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In today's Techpresso:
🤝 Apple could partner with OpenAI, Gemini, Anthropic
🌐 EU probes Apple, Google, Meta under new digital law
🤖 Chatbots more likely to change your mind than another human, study says
🚫 China bans Intel and AMD processors in government computers
📚 Spotify adds video learning courses in latest experiment
🎁 + 6 other news you might like
🔮 + 11 handpicked research papers and tools
🤝 Apple could partner with OpenAI, Gemini, AnthropicLINK
Apple is discussing with Alphabet, OpenAI, Anthropic, and potentially Baidu to integrate generative AI into iOS 18, considering multiple partners rather than a single one.
The collaboration could lead to a model where iPhone users might choose their preferred AI provider, akin to selecting a default search engine in a web browser.
Reasons for partnering with external AI providers include financial benefits, the possibility to quickly adapt through partnership changes or user preferences, and avoiding the complexities of developing and maintaining cloud-based generative AI in-house.
🌐 EU probes Apple, Google, Meta under new digital lawLINK
The European Commission has initiated five investigations into Apple, Google, and Meta for potential non-compliance with the Digital Markets Act (DMA), focusing on app store rules, search engine preferencing, and advertisement targeting models.
Investigations will also examine Apple's app distribution fee structure and Amazon's product preferencing, while Meta is given six months to make Messenger interoperable with other messaging services.
Companies may face fines up to 10% of their annual global revenue for DMA non-compliance, with the possibility of increased penalties for repeated infringements.
🤖 Chatbots more likely to change your mind than another human, study saysLINK
A study found that personalized chatbots, such as GPT-4, are more likely to change people's minds compared to human debaters by using tailored arguments based on personal information.
The research conducted by the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne and the Italian Fondazione Bruno Kessler showed an 81.7 percent increase in agreement when GPT-4 had access to participants' personal data like age, gender, and race.
Concerns were raised about the potential misuse of AI in persuasive technologies, especially with the ability to generate detailed user profiles from online activities, urging online platform operators to counter such strategies.
🚫 China bans Intel and AMD processors in government computersLINK
China has issued guidelines prohibiting the use of Intel and AMD CPUs in government offices and servers, planning to switch to domestic alternatives like Loongson and Phytium, despite US blacklists.
The move is a part of China's broader strategy to reduce dependency on foreign technology in response to US sanctions, aiming for a complete transition to local products in state-owned companies by 2027.
Despite the push for self-reliance, experts note that Chinese technology, including its CPUs, lags behind international standards, with key challenges in achieving competitive capabilities and scale.
📚 Spotify adds video learning courses in latest experimentLINK
Spotify is introducing video-based learning courses to its UK users, adding a fourth content category alongside songs, podcasts, and audiobooks through partnerships with educational platforms like BBC Maestro and Skillshare.
The courses, accessible on both mobile and desktop, cover topics such as music production, creativity, business, and healthy living, with a freemium model offering at least two video lessons for free.
Although the online courses are currently an experiment in the UK with no confirmed plans for a wider release, they represent Spotify's interest in expanding into education and could potentially be included in future subscription upgrades.
Other news you might like
Bitcoin halving in April to cut mining reward, driving an exodus of old US equipment to countries with cheap electricity.LINK
Spain suspends Telegram ban to investigate impact on users.LINK
WhatsApp to embed Meta AI directly into search bar for instant assistance: Report.LINK
Apple might finally let you freely customize Home Screen icons on iPhone.LINK
Tesla Model 3 'Ludicrous' will be more than just a speedier M3, new leaks show.LINK
China's Xiaomi will price its Tesla EV rival under $69,400, CEO says ahead of Thursday launch.LINK
Latest research and tools
Monolith: a CLI tool that saves complete web pages as a single HTML file, embedding all CSS, image, and JavaScript assets, allowing for offline viewing exactly as if online.LINK
Aegis v3.0: a free, secure, and open source 2FA app for Android that enhances account security.LINK
Supervision: a versatile computer vision tool that supports dataset management, model integration, and customizable visualizations for diverse applications.LINK
DongleHider+ Framework Laptop Expansion Card: allows users to internally mount a Logitech Unifying Dongle (or similar) within a card, maintaining an available USB A port and supporting 1-2 additional dongles without occupying external expansion slots, tested on Windows with AMD Framework 13 and 16 laptops.LINK
Pyenv: lets you easily switch between multiple versions of Python, ensuring compatibility and ease of testing across projects by modifying your system's PATH to intercept Python commands.LINK
SPQR 1.3.0: a production-ready system for horizontal scaling of PostgreSQL.LINK
Jampack: optimizes static websites by inlining critical CSS, lazy-loading CSS, prefetching links for quicker navigation, and compressing assets without altering their names or formats, all to enhance user experience and Core Web Vitals scores.LINK
Nano-web: a hyper-minimal, low-latency webserver optimized for serving Single Page Applications (SPAs) and static content with features like pre-caching, compression, Docker and NanoVM compatibility, SPA mode for handling 404s, and dynamic environment variable injection for runtime configuration.LINK
HTTP 103 Adblock Detector: a proof of concept that detects adblockers by abusing HTTP 103 Early Hints, working primarily in Firefox and bypassing the need for JavaScript.LINK
Mirantis K8s Lens: an intuitive, context-aware user interface tool that significantly streamlines the management and troubleshooting of Kubernetes workloads, aiming to enhance team productivity and reduce the number of required tools for cloud-native development.LINK
Explorer: exploration-Guided Reasoning for Textual Reinforcement Learning: the paper introduces a method that enhances text-based reinforcement learning by incorporating exploration-driven reasoning.LINK
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