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Microsoft 365’s AI-powered Copilot is like an omniscient version of Clippy
Enlarge / Microsoft 365 Copilot will attempt to automate content generation and analysis in all of the former Microsoft Office apps. Microsoft Today Microsoft took the wraps off of Microsoft 365 Copilot, its rumored effort to build automated AI-powered content-generation features into all of the Microsoft 365 apps. The... Read more
Drone Deliveries Are Coming to a New Texas Suburb With Manna Expansion
The drone delivery business will get more competitive, in some Texas suburbs at least, with plans by Irish startup Manna to begin test flights in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. It isn’t yet clear exactly when operations will begin, since the company first needs approval from the US Federal Aviation... Read more
Inside a Misfiring Government Data Machine
Last week, WIRED published a series of in-depth, data-driven stories about a problematic algorithm the Dutch city of Rotterdam deployed with the aim of rooting out benefits fraud. In partnership with Lighthouse Reports, a European organization that specializes in investigative journalism, WIRED gained access to the inner workings of the algorithm under... Read more
Unleashing the potential of AI: The power of an end-to-end environment for innovation
This article is part of a VB Lab Insights series on AI sponsored by Microsoft and Nvidia. Don’t miss additional articles in this series providing new industry insights, trends and analysis on how AI is transforming organizations. Find them all here.   To create value and business growth, organizations... Read more
Baidu shares fall after Ernie AI chatbot demo disappoints
Enlarge / “Please use the sharing tools found via the share button at the top or side of Baidu,” chief Robin Li introduces the functions of the company’s AI chatbot Ernie in Beijing on Thursday. Li said there was high market demand as Chinese companies raced to develop an... Read more
How Healthy Is Vegan Meat, Actually?
Veganuary is far behind us, but it’s never too late to explore a vegan diet. It’s easier than ever before, in fact, thanks to the numerous vegan meat alternatives available today. From Impossible and Beyond Meat burgers to Gardein Chick’n and Tofurky, plant-based meat is just about everywhere.  It’s not... Read more
Crypto Faces a Banking Crisis. For Some, It’s a Conspiracy
A group of Republican senators, led by Bill Hagerty of Tennessee, penned a letter to the banking regulators on March 9, supporting this interpretation. The statements issued by regulators have “caused banks to reevaluate their decision to provide banking services to the crypto sector,” the letter claimed. “This coordinated behavior... Read more
Ransomware attacks have entered a heinous new phase
Don Farrall/Getty Images In February, attackers from the Russia-based BlackCat ransomware group hit a physician practice in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, that’s part of the Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN). At the time, LVHN said that the attack “involved” a patient photo system related to radiation oncology treatment. The health... Read more
The 7 Best Fitness Apps for 2023
In this article Working out isn’t easy. From finding the motivation to knowing the best exercises, there’s quite the curve when it comes to getting fit — not to mention the cost of a gym membership. The best fitness apps can help you figure out what to do from the comfort of... Read more
An AI Told Me I Had Cancer
I realized that I had imagined the AI would take in my entire chart and make a diagnosis, possibly with some dramatic gradually-appearing images like the scenes on Grey’s Anatomy where they discover a large tumor that creates a narrative complication and is solved by the end of the... Read more