Sentient has launched Open Deep Search (ODS), an open-source search framework that surpasses Perplexity and OpenAI's GPT-4o Search Preview in terms of accuracy and transparency. The company, backed by Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund, aims to make search community-driven by providing access to its underlying algorithms, as stated by co-founder Himanshu Tyagi.
https://www.adweek.com/media/peter-thiel-backed-ai-startup-sentient-pitches-itself-more-transparent-than-openai-and-perplexity/Switzerland has expanded its export controls on dual-use goods, particularly those related to emerging technologies such as quantum computing, semiconductors, artificial intelligence, and additive manufacturing. The move aims to harmonize Swiss export controls with international standards while ensuring access to these technologies for the country's industry and research.
https://channelnewsasia.com/business/switzerland-expands-export-controls-dual-use-goods-5039801A 16-year-old boy from Gladstone Park Secondary College was arrested after using AI to edit photos of female students at Bacchus Marsh Grammar and other schools, creating fake nude images that were shared on social media. A 12-year-old girl at Bundoora Secondary College was previously targeted by classmates who used Discord to share rape threats and harassment, with her mother claiming the school took no action.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14561095/haileybury-group-chat-boys-private-school-police-investigation.htmlSeveral potential bidders, including Perplexity AI's founder Jesse Tinsley, have proposed acquiring TikTok's US operations with offers of over $30 billion. Billionaire Frank McCourt has also organized a consortium offering $20 billion for the app. Microsoft was previously mentioned as an interested party by former US President Donald Trump. If no deal is reached before April 5, the original ban will go back into effect, imposing penalties on corporations providing access to the app and removing it from storefronts.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-02/donald-trump-cabinet-meeting-tiktok-deal/105126058Treon, a leading technology company, is helping businesses boost productivity, increase operational transparency, and improve sustainability through its platform, Treon Connect. This platform uses AI-driven analytics to detect errors early on and extend the lifespan of equipment, monitor facilities, enhance productivity, and ensure safety in various industries. Global top-tier companies trust Treon for secure, customized products that seamlessly integrate into existing business solutions.
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/treon-industrial-node-x-der-benchmark-der-nachsten-generation-fur-vorausschauende-wartung-302418440.htmlTrustpilot has launched new features to help businesses turn customer feedback into actionable insights, enabling them to improve their trust scores and relationships with customers. According to a PWC Trust Survey, only 30% of consumers trust businesses in various industries, despite executives believing their companies are highly trusted by consumers. Alicia Skubick, Chief Customer Officer at Trustpilot, emphasizes the importance of using customer feedback to drive business success. The new features allow businesses to gather more specific and actionable feedback, understand customers better, analyze review trends, promote relevant reviews, customize social proof, and make data-driven decisions. Companies such as Fiserv have seen benefits from using Trustpilot's platform, with Josh Cocciardi, Marketing Analyst at Fiserv Canada, stating that the new insights capabilities provide valuable information to improve customer engagement and behavior.
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/trustpilot-unveils-new-features-to-help-businesses-further-leverage-consumer-insights-drive-growth-302418235.htmlResearchers at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), have developed a new technology that uses artificial intelligence to measure players' eye movement during sports games. The system, tested on NBA players, requires participants to follow a dot on the screen for 60 seconds or less. This allows the AI to gather data on their reaction time and speed, providing valuable insights into player performance and potentially improving game strategy.
https://www.9news.com.au/national/concussions-in-sport-app-capable-of-screening-brain-in-less-than-60-seconds-braineye/7b1c1b67-083b-42c3-be45-182cda7ba6e9The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) warns that AI-driven cyberattacks will become more impactful in the UK due to their ability to train models on stolen data and refine methods. This has led to higher data breach costs, with AI's speed allowing cyber criminals to scale up attacks. Social engineering attacks are being fine-tuned with generative AI, making them more targeted and severe. A recent study by Absolute Security found that 46% of organizations view AI as a greater threat than a help to their cyber resilience, prompting the need for businesses to adopt robust cyber resilience strategies.
https://www.techradar.com/pro/does-ai-leave-security-teams-strugglingAlibaba Cloud has launched Qwen2.5-Omni-7B, a multimodal AI model that can process inputs from text, images, audio, and video, generating real-time responses in text and natural speech. The compact model enables "agile, cost-effective AI agents" for mobile phones and laptops, according to the company.
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