The Morning After: Samsung made its own generative AI model

The Morning After: Samsung made its own generative AI model

Developed by Samsung Research, Gauss (named after mathematician Carl Friedrich Gauss) powers several on-device AI technologies across Samsung products. It will have a few different facets but will do a lot of the same stuff we’ve seen from other generative AI (GAI) models. Gauss Language will handle tasks like translations and summarizing documents, while Gauss … Read more

Sony has now sold over 46.6 million PS5 consoles

Sony has had a blockbuster quarter when it comes to PlayStation 5 sales. The company has sold 4.9 million PS5 units in its second financial quarter ending on September 30, bringing the total number of consoles sold to 46.6 million. It didn’t quite reach last year’s holiday figures, but it still moved 1.6 million units … Read more

Snap lays off 20 product managers to speed up decision-making

Snap is going through a reorganization and has laid off “nearly 20 product managers,” according to The Information. The job cuts follow a string of departures and position shuffling over the past few months. A company spokesperson told the publication that the layoffs were meant to speed up the company’s decision-making process, presumably because they’d … Read more

SAG-AFTRA ends strike after securing a deal that protects members ‘from the threat of AI’

The Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) has officially ended its strike, which lasted for 118 days, after reaching a tentative agreement with Hollywood studios. In its announcement, it said it was able to secure a contract “valued at over 1 billion dollars” and that it was able to negotiate “above-pattern” … Read more

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