Google Could Be Inching Back to Augmented Reality

Google Could Be Inching Back to Augmented Reality

Google is forming a partnership with augmented reality (AR) startup Magic Leap. “We’ve shipped a couple of different versions of augmented reality devices so far, so we’re out there delivering things, and Google has a long history of platforms thinking,” Magic Leap Chief Technology Officer Julie Larson-Green told Reuters Thursday (May 30). “So, we’re thinking, …

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Microsoft and Hitachi Form Multibillion-Dollar AI Agreement

Microsoft and Hitachi Form Multibillion-Dollar AI Agreement

Microsoft has announced a multi-billion-dollar AI-focused partnership with Japan’s Hitachi. The collaboration is designed to use generative artificial intelligence (AI) to fuel the growth of Hitachi’s business software and services business Lumada, particularly in “social infrastructure” areas like energy and mobility, per a Monday (June 3) news release. “We are entering a new era of AI …

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Microsoft confirms mixed reality layoffs, will keep selling HoloLens 2

Microsoft confirms mixed reality layoffs, will keep selling HoloLens 2

“Earlier today we announced a restructuring of the Microsoft’s Mixed Reality organization,” the spokesperson said in an email. “We remain fully committed to the Department of Defense’s IVAS program and will continue to deliver cutting edge technology to support our soldiers. In addition, we will continue to invest in W365 to reach the broader Mixed …

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Justice Department’s ‘deepfake’ concerns over Biden interview audio highlights AI misuse worries

Justice Department’s ‘deepfake’ concerns over Biden interview audio highlights AI misuse worries

WASHINGTON — Releasing an audio recording of a special counsel’s interview with President Joe Biden could spur deepfakes and disinformation that trick Americans, the Justice Department said, conceding the U.S. government could not stop the misuse of artificial intelligence ahead of this year’s election. A senior Justice Department official raised the concerns in a court …

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ThousandEyes launches AI to fix internet outages, teases genAI tool

ThousandEyes launches AI to fix internet outages, teases genAI tool

Surasak Suwanmake | Moment | Getty Images Cisco’s ThousandEyes internet monitoring unit on Monday unveiled new artificial intelligence-powered capabilities it said will allow for much faster prediction and diagnosis of internet outages and disruptions. The company said its new AI tech, called Digital Experience Assurance, or DXA, would enable customers of Cisco’s networking technology to …

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Foxconn to build advanced computing centre in Taiwan

Foxconn to build advanced computing centre in Taiwan

Centre: Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang. Right: Young Liu Hon Hai Technology Group (Foxconn) has said it plans to build an advanced computing center in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, with the NVIDIA Blackwell platform at its core. The announcement was made at COMPUTEX 2024. The computing center, anchored by the superchip GB200 servers, consists of a total of …

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