Microsoft Edge can now boost the quality of your YouTube videos – here's how to use it

Microsoft is starting to roll out its much anticipated built-in video upscaling feature for its Edge browser.  The company’s new Video Super Resolution (VSR) algorithm uses artificial intelligence to boost web

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Insurtech Innovation in Life Insurance Products: How Technology Is Disrupting the Industry

Historically,
the insurance industry has been slow to adopt new technology. However, the rise
of Insurtech firms has sparked a wave of innovation in the industry, resulting
in the development

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What happens when a metaverse disappears?

Microsoft shut down its social VR world AltspaceVR this week, and Altspace users and creators used its final days to commemorate the platform.

A bugle played Taps. The crowd

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eToro Taps Moneyfarm to Provide UK Clients with Stocks & Shares ISA

eToro, an Israel-based social trading network, is partnering with Moneyfarm, a European digital wealth manager, to provide its UK clients with a stocks and shares Individual Savings Account (ISA). However,

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European VCs Rescue Mythic; Fick Becomes CEO

Dave Fick (Source: Mythic)
AI chip startup Mythic, which underwent a radical restructure and downsizing in November after reportedly “running out of runway with investors”, according to a LinkedIn post

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The Battle for Fintech Security: How Will It End?

As the
financial technology (fintech) industry expands at an unprecedented rate,
security concerns have risen to the top of the priority list for both
businesses and consumers. The fight for

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Biotech giant Moderna will open tech office in Seattle, plans to hire up to 220 workers

(Moderna Photo)

Cambridge, Mass.-based biotech giant Moderna is opening an office in Seattle to build up its tech capacity, the company announced Friday morning.

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With Hundreds of Platforms Around, Information Gives FX Traders an Edge

Analytics has recently been in the news from a retail and institutional trader perspective. Tradefeedr launching an FX algo forecasting suite enables retail clients to access accurate and independent data

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The AI Revolution in Insurance: What Could Possibly Go Wrong?

Artificial
intelligence (AI) is changing the way we live, work, and interact with the rest
of the world. AI is being used in the insurance industry to improve risk
assessment,

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Confusion, errors and delays: what’s really going on with Google Bard?

The AI chatbot race has begun in earnest – but one participant has already seemingly stumbled out of the gate: Google Bard. In the excitement and flurry of ChatGPT, Microsoft’s

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How to Start an AI Panic

The Center for Humane Technology stoked conversation about the dangers of social media. Now it’s warning that artificial intelligence is as dangerous as nuclear weapons.

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The Download:  biased AI warnings, and experimental CRISPR therapies

This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology.

Meet the AI expert who

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