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The Hindu · Oct 21, 2023

Google Says Project Green Light Can Help Solve Traffic Woes. Can It?

Google Research announced its Project Green Light program to help city officials ease traffic flows at busy intersections by harnessing the power of data.

RideApart · Oct 20, 2023

Why Google, Bing and other search engines' embrace of generative AI threatens $68 billion SEO industry

Google, Microsoft and others boast that generative artificial intelligence tools like ChatGPT will make searching the internet better than ever for users. For example, rather than having to wade through a sea of URLs, users will be able to just get an answer combed from the entire internet.

The Conversation · Oct 20, 2023

AI chatbots are supposed to improve health care. But research says some are perpetuating racism

Hospitals and health care systems are increasingly turning to artificial intelligence to help summarize doctors’ notes and analyze health records

The Independent UK · Oct 20, 2023

Australia remains wishlist for Amazon drone deliveries

The online retail giant is ramping up its drone delivery program but plans to fly and land goods in Aussie backyards is still a way off.

AAP · Oct 19, 2023

Congress accuses YouTube of playing into the hands of ‘ruling dispensation’ after platform advises discretion to watch Priyanka speech

“Will Google, which owns YouTube, explain what is “suicidal or self-harming” in their speeches? Will now raising issues that matter to the people be censored,” asked Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh

The Hindu · Oct 19, 2023

OnePlus Open: OnePlus's first folding phone is larger and lighter than Samsung's top foldable

The new phone is slightly larger than the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5 when unfolded

Evening Standard · Oct 19, 2023

Google to make Pixel smartphones in India; Available from 2024

The devices, starting with Pixel 8, are expected to begin rolling out in markets from 2024. Read further on Dynamite News

Dynamite News · Oct 19, 2023

What is the AI Safety Summit and where is it being held?

The lowdown on the Government's AI Safety Summit this week, which will focus on the most serious threats posed by the technology

Evening Standard · Oct 19, 2023

Quantum computers in 2023: how they work, what they do, and where they're heading

In June, an IBM computing executive claimed quantum computers were entering the “utility” phase, in which high-tech experimental devices become useful. In September, Australia’s Chief Scientist Cathy Foley went so far as to declare “the dawn of the quantum era”.

The Conversation · Oct 19, 2023