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Apple's response follows an investigative report on a public dataset that companies such as Apple, NVIDIA, and others of relative size used to train artificial intelligence models. The report found the dataset contained copyrighted IP, such as YouTube video transcripts or subtitles from the most popular creators on the platform.

The report from Proof News alleges subtitles from more than 170,000 YouTube videos across more than 48,000 channels were scraped and found within the dataset known as Pile. The report also found AI companies stating in their research papers the use of the Pile dataset to train certain models. For example, Apple used the Pile dataset to train OpenELM, a new AI model that was released in April, which is only weeks before the company officially unveiled Apple Intelligence.

The close time difference between the release of OpenELM and the Apple Intelligence announcement, combined with the mounting controversy surrounding copyrighted IP AI training, resulted in the assumption that the AI model powering Apple Intelligence was trained on YouTube video transcripts. However, that doesn't seem to be the case, as Apple has informed 9to5Mac that Apple Intelligence doesn't use the OpenELM model and went as far as to say OpenELM doesn't power any of its AI or machine learning features.

South Korea has announced it will begin deploying laser weapons systems designed to intercept drones from North Korea, which have been causing headaches for years in South Korea.

South Korea's Defense Acquisition Program Administration said it will deploy at least one anti-air laser weapons system, something it called "Block-I", by the end of 2024, and many more of them in the years to come. The agency said in a statement that its new Block-I system is capable of launching precision attacks on small incoming drones and multi-copters.

The system was reportedly developed by South Korean company Hanwha Aerospace, with a cost of just 2000 won (which is around $1.50 USD) per shot. An agency official who requested anonymity because he wasn't authorized to speak to the media regarding the issue, said: "We face North Korea on our doorstep and its drones pose present threats to us, so that's why we've been aiming to build and deploy laser weapons soon to cope with them".

A new report from Proof News alleged Apple, NVIDIA and other big tech companies used a dataset that contained copyrighted IP to train their respective AI models. That copyrighted IP included transcripts of YouTube videos from prominent creators, such as MKBHD, one of the platforms biggest technology reviewers.

The report cited an investigation into the dataset known as Pile, with the reporters claiming to have discovered transcripts or subtitles of more than 170,000 YouTube videos across 40,000 different channels. Some of those videos were from creators such as MrBeast, MKBHD, Jimmy Kimmel, Stephen Colbert, PewDiePie and many others. The report also revealed statements from companies stating they used the Pile dataset in the training of their AI models, as the dataset is free and open for public use.

This newly surfaced report raises the question of what happens to AI companies that use datasets containing copyrighted IP to train their AI models. Is the owner of the AI model responsible or the company that formed the dataset? Or both? OpenAI was caught in the hot water bath that is AI models and copyrighted data only a few months ago when Chief Technology Officer (CTO) Mira Murati was unable to answer whether OpenAI uses YouTube videos to train its AI models.

President Trump and his allies are working on a sweeping AI executive order that would see a bunch of "Manhattan Projects" to develop next-generation military technology, and "Make America First in AI".

A second Trump administration would not just kick off the series of Manhattan Projects developing next-gen military technology, but immediately review "unnecessary and burdensome regulations", that would see President Trump looking at AI policies that would help Silicon Valley companies and investors, reports the Washington Post.

The new framework would also create new "industry-led" agencies that would look at AI models and secure systems from foreign countries, according to a "copy of the document viewed exclusively by The Washington Post". The framework itself includes a section that's titled "Make America First in AI" which has a "markedly different strategy for the booming sector than that of the Biden administration, which last year issued a sweeping executive order that leverages emergency powers to subject the next generation of AI systems to safety testing".

Samsung's new HBM3E memory has reportedly passed NVIDIA certification, with new Samsung HBM3E memory supply expected to flow in the coming months.

A new report from UDN reveals that up to 30% of existing DRAM production capacity will be allocated to provide HBM3E memory, which is causing a huge effect of capacity crowding, which UDN reports "hurry up stocking (DRAM)" is expected to trigger a DRAM price increase wave.

