoreRecorded on November 19, 2024 What’s Next for Mixed Reality: Glasses, Goggles, and More. Speakers: Mat Honan, Editor in Chief, and James O’Donnell, AI hardware reporter. We are barreling toward the next big consumer device category: smart glasses. After years of trying, augmented-reality specs are at last a thing. Facebook recently showed off its Orion…
The Download: police AI, and mixed reality’s futureThis is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. How the largest gathering of US police chiefs is talking about AI —James O’Donnell The International Association of Chiefs of Police bills itself as the largest gathering of its type in the United…How the largest gathering of US police chiefs is talking about AIThis story is from The Algorithm, our weekly newsletter on AI. To get it in your inbox first, sign up here. It can be tricky for reporters to get past certain doors, and the door to the International Association of Chiefs of Police conference is one that’s almost perpetually shut to the media. Thus, I was…
The Download: Bluesky’s rapid rise, and harmful fertility stereotypesThis is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. The rise of Bluesky, and the splintering of social You may have read that it was a big week for Bluesky. If you’re not familiar, Bluesky is, essentially, a Twitter clone that publishes…The rise of Bluesky, and the splintering of socialYou may have read that it was a big week for Bluesky. If you’re not familiar, Bluesky is, essentially, a Twitter clone that publishes short-form status updates. It gained more than 2 million users this week. On Wednesday, The Verge reported it had crossed 15 million users. By Thursday, it was at 16 million. By Friday? 17 million and counting.…
Why the term “women of childbearing age” is problematicThis article first appeared in The Checkup, MIT Technology Review’s weekly biotech newsletter. To receive it in your inbox every Thursday, and read articles like this first, sign up here. Every journalist has favorite topics. Regular Checkup readers might already know some of mine, which include the quest to delay or reverse human aging, and new technologies for…
The Download: diversifying AI voices, and a science-fiction glimpse into the futureThis is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. How this grassroots effort could make AI voices more diverse We are on the cusp of a voice AI boom, as tech companies roll out the next generation of artificial-intelligence-powered assistants. But the…How this grassroots effort could make AI voices more diverseWe are on the cusp of a voice AI boom, with tech companies such as Apple and OpenAI rolling out the next generation of artificial-intelligence-powered assistants. But the default voices for these assistants are often white American—British, if you’re lucky—and most definitely speak English. They represent only a tiny proportion of the many dialects and…
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Wordware raises $30 million to make AI development as easy as writing a documentWordware, a San Francisco startup, raised $30 million to simplify AI development with a natural language platform, enabling non-coders to build AI agents without traditional programming.
Anomalo’s unstructured data solution cuts enterprise AI deployment time by 30%Data quality vendor raises new money as it expands its unstructured data quality monitoring technology in a bid to help accelerate enterprise AI deployment.
xpander.ai’s Agent Graph System makes AI agents more reliable, gives them info step-by-stepIt enables AI agents to achieve a 98% success rate in multi-step tasks, compared to just 24% for agents using traditional methods.
OpenScholar: The open-source A.I. that’s outperforming GPT-4o in scientific researchOpenScholar, an innovative AI system by Allen Institute for AI and University of Washington, revolutionizes scientific research by processing 45 million papers instantly, offering researchers citation-backed answers and challenging proprietary AI systems.
Anthropic’s Computer Use mode shows strengths and limitations in new studyClaude can perform impressively complex tasks, but it will also make stupid mistakes from time to time.
Snowflake beats Databricks to integrating Claude 3.5 directlyThe company has partnered with Anthropic to bring Claude 3.5 family of models to Cortex AI, the fully-managed service for gen AI development
DeepSeek’s first reasoning model R1-Lite-Preview turns heads, beating OpenAI o1 performanceThe company’s published results highlight its ability to handle a wide range of tasks, from complex mathematics to logic-based scenarios.
StreamElements focuses on creator monetization in new product roadmapStreamElements debuted its roadmap of upcoming products and features, which are focused on creator monetization and maximizing revenue.
