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🚗 Tesla lays off more than 10% of its workforce
🎥 Adobe explores OpenAI partnership as it adds AI video tools
📱 Apple's AI features on iOS 18 may run locally on your iPhone
👀 Microsoft begins its most ambitious security overhaul in two decades
💰 US to grant Samsung up to $6.4 bn for chip plants
🥇 Samsung overtakes Apple as the number 1 smartphone maker in the world
🎁 + 9 other news you might like
🔮 + 4 handpicked research papers and tools
🚗 Tesla lays off more than 10% of its workforceLINK
Tesla plans to lay off "more than 10 percent" of its global workforce following its first year-over-year decline in vehicle deliveries since 2020, impacting at least 14,000 employees.
CEO Elon Musk expressed regret over the layoffs in an internal email, stating they are necessary for the company to remain "lean, innovative and hungry" for future growth.
Senior vice president Drew Baglino and policy chair Rohan Patel are among the top executives reported to be leaving the company amid these changes.
🎥 Adobe explores OpenAI partnership as it adds AI video toolsLINK
Adobe is enhancing Premiere Pro with new AI video tools, enabling capabilities such as video generation, object addition/removal, and clip extension, and is exploring a potential partnership with OpenAI. The integration of OpenAI's Sora with Adobe's video tools is considered an 'early exploration,' aiming to augment Adobe's offerings and provide users with advanced generative capabilities. Adobe aims to offer more choice to Premiere Pro users by potentially integrating third-party AI models and adding Content Credentials to identify the AI used, despite current limitations and the unclear extent of user control over these new features.
📱 Apple's AI features on iOS 18 may run locally on your iPhoneLINK
Apple's iOS 18, set to debut at WWDC 2024 on June 10, promises to be the most significant software upgrade with enhanced features like a smarter Siri through generative AI. According to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, the initial set of AI features in iOS 18 will operate entirely on-device without requiring cloud processing, ensuring privacy and efficiency. Apple is in discussions with AI developers such as Google's Gemini, OpenAI's GPT, and Baidu to integrate generative AI tools into iOS 18, potentially including third-party AI chatbots.
👀 Microsoft begins its most ambitious security overhaul in two decadesLINK
Microsoft has encountered significant cybersecurity challenges, prompting a comprehensive security overhaul aimed at mitigating vulnerabilities, particularly those exploited in high-profile hacks attributed to state-sponsored groups.
The company's response includes accelerating cloud security measures, enforcing multifactor authentication, and leveraging AI to enhance software safety, amidst criticism over its commitment to deep, systemic changes.
Legislation and industry critiques highlight Microsoft's cybersecurity struggles, emphasizing the need for improved security standards and practices in light of the company's pivotal role in global cybersecurity and the reliance of government and corporate sectors on its software.
💰 US to grant Samsung up to $6.4 bn for chip plantsLINK
The U.S. government has announced a $6.4 billion subsidy for Samsung to construct advanced computer chip manufacturing facilities in the Austin area, aiming to increase chip production in the United States.
Samsung's deal involves a $40 billion investment from the company itself to enhance an existing chip factory, build a second one, and establish a new research and development center in Texas.
This funding is part of the 2022 CHIPS Act's $39 billion in subsidies designed to incentivize both U.S. and foreign companies to develop chip manufacturing capabilities domestically.
🥇 Samsung overtakes Apple as the number 1 smartphone maker in the worldLINK
The worldwide smartphone market saw a 7.8 percent year-on-year growth in shipments, reaching 289.4 million units, led by Chinese brands and marking the third consecutive quarter of growth.
Apple experienced a significant sales decline of 9.6 percent, dropping to 50.1 million units, while Samsung led the market with a slight 0.7 percent decrease to 60.1 million units.
Xiaomi and Transsion saw substantial shipment increases of 33.8 percent and 84.9 percent, respectively, highlighting a competitive shift in the smartphone market.
Other news you might like
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ChatGPT plays Red Dead Redemption II — AI vision system was overwhelmed.LINK
Hong Kong gives initial approval to first bitcoin, ether spot ETFs, say funds.LINK
Bluesky is now allowing heads of states to sign up.LINK
Tech executive foresees billion-dollar boom for 'AI girlfriends'.LINK
Meta to temporarily shut down social media platform Threads in Turkey.LINK
Meta’s ‘consent or pay’ tactic must not prevail over privacy, EU rights groups warn.LINK
Latest research and tools
WireViz: a tool for easily documenting cables, wiring harnesses, and connector pinouts, generating graphical output from YAML-formatted text, and handling BOM creation.LINK
TwitchAdSolutions: a repository offering various methods to block Twitch ads, primarily through proxies and userscripts for enhanced reliability.LINK
Better Adb-Shell: enhances the Android shell experience by adding a colored prompt, keyboard shortcuts, simplified navigation, a typo-fixing alias, and an optional command history feature.LINK
ChatGPT Can Predict the Future Telling Stories Set in the Future About the Past: the paper investigates how ChatGPT creates narratives situated in the future that reflect on past events.LINK
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