Google Cloud inadvertently deleted an account containing $125 billion in pension funds
UniSuper, an Australian pension fund that manages $135 billion worth of funds and has 647,000 members, had its entire account deleted from Google Cloud, including all its backups that were stored on the service. Google’s Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian and UniSuper CEO Peter Chun, said that an “inadvertent misconfiguration” during the provisioning of UniSuper’s Private Cloud services resulted in the deletion of the subscription.
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Google launched ‘Model Explorer’, a tool for AI model visualization and debugging
Google researchers introduced Model Explorer to address the challenge of understanding and optimizing complex machine learning models. By clearly depicting how data flows through the model and how different parts interact, visualization helps debug issues, optimize the architecture, and make informed decisions while creating the model.
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EU issued Microsoft a legally binding request for information about two generative artificial intelligence features in Bing
The European Commission’s suspects violations of the Digital Services Act (DSA), stemming from risks posed by Bing’s generative AI tools, notably in “Copilot in Bing” and “Image Creator by Designer”. If Microsoft does not provide the information by 27 May, the Commission may impose a fine of up to 1% of the company’s total annual income.
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The second-generation Apple AirTag is reportedly in testing Phase and will likely be announced in 2025
Bloomberg wrote that new AirTag will have a code number of B589 and the product will be launched in the middle of next year. Apple is said to be currently doing test runs of the next-gen AirTag with its Asian manufacturing partners.
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New products
Oppo Reno12 Pro
Reno12 Pro will have a 6.7-inch AMOLED screen, Dimensity 9300 processor and a 5,000 mAh battery. It will be launched on May 23.
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Poco F6 Pro
The phone has an AMOLED screen, Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 processor, 16GB RAM and 1TB of storage.
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