Pivoting in politics, tech, antitrust and economic growth | Gary Shapiro interviewGary Shapiro, the CEO of the CTA, is blunt when he articulates his views of politics, tech, antitrust law and economic growth.
aiOla unveils open source AI audio transcription model that obscures sensitive info in realtimeFor applications that do not require masking, the model can be configured to simply tag sensitive entities, providing options.War Robots: Frontiers launches console playtest to ready for early 2025 launchMy.Games announced its multiplayer mech shooter War Robots: Frontiers is hosting a console playtest for the first time on PlayStation and Xbox platforms. It also showed off its gameplay in a new trailer. This event will mark the first time players can step into the cockpit on consoles during a playtest running from November 20 […]
Quicksave announces QSApp to make WebGL more accessible through no-code editorsQuicksave Interactive wants to make the web interactive with WebGL technology by launching QSApp, a tool to make the web more accessible.
The graph database arms race: How Microsoft and rivals are revolutionizing cybersecurityThe fast-rising pace of attacks is driving a graph database arms race across leading cybersecurity providers.
Orchestrator agents: Integration, human interaction, and enterprise knowledge at the coreBringing in more AI agents to workflows means having a strong orchestrator agent to manage it all for enterprises.
Xsolla establishes APAC HQ in Busan, launches dev center for local talentXsolla today pledged to open its new APAC HQ in Busan, and collaborate with the city to build a talent development center for game creators.
Goodbye cloud, Hello phone: Adobe’s SlimLM brings AI to mobile devicesAdobe's SlimLM, a breakthrough AI system, brings advanced document processing directly to smartphones without the need for cloud computing, offering enhanced privacy and reduced costs for businesses.
Humans must adapt to AI’s fundamental changes to the labor market and the future of learningCONTRIBUTOR CONTENT: When AI is discussed in the media, one of the most popular topics is how it could result in the loss of millions of jobs, as AI will be able to automate the routine tasks of many jobs, making many employees redundant. Meanwhile, a major figure in the AI industry has declared that,…
Dovell Bonnett shares the simple solution to stopping cyberattacks in their tracksCONTRIBUTOR CONTENT: Authentication is the first line of defense for every government, corporation, and individual. As today’s world depends on ones and zeros for its every need, cybersecurity safeguards the priceless information stored on networks and servers against bad actors, and maintains promises of data confidentiality, integrity, and availability. In essence, an organization’s credibility is…
Google Play’s Best of 2024 list emphasizes multi-device strategiesGoogle Play has announced its best apps and games of 2024, with special emphasis on those with strong multi-device presences.
Microsoft debuts custom chips to boost data center security and power efficiency At the Ignite developer conference today, Microsoft unveiled two new chips designed for its data center infrastructure: the Azure Integrated HSM and the Azure Boost DPU. 
Microsoft launches Azure AI Foundry with agent orchestration, management toolsMicrosoft's new developer tools lets users build orchestration frameworks and evaluate AI models and agents.
OpenText expands AI capabilities to improve enterprise productivity and ROIOpenText expands its enterprise AI portfolio while demonstrating ROI through real-world implementations and a 30-day proof-of-concept program.
The Indie Game Awards make debut on December 19The Indie Game Awards, an awards-only ceremony dedicated to celebrating excellence in indie gaming, will make its debut on December 19.
Getting systems to simulate flight behavior in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 | Sebastian Wloch interviewMicrosoft Flight Simulator 2024, the ambitious flight sim game out today, the physics and environmental systems are very sophisticated.
Open source vector database vendor targets enterprise AI costs with cloud updateThe vendor behind the open source Milvus vector database has a big cloud update designed to improve performance and reduce enterprise AI costs.
xMEMS introduces Sycamore 1mm-thick micro speaker for smart watches and morexMEMS Labs unveiled its Sycamore micro-speaker components for smart watches, XR glasses and goggles as well as open-fit earbuds.
Genies launches Parties for brands and creators to launch their own ‘AI Roblox’Genies, an avatar technology company, has launched Parties after developing its foundational technology stack since the last fundraise.
