Beginning later this year, Phoenix area residents and visitors will be able to hail Waymo taxis through Uber, thanks to a new “multi-year” partnership the two companies announced on Tuesday. The pact will see a “set number” of Waymo vehicles made available to Uber users for rides and deliveries. The announcement comes after Waymo recently … Read more
‘We lead with love,’ Vin Diesel said about the ‘Fast & Furious’ cast, as he addressed his former enemy Dwayne Johnson returning to the franchise. ‘We lead with love,’ Vin Diesel said about the ‘Fast & Furious’ cast, as he addressed his former enemy Dwayne Johnson returning to the franchise.
After Google I/O and ahead of WWDC, it’s Microsoft’s turn to step up to the plate and host a developer conference. We’ll learn a lot about where the company plans to go in the coming months, with the keynotes covering many of the major updates. The first keynote starts at noon ET today. It won’t … Read more
Apple’s long-expected switch to internally developed 5G modems is clearly moving forward. The iPhone maker has struck a “multibillion-dollar” deal that will have Broadcom develop components for 5G and other wireless connectivity. Some of the parts will be made in American facilities, including a key Broadcom manufacturing base in Fort Collins, Colorado. The companies didn’t … Read more
Cryptocurrency exchange Binance reportedly mixed its revenue with customer funds at a US bank in 2020 and 2021. A source said to have direct knowledge of company finances told Reuters that commingling happened almost daily in Binance accounts at Silvergate Bank and concerned sums that ran into the billions. The news agency said it reviewed … Read more
ChatGPT no longer needs to rely on its own models or plugins to provide information to users: Microsoft has announced Bing Search is integrating into ChatGPT to provide more relevant — and potentially newer — responses. Bing will act as the “default search experience,” allowing ChatGPT to pull answers from the internet and provide citations. … Read more
It’ll be some time before we have a full picture of what the next version of Windows looks like, but that’s not stopping Microsoft from rolling out a few updates to Windows 11 amid this year’s Build developer conference. Today the company announced a list of feature updates for the operating system focusing on privacy, … Read more
There are vanishingly few places in Microsoft’s business ecosystem that remain untouched by January’s OpenAI deal, with GPT-4 backed chatbot and generative capabilities coming to Office products like Word and Excel, Bing Search, and integrated directly into the Edge browser. During the Microsoft Build 2023 conference on Tuesday, company executives clarified and confirmed that its … Read more
Microsoft has a lot of news at this year’s Build conference around its AI “copilots” for Windows 11 and other products, but it wants third-party developers in on the action too. The company announced that it has expanded its AI plugin ecosystem and provided a framework for building AI apps and copilots. At the same … Read more
As Microsoft unveiled more of its plans for AI domination at its Build developer conference today, no aspect of its business will be left untouched by AI. In addition to bringing its “Copilot” to Windows 11 and Edge, the company also shared details on how it will be infusing the Store with AI, beginning with … Read more