Taiwanese memory manufacturers like Nanya, ADATA, and TEAMGROUP are "enjoying the benefits of price increases". Samsung is the world's memory leader, with a DRAM market share that's reportedly over 45%, with the South Korean giant to allocate 30% of its production capacity to make HBM3E memory for AI GPUs, with over 13% of the world's existing DRAM production capacity no longer invested into DDR4 and DDR5 and other DRAMs, which will reportedly lead to a decline in the DRAM market, with supply tighter than ever before.

AMD and Intel are about to unleash next-generation CPUs and APUs with beefed-up AI capabilities, but do you really need, or even want them? Probably not, and that's exactly how 84% of users voted in a new poll.

TechPowerUp posted a new poll asking if PC users were interested in paying for AI-enhanced hardware, but 84% of the votes said NO. Over 26,000 people voted, with 7% saying that they would and 9% not sure what they wanted to do.

W1zzard posted: "AI capabilities are becoming increasingly integrated into hardware devices, promising enhanced performance and functionality. However, this advanced technology often comes at a premium price. Would you pay more for hardware with AI features?"

AMD's new Ryzen AI 300 series "Strix Point" APUs have an upgraded integrated RDNA 3.5-based Radeon 880M GPU, which is 15% faster than the RDNA 3-based GPU inside of the Radeon 780M, according to ASUS.

The new Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 and Ryzen AI 9 365 "Strix Point" APUs have new RDNA 3.5-based integrated GPUs. The Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 APU features 16 x RDNA 3.5-based Compute Units (CUs), while the Ryzen AI 9 HX 365 features 12 x CUs.

The new Radeon 880M integrated GPU inside of the new Strix Point APUs is up to 15% faster than the Radeon 780M in gaming performance according to ASUS. ASUS is currently promoting its new Vivobook laptop, which is powered by AMD's new Ryzen AI 300 series "Strix Point" APUs, giving us our first look at what to expect from the upgraded RDNA 3.5 GPU.

AMD has not only confirmed it's working on Zen 6, but a future-gen Zen 7 architecture is cooking the ovens at AMD right now, which will follow up Zen 6 in the (many) years to come.

The announcement of the future-gen Zen 6 and Zen 7 architectures aren't rumors, they're coming from AMD directly during its recent Zen 5 Tech Day event. We heard details of AMD's upcoming Zen 5-based Ryzen 9 9950X processor, overclocked to an incredible 6.6GHz on LN2 cooling at the Tech Day event, a tease of Zen 6, and even a tease of the future-gen Zen 7 architecture.

AMD CTO Mark Papermaster confirmed that the company is working on the Zen 7 architecture, but it will most likely require a new socket and motherboard. AMD is committed to supporting its current AM5 platform through to 2027, but Zen 7 will slot into a new socket, and new motherboards, sometime in 2027+ and beyond.

Intel's upcoming next-generation flagship Core Ultra 9 285K "Arrow Lake-S" desktop CPU will reportedly boost up to 5.7GHz, or up to 5.4GHz across all P-Cores.

In a new post on X, leaker "Raichu" says that the flagship Core Ultra 9 285K processor will hit a 5.7GHz boost and up to 5.4GHz across all P-Cores. The E-Core clock speeds will hit up to 4.7GHz max, or an all-core E-Core boost of up to 4.6GHz.

We've been hearing through recent rumors that Intel's flagship Core Ultra 9 285K processor in ES (engineering sample) form hitting up to 5.5GHz, while QS (qualifying sample) chips were hitting 5.7GHz, while now we're hearing confirmations of the max 5.7GHz boost for Intel's flagship Arrow Lake-S chip.

We've caught another price leak for AMD's imminent Zen 5 processors, and it's for the lowest-end CPU of the initial offerings that'll be debuting with Ryzen 9000 at the end of July - but sadly, it doesn't look like great news.

Keep plenty of caution in reserve with any price leak of course. It could be a placeholder, but the source is Amazon in Canada - more reliable than your average retailer leak, in theory - and the product listing for the Ryzen 5 9600X shows a pre-order price of $472 CAD.

As Tom's Hardware, which spotted this, points out, going with a simple currency conversion to try to determine a potential US price from that isn't a very useful exercise. These things never translate directly (thanks to import and sales taxes, for starters), so we can glean more - still keep that salt handy though - from looking at comparative US Amazon pricing versus Canadian for the current-gen CPU (7600X).