Microsoft supercharges Fabric with new data tools to accelerate enterprise AI workflowsAt Ignite, Microsoft shared several new enhancements for Fabric, setting up the platform as the unified data layer for next-gen AI apps.Microsoft quietly assembles the largest AI agent ecosystem—and no one else is closeANALYSIS: Microsoft has quietly built the largest enterprise AI agent ecosystem, with over 100,000 organizations creating or editing AI agents through its Copilot Studio since launch – a milestone that positions the company ahead in one of enterprise tech’s most closely watched and exciting segments. “That’s a lot faster than we thought, and it’s a…
Microsoft brings transactional databases to Fabric to boost AI agentsAt its Ignite 2024 conference today, Microsoft announced a major step toward breaking down data silos separating transactional databases and analytical tools. The tech giant revealed that Azure SQL, its flagship transactional database, is now integrated into Fabric, Microsoft’s unified data platform. This integration allows enterprises to combine real-time and historical data into a single,…
Microsoft’s new AI agents support 1,800 models (and counting)New Copilot capabilities allow users to build customized autonomous AI agents, pull from out-of-the-box options and deploy without coding.
Is the pendulum swinging back in favor of remote working?People working in tech are watching nervously as return-to-office mandates roll in. Here's where the issue stands.
SuperScale puts its latest fundraise toward gaming analytics SuperPlatformSuperScale has raised $1.2 million in its latest funding round to launch its data analytics SuperPlatform for gaming businesses.
AnyChat brings together ChatGPT, Google Gemini, and more for ultimate AI flexibilityAnyChat unifies ChatGPT, Google Gemini, Claude, and more under one platform, offering developers and enterprises unprecedented flexibility to switch between leading AI models seamlessly.
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth and Astro Bot lead The Game Awards 2024 nomineesThe Game Awards has revealed its 2024 list of nominees, with Astro Bot, Metaphor: ReFantazio and Final Fantasy VII Rebirth getting multiple nods.
Nvidia accelerates Google quantum AI design with quantum physics simulationNvidia it is working with Google Quantum AI to accelerate the design of its next-generation quantum computing devices using simulations powered by Nvidia.
Nvidia unveils Omniverse real-time physics digital twinsNvidia Omniverse Blueprint enables industry software developers to build digital twins with realistic real-time physics.
Mistral unleashes Pixtral Large and upgrades Le Chat into full-on ChatGPT competitorLe Chat now includes image generation capabilities powered by the Flux Pro model, enabling users to produce high-quality visuals.From humble shoe salesman to a bird’s eye view of video game history | Peter Moore interviewPeter Moore is a legend of the game industry. He told us in a fireside chat at our GamesBeat Next 2024 event that he had humble roots as a soccer coach and a shoe salesman. He rose through the ranks at Reebok as a marketer, and then Bernie Stolar asked Moore if he wanted to […]
UN reveals finalists for Playing for the Planet AwardsThe United Nations' UNEP Digital Transformations Team unveiled the finalists and categories for its annual Playing for the Planet Awards.
Play Ventures raises $140M second fund to invest in games and consumer startupsPlay Ventures, a global venture capital firm specializing in early-stage gaming, has raised $140 million for its third gaming fund.Roblox updates its safety systems and parental controls under outside pressureUnder outside pressure, Roblox announced updates to its safety systems and parental controls today to protect children. In a blog post, Matt Kaufman, chief safety officer at Roblox said the updates will better protect the platform’s youngest users and provide easy-to-use tools to give parents and caregivers more control and clarity over what their children […]
3 leadership lessons we can learn from ethical hackersHere's how business leaders can use a hacker’s problem-solving approach to to improve their own leadership skills.
Our brains are vector databases — here’s why that’s helpful when using AIParallels between our brains and vector databases go deeper than retrieval. Both excel at compression, organizing and identifying patterns.
What Okta’s failures say about the future of identity security in 20252025 needs to be the year identity providers go all in on improving every aspect of software quality and security, including red teaming.
Trump revoking Biden AI EO will make industry more chaotic, experts sayA potential repeal of President Biden's AI rules could mean enterprises will have trouble navigating state-specific laws.
Google Gemini unexpectedly surges to No. 1, over OpenAI, but benchmarks don’t tell the whole storyGoogle's Gemini-Exp-1114 AI model tops key benchmarks, but experts warn traditional testing methods may no longer accurately measure true AI capabilities or safety, raising concerns about the industry's current evaluation standards.
