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Why is TikTok seeking an emergency injunction against its US ban?
TikTok argues that the ban would cause irreparable harm to its operations, leading to significant revenue loss and user attrition. The company wants time for the Supreme Court to review its case.
What is Reddit Answers and how does it work?
Reddit Answers is a conversational AI feature that provides curated summaries of relevant responses and threads. It uses Reddit's own AI models and integrates models from OpenAI and Google Cloud.
What were the findings of the Deep Health study on AI in mammography?
The study found a 40% higher cancer detection rate among women using AI-assisted mammography. However, 22% of this increase was attributed to selection bias, while 21% was linked to AI improving recall rates for additional imaging.
What are the key features of Xiaomi's Y7 SUV?
The Y7 SUV features a dual-motor system with 508 kW peak output, a top speed of 253 km/h, and a CATL lithium-ion battery. It is expected to launch in mid-2025 with a price of around $34,500 in China.
Why was Romania's 2024 presidential election annulled?
The election was annulled due to potential TikTok algorithm manipulation by a candidate's campaign and over 85,000 attempted cyber attacks on election systems by an external state actor.
What did Google announce about its Sycamore quantum chip?
Google announced that its Sycamore chip achieved quantum advantage, solving a specific computational challenge faster than classical supercomputers, marking progress toward practical quantum applications.
What is Apple considering to improve the Vision Pro's appeal to gamers?
Apple is reportedly discussing adding support for PlayStation VR 2's hand controllers and talking to developers about incorporating these controllers into their games to enhance usability.
- TikTok seeks emergency injunction against US ban
- Cites irreparable harm and impact on millions of users
- Mandated sale or ban by January 2025
- Seeking Supreme Court review
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TikTok is asking a U.S. court for an emergency injunction to prevent its upcoming ban in the country, citing potentially devastating effects on its operations. The company argued that the law, which is backed by extensive bipartisan action, would result in irreparable harm and impact millions of American users. The current law mandates that TikTok's sale or ban be in effect by January of 2025.
TikTok is seeking time for the Supreme Court to review its case and argue that a temporary ban would lead to significant revenue loss and user attrition.
Reddit announced on Monday it's testing a new conversational AI feature called Reddit Answers, designed to let users ask questions and receive curated summaries of relevant responses and threads across the platform. Reddit told TechCrunch in an email that the feature is powered by Reddit's own tech because it has its own AI models, but also integrates models from OpenAI and Google Cloud.
Reddit Answers is rolling out to a limited number of users in the U.S. and currently is only accessible in English. The company says it will bring the feature to more countries in the future and add support for additional languages.
At the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America, or RSNA, Deep Health, an AI firm owned by radiology giant RadNet, presents findings that of 747,604 women who underwent mammography screening over a 12-month period, cancer detection rates were 40% higher for those enrolled in the program versus those who weren't.
However, some of the women also paid to have U.S. Food and Drug Administration-compliant AI software applied to their mammograms, serving as a second set of eyes to help radiologists see anything that might be problematic.
The findings suggest that 22% of the overall cancer detection increase was in part because higher-risk patients were more likely to enroll in the program in the first place, which may be due to selection bias. But the remaining 21% may be due to the use of AI in driving recall rates for additional imaging.
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The U7 features a dual-motor system with a peak output of 508 kilowatts, a 253-kilometer top speed, and a lithium-ion battery from CATL. Pricing is expected to be around the equivalent of $34,500 in China.
Last week, Romania's constitutional court annulled the first round of the country's 2024 presidential election. Documents presented by Romania's top security counsel described potential interference conducted through algorithm manipulation by one candidate's campaign on TikTok,
and more than 85,000 attempted cyber attacks on election websites and IT systems by an external state actor. On November 1st, one candidate had 1% of support, but came in first with 22.9% of the vote by the end of November. At that point, expected to win the final round of voting. The election is now starting over from scratch.
Google announced that its latest Sycamore quantum chip has achieved quantum advantage in solving a specific computational challenge significantly faster than classical supercomputers. Big if true, and marks a step towards practical quantum applications in areas like AI and cryptography.
Critics warn that some claims often face scrutiny and that practical, general-purpose quantum computing remains years away. Google is part of a global race in quantum research, competing with companies like IBM and a variety of startups all over the world. iFixit has added Xbox Series X and S parts to its Microsoft Repair Hub, which also sells parts for Surface devices. The hub also includes step-by-step repair guides.
And finally, a new report from Bloomberg's Mark Gurman shows that Apple might be looking to make its Vision Pro mixed reality device more attractive to gamers and game developers. Instead of being pitched as more of a productivity and media consumption device thus far, due in part to relying on eye and hand controlled gestures rather than incorporating a separate controller.
Gurman reports that fewer than 500,000 units have been sold to date, and now Apple is reportedly talking to Sony about adding support for the PlayStation VR 2's hand controllers, while also talking to developers about whether they'd support the controllers in their games. Controllers could also help certain software programs be more usable on the Vision Pro itself.
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