Interesting announcements
Google removed a pledge to not build AI for weapons or surveillance
The company updated its public AI principles page, erasing a section titled “applications we will not pursue”, which was still included as recently as last week. Google’s newly updated AI principles note the company will work to “mitigate unintended or harmful outcomes and avoid unfair bias”.
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DeepSeek iOS app sends data to ByteDance servers without encryption
The security company NowSecure uncovered that the AI assistant DeepSeek sent user data through the iOS app to ByteDance servers. ByteDance’s connection to the Chinese government and its legal obligations under PRC surveillance laws have increased fears of state-driven data access and surveillance.
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OpenAI announced that ChatGPT Search is now available to all users, with no login required
ChatGPT Search functions as a normal search engine, offering maps, images, summaries, and cites its sources. The feature first launched back in October for paid subscribers. It is integrated directly into OpenAI’s ChatGPT AI chatbot.
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Adobe Acrobat’s AI chatbot can now summarize contract jargon
With the new “contract intelligence capabilities” the chatbot can automatically recognize when files and scanned documents are contracts and summarize complicated language. Adobe says the aim is to save users time that they would otherwise spend on trying to understand the often long and complex documents.
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Top new products
Xiaomi Mix Flip 2
Mix Flip 2 will have a 6.85-inch foldable OLED screen, Snapdragon 8 Elite processor and a 5,050mAh battery.
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Xiaomi 15 Ultra
Xiaomi 15 Ultra will have Snapdragon 8 Elite processor, Adreno 830 GPU and 16GB of RAM. It will come with a 6,000 mAh battery.
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