From traditional workspaces to “sanctuaries”: how Mo Hamzian is shaping the culture of remote workCONTRIBUTOR CONTENT: Nearly 28% of the global workforce works remotely, and 38% of the global workforce are freelancers who don’t commute to traditional office spaces: remote work is here to stay. While it offers a number of advantages both for employers and employees, it isn’t without its drawbacks, including a plethora of distractions and an…Unity CEO Matthew Bromberg is a gaming, AI, and industry growth optimist | The DeanBeatMatthew Bromberg painted a path forward for game developers in one of his first public talks as Unity CEO at GamesBeat Next 2024.
Get ready for GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games on December 12 in LAI hope you’re ready for the GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games event, our next conference for the GamesBeat community. I’ve been looking forward to talking about our next half-day event on December 12 in Los Angeles. It seems like we just finished GamesBeat Next 2024 to look at technologies and strategies at the edge […]Reforged Labs launches AI ad-creation service for mobile games in open betaReforged Labs announced today that it's launching its AI-based ad-creation service, built specifically for mobile game studios, in open beta.
Basejump will launch social gaming platform with AI-powered game creatorBasejump unveiled its social gaming platform with an AI-powered gaming substrate dubbed Action that lets players create their own games.
Live commerce is the new sports bar: Loupe is the preferred late-night hangout for sports fans and collectorsCONTRIBUTOR CONTENT: Live commerce and the sports collectibles industries are both booming. There’s one place that sports fans are all going after work and no, it’s not the nearest sports bar. At night, fans are flocking to Loupe, where they can extend the game day excitement and connect with fellow sports fans for another live…
AI search wars heat up: Genspark adds Claude-powered financial reports on demandDistill Web gives users the ability to look up of 300,000-and-counting public companies and generate polished financial reports.- Snowflake Build: the 4 biggest announcements on Cortex AI and moreThe company debuted new tools for Cortex AI, its fully managed offering for developing conversational AI apps.
Why AI won’t make you a better writerDon’t let anything, least of all AI, cheat you out of what is creatively possible. Go forth and write your own story.
Want to easily render 3D environments? Cybever and Cloud Zeta have a wayThe companies also envision a future where 3D tools are more accessible to smaller businesses and non-professional creators.
OpenAI launches ChatGPT desktop integrations, rivaling CopilotChatGPT on Mac OS can launch VS Code, Xcode, Terminal and iTerm2 straight from the desktop app.
Anthropic’s new AI tools promise to simplify prompt writing and boost accuracy by 30%Anthropic introduces new AI tools, including a prompt improver and example management, designed to automate prompt engineering, boost accuracy by 30%, and enhance enterprise AI development.
Telegram emerges as Web3 game platform with 21% of Web3 game launches | Game7Telegram has emerged as a key development platform for Web3 games, capturing 21% of new Web3 game launches this year, Game7 said.
Case study: How NY-Presbyterian has found success in not rushing to implement AIInto 2025 and beyond, a strategic, responsible and intentional approach to enterprise AI adoption is critical for long-term success on meaningful projects.
Unlocking generative AI’s true value: a guide to measuring ROIIn the race to harness the transformative power of gen AI, enthusiasm alone won't generate returns.
How custom evals get consistent results from LLM applicationsPublic benchmarks are designed to evaluate general LLM capabilities. Custom evals measure LLM performance on specific tasks.
AI agents’ momentum won’t stop in 2025Interest in AI agents is high, and as enterprises get more comfortable with agents, 2025 may be the year AI agents finally go into production.
The new paradigm: Architecting the data stack for AI agentsDiscover how to build a robust data stack for your AI agents and unlock the full potential of generative AI.
2025: The year ‘invisible’ AI agents will integrate into enterprise hierarchiesUltimately, AI agents will be able to perceive (process and interpret data), plan, act (with or without a human in the loop), reflect, learn from feedback and improve over time.
Securing the AI frontier: Protecting enterprise systems against AI-driven threatsIt's the weaponized AI attacks targeting identities, unseen and often the most costly to recover from that most threaten enterprises.
How to get started with AI agents (and do it right)When should enterprises build custom in-house AI agents, adopt third-party models, or use open source tools?
How Sema4.ai is empowering business users to deploy AI agents in minutesMany early AI agents tend to be singularly-purposed or IT-driven. Sema4.ai says it is the differentiator for diverse horizontal use cases.
Resolution Games launches Spatial Ops, its XR shooter where your room is the battlefieldResolution Games' mixed-reality first-person shooter Spatial Ops has officially launched on Quest and PICO platforms.