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Microsoft launches Power Virtual Agents, its no-code bot builder

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Microsoft today announced the public preview of its Power Virtual Agents tool, a new no-code tool for building chatbots that’s part of the company’s Power Platform, which also includes Microsoft Flow automation tool, which is being renamed to Power Automate today, and Power BI. Built on top of Azure’s existing AI smarts and tools for […] Continue reading Microsoft launches Power Virtual Agents, its no-code bot builder→

Facebook got humans to listen in on some Messenger voice chats

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Facebook says it’s paused the practice of collecting voice clips and sending them to employees to transcribe and analyze. Continue reading Facebook got humans to listen in on some Messenger voice chats→

Facebook Records User Audio, Sparking Privacy Questions

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Hundreds of contractors reportedly were hired to transcribe Messenger voice chats in order to test the accuracy of an AI algorithm — raising questions about what Facebook does with the data. Continue reading Facebook Records User Audio, Sparking Privacy Questions→

More water ice could be hiding at the dark poles of Mercury and the Moon

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Earth’s poles are famously icy places, but they’re far from alone in that regard. The poles of other planets and moons are often the best places to look for ice, and now a new analysis of NASA data has found evidence of much more water ice on… Continue reading More water ice could be hiding at the dark poles of Mercury and the Moon→

Five Eyes nations demand access to encrypted messaging

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The alliance wants tech companies to build backdoor access to users’ encrypted data, by force if necessary. Continue reading Five Eyes nations demand access to encrypted messaging→