A major German credit agency experienced a data leak, affecting the credit data of nearly eight million consumers. An activist bypassed the identification process and accessed credit reports of people in Germany. Meanwhile, Chinese AI developers have released a new AI model called DeepSeek-R1, which is open-source and aims to be more accurate than other … Read more
The Chinese AI and investment company High-Flyer has released a new AI model called DeepSeek-R1, designed to compete with Western AI models such as OpenAI’s o1. These AI models are trained to think through complex problems more thoroughly before providing an answer. According to the developers, the performance of the officially named “DeepSeek-R1-Lite-Preview” AI model … Read more
The beta version of Rufus was released in the USA in February 2024 and has been available in Germany since November. Rufus is an Amazon assistant designed to help users with product comparison and selection. However, Rufus quickly reaches its limits as a consultant. According to Amazon, this “AI-based shopping assistant” is trained using the … Read more
In 2016, people began venturing outside to catch and train Pokémon using their smartphones. Pokémon Go was the game that popularized the concept of Augmented Reality (AR) on a large scale. Although the initial excitement has faded, the game still enjoys some popularity today. What most players of Pokémon Go didn’t realize was that they … Read more
For many years, Amazon offered its Alexa devices at relatively low prices, but commercially, the smart speakers often did not meet the company’s expectations. Many customers used the intelligent speakers mainly to control their music systems or hear jokes, rather than using them for shopping, which would have increased Amazon’s revenue as the company hoped. … Read more
Microsoft 365 will receive several updates in the coming months. During its developer conference Ignite, Microsoft revealed its plans for upcoming features for Microsoft 365 and Copilot. The AI assistant Copilot is set to receive multiple updates to ease daily tasks in personal and work life. Microsoft has introduced twelve new features for Copilot in … Read more
In the early days of digitalization, copyright violations were mainly about photocopies or music recordings. Today, the situation is much more complicated. The battle with large AI companies is now primarily fought by lawyers. In Europe, if someone uses the works of others not just for inspiration but copies parts of them, they need permission … Read more
The growing impact of AI on energy consumption is becoming clear to more people. Analysts from Goldman Sachs predict that the energy demand for AI data centers will increase by 160% by 2030. According to Gartner, this could lead to up to 40% of existing AI data centers facing operational limitations due to power shortages. … Read more
Microsoft hat neue KI-Agenten vorgestellt, die verschiedene Arbeitsaufgaben übernehmen können. Diese Agenten sind in Microsoft 365 und Dynamics 365 verfügbar und können im Copilot Studio ohne Programmierkenntnisse erstellt werden. Zu den neuen Agenten gehören Sharepoint-Agenten für Inhaltsverarbeitung, Self-Service Agents im BizChat für Mitarbeiterfragen, ein Moderatoren-Agent für effektivere Meetings und ein Projektmanager-Agent für Projektplanung. Hervorzuheben ist … Read more
Nvidia hat eine neue Version der Rechenbeschleuniger vorgestellt, die H200 NVL. Diese wurde für die Verarbeitung großer KI-Sprachmodelle entwickelt und soll bis zu 90 Prozent schneller sein als das vorherige Modell H100 NVL. Der Chip selbst bleibt unverändert, aber der lokale Speicher ist größer und schneller. Der Energieverbrauch der H200 NVL steigt auf 600 Watt, … Read more
AI-based tools like Microsoft 365 Copilot can help make work processes more efficient. But is it worth introducing this tool to your company? Our workshop, “Microsoft 365 Copilot – Analysis & Evaluation: Should I Introduce the New AI Tool?” helps you decide. In this workshop, you will gain insights into how Microsoft 365 Copilot works. … Read more
Varroa mites are a major cause of bee mortality. Sebastian Steppuhn, a student from Pforzheim, created a device to identify and treat bees infested with these mites. His invention won him the main prize of 1500 euros at the Federal Artificial Intelligence Competition (BWKI) and an internship at the robotics company FANUC. This year’s BWKI, … Read more
Photonische Prozessoren, die mit Licht statt Elektronen arbeiten, könnten eine energiesparende Alternative zu herkömmlichen Chips darstellen. Diese Technologie erzeugt keine elektrischen Verluste und somit auch keine Abwärme. Das Stuttgarter Startup Q.ANT entwickelt eine photonische Native Processing Unit (NPU) für KI-Anwendungen und komplexe Simulationen, die auf einer PCI-Express-Karte sitzt. Diese NPU ist kompatibel mit bestehenden Server-Systemen … Read more
Asus has announced the ROG Phone 9 Pro, continuing its smartphone series designed specifically for gamers. The manufacturer emphasizes AI gaming features and shoulder button controls that offer a console-like experience. The smartphone’s back has 648 programmable mini-LEDs. These LEDs can display various animations to show battery status or time. The LED back also allows … Read more
According to a report by The Atlantic, major AI companies are using a source for training their chatbots that few might have considered: subtitles from popular movies and TV shows. A recently discovered AI training dataset reportedly contains subtitles from no fewer than 53,000 movies and 85,000 TV episodes. The subtitles include those from all … Read more