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Samsung Vision AI Brings Smart Search to TVs

Samsung Electronics has introduced Samsung Vision AI, a new feature in its high-end TVs that utilizes artificial intelligence to enhance user experience. The technology enables users to search for information on the internet about the content being displayed on their screen, such as products or actors featured in a show. This feature is part of Samsung's ongoing effort to integrate AI into its premium TV lineup.

https://www.deccanchronicle.com/technology/samsung-unveils-vision-ai-at-ces-2025-1852301

SK Telecom Unveils Aster at CES Exhibition

SK Telecom will showcase its expertise in data center configuration and AI technology at the CES exhibition. The company's AI Service zone will feature various AI-based technologies, including a personal AI agent called Aster, which is set to launch in the North American market next year. SK has partnered with five global companies to build an AI ecosystem, and their collaborative projects will be demonstrated at the exhibition. The event aims to highlight the growing presence of AI technology in daily life and demonstrate its limitless potential.

https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/sk-group-to-provide-a-model-for-global-ai-cooperation-with-technology-innovations-at-ces-302342394.html

TDK Powers Up for AI Demand Boom

TDK, a supplier of iPhone components, has released new batteries to meet the increasing demand for artificial intelligence technology. In related news, Microsoft plans to invest $80 billion in AI this fiscal year. Meanwhile, Singapore-based companies are expected to continue performing well due to high-for-longer interest rates and growth in the wealth sector.

https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/singapore-bank-earnings-continue-riding-higher-longer-rates-wealth-sector-growth-2025

Temu's Fake Warehouse Fire Sparks Real Confusion

A fake image of a warehouse fire in Temu, a company that uses AI to generate realistic images and videos, sparked confusion among some users who believed the incident to be real. The image, created as a joke by the company's employees, was designed to test the limits of their technology but ended up being misinterpreted as factual news.

https://www.cbs8.com/video/news/verify/ai/an-image-claiming-to-show-a-temu-warehouse-fire-is-ai-generated/536-efd9c59d-6fe0-4976-b1d3-cc05f75c3f9a

Tesla's FSD Software Under Regulatory Scrutiny

Tesla's use of cameras and artificial intelligence technology in its Full Self-Driving software has raised safety concerns, prompting regulators to scrutinize the system. In contrast, other companies are incorporating a range of technologies such as radar, lidar, and sophisticated mapping systems into their driverless vehicles to ensure safety and meet regulatory requirements.

https://nypost.com/2025/01/06/business/tech-ceo-ran-a-red-light-to-save-my-life-after-self-driving-tesla-put-him-in-path-of-oncoming-train/

Amorepacific Wins Sixth CES Innovation Award

Amorepacific has been recognized as a CES 2025 Innovation Award Honoree for its generative AI-based makeup application, WANNA-BEAUTY AI, marking the company's sixth consecutive win at the event. The company is also showcasing its latest beauty technologies, including an AI Skin Analysis & Care Solution in Samsung Electronics' MICRO LED Beauty Mirror and a new skincare device from its makeON brand.


January 5, 2025

Angela Rayner Targeted by Deepfake Porn Website

The proliferation of deepfake technology has led to a growing threat against women in politics, with numerous female lawmakers targeted by AI-generated pornographic images and videos. In the UK, Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner was among over 30 British female politicians found to be targeted by a deepfake porn website, while Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is seeking damages from two men accused of creating deepfakes featuring her. In Pakistan, lawmakers Meena Majeed and Azma Bukhari were also victims of deepfakes, with the latter saying she felt "shattered" after discovering a video that superimposed her face on the body of an Indian actor. The trend is having a "silencing effect" on women in politics, according to experts, who warn that it will have far-reaching consequences if left unchecked.

https://www.malaymail.com/news/world/2025/01/06/from-dystopia-with-love-deepfake-porn-targets-women-politicians-worldwide/162187

January 5, 2025

Bosch Aims for €6 Billion Software Sales

Bosch, a technology company, aims to generate over 6 billion euros in sales from software and services by the start of the next decade. The company's ambition is driven by its expertise in artificial intelligence (AI), with more than 5,000 AI experts registering over 1,500 patents in five years. Bosch has also successfully trained 65,000 associates through its Bosch Tech Compass program. In addition to its software and AI capabilities, the company offers mobility-specific solutions, partnering with major tech players. Its products, such as intelligent MEMS sensors and an award-winning smart crib, are integrated into various aspects of daily life, including smartphones and baby care devices.

https://www.manilatimes.net/2025/01/07/tmt-newswire/globenewswire/bosch-uses-software-and-ai-to-make-its-products-smarter-and-make-peoples-lives-safer/2031820

January 5, 2025

Carta Healthcare Wins Pinnacle Award for AI Leadership

Carta Healthcare has won a Diamond Award for AI & Automation Leadership in the Innovation & Technology category of the Pinnacle Awards for Business. The award recognizes the company's innovative clinical data abstraction platform, which uses artificial intelligence (AI) technology combined with expert human abstractors to improve patient care and reduce costs. By using Carta Healthcare's platform, health systems and hospitals can lower their data abstraction costs by more than 50%, reduce per-case abstraction time by two-thirds, and achieve an average 98%-99% Inter-Rater Reliability (IRR). The company has also developed risk-sharing models that have yielded 100% customer retention and the highest customer satisfaction ratings.

https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/carta-healthcare-wins-ai--automation-leadership-honors-in-first-annual-pinnacle-awards-for-business-302342117.html