Google DeepMind’s New AI Model Can Help Soccer Teams Take the Perfect Corner

Working with player-tracking data from 7,176 corners taken in the Premier League during 2020 and 2021, the researchers began by representing the arrangement of players as a graph, with the players’ position, movement, height, and weight encoded as nodes on the graph, and relationships between players as the lines between them. Then they used an … Read more

Apple’s MM1 AI Model Shows a Sleeping Giant Is Waking Up

While the tech industry went gaga for generative artificial intelligence, one giant has held back: Apple. The company has yet to introduce so much as an AI-generated emoji, and according to a New York Times report today and earlier reporting from Bloomberg, it is in preliminary talks with Google about adding the search company’s Gemini … Read more

xAI open-sources base model of Grok, but without any training code

Elon Musk’s xAI has open-sourced the base code of Grok AI model, but without any training code. The company described it as the “314 billion parameter Mixture-of-Expert model” on GitHub. In a blog post, xAI said that the model wasn’t tuned for any particular application such as using it for conversations. The company noted that … Read more

India drops plan to require approval for AI model launches

India is walking back on a recent AI advisory after receiving criticism from many local and global entrepreneurs and investors. The Ministry of Electronics and IT shared an updated AI advisory with industry stakeholders on Friday that no longer asked them to take the government approval before launching or deploying an AI model to users … Read more

Why X-Men Weren’t the Model for Marvelous Mutant Movie The Animal Kingdom

For many of us, it’s impossible to hear the word “mutant” and not immediately think of the X-Men. Marvel’s 60-plus-year-old team of mutants, the subject of comics, movies, shows, toys, and more, have so dominated pop culture, especially over the past few decades, it’s a valid train of thought. So, when I tell you there’s … Read more

Meta is building a giant AI model to power its ‘entire video ecosystem,’ exec says

Omar Marques | Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Meta’s hefty investment in artificial intelligence includes development of an AI system designed to power Facebook’s entire video recommendation engine across all its platforms, a company executive said Wednesday. Tom Alison, the head of Facebook, said part of Meta’s “technology roadmap that goes to 2026” … Read more

MacBook Pro vs MacBook Air: How to decide which Apple laptop model to buy

Jason Hiner/ZDNET If you’re in the market for a new MacBook, you might wonder if it makes more sense to buy a MacBook Pro or a MacBook Air. With Apple announcing five MacBook configurations and officially retiring three models in one year, the buying confusion is warranted. When buying a MacBook, you’ll want to consider … Read more

Forget M3 MacBook Air: Last year’s fantastic 15-inch model is $200 off right now

Kerry Wan/ZDNETWhat’s the deal? Best Buy has discounted the 15-inch MacBook Air by $300, bringing it down to just $1,099, a fantastic price for a top-quality laptop. Why this deal is ZDNET-recommended For the longest time, Apple’s MacBook lineup was in a bit of disarray. Choosing the right model primarily boiled down to budget and … Read more

India reverses AI stance, requires government approval for model launches

India has waded into global AI debate by issuing an advisory that requires tech firms to get government permission before launching new models. India’s Ministry of Electronics and IT issued the advisory to firms on Friday. The advisory, not published on public domain but a copy of which TechCrunch has reviewed, also asks tech firms … Read more

Christian Wood Granted Temporary Restraining Order, Claims IG Model Vandalized Car

Los Angeles Lakers big man Christian Wood was just granted a temporary restraining order against his model ex-girlfriend … after he claimed the mother of his child made his life a living hell following their breakup in December 2022. The allegations are all laid out in court documents obtained by TMZ Sports … with the … Read more