Threads rolls out a post scheduler, ‘markup’ feature, and more

While Meta lures TikTok creators to Instagram and Facebook with cash bonuses, its X competitor Instagram Threads is now making things easier for creators, brands, and others who need more professional tools to manage their presence on the app. On Thursday, Instagram head Adam Mosseri announced a small handful of new features coming to Threads,… Continua a leggere Threads rolls out a post scheduler, ‘markup’ feature, and more

Fitbit fined $12M over Ionic smartwatch burns

Fitbit has settled with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) over a long-standing defect that caused some wearers to sustain burns. The deal finds the Google-owned fitness company paying a $12.25 million penalty for the issues surrounding its Ionic smartwatch. The issue dates back to 2018, continuing on into 2020. Fitbit agreed to recall… Continua a leggere Fitbit fined $12M over Ionic smartwatch burns

Anthropic’s new Citations feature aims to reduce AI errors

In an announcement perhaps timed to divert attention away from OpenAI’s Operator, Anthropic Thursday unveiled a new feature for its developer API called Citations, which lets devs “ground” answers from its Claude family of AI in source documents such as emails. Anthropic says Citations allows its AI models to provide detailed references to “the exact… Continua a leggere Anthropic’s new Citations feature aims to reduce AI errors

Everyone wants MrBeast on their TikTok bid, but he hasn’t committed yet

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OpenAI says it may store deleted Operator data for up to 90 days

OpenAI says that it might store chats and associated screenshots from customers who use Operator, the company’s AI “agent” tool, for up to 90 days — even after a user manually deletes them. OpenAI has a similar deleted data retention policy for ChatGPT, its AI-powered chatbot platform. However, the retention period for ChatGPT is only… Continua a leggere OpenAI says it may store deleted Operator data for up to 90 days

Trump orders formation of working group to evaluate crypto stockpile

President Donald Trump on Thursday ordered the formation of a working group to propose federal regulations for “digital assets” — including cryptocurrencies, digital tokens, and stablecoins — and evaluate a national crypto stockpile. Ex-PayPal COO and founder of VC firm Craft Ventures David Sacks, Trump’s pick for crypto an AI “czar,” will lead the working… Continua a leggere Trump orders formation of working group to evaluate crypto stockpile

JetBrains launches Junie, a new AI coding agent for its IDEs

JetBrains, the company behind coding tools like the IntelliJ IDE for Java and Kotlin (and, indeed, the Kotlin language itself), on Thursday launched Junie, a new AI coding agent. This agent, the company says, will be able to handle routine development tasks for when you want to create new applications — and understand the context… Continua a leggere JetBrains launches Junie, a new AI coding agent for its IDEs

Even some of the best AI can’t beat this new benchmark

The nonprofit Center for AI Safety (CAIS) and Scale AI, a company that provides a number of data labeling and AI development services, have released a challenging new benchmark for frontier AI systems. The benchmark, called Humanity’s Last Exam, includes thousands of crowdsourced questions touching on subjects like mathematics, humanities, and the natural sciences. To make… Continua a leggere Even some of the best AI can’t beat this new benchmark

Tesla’s redesigned Model Y is coming to North America in March for $60,000

Tesla has announced that its redesigned Model Y SUV is coming to the U.S., Canada, and Mexico in March, with a starting price just shy of $60,000. The news comes just two weeks after Tesla revealed the new-look Model Y and said the SUV was coming to China and other Asian markets, also in March.… Continua a leggere Tesla’s redesigned Model Y is coming to North America in March for $60,000

Reliance plans world’s biggest AI data centre in India, report says

Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance is planning to build what could become the world’s largest data center in Jamnagar, India, with a capacity of three gigawatts to capitalize on surging AI demand. The facility would dwarf the current largest data center, Microsoft’s 600-megawatt site in Virginia, Bloomberg reported Friday. The project could cost between $20 billion to… Continua a leggere Reliance plans world’s biggest AI data centre in India, report says