Meta’s Glasses Challenge Apple in AI Innovation

October 2nd, 2024.
A new week of fresh insights into technology and more:

🕶️ Meta challenges Apple in AR with Orion demo and Quest 3 launch, as Apple’s Vision Pro struggles with price and adoption, highlighting ongoing AI innovation in the AR space.

📊 Lesson of the Week: Learn the fundamentals of machine learning, a core aspect of AI innovation driving advancements in technology.

🔐 MIT introduces quantum security protocol for cloud AI computations, ensuring privacy with 96% model accuracy.

⚡ Weekly Tech Tip: How to track flights on iPhone.

🚀 What’s New: Answer explanations and improved account security.

📖 Book of the Week: “Good Strategy/Bad Strategy” by Richard Rumelt.

Don’t Fall Behind in Your Data Education

Meta's New AR Challenges Apple

Meta is applying pressure on Apple in the augmented and mixed reality space with the live demo of its Orion AR glasses and the release of its Quest 3 headset, both showcasing the latest in AI innovation.

At Meta’s Connect conference, CEO Mark Zuckerberg showcased Orion, which offers a groundbreaking blend of digital and physical experiences, positioning Meta ahead in the AR race.

Meanwhile, Apple’s Vision Pro faces challenges with its high price and limited consumer adoption, pushing the company to reassess its strategy to stay competitive in the rapidly evolving world of AI innovation. Read Meta’s official release for Orion.

Lesson of the Week

This week’s lesson, sourced from our “Introduction to machine learning” skill, covers different types of algorithms and how they are applied to solve real-world problems. Understanding these algorithms is key to participating in the ongoing AI innovation shaping industries today.
Google AI.

Question of the Week:

What are the main types of supervised learning?

Select one or more

A) Classification

B) Q-learning

C) Clustering

D) Regression

New Quantum Tech for AI Data Security

MIT has unveiled a groundbreaking quantum security protocol that shields sensitive data during cloud-based AI computations, a crucial step forward in AI innovation for ensuring privacy and security.

Harnessing the power of light’s quantum properties, the technique ensures airtight privacy while maintaining 96% model accuracy, making it a game-changer for sectors like healthcare where data security is critical.

This is another leap in AI innovation, allowing users to leverage powerful AI tools without risking sensitive information or proprietary models.

Weekly Tech Tip

How to Track Flights on iPhone

  1. Enable iMessage: Ensure iMessage is on in Settings > Messages.
  2. Enter Flight Info: Send/receive flight details like “[Airline] [Flight Number]” (e.g., American Airlines 9707). The number will be underlined.
  3. Tap to Track: Tap the underlined info to view real-time flight status, live map, gate, and baggage details.

    What's New

    We’re gradually rolling out detailed answer explanations for incorrect and correct answers in addition to enhanced account security measures.

    Book of the Week

    “Good Strategy/Bad Strategy” by Richard Rumelt offers a sharp critique of the widespread misuse of the term “strategy” in organizations today.

    Rumelt dismantles vague slogans, financial targets, and buzzword-filled visions, exposing them as poor substitutes for real strategic thinking. He defines a good strategy as a clear, focused response to challenges, driven by insight and a deep understanding of the situation.

    Through compelling examples from business, military, and nonprofit sectors, Rumelt provides practical tools and nine sources of power to guide leaders in creating effective, actionable strategies.

    His approach is both thought-provoking and immediately applicable.

    Lesson of the Week Answer:

    A) Check to see how the AI tool collects, stores, and uses the data you provide to it

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