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In today's Techpresso:
🤯 Windows AI feature is a security 'disaster'
👥 Zoom CEO wants AI clones in meetings
🔧 Nvidia and AMD unveil next generation AI chips as competition heats up
🎮 Nvidia unveil an AI gaming assistant
🙅♂️ Instagram tests unskippable ads, faces backlash
🎁 + 9 other news you might like
🔮 + 3 handpicked research papers and tools
🤯 Windows AI feature is a security 'disaster'LINK
Microsoft's new AI-powered Recall feature, launching on June 18th with Copilot Plus PCs, automatically screenshots everything you do, raising significant cybersecurity concerns among experts.
Kevin Beaumont, a cybersecurity expert, found that Recall stores data in plain text in an SQLite database, making it susceptible to malware attacks despite Microsoft's claims of security.
Despite Microsoft's assurances of privacy controls, Recall is enabled by default, and privacy advocates worry about its potential misuse, with the UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office starting an inquiry.
👥 Zoom CEO wants AI clones in meetingsLINK
Zoom CEO Eric Yuan envisions using AI-powered digital twins to attend meetings on behalf of users, allowing people to manage their time more effectively.
Yuan aims to expand Zoom beyond videoconferencing into the broader enterprise software market, competing with giants like Microsoft and Google by integrating productivity tools such as email and chat.
Zoom is heavily investing in AI technology to facilitate this transition, although Yuan acknowledges challenges like AI hallucination that need to be addressed before fully realizing his vision.
🔧 Nvidia and AMD unveil next generation AI chips as competition heats upLINK
Nvidia and AMD showcased their latest AI chips at a major computing conference, heightening their rivalry in the AI chip market.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang emphasized his company's dominance and highlighted a new chip, Rubin, set for release in 2026, while AMD CEO Lisa Su focused on teamwork and collaborative presentations with industry partners.
The competition between the two companies is significant for AI development, with Nvidia promoting a proprietary ecosystem and AMD advocating for open standards and interoperability.
🎮 Nvidia unveil an AI gaming assistantLINK
NVIDIA recently demonstrated its AI assistant, G-Assist, showcasing its evolution from an April Fools' prank to a powerful tool for game developers and RTX GPU owners.
G-Assist can respond to voice queries, understand in-game activities, provide guidance based on player's skill points, and offer performance-enhancing recommendations for a smooth gaming experience.
The AI assistant optimizes PC settings, monitors latency and frame rates, detects refresh rate discrepancies, and suggests ways to boost performance, including overclocking the GPU if necessary.
🙅♂️ Instagram tests unskippable ads, faces backlashLINK
Instagram is currently testing a new feature called 'Ad Breaks,' which involves short, unskippable advertisements lasting three to five seconds.
This introduction of unavoidable ads has caused significant frustration among users, some of whom are considering switching to different social media platforms.
Despite user discontent, Instagram has yet to share any official details about 'Ad Breaks,' and the backlash continues to grow online.
Other news you might like
Spotify is hiking its prices again.LINK
Adobe scolded for selling ‘Ansel Adams-style’ images generated by AI.LINK
The Opaque Investment Empire Making OpenAI's Sam Altman Rich.LINK
Apple quietly downgrades M2 iPad Air GPU cores.LINK
Research shows that high-quality education data is key to AI performance.LINK
Apple’s ‘I’m a Mac’ guy returns to promote Windows on Arm PCs.LINK
Billionaire who booked a SpaceX flight around the Moon cancels after delays.LINK
Computer maker Raspberry Pi is aiming to raise millions in a much-needed boost to London's stock markets.LINK
How Napster created a monster that became bigger than the music industry.LINK
Latest research and tools
HN-text: a terminal client for browsing Hacker News in a text-first, distraction-free manner, enabling navigation and reading of articles and comments with simple keyboard commands.LINK
cuDF – GPU DataFrame Library: a GPU-accelerated library for data manipulation that enhances data analysis speed by leveraging CUDA technology, compatible with the pandas API for easy integration into data science workflows.LINK
Qimgv: a fast, simple image viewer that enables users to quickly copy or move images between folders, run custom scripts on images, and offers customizable shortcuts and scaling options for optimal viewing experience.LINK
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