Amazon Prime Day is happening between July 16 and July 17 and during that time, a large selection of products on the online retailer are heavily discounted.

During the aforementioned dates, Amazon has slashed prices across a variety of PC hardware, with discounts on gaming monitors, SSDs, gaming laptops, and CPUs. If you are more dedicated to a specific brand, Corsair has slashed prices across a variety of its products, such as its cases, CPU coolers, memory, peripherals, and more.

As for gaming monitors specifically, below, you will find a list of some of the most heavily discounted gaming monitors currently available on Amazon. The offerings cover several big-name brands, such as Samsung, LG, and Acer.

AAA titles are making their way to iOS as smartphones' hardware has reached a level where cut-down versions of big-name games can be played on mobile.

Titles such as Assassin's Creed Mirage, Resident Evil Village, Resident Evil 4, and Death Stranding have made their way over to iOS, and according to Appmagic, which estimates store data, none of these titles have performed well in terms of sales. Also joining that disappointing list is Resident Evil 7, which was released on July 2. Appmagic estimates the new release has been downloaded approximately 83,000 times since it launched, earning Capcom about $28,000.

That aforementioned figure doesn't include Apple's mandatory 30% cut of all transactions through iOS, which, if added to the figure, would bring it up to $36 582. How Appmagic arrived at the total number of buyers of the app was dividing the $36,582 by the $20 fee for unlocking the full game, which brings you to less than 2,000 paying customers.

New research published by an international team of researchers in the peer-reviewed journal Nature Astronomy on July 15, 2024, details the discovery of the first lunar lava tube.

For at least 50 years, researchers have speculated about the existence of lava tubes beneath the surface of the moon, which lends to the wider and well-established theory that the moon is still volcanically active. Until recently, scientists haven't found any evidence of such tubes, which are formed by flowing lava, but a team of international researchers have used data gathered by NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) to claim the first lunar lava tube has been found.

The team used the Miniature Radio-Frequency (Mini-RF) instrument aboard the LRO to collect complex data on a pit located in Mare Tranquillitatis. Using a new signal processing technique to study the data, the team found evidence of a cave structure beneath the pit that would be a result of flowing lava. The team estimates the cave to be nearly 100 feet in length. Above is an image of an empty lava tube from the perspective of the LRO.

Apple products are rarely discounted, but Amazon's Prime Day seems to be an exception to the general rule, as there are limited time deals of up to 32% currently available.

Amazon Prime Day is here and only running between July 16 and July 17, and during that period of time, the website is overrun with some incredible deals, making it a great time to pick up some new products at prices that are better than average. Prime Day has slashed prices across a variety of PC hardware, such as gaming monitors, SSDs, gaming laptops, CPUs and more.

What has also been discounted is Apple products, particularly the AirPods Max Wireless, AirPods Pro (2nd generation), AirPods (3rd generation), and the Apple Watch Series 9 (41mm). Below are the listed deals, how much you will save if you purchase during Prime Day deals.

A Google insider has claimed the company is planning a major upgrade for the Pixel 9 lineup, which is expected to be released later this year.

In very Google, and particularly Pixel fashion, leaks about the devices have plagued the next-generation lineup reveal slated to take place next month at the Made by Google event. Android Authority posted an extensive leak that showcased Google's entire new lineup of devices, with numerous teardown images showcasing the Pixel 9 Pro Fold, the base Pixel 9, the Pixel 9 Pro, and Pixel 9 Pro XL. These leaks ahead of the event revealed the crease for the Fold for the first time, new battery sizes, charging speeds, and more.

What wasn't mentioned in the initial leak and later posted as an exclusive article by Android Authority was the camera sensor upgrades. According to the publication, the entire series of devices will be adopting new camera sensors, ushering in widespread improvements to photography and video capabilities. More specifically, the base Pixel 9 will reportedly be adopting the Sony IMX858 for its ultrawide sensor, while the primary sensor and front-facing sensor will remain the same.

