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The European Commission has launched the pilot phase of a new virtual institute, “RAISE – the Resource for Artificial Intelligence Science in Europe,” to accelerate AI development and its application in scientific research. The announcement was made today at the European AI in Science Summit in Copenhagen by Executive Vice-President Henna Virkkunen and Commissioner Ekaterina Zaharieva.
RAISE is a...
AMD has confirmed a high-severity security vulnerability in the RDSEED instruction on its Zen 5-based CPUs, labeled AMD-SB-7055, which generates potentially predictable cryptographic keys. The issue affects server and consumer processors, prompting mitigations through firmware updates starting November 25.
The vulnerability causes the RDSEED instruction to return a value of zero in a non-...
Ripple, a crypto services company, announced on Monday its acquisition of Palisade, a crypto wallet and custody firm, to enhance institutional offerings by integrating Palisade’s wallet-as-a-service into Ripple Custody for banks and Ripple Payments.
The acquisition targets fintechs, crypto-native firms, and corporates as part of Ripple’s strategy to support their entry into cryptocurrency markets...
Google has redesigned the Quick Share application for Windows, following an earlier overhaul of the Android version. Android Authority identified the changes, which include an updated settings menu and simplified sharing interface. The redesign deploys through version 1.0.2351.1.
The redesign introduces an Expressive-style settings menu in the Quick Share app for Windows. This menu organizes...
Nvidia announced during the APEC meetings in Gyeongju that it will supply South Korea with more than 260,000 advanced AI GPUs to address the nation’s shortage of computing power for training complex AI systems. The initiative involves collaboration with the Ministry of Science and ICT, Samsung, SK Group, Hyundai Motor Group, and cloud providers Naver and Kakao, aiming to expand domestic AI...
WhatsApp released an update for its Mac application today, introducing chat theme customization with 38 color options to align with the iOS version. This feature enables users to personalize chat appearances through preset and adjustable settings accessed via the app’s menu.
The update provides 22 preset themes alongside options for custom color and brightness modifications, allowing precise...
Google has begun rolling out an updated version of its Translate app featuring Gemini AI-assisted translations for enhanced accuracy. The update introduces an AI model picker at the top of the app, available initially to some iOS users but not yet on Android. This feature supports translations between English and French, and English and Spanish, in its Advanced mode.
The AI model picker enables...
Coca-Cola has released a new AI-generated Christmas campaign titled “Holidays Are Coming,” featuring animated critters to reimagine its classic holiday commercials. The company produced the ad with AI studios Silverside and Secret Level after backlash from 2024 efforts, aiming for faster and cheaper creation.
In 2024, Coca-Cola aired three AI-generated holiday commercials that included gliding...
Microsoft signed a $9.7 billion, five-year contract with Australia’s IREN on Monday to secure additional AI cloud capacity amid rising customer demand for AI services. The agreement provides access to compute infrastructure equipped with Nvidia’s GB300 GPUs, deployed in phases through 2026 at IREN’s Childress, Texas facility designed for 750 megawatts of capacity.
Under the deal, Microsoft gains...
The Browser Company, led by founder Josh Miller, is integrating select features from its predecessor browser Arc into the new AI web browser Dia, following Arc’s discontinuation and Dia’s $610 million acquisition by Atlassian, to enhance user experience with AI capabilities.
Arc debuted in mid-2023 as an attempt to update web browsing for contemporary internet usage patterns. It introduced...