Microsoft allegedly pitched DALL-E to the US military
Microsoft proposed the utilisation of OpenAI’s DALL-E in aiding the US Department of Defense to develop software for military operations, accordin to The Intercept. OpenAI said it was not involved in the Microsoft pitch and that it had not sold any tools to the Department of Defense.
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Meta has revealed new AI chips that can increase the processing speed
The project was internally called Artemis and one of the goals is to reduce Meta’s dependence on external suppliers like Nvidia for AI chips. Also, according to a Meta blog post, the chip’s architecture is specifically designed to optimize the balance between computing power, memory bandwidth, and memory capacity.
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Google will invest $1 billion to build two new subsea cables between the U.S. and Japan
The two subsea cables, Proa and Taihei, will improve connectivity between the U.S., Japan and multiple Pacific island countries and territories. The cables will be built by Japanese company NEC Corp.
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Proton acquired Standard Notes
Standard Notes is an end-to-end encrypted note app available on desktop platforms, web, and mobile devices with over 300,000 active users. Proton says the both companies share the same goal of giving users services that protect their privacy.
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New products
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Google Pixel 8a
Pixel 8a will have a 6.1-inch OLED display, Tensor G3 processor and 8GB of RAM. It will be launched on May 14th.
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Realme GT Neo 6 SE
The phone has a 6.78-inch OLED screen, Snapdragon 7+ Gen 3 processor, up to 16GB of RAM and up to 512GB of storage. It comes with a 5500mAh battery.
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