OCR Support in Microsoft’s Photos App is Live Again For All Insiders
Windows Insiders can once again test optical character recognition (OCR) in Microsoft’s Photos app it was temporarily ...
Microsoft Poaches Top DeepMind AI Talent Behind Google's Podcasting Feature—Mustafa Suleyman's Zurich AI Lab Expands
Microsoft has recruited top talent from Google DeepMind for its AI lab in Zurich. This includes Marco Tagliasacchi, Zalán ...
Taylor Swift singing in Japanese: Mind-blowing new AI tech from China
TikTok's parent company, ByteDance, developed a new AI model called OmniHuman-1 that can turn any photo into a lifelike video ...
Mistral releases its AI assistant on iOS and Android
Mistral, the company sometimes considered Europe’s great hope for AI, is releasing several updates to its AI assistant, Le ...
Google Photos will add a hidden watermark to your AI-edited images
All photos that derive creative benefits from AI courtesy of Magic Editor's Reimagine tool will be watermarked at the ...
The list of major companies laying off staff in the new year, including Boeing, Meta, Microsoft, and BP
Companies have continued to cut jobs in 2025 after a wave of layoffs last year. Meta, Microsoft, BlackRock, and Boeing are among those shedding staff.
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Google rolls out cheaper AI model as industry scrutinizes costs
Flash-Lite 2 can generate captions for around 40,000 unique images at a cost of less than a dollar on Google AI Studio’s paid ...
Looks like the Edge Browser can’t be uninstalled after all
The uninstall document that Microsoft released is supposed to explain how to uninstall the Edge browser. Still, it only shows ...
ByteDance OmniHuman Creates Details AI Videos From a Single Image
ByteDance's OmniHuman redefines AI video creation with lifelike animations and gestures from a single 2D image. Its potential ...
Google retracts promise not to use AI for weapons or surveillance — prompting employee backlash: ‘Are we the baddies?’
The company’s historical reluctance to engage in military AI projects stems from employee-led protests in 2018, when workers ...
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ByteDance releases new generative AI model OmniHuman
ByteDance has come up with a generative AI framework that can create highly realistic videos of a human based on a single ...
Why Nvidia, Broadcom, and Other Chip Stocks Are Surging Wednesday
Shares of several tech companies specializing in artificial intelligence products soared Wednesday after Google parent Alphabet said it plans to ramp up spending on AI.