2024 Daily Tech News Show


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5			On this episode of DTNS, Why Sony is charging $700 for a game console, plus the shockling news that Meta was using public postings for training its AI models and oneof the oldest autonomous vehicle companies will let people not just groceries ride in Nuro-powered cars.	Twitch Chat Pop-out Window
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19		sl	Google Search results will now include direct links to The Internet Archive, providing historical context for the displayed links. This means you can view previous versions of a page that may have been recently updated, allowing you to see what has changed. This new partnership utilizes the “Wayback Machine,” which shows how a website or specific page appeared on earlier dates.	https://9to5google.com/2024/09/11/google-search-internet-archive-wayback-machine/
20		tm	French AI startup Mistral launched a new model named Pixtral 12B, capable of processing both images and text. This 12-billion-parameter model is based on Mistral's existing text model, Nemo 12B. It can respond to queries about images when provided with URLs or images encoded in base64, a binary-to-text encoding format. Pixtral 12B is available via a torrent link on GitHub and Hugging Face, and it is released under the Apache 2.0 License, allowing for broader use and distribution.	https://techcrunch.com/2024/09/11/mistral-releases-pixtral-its-first-multimodal-model/
21		sl	Dutch company NXP Semiconductors announced it's planning to invest over $1 billion in India. This move will double the company's research and development efforts in the country. They’re joining the ranks of Nvidia and AMD, who have also set up research and design centers there. During the announcement, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi highlighted that India contributes around 20% of the chip design talent in the industry, and they’re gearing up to build a workforce of 85,000 technicians, engineers, and R&D experts.	https://www.reuters.com/technology/nxp-semiconductors-invest-more-than-1-bln-india-it-boosts-rd-efforts-2024-09-11/
22		tm	Microsoft has opened registrations for Ignite 2024, taking place in Chicago from November 19-22, with an optional pre-day on the 18th. This is the go-to event for developers and IT pros. Microsoft says Satya Nadella will be there, likely kicking things off during the opening keynote. He’ll also be joined by Scott Guthrie, the EVP of Microsoft’s Cloud + AI Group, and Rajesh Jha, EVP of Experiences + Devices.	https://www.thurrott.com/cloud/309087/microsoft-opens-registrations-for-ignite-2024-on-november-19-22
23		sl	Adobe says it will launch a new Adobe Firefly Video Model later this year, a video creation and editing generative model. Adobe says the tool can generate a five-second clip for a single prompt and can interpret both text and image prompts. Adobe also said it was trained on public domain or licensed content.	https://www.reuters.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/adobe-launch-generative-ai-video-creation-tool-later-this-year-2024-09-11/
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28		sl	During an Australian government inquiry into AI adoption, Meta's global privacy director, Melinda Claybaugh, revealed that the company has been gathering data from Australians to train its generative AI technology since 2007. Initially, Claybaugh denied this claim, but later acknowledged that Meta collects all public photos and texts from Facebook and Instagram posts by Australian users over 18, unless their posts are set to private, with no alternative opt-out option available. It's not clear `whether the company also collects data from users' accounts prior to their turning 18.	https://www.engadget.com/apps/meta-scraped-every-australian-users-account-to-train-its-ai-120026200.html
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39		tm	Nuro was one of the first companies to put autonomous vehicles on the road, back in 2018 in Scottsdale, Arizona. It's one of the only companies licensed to operate vehicles with no safety driver on public roads. It delivers groceries for companies in California and Texas. Nuro has resisted carrying passengers because it did not think the technology was good enough. Now, it has changed its mind. It thinks its technology is good enough to license to operators who want to use it in personal vehicles as Advanced Driver Assist Systems and for rideshare operators who want to use it for robotaxis.	https://www.theverge.com/2024/9/11/24241353/nuro-robotaxi-personal-owned-autonomous-vehicle-license
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54		sl	Sony revealed the Playstation 5 Pro yesterday. The Pro has a larger GPU that supports advanced ray tracing and AI powered upscaling and speeds up graphics rendering 45%. It goes on sale Nov 7th for $700 US dollars. An optical disc drive is sold separately for $80. Scott, what do these upgrades mean for gamers?	https://www.forbes.com/sites/paultassi/2024/09/10/the-ps5-pro-reveals-sky-high-price-2024-release-date/
55			-0- Why so much emphasis on the GPU?
56			-0- Do all PS5 games get a boost from upgraded hardware?
57			-0- Who's the market for this machine?
58			-0- Is this the pivot point away from game consoles being a loss leader?
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60			SCOTT NOTES - No midcycle bump from anyone else means they have the road to themselves, which I think accounts for part of the price hike. - If you have a PS5 already, there is VERY little incentive to upgrade here. - Side by sides are not that different, plus they will mostly dev for the larger base, which is a launch PS5 and its specs. - If you don't have a PS5 and are in the market, this might be the way to go if price is not an issue. Otherwise, get the slim.
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68			Peter from Brampton, Ontario - "In the talk about an AI singer in GDI 4851 on Tuesday you talked about how a AI performer could do a concert and you could advertise it as “real time generated” so you might have a different sound night to night depending on the temperature of the AI generation and how loose you wanted it to be."
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99		tm	Taylor Swift made her endorsement for the next president Tuesday, claiming it was in response to a deepfake of her supporting someone else. Swift said the posting "really conjured up my fears around AI, and the dangers of spreading misinformation. It brought me to the conclusion that I need to be very transparent about my actual plans for this election as a voter." The postings in question were images seemingly created by generative models showing Taylor Swift fans wearing shirts supporting one of the candidates and one image of Taylor dressed as Uncle Sam saying she wanted YOU to vote for this candidate. This is the talk of the town but is it a tech story?
100			NOTE: Swift supports the NO FAKES ACT Would create a an intellectual property right that prevents others from making a digital replica of you without your consent. - “a newly-created, computer generated, electronic representation of the image, voice or visual likeness” Right applies to heirs up to 70 years after death. - exclusions for news, satire, biopics, criticism - Uses a takedown notice system similar to the DMCA but with a 14-day window to sue if your work is taken down instead of a counter notice system. Sponsored by: Senators Chris Coons (D-DE), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), and Thom Tillis (R-NC)	https://www.coons.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/no_fakes_act_bill_text.pdf
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