Top news this week, 18th-22nd of September 2023

Top interesting announcements

Microsoft AI researchers accidentally exposed 38 terabytes of internal data

Microsoft’s AI research team published open-source training data on GitHub. The data exposed included 38 terabytes of files, including the personal backups of two Microsoft employees containing passwords, secret keys, and over 30,000 internal Microsoft Teams messages.
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GitHub expanded the access to Copilot Chat for individual users

GitHub Copilot is now available for individual subscribers in Visual Studio and VS Code. Copilot for individual users costs $10/month and Copilot Chat is a free addition to the existing subscription. Copilot Chat helps with real-time guidance to suggest best practices, tips and solutions tailored to the code, help with code analysis and fixing security issues.
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Neuralink begins accepting human patients for trials of its brain implant

Neuralink said it has received approval from an independent review board to begin its first human trial. The company is seeking people with paralysis to test its experimental device in a six-year study.
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Amazon announced that Alexa will be powered by a generative AI large language model

The new Alexa will have a more human-like voice and will be able to hold more natural conversations without being prompted by a wake word.
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Google is getting ready to launch the AI model Gemini

Google has given a small group of companies access to an early version of Gemini. Giving outside access to the software, means Google is getting close to incorporating it in its consumer services and selling it to businesses through the company’s cloud unit. The AI model is intended to compete with OpenAI’s GPT-4.
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Samsung Galaxy S23 FE

The phone will have a 6.4-inch Dynamic AMOLED screen and Exynos 2200 or Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 processor. It will come with 128 GB or 256 GB of storage.
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Redmi Note 13 Pro

Redmi Note 13 Pro will have an AMOLED display, Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 processor and 16GB of RAM. It will come with a 5,000mAh battery.
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Samsung Galaxy A05

Galaxy A05 will have a 6.7-inch HD+ screen, MediaTek Helio G85 processor, 4 or 6GB of RAM and up to 128GB of storage. It will come with a 5,000 mAh battery.
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