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December 12, 2023
Google’s App Store Ruled an Illegal Monopoly, as a Jury Sides With Epic Games
Google violated California and federal antitrust laws through deals that stifled competition for its Play mobile app store, a jury in San Francisco unanimously found today. The verdict delivers the first significant US courtroom loss for big tech in the years-long campaign by rivals, regulators, and prosecutors to tame the power of internet gatekeepers. The ruling came in a case first filed in 2020 by Epic Games and argued before a jury since early November. Epic had accused Google of restricting smartphone makers, wireless carriers, and app developers from providing any competition to the Play store, which accounts for over 95 percent of all downloads onto Android phones in the US.
December 12, 2023
Google’s App Store Ruled an Illegal Monopoly, as a Jury Sides With Epic Games
December 12, 2023
Google’s App Store Ruled an Illegal Monopoly, as a Jury Sides With Epic Games
Google violated California and federal antitrust laws through deals that stifled competition for its Play mobile app store, a jury in San Francisco unanimously found today. The verdict delivers the first significant US courtroom loss for big tech in the years-long campaign by rivals, regulators, and prosecutors to tame the power of internet gatekeepers. The ruling came in a case first filed in 2020 by Epic Games and argued before a jury since early November. Epic had accused Google of restricting smartphone makers, wireless carriers, and app developers from providing any competition to the Play store, which accounts for over 95 percent of all downloads onto Android phones in the US.
December 11, 2023
The EU Just Passed Sweeping New Rules to Regulate AI
The European Union has agreed on the details of the AI Act, a far-reaching set of rules for the people building and using artificial intelligence. It’s a milestone law that, lawmakers hope, will create a blueprint for the rest of the world. “The EU AI Act is a global first,” said European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen on X. “[It is] a unique legal framework for the development of AI you can trust. And for the safety and fundamental rights of people and businesses.”
December 11, 2023
The EU Just Passed Sweeping New Rules to Regulate AI
December 11, 2023
The EU Just Passed Sweeping New Rules to Regulate AI
The European Union has agreed on the details of the AI Act, a far-reaching set of rules for the people building and using artificial intelligence. It’s a milestone law that, lawmakers hope, will create a blueprint for the rest of the world. “The EU AI Act is a global first,” said European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen on X. “[It is] a unique legal framework for the development of AI you can trust. And for the safety and fundamental rights of people and businesses.”
December 6, 2023
Making an image with generative AI uses as much energy as charging your phone
Each time you use AI to generate an image, write an email, or ask a chatbot a question, it comes at a cost to the planet. In fact, generating an image using a powerful AI model takes as much energy as fully charging your smartphone, according to a new study by researchers at the AI startup Hugging Face and Carnegie Mellon University. However, they found that using an AI model to generate text is significantly less energy-intensive. Creating text 1,000 times only uses as much energy as 16% of a full smartphone charge. Their work, which is yet to be peer reviewed, shows that while training massive AI models is incredibly energy intensive, it’s only one part of the puzzle. Most of their carbon footprint comes from their actual use.
December 6, 2023
Making an image with generative AI uses as much energy as charging your phone
December 6, 2023
Making an image with generative AI uses as much energy as charging your phone
Each time you use AI to generate an image, write an email, or ask a chatbot a question, it comes at a cost to the planet. In fact, generating an image using a powerful AI model takes as much energy as fully charging your smartphone, according to a new study by researchers at the AI startup Hugging Face and Carnegie Mellon University. However, they found that using an AI model to generate text is significantly less energy-intensive. Creating text 1,000 times only uses as much energy as 16% of a full smartphone charge. Their work, which is yet to be peer reviewed, shows that while training massive AI models is incredibly energy intensive, it’s only one part of the puzzle. Most of their carbon footprint comes from their actual use.
