Finding and summarizing information may not sound like the sexiest task for generative AI — until you need an article you posted on social media but can’t remember the exact word or phrase you used, or you want to answer a quick how-to question without plowing through a lengthy software manual. There are a lot…
The launch this weekend by Baidu of a native open-source multimodal foundation model called ERNIE 4.5 and a reasoning model, ERNIE X1, could lower AI adoption barriers, intensify competition, and reshape pricing strategies across the industry, an analyst said Monday. In order for that to occur, said Thomas Randall, research lead for AI at Info-Tech…
Owners of smart TVs and streaming sticks running Roku OS are already subject to video advertisements on the home screen. Now, Roku is testing what it might look like if it took things a step further and forced people to watch a video ad play before getting to the Roku OS home screen. Reports of…
It is now clear that Google Assistant will be replaced by generative AI (genAI) tool Gemini in most Android-based phones. The process is expected to begin shortly and be completed before the end of the year, according to the official Google blog The Keyword. Mobile phones running Android 9 or earlier will not be affected…
RevenueCat also found that in most app categories, the revenue gap between the top 5 percent of apps by revenue and the other 95 percent is widening. In 2024, RevenueCat concluded that the top 5 percent of apps in most categories made 200 times more revenue than the rest. In this year’s, that stat jumped…
Microsoft’s Windows updates over the last couple of years have mostly been focused on adding generative AI features to the operating system, including multiple versions of the Copilot assistant. Copilot has made it into Windows 11 (and even, to a more limited extent, the aging Windows 10) as a native app, and then a wrapper…
Apple has a lot of challenges these days. Would Steve Jobs really be handling these problems better than current leaders? The problems, some are long-term, others short-term, include (but are not confined to): Chinese consumers turning to domestic brands in response to the US trade war. US customers feeling the impact of tariffs and anticipated increase in product…
Google Assistant is not long for this world. Google confirmed what many suspected last week, that it will transition everyone to Gemini in 2025. Assistant holdouts may find it hard to stay on Google’s old system until the end, though. Google has confirmed some popular Assistant features are being removed in the coming weeks. You…
Krishnaswamy, Taara’s general manager, says the next stage of development is a tiny silicon photonic chip that will obviate the need for many of the terminals’ mirrors and lenses and allow multiple connections from one transmitter. The light-based chip units could also potentially replace radio-based Wi-Fi networks in offices down the line, so-called Li-Fi. Taara…
Cisco is adding new features to its Webex collaboration tool as it expands its adoption of agentic AI. The latest tools include an AI Agent and an updated AI Assistant for the company’s Webex Contact Center, a collaborative tool that helps companies handle customer service calls. The AI tools are designed to bolster customer service experiences….