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Humata AI Review – Is It a Decent PDF Summarizer?

If you’re looking for a Humata AI review, my experience in testing it might help you. I looked into this document summarizer’s main features, performance, pricing, and more. I even included a handy how-to guide for you to get started. After testing it on various documents, here’s what I found. Humata AI Review Summary Overall […]

Microsoft Edge might soon get an “AI enhancer” to zoom in on the pixelated images

Microsoft Edge’s is apparantly working on “Magnify image” feature, which has been a welcome addition for users who want to zoom in on web images without the hassle of opening them in separate tabs. An X user has seen “AI enhance” option in it. I mean, the “Magnify image” option already magnifies the image, but […]

Microsoft Teams gains Spatial Annotations functionality, makes MR collabs easy

Microsoft is launching Spatial Annotations, a new feature for mixed reality (MR) collaboration, on the Teams mobile app. This feature, currently in a public preview for iOS devices, lets frontline workers collaborate remotely with colleagues using 3D annotations on physical objects. This comes after Microsoft officially confirmed that Windows Mixed Reality is dead. Previously, these […]

Hackers Exploit OpenMetadata Flaws to Mine Crypto on Kubernetes

Threat actors are actively exploiting critical vulnerabilities in OpenMetadata to gain unauthorized access to Kubernetes workloads and leverage them for cryptocurrency mining activity. That’s according to the Microsoft Threat Intelligence team, which said the flaws have been weaponized since the start of April 2024. OpenMetadata is an open-source platform that operates as a

Malicious Google Ads Pushing Fake IP Scanner Software with Hidden Backdoor

A new Google malvertising campaign is leveraging a cluster of domains mimicking a legitimate IP scanner software to deliver a previously unknown backdoor dubbed MadMxShell. “The threat actor registered multiple look-alike domains using a typosquatting technique and leveraged Google Ads to push these domains to the top of search engine results targeting specific search keywords, thereby

Wayve’s new autonomous AI LINGO-2 can interact with passengers and take orders

Wayve has unveiled LINGO-2, a new vision-language-action model (VLAM) designed for use on public roads. LINGO-2 integrates visual perception, language processing, and real-time decision-making capabilities to navigate its surroundings. LINGO-2 acts as the brain of a self-driving car. It uses cameras to perceive its surroundings (vision) and then employs language processing to understand the scene. […]

Microsoft’s new VASA-1 makes realistic talking faces from images and speech

Microsoft researchers have developed a new VASA system that can create lifelike talking faces from a single image and an audio clip. VASA-1, the first model built with this framework, can produce facial expressions, precisely synchronized lip movements, and natural head motions. This has the potential to create more engaging and realistic experiences in various […]