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Midjourney has released the alpha version of V7, which it says is an “entirely new” AI image generation model and is much smarter at processing your text prompts. The image quality of its output is noticeably higher, the Midjourney team says, and can create better textures, bodies and hands. AI image generators typically struggle with creating accurate depictions of hands, but based on photos posted by some users on their socials, V7 is capable of spitting out some photorealistic images of human hands.The new model comes with a feature called “Draft Mode,” which can render images at half the speed…

Customers contact companies regularly to purchase products and services, inquire about orders, make payments and request returns. Until recently, the most common way for customers to contact companies was through phone calls or by interacting with human agents via company websites and mobile apps.The advent of artificial intelligence (AI) has seen the profileration of a new kind of interface: chatbots. A chatbot is an intelligent software program that can carry out two-way conversations with customers.Spurred by the potential of chatbots to communicate with customers round-the-clock, companies are increasingly routing customers to chatbots. As such, the worldwide chatbot market has grown…

Google CEO Sundar Pichai says there’s a new term for the current phase of AI: “AJI.”Pichai said it stands for “artificial jagged intelligence,” and is the precursor to AGI.AJI is marked by highs and lows, instances of impressive intelligence alongside a near lack of it.Progress is rarely linear, and AI is no exception.As academics, independent developers, and the biggest tech companies in the world drive us closer to artificial general intelligence — a still hypothetical form of intelligence that matches human capabilities — they’ve hit some roadblocks. Many emerging models are prone to hallucinating, misinformation, and simple errors.Google CEO Sundar…

A channel on social media platform TikTok (archived link here) charts the journey of a migrant on a small boat and his and others’ reception in the UK where they are given free food, accommodation and phones.EvaluationThe videos on the channel appear to be AI-generated.The factsOn four days between June 9 and June 13, the channel “migrantvlog” uploaded 22 videos to the social media platform.At the time of writing, the most-watched video had around 374,000 views on the platform. In total, five of the videos had more than 100,000 views. The channel had 1,647 followers and more than 11,000 likes.Comments…

We have welcomed tech with open arms.Can you remember what it was like to navigate with a map rather than satnav, to look up information in a book rather than Google, to consult records in a notebook rather than on a screen?Several recent instances in my sphere of work show that what makes a difference isn’t just technology, but the ambition and mindset behind those using it.Using Artificial Intelligence intelligentlyOne example is from the payment plan firm Klarna. Two years ago, they announced that to reduce costs and increase efficiency Artificial Intelligence (AI) chatbots had replaced 700 customer service employees.But…

Wednesday, July 16, 2025The Zacks Research Daily presents the best research output of our analyst team. Today’s Research Daily features new research reports on 16 major stocks, including Exxon Mobil Corp. (XOM), The Home Depot, Inc. (HD) and ISM Corp. (IBM), as well as a micro-cap stock Friedman Industries, Inc. (FRD). The Zacks microcap research is unique as our research content on these small and under-the-radar companies is the only research of its type in the country.These research reports have been hand-picked from the roughly 70 reports published by our analyst team today.You can see all of today’s research reports…

Quantum computing is one of the most transformative emerging technologies, with the potential to revolutionize industries from healthcare to finance. Two companies at the forefront of this field are IonQ, Inc. IONQ and International Business Machines IBM. IonQ is a pure-play quantum computing upstart, while IBM is a diversified tech giant with a significant quantum computing division.IonQ specializes exclusively in quantum computing and networking, aiming to commercialize quantum technology for real-world use. IBM, on the other hand, is a century-old enterprise IT leader that has expanded into cloud, AI, and quantum, leveraging its vast resources to pursue long-term innovation.Let’s dive…

A China-based startup, Sand AI, has released an openly licensed, video-generating AI model that’s garnered praise from entrepreneurs like the founding director of Microsoft Research Asia, Kai-Fu Lee. But Sand AI appears to be censoring the hosted version of its model to block images that might raise the ire of Chinese regulators from the hosted version of the model, according to TechCrunch’s testing. Earlier this week, Sand AI announced Magi-1, a model that generates videos by “autoregressively” predicting sequences of frames. The company claims the model can generate high-quality, controllable footage that captures physics more accurately than rival open models. Magi-1…

International Business Machines Corporation IBM is scheduled to report first-quarter 2025 earnings on April 23. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for sales and earnings is pegged at $14.45 billion and $1.42 per share, respectively. Earnings estimates for IBM for 2025 have declined to $10.73 per share from $10.77 over the past 60 days, while the same for 2026 have decreased to $11.51 from $11.59. Zacks Investment Research Image Source: Zacks Investment Research The cloud and data platform delivered a four-quarter earnings surprise of 6.1%, on average, beating estimates on each occasion. In the last reported quarter, the company pulled off an…

International Business Machines Corporation IBM and Microsoft Corporation MSFT are two of the leading players in the global cloud computing industry. IBM offers cloud and data solutions that aid enterprises in digital transformation. In addition to hybrid cloud services, the company provides advanced information technology solutions, computer systems, quantum computing and supercomputing solutions, enterprise software, storage systems and microelectronics.On the other hand, Microsoft’s Azure cloud platform offers several hybrid solutions that can host applications and workloads and provide security and operational tools for hybrid environments. Azure hybrid services range from virtualized hardware that hosts traditional IT apps and databases to…