Technology News for Friday 4th October 2024

1. Microsoft begins rolling out Windows 11 24H2 update with AI enhancements and Wi-Fi 7 support

The update is bringing a suite of new features focused on security, connectivity, and AI-driven tools. · Key Connectivity and Usability Features · Expanded AI Capabilities with Copilot+ PCs · Return of Windows Recall and Enhanced Search · AI-Powered Tools in ...

2. Google's new voice-activated AI search will allow people to use Lens to ask questions about video and photos

lphabet CEO Sundar Pichai speaks at a Google I/O event in Mountain View, Calif., May 14, 2024. Jeff Chiu—AP.

3. Meta Unveils Instant AI Video Generator That Adds Sounds

On Friday, the tech giant Meta unveiled a set of A.I. tools, called Meta Movie Gen, for automatically generating videos, instantly editing them and synchronizing them with A.I.-generated sound effects, ambient noise and background music.

4. Bionic limbs can now feel 'real' thanks to new surgery

Part 2 of the TED Radio Hour episode Augmenting Humans. A new surgery maintains the sensation of limb control after an amputation. When paired with a bionic leg designed by MIT's Hugh Herr, amputees can move and "feel" their limbs like never before.

5. Meta's Movie Gen Makes Convincing AI Video Clips

The company shared multiple 10-second clips generated with Movie Gen, including a Moo Deng-esque baby hippo swimming around, to demonstrate its capabilities. While the tool is not yet available for use, this ...

6. As Apple enters AI race, iPhone maker turns to its army of developers for an edge

For Apple Intelligence to interact with the millions of non-Apple apps, it needs developers to create as much as hundreds of snippets of additional code called App Intents. If Apple's Siri is poorly supported by ...

7. Meta, challenging OpenAI, announces new AI model that can generate video with sound

Facebook owner Meta announced on Friday it had built a new AI model called Movie Gen that can create realistic-seeming video and audio clips in response to user prompts, claiming it can rival tools from leading media generation startups like OpenAI and ...

8. Samsung to release Android 15-based One UI 7 with 'next Galaxy' in 2025

Samsung Galaxy smartphone users might have to wait longer to experience the Android 15. At its Samsung Developer Conference (SDC) 2024, the South Korean technology giant announced that its Android 15-based One UI 7 user interface will not be released ...

9. Michelin-Starred Fine Dining Restaurant Aphotic Announces It Will Close in December

Chef and owner Peter Hemsley addressed the closure in a note that praised the fine dining scene, yet was scathing toward the SoMa neighborhood where the restaurant was located. “As all residents of SF know, ...