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• Sam Altman’s pledges about AI responsibility don’t mean much — experts

  06-03-2024 22:16
  
  Elon Musk’s lawsuit against Sam Altman and OpenAI, filed last week in California state court, accuses the defendants of forgetting core parts of OpenAI’s stated mission to develop useful and non-harmful artificial general intelligence. Altman has since moved to buttress his responsible AI credentials, including the signing of an open letter pledging to develop AI “to improve people’s lives.”Critics, however, remain unconvinced by Altman’s show of responsibili
  
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• OpenAI: Musk's control issues at heart of ongoing rift

  06-03-2024 21:34
  
  Elon Musk's intent to take control of OpenAI and merge it with Tesla are at the center of the fight between the controversial Tesla founder and the AI startup he helped get off the ground, but which is now being financed by Microsoft.That's what OpenAI argued in a blog post Wednesday co-authored by CEO Sam Altman and other key members of the company’s leadership team. The post shares Open AI’s side of the story after Musk filed a lawsuit against Altman and the company — the cr
  
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• What is FinanceKit in iOS 17.4?

  06-03-2024 18:25
  
  Though iOS 17.4 could leave European users vulnerable to new threat vectors and third-party app stores, it also introduced an interesting new API Apple is calling FinanceKit. What does it do, and is it an opportunity for your business?What is FinanceKit?
  FinanceKit is a new API for developers that lets them access a person’s transaction and balance details from Apple Card, Savings and Apple Cash. It is currently only available in the US.To read this article in full, please click here
  
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• Microsoft debuts Copilot for finance pros

  06-03-2024 18:13
  
  Microsoft has launched a Copilot assistant for finance professionals that it says will automate repetitive processes and provide faster access to financial data.  The Copilot for Finance, unveiled last week, connects Microsoft’s productivity apps — most importantly, Excel and Outlook —  with a customer’s existing financial systems to provide access to information using the Copilot interface.“Copilot for Finance can streamline audits by pulling and reconci
  
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• Windows 11’s new approach to troubleshooting

  06-03-2024 12:00
  
  Released in late October 2023, Windows 11 version 23H2 (a.k.a. the Windows 11 2023 Update) introduced big changes in the ways Windows 11 looks, works, and acts. One of the biggest changes in its makeup relates to the troubleshooting platforms and tools supplied with the OS.To elucidate what this is about, I’ll describe two previous generations of troubleshooting tools and platforms for Windows, and then explain what’s changed in Windows 11 23H2 (and future versions of Windows). Buck
  
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• How to control your Android phone with your face

  06-03-2024 12:00
  
  We've been exploring unconventional ways to control your favorite Android device with physical gestures — y'know, real-world movements like shaking and flipping the thing in a variety of specific ways.But get this: Android also has the ability to let you interact with your phone by simply moving your face.I kid you not: A cursory glance to the left with your pretty little peepers could take the place of the typical Android Back gesture. An upward glance could open your notifications. And
  
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