EU hits Meta with antitrust probe over WhatsApp AI features
The European Union has launched an antitrust inquiry into Meta’s recent AI advancements on WhatsApp, citing concerns about potential barriers for third-party AI innovators.
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PhonePe’s Pincode to focus exclusively on B2B business solutions for merchants
PhonePe’s Pincode is embracing a transformative shift by putting all its chips on B2B business solutions for offline stores. This decisive change means bidding farewell to its B2C shopping app, and it’s all about helping local shops thrive in the…
Palantir teams with Nvidia, CenterPoint Energy for software to speed up AI data center construction
Palantir, Nvidia, and CenterPoint Energy are launching “Chain Reaction,” a new AI-powered software platform designed to streamline the complex process of building AI data centers. This initiative aims to tackle permitting, supply chain, and construction hurdles, leveraging AI to untangle…
Dream11 shifts away from fantasy gaming; enters sports-entertainment space
The move comes on the back of a nationwide ban on real-money gaming announced by the central government in August, which erased 95% of the company’s revenue and 100% of its profits.
A smarter way for large language models to think about hard problems
To make large language models (LLMs) more accurate when answering harder questions, researchers can let the model spend more time thinking about potential solutions. But common approaches that give LLMs this capability set a fixed computational budget for every problem, regardless…
MIT engineers design an aerial microrobot that can fly as fast as a bumblebee
In the future, tiny flying robots could be deployed to aid in the search for survivors trapped beneath the rubble after a devastating earthquake. Like real insects, these robots could flit through tight spaces larger robots can’t reach, while simultaneously…
OpenAI has trained its LLM to confess to bad behavior
OpenAI is testing another new way to expose the complicated processes at work inside large language models. Researchers at the company can make an LLM produce what they call a confession, in which the model explains how it carried out…
Helping power-system planners prepare for an unknown future
A new computer modeling tool developed by an MIT Energy Initiative (MITEI) research team will help infrastructure planners working in the electricity and other energy-intensive sectors better predict and prepare for future needs and conditions as they develop plans for…
The Download: AI and coding, and Waymo’s aggressive driverless cars
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Everything you need to know about AI and coding AI has already transformed how code is written, but…
Accelerating VMware migrations with a factory model approach
In 1913, Henry Ford cut the time it took to build a Model T from 12 hours to just over 90 minutes. He accomplished this feat through a revolutionary breakthrough in process design: Instead of skilled craftsmen building a car…