Apple WWDC 2024: Top Innovations Announced
The Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) 2024 has just wrapped up, but not without controversy. A range of new products and updates were unveiled, but CEO Tim Cook seemed especially determined to highlight Apple’s position as a leader in AI. “Apple Intelligence” is the company’s personalized AI system, centering all products. Here are five major innovations that stood out.
The GGD Hit List: Live Sports Streaming, A Cure for Deafness and the World’s First “Immersive” Call
The GGD Hit List is a weekly, curated list of discoveries in tech and science. For this edition, we rounded up news in medicine, clean energy, social media and audio cell technology. Here are the top innovation headlines for this week:
Zoom CEO Wants AI ‘Digital Twins’ at Meetings
During the Pandemic, Zoom became a tool that definitively transformed the landscape of work. Whether hybrid or remote, making use of videoconferencing technology to establish innovative, virtual work environments has set a new global standard of productivity. And we are not going back. But Zoom CEO Eric Yuan is still not satisfied, he wants to take it a step further. Through Artificial Intelligence, Yuan plans to introduce “Digital Twins” to meetings.
The GGD Hit List: New Cancer Vaccines, Diamonds Made in Minutes and AI “Memory” Photos
The GGD Hit List is a weekly, curated list of discoveries in tech and science. For this edition, we rounded up news in astronomy, diamonds, cancer cures, and AI memory imaging.
The GGD Hit List: OpenAI’s Video Creator, Slayonce’s Headset and Google’s AI Hub in Paris
The top innovations in science and tech transforming our world. This week, we rounded up innovations in AI, consumer tech, construction, robotics, and yes, Beyonce’s iconic Super Bowl ad.
Google Gives its AI Chatbot a Makeover
Google has announced that Bard (its AI chatbot) is now officially known as “Gemini.” The rebrand includes a new app available on all Androids. You can use the Gemini app to replace Google Assistant as the the main AI tool on your phone.
GGD Top Pick: Frame AI Glasses
AI keeps pushing the limits of every industry, creating a new wave of mass customization. This week, Brilliant Labs announced its release of “Frame” a pair of glasses equipped with OpenAI technology.
The GGD Hit List: Brain Implant Allows Paralyzed Women to Speak, Google’s New AI Assistant and more
The top innovations in science and tech transforming our world this week .
After Backlash, Zoom Revamps its AI Policy
After publicizing new AI standards, Zoom has scrambled to updated its Terms of Service (TOS) twice. In late July, the video conferencing company added Artificial Intelligence terms that would require access to “Customer Content” (transcript data from video and audio calls). At first, Zoom didn’t give users the opportunity to option out.
Meet Pepper
Pepper is the world’s first social humanoid robot. Developed by SoftBank Robotics, Pepper recognizes faces and has conversations with humans.