The EU isn’t happy with WhatsApp’s AI fee.
The European Commission says it will order Meta to roll back its policy to only allow rival AI assistants on WhatsApp for a year if they pay an access fee, which appears to violate EU competition rules. …
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Microsoft could be the next Big Tech antitrust target
… The agency asks some similar questions about competition around AI products, including competing for customers against businesses that combine extra features or services with an AI or software product like Microsoft 365. …
Apple wants Europe to blink
… Jan Penfrat, a senior policy adviser for European Digital Rights EDRi , a network of NGOs, experts, and advocates campaigning for digital rights across Europe, sees Apple’s latest moves as a means of putting pressure on the EU Commission to allow it to break the DMA. “It’s very much a lobbying tact… …
LG will release the first 1000Hz, 1080p gaming monitor this year
… More information will be available on LG’s website here. Of course, there are also AI-enabled features, too: The 25G590B incorporates on-device gaming AI features designed to boost both immersion and usability. …
Read OpenAI’s latest internal memo about beating the competition — including Anthropic
… We should think like a platform company with multiple entry points and one integrated enterprise offering.” Dresser also addressed the intensifying competition between OpenAI and its longtime rival Anthropic, writing that “the market is as competitive as I have ever seen it” and that though Anthrop… …
Elon Musk confirms xAI used OpenAI’s models to train Grok
… Asked on the stand whether he knew what model distillation was, Musk said it’s to use one AI model to train another. When asked whether xAI has distilled OpenAI’s technology, Musk seemed to avoid the question, saying that “generally all the AI companies” do such a thing. …
John Ternus’ first big problem is AI
… On Alphabet’s February earnings call, executives largely ignored a question about the company’s AI partnerships, including with Apple, though Pichai said he was looking forward to Google powering “the next generation of Apple foundation models based on Gemini technology.” Ternus, who reportedly has…
Watch Sony’s elite ping-pong robot beat top-ranked players
… What sets Ace apart from the rest is that the robot, which was developed by Sony’s AI division, is the first that can hold its own against top-ranked human players and occasionally even beat them in matches that follow the official rules of the International Table Tennis Federation ITTF . …
Apple is using AI to fix Safari’s extension problem
… Until now, Safari’s AI toolset has been slim compared to competitors, as it has just offered AI summaries of webpages through a Highlights feature. …
Deezer launches an AI music detector for other streaming services
Deezer will now scan your playlists on other streaming platforms to detect AI-generated music. Deezer was the first of the big streaming services to start labeling AI-generated music. …