Interesting announcements
Google pays Samsung an ‘enormous’ amount of money to pre-install Gemini AI on Galaxy devices
A court testimony in the US Department of Justice antitrust trial revealed Google provides Samsung with both fixed monthly payments and a percentage of revenue earned from advertisers within the Gemini app. The exact figures are unknown, but a DOJ lawyer called it an “enormous sum of money in a fixed monthly payment”.
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EU introduced labels for smartphones based on energy efficiency and ease of repair
The European Union has announced new mandatory labels for smartphones and tablets which will include information on energy efficiency, durability and repairability. In addition, the devices must meet new “ecodesign” requirements, including the availability of repair parts.
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The Washington Post will now let ChatGPT summarize its articles
ChatGPT will display summaries, quotes and links to articles from The Washington Post when users prompt the chatbot to search the web. The two organizations did not disclose the financial terms of the agreement.
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Anthropic launched a new program to study AI ‘model welfare’
The program will evaluate whether or not the advanced AI models may ever deserve some degree of moral consideration. It will also examine any signs for AI distress or ethical risk.
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Top new products
Honor GT Pro
GT Pro will have a 6.78-inch AMOLED screen, Snapdragon 8 Elite processor, 12GB or 16GB of RAM and up to 1TB of storage. It will come with a 7,200mAh battery.
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Motorola Razr 60
The phone has a 6.96-inch pOLED internal screen and a 3.63-inch external pOLED display. It comes with MediaTek Dimensity 7400X processor and 8GB of RAM.
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