The phone owned by Thomas Crooks, the man who shot and wounded former US president Donald Trump on July 13, has had his phone seized by the FBI, and now the US authorities have said they have gained access to the device.

July 13 marked the failed assassination attempt of former US president Donald Trump, who dropped to the floor after a bullet wounded his ear. Authorities identified the shooter as Thomas Crooks, a 20-year-old registered Republican, and the FBI later announced it acquired his phone.

The now-deceased Crooks didn't leave behind any obvious motive for his actions against the former president, which is why the FBI is hoping its newfound access to his phone may reveal his reasoning behind his actions, if Crooks was working alone or as part of a bigger group, and if there are any other attempts such as the one at the Pennsylvania rally planned for the future.

Alongside adding day-one support for Dungeonborne and Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn with the latest GeForce Game Ready, these two titles are also a part of the latest games getting DLSS support this week. Dungeonborne, launching into Early Access, is a solo and multiplayer crawler with impressive ray-traced visuals. So, thankfully, it's arriving with DLSS Super Resolution and DLSS 3 Frame Generation.

Currently, the game is a PC killer with only the GeForce RTX 4090 able to push higher than 60 FPS at 4K with max settings and ray-tracing enabled. This increases to around 190 FPS with DLSS Performance Mode and Frame Generation enabled. Even the GeForce RTX 4060, RTX 4060 Ti, and RTX 4070 can hit 60+ FPS with DLSS 3.

Lowering the resolution to 1440p and DLSS 3 increases performance across the entire GeForce RTX 40 Series line-up by around 2.3X. This is the resolution sweet spot for PC gaming, and here, every GeForce RTX 40 Series GPU can push past 100 FPS, with the GeForce RTX 4060 just falling short with an average frame rate of 93.5.

Science can sometimes be quite boring, perhaps even lacking in traditional "fun," but sometimes science presents opportunities to have fun and push the envelope of what is possible.

NASA has collaborated with Missy Elliot to send the first hip-hop song to deep space via a test of its Deep Space Network (DSN), the world's largest and most sensitive telecommunications service. The DSN is comprised of a giant 112-foot-wide radio dish called the Deep Space Station 13. The antenna is located at the DSN's Goldstone Deep Space Communications Complex in Barstow, and on Friday, it blasted Ellitot's song "The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)" 158 million miles to Venus.

The transmission was made at the speed of light and it took nearly 14 minutes to reach Earth's neighboring planet. The collaborate, while seeming quite random at face value, was purposeful as NASA recognized Elliot's passion for space and pushing boundaries.

GeForce Game Ready 560.70 WHQL driver has been released, adding day-one support for three new games: Dungeonborne, Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn, and Stormgate. In addition to this, it also adds support for 14 new G-SYNC Compatible gaming displays from Acer, ASUS, LG, and more.

Kicking off with game support, Stormgate is a highly anticipated free-to-play real-time strategy game from Frost Giant Studios, a team of veteran developers who worked on iconic RTS titles like Warcraft III and StarCraft II. Built with Unreal Engine 5, multiplayer, and a cinematic campaign, the game will go live on August 13, with those who pre-purchase being able to jump in on July 30.

Next is Dungeonborne, a new first-person PvPvE dungeon crawler with impressive ray-traced visuals launching into Early Access on July 19. GeForce RTX owners will benefit from optimized day-one driver support with the addition of DLSS 2 Super Resolution upscaling and DLSS 3 Frame Generation.

According to Tesla and Amazon's early investor James Anderson, NVIDIA could be worth an astonishing $50 trillion within the next 10 years. The unstoppable AI wave, which hasn't slowed down over the last 18 months, will help NVIDIA.

Anderson's estimates don't seem out of control, with NVIDIA already scaling the lofty heights of a $3.3 trillion+ market cap recently, driven by the insatibale demand for AI chips. NVIDIA controls an estimated 90%+ of the AI GPU market share, leaving the rest with scraps.

Anderson said: "The potential scale of NVIDIA in the most optimistic outcome is both way higher than I've ever seen before and could lead to a market cap of double-digit trillions. This isn't a prediction but a possibility if artificial intelligence works for customers and NVIDIA's lead is intact".