DARPA’s project could allow encrypted data to be used without ever having to decrypt it.
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Microsoft Ignite: How Azure Percept will bring AI to the edge for the enterprise

The overall goal of the new platform is to give customers an end-to-end system from hardware to AI.
Microsoft Ignite: Intelligent speakers and new features announced for Microsoft Teams

Updates and new hardware for Microsoft Teams are part of the push for the future of work.
Microsoft Viva offers modules for learning, information sharing, and more

Virtual collaboration can be difficult in the age of remote work and hybrid work. A new Microsoft platform could assist employees, managers, and organizations collectively.
Microsoft’s cutting-edge machine-learning tool moves from the lab to the mainstream

Machine learning that can explore the world can solve different problems. These are the Microsoft services that make it something mainstream developers can use.
Lawmakers Take Aim at Insidious Digital ‘Dark Patterns’


A new California law prohibits efforts to trick consumers into handing over data or money. A bill in Washington state copies the language.
Former DOD Head: The US Needs a New Plan to Beat China on AI


In an interview with WIRED, former secretary of defense Ash Carter discussed how to build morality into AI—and make sure other countries do too.
DxO PureRAW 3 Offers Better Noise Reduction, Color Enhancement, and Lens Corrections

I didn’t think DxO PureRAW 2 for Mac and Windows could be improved, but it has been, in a variety of both subtle and not-so-subtle ways that improve workflow. The latest, version 3, is out today, and the company says PureRAW 3 features DxO’s latest artificial intelligence technology, DeepPRIME XD, delivering industry-leading noise reduction and RAW image enhancement; greater control over which corrections are applied through DxO’s renowned Optics Modules; and user interface modifications that offer improved integration with every photographer’s workflow.
AI Skin Retouch Is Here and It’s Pretty Impressive

Innovators and philosophers like Elon Musk and Sam Harris have been theorizing what our world will look like once artificial intelligence completely takes over our everyday lives. We aren’t quite there, but if you’ve ever dreamed of a day when all your skin retouching might be completed using AI and neural networks, well, the future is a lot closer than you might think.