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Oracle will reportedly power a giant data center with gas generators

Oracle will reportedly power a giant data center with gas generators

Bloomberg has published a deep dive into operations at Oracle, chronicling the software giant’s rise in cloud computing and current push into powering artificial intelligence projects. The publication reported that Oracle has promised to develop tens of billions of dollars in data centers, which have become a hot business. Notably, Oracle landed a deal to

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Apple’s ‘tabletop robot’ companion rumored for 2027 launch

Apple’s ‘tabletop robot’ companion rumored for 2027 launch

Apple is still hard at work on becoming a relevant player in AI. The latest missive from Mark Gurman at Bloomberg suggests that Apple is shifting its artificial intelligence goals to center on new device segments. Sources reportedly told the publication that Apple has a slate of new smart home products in the works that

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AI summaries can downplay medical issues for female patients, UK research finds

AI summaries can downplay medical issues for female patients, UK research finds

The latest example of bias permeating artificial intelligence comes from the medical field. A new study surveyed real case notes from 617 adult social care workers in the UK and found that when large language models summarized the notes, they were more likely to omit language such as “disabled,” “unable” or “complex” when the patient

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Researchers hacked Google Gemini to take control of a smart home

Researchers hacked Google Gemini to take control of a smart home

Wired reported on new cybersecurity research that demonstrated a hack of the Google Gemini artificial intelligence assistant. The researchers were able to control connected smart home devices through the use of indirect prompt injections in Google Calendar invites. When a user requested a summary of their calendar and thanked Gemini for the results, the malicious

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