Singapore workers glued to AI
Asia dominates global rankings for AI dependency
Singapore’s workforce is the most AI-addicted in the world, with nearly three-quarters of its workers hooked on digital thinking machines to get anything done.
Microsoft builds its own AI models
Copilot gets high-speed voice generation while foundation model debuts on LMArena
Software King of the World, Microsoft has trundled out two new in-house AI efforts, one already talking inside Copilot and the other still in the test arena.
AI PCs inch forward despite market gridlock
Vendors flog silicon dreams while punters wait for prices to drop
Despite some economic potholes and user indifference, so-called AI PCs are crawling their way into the market, with analysts predicting 143 million units will ship next year.
Cue pushes Apple to splash cash on AI startups
Cook still doesn’t fancy doing anything bold or expensive
The Fruity Cargo Cult Apple’s services overlord Eddy Cue is apparently desperate to blow some cash on big-name AI firms, though his past ideas, like snapping up Netflix and Tesla, were promptly exterminated by supreme dalek Tim Cook.
Nguyen realises the Pixel 10 actually works
The Fruity Cargo Cult Apple’s grip on reality is slipping, and not even its favourite tame journos are buying the hype anymore. Nicole Nguyen [pictured] at the Wall Street Journal appears to have broken ranks after playing with Google’s Pixel 10.