EU reached a provisional agreement on new regulations for AI software and services
The European Union rules would dictate the ways in which future machine learning models could be developed and distributed within the trade bloc, impacting their use in applications ranging from education to employment to healthcare. AI development would be split between four categories depending on how much societal risk each potentially poses: minimal, limited, high, and banned.
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The FTC is investigating Microsoft’s investment in OpenAI and ChatGPT
Bloomberg wrote that the US Federal Trade Commission is looking into the current financial partnership between the two companies and whether or not it might violate the country’s antitrust laws. The UK Competition and Markets Authority also recently announced it was taking comments from both companies and third parties, before possibly launching its own investigation into the Microsoft-OpenAI partnership.
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Google will shut down the Google Podcasts app in April 2024
This decision comes as part of the company’s broader transition to invest more in podcast tools and features on YouTube Music. Users who wish to retain their Google Podcasts subscriptions have till July 2024 to transfer their subscriptions to YouTube Music.
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The HP printer app was automatically installed on PCs, even when there was no printer
After Microsoft investigated the issue, it found there was a MS Store bug. Also, Microsoft has reported that existing printers can end up being renamed HP printers, regardless of manufacturer.
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New products
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Galaxy Tab A9 Kids
Tab A9 Kids has an 8.7-inch HD+ screen, MediaTek Helio G99 processor, 4GB or 8GB of RAM and 64GB or 128GB of internal storage. It comes with a 5,100mAh battery.
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iQOO Neo 9
The phone will have a 6.78-inch flat OLED display, Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 processor and a 5,000mAh battery. It will be launched on December 27.
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