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An owl’s brain powers Chipzilla's new computer
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Who needs quantum cats when neuromorphic computing takes flight

Intel has heralded a significant leap in neuromorphic with the unveiling of Hala Point, billed as the world's most substantial computer.

US AI Safety Institute hires a doomer to run things
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Must start the day negatively

The US AI Safety Institute, a branch of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), has unveiled its top brass. Paul Christiano, an ex-OpenAI boffin who has gone on record as saying that there is a 50 per cent chance AI will wipe out humanity, is taking responsibility for US AI safety.

Google techies cuffed
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Trespassing charges in anti-Israel protest

Nine Google gurus were arrested on trespassing charges amidst a protest the tech giant's whopping £1.2 billion deal to provide cloud computing services to the Israeli government.

Qualcomm lifts the kimono on its industrial and embedded AI platforms
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And picks up a penguin

Qualcomm has introduced new industrial and embedded AI platforms and a micro-power Wi-Fi SoC to expand its range of products and enable intelligent computing everywhere.

New law slams deep fake creators with unlimited fines
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Deepfake Debauchery

Creating a sexually explicit "deepfake" image is set to become an offence under new legislation announced by the UK Ministry of Justice.