One Student Signed Up Every Minute For AI Course From Coursera In 2023 Due To ChatGPT Impact

In a strong indication that individuals are upskilling to take advantage of the future boom in generative AI, CEO Jeff Maggioncalda of the American edutech platform Coursera stated on Thursday that the company will add a new user to its artificial intelligence courses every minute on average starting in 2023. With the help of OpenAI’s…

Samsung Challenges Apple By Including AI Features In Their Newest Galaxy S24 Smartphones

In an attempt to take on Apple, Samsung Electronics has revealed that its newest high-end smartphones, which were presented on Wednesday, will be equipped with a variety of artificial intelligence features, including simultaneous translation of phone calls into foreign languages. According to data provider International Data Corporation, Apple overtook Samsung in 2023 smartphone shipments and…

UN Chief Cautions Of “Serious Unintended Consequences” And Demands Worldwide Risk Management For AI 

On Wednesday, Secretary-General of the United Nations António Guterres urged world leaders in politics and business to give global strategy addressing the twin challenges of artificial intelligence and climate change top priority. Guterres issued a warning about the potential “serious unintended consequences” of AI’s rapid development during a special talk at the World Economic Forum…

Microsoft Offers The Copilot AI Assistant To Small Enterprises And A Premium Category For Individuals

According to Microsoft, the Copilot virtual assistant is now available for small businesses to subscribe to through the company’s productivity tools. Customers who purchase Microsoft 365 software have the option to subscribe to a new Copilot paid edition. The upgrades will assist Microsoft in introducing generative artificial intelligence to a larger number of its clientele.…

Vodafone And Microsoft Strike A $1.5 Billion Agreement For Cloud, IoT, And AI Services

In order to provide generative AI, digital, enterprise, and cloud services to over 300 million organisations and customers throughout its European and African regions, Vodafone and Microsoft have reached a 10-year cooperation. The British corporation announced that it will replace physical data centres with more affordable and scalable Azure cloud services, as well as invest…

YouTube Is Profiting From A New Wave Of Climate Denial, Says A Monitoring Group

According to a report released on Tuesday, YouTube is generating millions of dollars annually from advertising on channels that propagate misleading information on climate change because content creators are employing new strategies to circumvent the social media platform’s policies in order to prevent misinformation. Using artificial intelligence, the Centre for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) examined…

Google Fires Hundreds Of Staff Members From Its Advertising Sales Division

The latest layoffs at the search giant Google began on Tuesday, when the Alphabet-owned corporation announced that hundreds of workers in its advertising sales team will be let go. The action adds to indications that businesses intend to use automation and artificial intelligence technologies to reduce labour costs this year. Google announced last week that…

‘Tipping Point’ Of Combustion Engine Cars Is Past, Max Sales Growth Driven By EVs – BMW CFO

BMW’s chief financial officer stated in a media roundtable that the company has passed the turning point for sales of combustion engine vehicles and that electric cars are now responsible for the majority of sales growth. “The tipping point for the combustion engine is already there,” CFO Walter Mertl said, adding that in his view…

Qualcomm, Alphabet, And Apple Top Executives Meet The EU Antitrust Chief

In posts on social networking site X on Friday, EU antitrust commissioner Margrethe Vestager claimed she met with CEOs of Qualcomm, Apple, and Alphabet to talk about compliance with regulations and competition policies. Vestager’s communications advisor said last week that she would address US CEOs of Apple, Alphabet, Broadcom, and Nvidia on European digital legislation,…