Tag: artificial intelligence
Microsoft’s Copilot Vision AI helper is now available on Windows in the US
Microsoft has begun rolling out a major update for Copilot. Starting today, Windows 10 and 11 users in the US can try out the assistant’s Vision feature. The tool allows you to share up to two apps with Copilot, so that you can then chat about what it sees. “[Copilot Vision] acts as your second…
Meta’s Bold New Lab Takes Aim at Superintelligent AI, As Zuckerberg Enters ‘Founder Mode’
eWEEK content and product recommendations are editorially independent. We may make money when you click on links to our partners. Learn More. Mark Zuckerberg has launched a new AI lab at Meta focused on building artificial superintelligence. And he’s handpicking the team himself. According to reports from The New York Times and Bloomberg, Zuckerberg has…
Apple fuses AI with graphics in Metal 4 overhaul
Apple has unveiled Metal 4, an overhaul of its graphics API that brings native AI capabilities alongside improved gaming performance. The announcement, made during the company’s WWDC 2025 developer showcase, represents Apple’s latest attempt to woo both game developers and AI enthusiasts. Apple’s transition to its own silicon has been impressively smooth, but developers are…
Qualcomm says its new AR1+ Gen 1 chip can handle AI directly on smart glasses
Qualcomm’s has launched its latest processor for smart glasses, and though it’s a modest upgrade over the previous chip, it has a new trick. The Snapdragon AR1+ Gen 1 can run AI directly on devices with no need for a smartphone or cloud connection, allowing users to go out or do chores with only their…
Stability AI Claims Getty’s Copyright Lawsuit Stifles Freedom of Expression
A robotic arm holds a judge’s gavel. eWEEK content and product recommendations are editorially independent. We may make money when you click on links to our partners. Learn More. The trial involving Getty Images and Stability AI began in London on Monday, June 9, 2025. Getty alleges in its lawsuit that the team behind Stability…
Scammers using AI to enroll fake students in online classes, then steal financial aid
It was an unusual question coming from a police officer. Heather Brady was napping at home in San Francisco on a Sunday afternoon when the officer knocked on her door to ask: Had she applied to Arizona Western College? She had not, and as the officer suspected, somebody else had applied to Arizona community colleges…
Viral video of Chinese paraglider likely includes faked AI footage – National
A California-based digital security firm says it is “fairly confident” that viral footage of a paraglider who claims to have been sucked into a storm in China is not entirely authentic. Peng Yujiang, 55, says he began an accidental flight while testing newly purchased paragliding equipment in the Qilian Mountains in northern China and that a…
Stack Overflow survey probes developer AI use and salaries
Stack Overflow is marking its milestone 15th annual Developer Survey with a probe into developer AI use and salaries. Like many platforms, Stack Overflow faces questions today as users navigate the wild west of AI. Are these new tools becoming trusty companions, or something else entirely? This year’s survey isn’t just about hoovering up new…
China blasts US for its computer chip moves and for threatening student visas
TAIPEI, Taiwan — China blasted the U.S. on Monday over moves it alleged harmed Chinese interests, including issuing AI chip export control guidelines, stopping the sale of chip design software to China, and planning to revoke Chinese student visas. “These practices seriously violate the consensus” reached during trade discussions in Geneva last month, the Commerce…
Factory ‘Droids’ AI agents tackle entire development lifecycle
Factory’s new ‘Droids’ aren’t typical AI coding assistants, they’re billed as full-blown software development agents. Instead of just focusing on code completion or simple generation tasks, Factory claims to have built AI agents that can handle the often messy reality of the entire development lifecycle. Maybe Factory’s AI agents are the droids you’re looking for…