Apple CEO Tim Cook pushes for mixed reality headset launch, Twitter rival Koo jumps on the AI bandwagon, Microsoft announces AI Copilot for Office 365 apps and more as generative artificial intelligence war gets fierce
Apple CEO Tim Cook and COO Jeff Williams are reportedly pushing for the launch of the long-talked about mixed reality headset this year. Speaking to the London-based Financial Times, sources within Apple told the publication that Cook and Williams wanted to release the headset this year despite warnings from the engineering team that it was not ready. for the launch.
Koo, an India-based social media app that aims to rival Twitter, has integrated OpenAI’s ChatGPT to help users create posts more easily. Koo users will be able to use ChatGPT directly within the app to help them write articles about news, politics or pop culture, Koo co-founder Mayank Bidawatka said in an interview.
Dummy units for the iPhone 15, based on leaked CAD files for the smartphone, appeared in a video that tests compatibility with some of the iPhone 14 cases. The dummy units confirm that the iPhone 15, which should out later this year will have smaller bezels, curved edges and significant camera bumps for a 48-megapixel camera sensor.
Apple is testing generative AI concepts that the company could integrate with Siri, its virtual voice assistant. According to the New York Times, Apple engineers worked closely with members of the Siri team to test generative AI concepts, similar in functionality to OpenAI’s ChatGPT that powers the Bing chatbot. AI from Microsoft.
Samsung has responded to accusations that its “Space Zoom” technology is fake and adds details to photos that weren’t there originally. A Reddit user who goes by the name of ibreakphotos recently tried out Samsung’s extreme zoom feature called “Space Zoom”. In testing, ibreakphotos found that Samsung’s neural network processing added detail to the image that wasn’t originally there. Samsung responded to the accusation, saying its technology uses a “detail enhancement feature” that suppresses noise and enhances detail “to complete a bright, clear image of the moon.” ibreakphotos had used lunar shots for the test.
Microsoft has announced AI integration for all of its Office 365 apps and services. The new AI assistant called Copilot will be available in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams, and Business Chat. The AI assistant is powered by OpenAI’s GPT-4 technology, the same framework that powers ChatGPT and Bing AI, among others.
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