This year, billions of people will vote in elections around the world. 2024 will see — and has seen — high-stakes races in more than 50 countries, from Russia and Taiwan to India and El Salvador. Demagogic candidates — and looming geopolitical threats — would […]
Day: March 6, 2024
Microsoft’s new Orca-Math AI outperforms models 10x larger
Arindam Mitra noted and posted a chart showing that Orca Math bests most other 7-70 billion parameter-sized AI models.
Waze now helps you navigate roundabouts, alerts you about speed limit changes and more
Waze is adding a few new features that will help users navigate tricky roundabouts, get alerts when a speed limit is about to change and get warnings about speed bumps and sharp curves. The Google-owned company is also making it easier for users to find […]
YouTube is experiencing outages too, site confirms
Several social media websites are experiencing outages on Tuesday morning. YouTube confirmed that some users are having trouble loading videos on the platform; meanwhile, platforms like Discord and Meta’s Threads, Facebook and Instagram are down as well. According to a post on Google’s support page, […]
TikTok says its revamped creator fund has increased total creator revenue by over 250%
TikTok announced today that its revamped creator fund has increased total creator revenue by over 250% within the last six months. The company says the fund, which launched a year ago and eventually replaced TikTok’s original $1 billion Creator Fund, is exiting beta in the […]
It’s not just you: Facebook, Instagram and Threads are all down
Meta apps Facebook, Instagram and Threads are all currently experiencing outages. The service issues seem to have started at around 10AM ET, with outage reports for the services (and WhatsApp) spiking on Down Detector at that time. Facebook booted several members of the Engadget team […]
Google just outlined exactly how it’s changing ahead of Thursday’s DMA deadline
The deadline for compliance with the European Union’s Digital Markets Act (DMA) is this Thursday and Google just dropped a document outlining exactly what changes it has made (or will make) to keep up with the law. These 20+ adjustments vary in scope, and impact […]
Microsoft may debut its first ‘AI PCs’ later this month
Microsoft will reveal the Surface Pro 10 and Surface Laptop 6 on March 21, according to a report. This isn’t likely to just be a matter of a hardware refresh, however. Microsoft is expected to call these systems its first AI PCs, as Windows Central […]
Google is changing its search results to weed out SEO spam
Amid complaints that its search results have declined in quality, Google is tweaking its algorithms to do a better job of weeding out spammy or automated content. The company says the ranking updates, arriving in May, will “keep the lowest-quality content out of search.” Of […]
AI video startup Haiper emerges from stealth, plans to build AGI with full perceptual abilities
In addition to text-to-video, Haiper AI video platform also provides tools to let users upload and animate existing images or repaint a video, changing its style, background color, elements or subject with a text prompt.