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EVM News: Elon Musk's Social Media Post on EVM Tampering Sparks Outrage, Former Minister Answers

Elon Musk advised against using electronic voting machines (EVMs) due to hacking risks, sparking debates on their security amid irregularities in Puerto Rico's primaries. However, India defended its third-generation M3 EVMs as tamper-proof, with no connectivity and oversight from IIT experts and the Election Commission. The Supreme Court issued directives to further strengthen EVM security while rejecting demands for 100% VVPAT verification. #ElonMusk #EVMs #EVMHacking #BallotPaper #ElonMuskNews #PuertoRico #IndianElections2024 #Indianews #RajeevChandraShekhar #Worldnews #Oneindia #Oneindianews ~HT.178~ED.155~GR.125~

Microsoft Announces New Surface PCs With AI Chips

Microsoft Announces , New Surface PCs With AI Chips. On May 20, Microsoft announced that it will be releasing a Surface Laptop and Surface Pro tablet with Qualcomm AI chips, CNBC reports. . On May 20, Microsoft announced that it will be releasing a Surface Laptop and Surface Pro tablet with Qualcomm AI chips, CNBC reports. . Qualcomm's Arm-based chips deliver longer battery life. Other computer makers such as Dell, HP, Acer and more are also debuting AI-ready PCs that will offer Microsoft's Copilot AI chatbot. PCs equipped with AMD and Intel chips that adopt the Copilot+ standard will be released at a later date, Microsoft said. . PCs equipped with AMD and Intel chips that adopt the Copilot+ standard will be released at a later date, Microsoft said. . Copilot+ computers will begin at $999. Pre-orders are currently being accepted. . The devices will be available in June. The new offering comes almost four months after Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said on an earnings call that "in 2024, AI will become a first-class part of every PC." . The new offering comes almost four months after Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said on an earnings call that "in 2024, AI will become a first-class part of every PC." . On May 20, Microsoft shares closed at $425.34, up 1.2%. Qualcomm increased 2% to $197.76, a record close

Google Uses AI to Add Over 100 New Languages to Translate

Google Uses AI to Add , Over 100 New Languages to Translate. Google Translate continues to get better, as the company has used AI to add 110 new languages to the feature, Engadget reports. . According to Google, the new languages represent over 600 million speakers, or 8% of the worldwide population. . Google referenced its LLM, PaLM 2, as "a key piece to the puzzle, helping Translate more efficiently learn languages that are closely related to each other," . ... "including languages close to Hindi, like Awadhi and Marwadi, and French creoles like Seychellois Creole and Mauritian Creole.". Isaac Caswell, senior software engineer for Google Translate, issued a statement about the development. As technology advances, and as we continue to partner with expert linguists and native speakers, we'll support even more language varieties and spelling conventions over time, Isaac Caswell, senior software engineer for Google Translate, via Engadget. The last time Translate had a sizeable number of languages added to it was in May of 2022. At the time, the company utilized the help of Zero-Shot Machine Translation, which "allows a model to learn a new language" without viewing examples, Engadget reports. . Later in 2022, Google announced its 1,000 Languages Initiative. The Initiative seeks to develop AI models that can learn the 1,000 most common languages spoken around the world. . The Initiative seeks to develop AI models that can learn the 1,000 most common languages spoken around the world.

Amazon Reaches $2 Trillion in Stock Market Value

Amazon Reaches $2 Trillion , in Stock Market Value. On June 26, Amazon became the 5th American company to join the $2 trillion club, NPR reports. . Amazon shares ended the day up nearly 4%, giving the company a $2.01 trillion stock market valuation. . Within the past year, Amazon's stock has gained 52%. Part of that gain can be attributed to investors' enthusiasm about the company's AI endeavors, NPR reports. . A big part of the valuation boost has been cloud and AI. Amazon is going to be a major player in the AI revolution, Dan Ives, Wedbush tech analyst, via NPR. Amazon currently has a chatbot called Q, which businesses that use AWS have access to. . Amazon currently has a chatbot called Q, which businesses that use AWS have access to. . Amazon CEO Andy Jassy recently said that AI has rejuvenated the growth of AWS. The cloud computing unit is reportedly on pace to bring in $100 billion in annual revenue. Amazon recently invested in Anthropic, a California AI company, "to develop so-called foundation models that underpin generative AI systems," NPR reports. . Amazon also makes its own AI chips. The other four U.S. companies that belong to the $2 trillion club are Google, Microsoft, Apple and Nvidia. . The other four U.S. companies that belong to the $2 trillion club are Google, Microsoft, Apple and Nvidia. . The other four U.S. companies that belong to the $2 trillion club are Google, Microsoft, Apple and Nvidia. . The other four U.S. companies that belong to the $2 trillion club are Google, Microsoft, Apple and Nvidia.

YouTube Leaks Spark Concerns About Google Employee Access to Unpublished Videos

YouTube Leaks Spark Concerns , About Google Employee Access , to Unpublished Videos. Last week, PlayStation's lineup for the State of Play event was leaked shortly after the event was scheduled to appear on YouTube. Last week, PlayStation's lineup for the State of Play event was leaked shortly after the event was scheduled to appear on YouTube. The Verge reports that the leak has contributed to concerns regarding Google employees' access to videos before they go live. The issue was recently highlighted in reports by Insider Gaming and 404 Media. One of the leaks, which was noted by Tom Henderson of Insider Gaming, involved KSI's 2022 attempt to give away over $10,000 in Amazon gift cards. However, an internal YouTube investigation was started after KSI realized that all of the gift card codes had already been redeemed prior to the video going live. However, an internal YouTube investigation was started after KSI realized that all of the gift card codes had already been redeemed prior to the video going live. A similar internal investigation was opened after the trailer for GTA VI leaked online. . According to a report by 404 Media, a Google contractor was responsible for the 2017 Nintendo leak that revealed an early look at 'Yoshi's Crafted World.'. The Verge reports that an image of the game's trailer was posted to Reddit just ahead of its big reveal at E3. . The post contained an “admin.youtube.com” URL, which would suggest that an employee had accessed the video prior to its public release. According to a database entry reported on by 404 Media, Google confirmed that an employee had gained access to and deliberately leaked the video.

Google Search Algorithm Documents Have Been Leaked

Google Search Algorithm Documents , Have Been Leaked. On May 29, Google confirmed that 2,500 internal documents have been leaked, The Verge reports. The documents contain data that the company uses for its search algorithm. . Google spokesperson Davis Thompson issued a statement. We would caution against making inaccurate assumptions about Search based on out-of-context, outdated or incomplete information. , Davis Thompson, Google spokesperson, via statement. We’ve shared extensive information about how Search works and the types of factors that our systems weigh, while also working to protect the integrity of our results from manipulation, Davis Thompson, Google spokesperson, via statement. The leaked documents suggest that the tech giant may collect and use data that it previously denied using for rankings. such as "clicks, Chrome user data and more," The Verge reports. However, it's not clear what data is actually utilized to rank searches, as some info could be outdated or used for training purposes. Nevertheless, the leak is likely to make waves throughout "search engine optimization (SEO), marketing and publishing industries," The Verge reports.

‘AI is not creative, you are’: How AI will change the way we work, according to Microsoft

‘You can choose fear or you can lean in and learn’, Microsoft’s WorkLab co-founder on AI and the future of work.