December 4, 2023
Evroc plans €600m raise to build Europe’s first hyperscale cloud in Stockholm
Just months after evroc pledged to raise €3bn within two years, the Swedish startup has revealed that it will build its flagship hyperscale cloud centre next to Stockholm’s international airport. The startup, which intends to create a green rival to Amazon Web Services (AWS), wants to provide the largest AI infrastructure in Europe to help clients that cannot use other US-based services because of security concerns. “We wanted to build a sovereign and sustainable cloud for Europe. Now we believe that we can build a better cloud [than AWS and Google]”, says evroc’s founder Mattias Åström. As a first step for its €3bn investment goal, evroc is now raising €600m in a combination of venture capital, debt and grants for its flagship data centre.
December 4, 2023
Evroc plans €600m raise to build Europe’s first hyperscale cloud in Stockholm
December 4, 2023
Evroc plans €600m raise to build Europe’s first hyperscale cloud in Stockholm
Just months after evroc pledged to raise €3bn within two years, the Swedish startup has revealed that it will build its flagship hyperscale cloud centre next to Stockholm’s international airport. The startup, which intends to create a green rival to Amazon Web Services (AWS), wants to provide the largest AI infrastructure in Europe to help clients that cannot use other US-based services because of security concerns. “We wanted to build a sovereign and sustainable cloud for Europe. Now we believe that we can build a better cloud [than AWS and Google]”, says evroc’s founder Mattias Åström. As a first step for its €3bn investment goal, evroc is now raising €600m in a combination of venture capital, debt and grants for its flagship data centre.
November 30, 2023
US, Britain, other countries ink agreement to make AI 'secure by design'
The United States, Britain and more than a dozen other countries on Sunday unveiled what a senior U.S. official described as the first detailed international agreement on how to keep artificial intelligence safe from rogue actors, pushing for companies to create AI systems that are "secure by design." In a 20-page document unveiled Sunday, the 18 countries agreed that companies designing and using AI need to develop and deploy it in a way that keeps customers and the wider public safe from misuse.
November 30, 2023
US, Britain, other countries ink agreement to make AI 'secure by design'
November 30, 2023
US, Britain, other countries ink agreement to make AI 'secure by design'
The United States, Britain and more than a dozen other countries on Sunday unveiled what a senior U.S. official described as the first detailed international agreement on how to keep artificial intelligence safe from rogue actors, pushing for companies to create AI systems that are "secure by design." In a 20-page document unveiled Sunday, the 18 countries agreed that companies designing and using AI need to develop and deploy it in a way that keeps customers and the wider public safe from misuse.
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November 29, 2023
Då kan vi inte lagra i molnet längre
Vi ”lagrar i molnet”, konstaterar vi. Men där byggs en enorm flaskhals upp. Nu varnar forskarna för en situation som bara är några år bort. Forskaren Ramin Firouzi vid Stockholms universitet har ägnat de senaste åren åt att studera alternativ till att lagra data i molnet. Alternativet benämns som ”edge computing” och bygger på att hantering av data sker närmare användaren, på lokala enheter och servrar. Problemet är om inte akut, så näst intill. Om bara några få år kommer flera miljarder prylar att vara uppkopplade och då räcker dagens molnlösningar inte till, konstaterar Firouzi i sin avhandling.
November 29, 2023
Då kan vi inte lagra i molnet längre
November 29, 2023
Då kan vi inte lagra i molnet längre
Vi ”lagrar i molnet”, konstaterar vi. Men där byggs en enorm flaskhals upp. Nu varnar forskarna för en situation som bara är några år bort. Forskaren Ramin Firouzi vid Stockholms universitet har ägnat de senaste åren åt att studera alternativ till att lagra data i molnet. Alternativet benämns som ”edge computing” och bygger på att hantering av data sker närmare användaren, på lokala enheter och servrar. Problemet är om inte akut, så näst intill. Om bara några få år kommer flera miljarder prylar att vara uppkopplade och då räcker dagens molnlösningar inte till, konstaterar Firouzi i sin avhandling.
