IBM and the All England Lawn Tennis Club partnered to introduce generative AI at Wimbledon to create personalized player stories for fans. Despite high hopes for the new feature, it has faced criticism after multiple errors during its debut at the championship. Fans have expressed disapproval of the technology’s performance, noting various inaccuracies in the … Read more
Google has apologized for a racist comment made on its Africa page. The post, which aimed to engage followers with soccer stories, made a stereotypical reference to Africa. Users criticized Google for perpetuating stereotypes about the continent. Google removed the post and issued an apology, acknowledging that the post was offensive. The company stated that … Read more
Nvidia Corp. and its founder Jensen Huang are facing backlash from Chinese citizens and a mainland media outlet after Huang referred to Taiwan as a “country” during a visit to the island. This led to calls for a boycott of the company. Huang, who was born in Taiwan but moved to the United States as … Read more
Google’s AI Overview tool has come under scrutiny for presenting misinformation in its summaries. The tool, which is based on generative AI trained on large volumes of data, aims to provide users with artificial intelligence-prepared summaries based on their search terms. However, examples of objectively incorrect information, such as labeling Barack Obama as the first … Read more
Microsoft ha recibido críticas por parte del gobierno de Estados Unidos y competidores por no poder detener un ataque chino a sus sistemas el verano pasado. En respuesta, la empresa está vinculando más estrechamente la remuneración de los ejecutivos con la ciberseguridad. Un informe de una junta de revisión del gobierno describió el ataque como … Read more
Microsoft’s recent announcement at their Build annual developer conference has sparked controversy among tech industry followers. The company introduced a new feature called Recall for their Copilot+ PCs, which records a user’s screen activity, including mouse movements and app actions, allowing users to replay them to find specific details or interactions. Despite Microsoft’s assurance that … Read more
VMware customers with perpetual licenses will still be supported. Broadcom CEO Hock Tan says the changed policy is in response to feedback from customers. Shortly after Broadcom acquired VMware in November 2023, it quickly became apparent that the move to subscription-only licenses was imminent. Perpetual licenses, where the software is purchased once and comes with … Read more