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Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Google Wallet is further expanding the number of financial institutions it supports. The app is adding 16 new banks this month. It has also added a new prepaid gift card option. Google Wallet already supports a large number of financial institutions across the US, but there are many that remain unsupported. That means there’s …

Financial Times: How machine learning could have transformative effects on Africa’s developing economies and societies, as some critics worry over a deepening digital divide  —  Machine learning could have transformative effects on developing economies and societies.  But some fear a deepening digital divide

According to filings released by the US Federal Election Commission on Tuesday night, Elon Musk, founder of SpaceX and owner of X, is now one of the biggest donors to Donald Trump’s campaign. Since publicly endorsing Trump on the heels of the July assassination attempt against him in Butler, Pennsylvania, Musk has donated close to $75 million to the his …

The days of AI acting solely as a predictive tool or chatbot are numbered. Armand Ruiz, IBM’s vice president of product management for its AI platform, told delegates at the SXSW Festival in Australia this week that AI agents will soon allow enterprises in the APAC region to automate complex, multi-step tasks, freeing employees to focus on more human-centric activities. …

AI has made it extraordinarily simple to copy someone’s voice — allowing thousands of audio impersonations, known as “deepfakes,” to flood the internet.

Seth Keshel has become a darling among election deniers by factoring widespread voter fraud — the existence of which has been widely debunked — into his election predictions.

C. Scott Brown / Android Authority TL;DR Android 15’s new app archiving feature works with apps distributed as both APKs and Android App Bundles. In contrast, the Google Play Store’s app archiving feature only works with apps distributed as Android App Bundles. The reason for this difference is that Google had to employ a clever trick to make the Play …

Jess Weatherbed / The Verge: Adobe teases AI tools that can generate 3D scenes, make animated graphics in different styles, and automatically remove distractions in images and videos  —  Adobe is previewing some experimental AI tools for animation, image generation, and cleaning up video and photographs that could eventually be added to its Creative Cloud apps.

The seventh generation of Apple’s tiniest iPad is finally here, three years since its last refresh. There was no fancy pretaped or live event—the company quietly announced the new tablet through its online newsroom. The headline feature encapsulating this device? Apple Intelligence. Apple’s artificial intelligence features still aren’t available for the iPhone 16, but they’re due to arrive this month …

Artificial intelligence, machine learning, and deep learning have become huge buzzwords in the business world. While many people use these terms interchangeably, they actually mean three different things, and it’s critical that business leaders understand the distinctions as we enter this new era of rapid AI development. Kara Sherrer, writing for TechRepublic Premium, defines the three terms and compares them …