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The U.S. Copyright Office has clarified that AI-generated content can receive copyright protection if a human substantially contributes to or edits it. This means that human creativity remains central to copyright law, and AI tools can be used in the creative process without disqualifying a work from copyright protection. The office outlines three key scenarios where AI-generated material can apply for copyright, including when human-authored content is incorporated into the AI output, when a human significantly modifies or arranges the AI-generated material, and when the human contribution is sufficiently expressive and creative.

Intel has cancelled its Falcon Shores GPU project, leaving it behind in the AI datacenter market. The company's Gaudi3 accelerators are no match for Nvidia's and AMD's latest offerings. However, Intel still has opportunities at the network edge and in the PC market with its CPU strategy and Advanced Matrix Extensions (AMX) compute blocks.

Microsoft has integrated OpenAI's GPT-o1 reasoning model into its Copilot platform, making it available to all users at no additional cost. This move comes after the company increased the price of Copilot-infused Microsoft 365 by $3 per month. The GPT-o1 model is a chain-of-thought model that produces intermediary stages of output before settling on a final answer, which helps to reduce errors and hallucinations.

OpenAI has introduced a new ChatGPT agent designed for deep research, allowing users to conduct in-depth, complex research with precise and reliable results. The agent is available to ChatGPT Pro users and will be rolled out to Plus and Team users soon. It uses a special version of OpenAI's o3 'reasoning' AI model, trained through reinforcement learning, to search, interpret, and analyze large amounts of text, images, and PDFs.

Google's Vertex AI in Firebase SDK is now ready for production use, allowing developers to integrate Gemini AI into Android and iOS apps. The SDK provides idiomatic APIs, security, and integration with other Firebase services. It requires implementing robust security measures, using remote configuration, and responsible AI use. The SDK is suitable for building AI-powered mobile apps but has limitations for advanced use cases.

The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) provide a set of success criteria to improve website accessibility. The guidelines have three conformance levels: A, AA, and AAA. Developers can use these criteria to create an inclusive website, including adding alternative text to images, making navigation possible with a keyboard, and avoiding limitations on screen orientation.

Adobe has announced that subscribers on a Substance Collection or Texturing plan will now have unmetered access to the Substance 3D Assets library, which includes nearly 20,000 professional materials, models, and lighting environments. This move lifts the previous monthly download limits, giving 3D artists and designers complete access to the library without managing credits.

Epic Games aims to bring Unreal Engine on Apple platforms to feature parity with Windows, despite their disagreements with Apple. They are working on improving Unreal Engine, including experimental support for making Apple Vision Pro content.

Apple has made the build system in its high-level programming language Swift officially open source, aiming to unify the component across all supported platforms, including Windows and Linux. This move is expected to encourage participation from the corporate sector, academia, and other open-source projects, and make Swift more popular.

India has eased restrictions on its Aadhaar authentication service, allowing businesses to use the verification system to authenticate customers, raising privacy concerns. The update aims to enhance the scope and utility of Aadhaar authentication, but experts warn of potential misuse and exclusion.

Nvidia claims its new RTX 50-series GPUs can run DeepSeek's open source AI models faster than any other PC market option. However, DeepSeek's accomplishment with its R1 model may affect Nvidia's fortunes as it shows that powerful Nvidia hardware is not strictly needed for AI advancements.

The Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra has a great screen, improved ultrawide camera, and a more comfortable design. However, its AI features are hit or miss, and the phone's high price makes it hard to justify. The S25 Ultra also loses some features from its predecessor, such as the 10x telephoto camera and Bluetooth functionality on the stylus.

The US FDA has warned that Contec patient monitors, also sold as Epsimed MN-120, contain a trio of vulnerabilities that could allow an attacker to remotely execute code, crash the device, and exfiltrate patient data. The FDA recommends disconnecting the devices from the internet and disabling Wi-Fi immediately.

Heritable Agriculture, a startup spun out of Google's X, uses machine learning to analyze plant genomes and improve crop production, aiming to make the 12,000-year-old industry more efficient and sustainable.

Adobe's Project Concept is a browser-based mood-boarding tool that utilizes gen AI to provide a flexible infinite canvas for ideation. It allows users to mix original assets, free Adobe Content, and AI image generation, and edit or remix them using generative AI. The tool features an eyedropper function to pick characteristics from source images and apply them to the output, and it can write prompts combining image characteristics. Project Concept aims to streamline the proof of concept stage for creatives and has potential applications in various design fields.

A survey found 85% of UK employers use some form of surveillance tech to monitor remote workers, including tracking websites, apps, and keystrokes, raising concerns about employee privacy and trust.

DeepSeek, a Chinese AI company, has released a model that has gained widespread attention, but its significance is often misunderstood. The model's success is not just due to its technical capabilities, but also its user-friendly interface and visible reasoning process. This has led to a surge in popularity, with many people using it and discussing it. However, experts warn that the AI race is not just about which country develops the most advanced technology, but also about ensuring that AI is designed safely and responsibly.

WhatsApp claims that 100 journalists and activists were targeted by Israeli-made Graphite spyware, which can infect devices without user interaction. The company has informed the affected users and is exploring legal options against Paragon Solutions, the company behind the spyware.

Mark Zuckerberg believes Meta can sell billions of AI glasses, with the company's Ray-Ban Meta glasses being a 'real hit'. Meta is also working on new AI glasses, including Oakley-style AR glasses for athletes. Despite concerns over Zuckerberg's recent comments and actions, the company is investing heavily in AI infrastructure, with plans to spend $65 billion over the coming years.

DeepSeek, a Chinese AI startup, has released its V3 and R1 LLMs, which have raised questions about their capabilities and implications for the tech industry. The company's AI models have been found to have some interesting issues, despite impressive benchmarks. The release has also sparked discussions about the need for companies to consider AI investment more carefully.