Google Engineer Stealing Secrets For China

Today’s Menu 🥠

• Google Engineer Steals AI Secrets For China

• Install Any Website As A Web Application

• Zapier’s New Acquisition & AI Task Bots

• Ema Wants To Create 'Universal Employee'

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Foreign Spies
Google Engineer Allegedly Stealing AI Secrets For China

Linwei Ding, a Google engineer, has been indicted for allegedly stealing over 500 files related to Google's AI technology, including designs for Tensor Processing Unit (TPU) chips and data centers, to benefit China-based companies.

Accused of using covert methods to transfer these files and evade detection, Ding juggled roles at Google and a Chinese AI firm, facing up to ten years in prison per count of trade secret theft.

Google emphasizes its strict safeguards and cooperation with law enforcement in response to the breach.

Google Chrome
Install Any Website As Desktop App

A Chrome Canary update will soon let you install any webpage as a desktop web app by introducing a new “install page as app” button in the settings menu for all the websites you visit.

You can try out the feature before it’s rolled out by downloading Canary and enabling these flags:

• chrome://flags/#web-app-universal-install

• chrome://flags/#shortcuts-not-apps

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Zapier Central
Zapier Buys Video Conference Company

Zapier, known for its workflow automation solutions for small and mid-sized businesses, has recently acquired Vowel, an AI-powered video conferencing company, for an undisclosed sum.

Following the acquisition, Vowel's CEO, Andrew Berman, will join Zapier as the new Director of AI, bringing valuable AI expertise to the team.

Alongside the acquisition, Zapier announced the launch of Zapier Central, where users can create AI bots to automate tasks across thousands of apps, aiming to speed up business workflows.

This initiative is set to empower Zapier's 388,000 customers, who already automate more than 50 million tasks.

Merging Models
Startup Wants To Create 'Universal Employee'

AI startup Ema, emerging from stealth mode in San Francisco, aims to revolutionize the workplace with a "universal AI employee."

Integrating over 30 large language models, Ema's Enterprise Machine Assistant promises to automate mundane tasks while minimizing AI's common errors, like delivering inaccurate information.

Co-founded by tech veterans with a significant background in high-tech and AI, Ema has secured $25 million in funding from notable investors.

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