Profits at Microsoft beat Wall Street’s expectations as its heavy bets on artificial intelligence and gaming continued to bear fruit in the second quarter. The technology giant has invested billions of dollars into AI in a bid to turbocharge its growth. “Microsoft Copilot and Copilot stack are orchestrating a new era of AI transformation, driving…

Librarian Andrew Gray has made a “very surprising” discovery. He analyzed five million scientific studies published last year and detected a sudden rise in the use of certain words, such as meticulously (up 137%), intricate (117%), commendable (83%) and meticulous (59%). The librarian from the University College London can only find one explanation for this…

Nvidia I Sunday on 60 Minutes – CBS News Watch CBS News One of only five companies to ever surpass $2 trillion in stock market value, computer chip maker Nvidia ushered in the artificial intelligence revolution with its groundbreaking software and graphics processing unit. Bill Whitaker reports, Sunday. View CBS News In Be the first…

From the Association of Research Libraries: The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has issued a set of “Research Libraries Guiding Principles for Artificial Intelligence.” AI technologies, and in particular, generative AI, have significant potential to improve access to information and advance openness in research outputs. AI also has the potential to disrupt information landscapes and…

A high school athletic director in Maryland has been accused of using artificial intelligence to impersonate a principal on an audio recording that included racist and antisemitic comments, authorities said Thursday. Authorities said the case appears to be among the first of its kind in the country and called for new laws to guard against…

The Humane Ai Pin has been the talk of the tech industry for months. Its developer spent $230 million to create a wearable, artificial intelligence-based tool that would potentially make smartphones less relevant. But when the reviews came in last week, they were not positive. And one YouTube-based reviewer received lots of pushback for his…

Apple researchers have released a slew of new AI models that offer a hint at how artificial intelligence might work on future iPhones, iPads, Macs, and other devices. Andrew Griffin for The Independent:‎ The company has largely been quiet on its plans for AI, as much of the rest of the tech industry has pivoted…

Marc Tessier-Lavigne, PhD, Xaira Therapeutics founding CEO, and Bing presidential professor, head of laboratory at Stanford University AI-based drug developer Xaira Therapeutics has been launched with more than $1 billion in capital and a self-described ambitious commitment to transform drug discovery and development by creating new and more effective treatments faster. Xaira said it plans…

Apple has released a set of several new AI models that are designed to run locally on-device rather than in the cloud, possibly paving the way for an AI-powered iOS 18 in the not-too-distant future. The iPhone giant has been doubling down on AI in recent months, with a carefully split focus across cloud-based and…