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Sequoia commits to backing Elon Musk’s xAI start-up: Venture capital firm is among investors that entrepreneur is wooing as he seeks to gain ground on rivals
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Quick Glance: Sequoia backs Elon Musk’s xAI venture
- Sequoia Capital, a well-known venture capital firm in Silicon Valley, has committed to supporting Elon Musk's artificial intelligence start-up xAI to help him raise billions and compete with OpenAI, Meta, and Google.
- The exact amount of Sequoia's investment in xAI remains undisclosed.
- Sequoia, an early investor in Google, YouTube, and Apple, has backed several Musk projects in recent years, including The Boring Company and SpaceX.
AI could kill off most call centres, says Tata Consultancy Services head: Chatbots will soon take over much of the work of human agents, forecasts chief of ...
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Quick Glance: AI Revolutionizing Call Centers: TCS Insights
- The head of Tata Consultancy Services predicts chatbots will reduce the need for human call center agents significantly, revolutionizing the industry.
- TCS's generative AI projects have doubled in value to $900 million by March, highlighting the increasing demand for tech talent and the need for workforce training.
- Reports suggest that overall IT services growth is affected by global uncertainties like inflation, war, and elections, leading to a decline in spending and slower revenue growth for companies like TCS and Infosys.
- Infosys anticipates a modest 1-3% sales growth in the upcoming financial year due to customers delaying discretionary spending on new tech projects amidst the current economic climate.
Synthesia takes next leap in AI video with ‘expressive avatars’: Synthesia says healthcare companies could use the new technology to create more empathetic ...
venturebeat.com/ai/synthesia-takes-next-leap-in-ai-video-with-expressive-avatars/
Unleashing Generative AI: Transforming Business with Real-World Applications – The AI Impact Tour
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Quick Glance: OpenAI and Meta Prepare New AI Models Capable of 'Reasoning'
- OpenAI and Meta are on the verge of releasing new artificial intelligence models that are said to be capable of reasoning and planning.
- These upgrades are part of a wave of new large language models being released this year.
- Reasoning and planning are key steps towards achieving 'artificial general intelligence', allowing chatbots and virtual assistants to complete sequences of related tasks.
Exclusive: Brev.dev joins forces with Akash Network to offer on-demand GPUs for AI developers
venturebeat.com/ai/exclusive-brev-dev-joins-forces-with-akash-network-to-offer-on-demand-gpus-for-ai-developers/
The 10 best images of Jupiter and its moons from NASA's Juno probe: Since 2016, the NASA mission has captured some awe-inspiring views of alien worlds and ...
qz.com/jupiter-moons-io-europa-images-nasa-juno-1851437732
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang personally delivers first DGX H200 to OpenAI: Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang personally delivers the groundbreaking DGX H200 AI processor to ...
venturebeat.com/ai/nvidia-ceo-jensen-huang-personally-delivers-first-dgx-h200-to-openai/
Energy security: Habeck employees are said to have ignored concerns about the nuclear phase-out
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Quick Glance: CDU Official Demands Halt to Nuclear Power Plant Decommissioning
- A revelation from "Cicero" magazine indicates that the decision for Germany's nuclear phase-out was primarily driven by green anti-nuclear activists, sparking harsh criticism towards Economy Minister Robert Habeck.
- The Economy Ministry refutes the "Cicero" portrayal, emphasizing that decisions were based on transparent and open-ended evaluations.
- The CDU and FDP criticize Habeck, calling for clarification and a reassessment of the nuclear power plant decommissioning.
- Experts and politicians express concerns over potential public misrepresentation and the erosion of trust in the government due to the revelations from the documents.
Snowflake launches Arctic, an open ‘mixture-of-experts’ LLM to take on DBRX, Llama 3
venturebeat.com/data-infrastructure/snowflake-launches-arctic-an-open-mixture-of-experts-llm-to-take-on-dbrx-llama-3/
Why do planes have those curved winglets?: Winglets are a multipurpose innovation that supposedly save billions of gallons of fuel and reduce turbulence
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AI can apparently predict a person's political stance just by reading their face: That's according to a new study authored by researchers at the Graduate School ...
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Adobe launches Firefly 3 with full AI image generation in Photoshop: Adobe is putting the image generation capabilities of its newly unveiled Firefly Image 3 AI ...
venturebeat.com/ai/adobe-launches-firefly-3-with-full-ai-image-generation-in-photoshop/
Unemployment biggest worry in India, world's fastest growing economy: Reuters poll
reuters.com/world/india/unemployment-biggest-worry-india-worlds-fastest-growing-economy-2024-04-24/
Salesforce Einstein Copilot brings new reasoning and actions to enterprise generative AI
venturebeat.com/ai/salesforce-einstein-copilot-brings-new-reasoning-and-actions-to-enterprise-generative-ai/
Microsoft Phi-3: Tiny language model, huge implications for enterprise AI adoption
venturebeat.com/ai/microsoft-phi-3-tiny-language-model-huge-implications-for-enterprise-ai-adoption/
Cohere releases toolkit to accelerate generative AI app development in the enterprise
venturebeat.com/ai/cohere-releases-toolkit-to-accelerate-generative-ai-app-development-in-the-enterprise/
Israel's economy is robust: After the terrorist attacks, Israel's economy and civil society are proving to be very robust. What's more ...
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AutoAlign spins off from Armilla, launches AI security platform ‘Sidecar’: AutoAlign, an AI security solutions provider, spins off from Armilla ...
venturebeat.com/security/autoalign-spins-off-from-armilla-launches-ai-security-platform-sidecar/
Perplexity hits unicorn status with $63M investment, launches secure AI enterprise search
venturebeat.com/ai/perplexity-hits-unicorn-status-with-63m-investment-launches-secure-ai-enterprise-search/
Eyeball-Scanning Worldcoin Project Looks to OpenAI Partnership: Co-founded by Sam Altman, the crypto and AI project has faced scrutiny around the world for its ...
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-04-25/eyeball-scanning-worldcoin-project-looks-to-openai-partnership
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How recommendation algorithms shape everything we interact with online: Quartz reporter Bruce Gil explains the formulas that influence what we stream, shop ...
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More than half of US has tried generative AI according to Adobe Analytics: 41% of Americans now expect brands to use gen AI to enhance customer service ...
venturebeat.com/ai/more-than-half-of-us-has-tried-generative-ai-according-to-adobe-analytics/
William Shatner faces backlash for using AI art cover on new music album: He may not be playing Captain Kirk anymore, but Shatner clearly retains some of Kirk's ...
venturebeat.com/ai/william-shatner-faces-backlash-for-using-ai-art-cover-on-new-music-album/
Apple releases OpenELM: small, open source AI models designed to run on-device: In terms of performance, the OpenLLM results shared by Apple show that the new ...
venturebeat.com/ai/apple-releases-openelm-small-open-source-ai-models-designed-to-run-on-device/
OpenAI or DIY? Unveiling the true cost of self-hosting LLMs: At what point do OpenAI and open source break even? Should you DIY with LLMs? Let's break down the ...
venturebeat.com/ai/openai-or-diy-unveiling-the-true-cost-of-self-hosting-llms/
Mabl launches an AI-powered low-code mobile app testing service: Mabl unveils a testing service that uses AI and requires little coding knowledge to help ensure ...
venturebeat.com/ai/mabl-launches-an-ai-powered-low-code-mobile-app-testing-service/
Why code-testing startup Nova AI uses open source LLMs more than OpenAI: Enterprises still don't trust OpenAI, while open source AI models are cheaper and ...
techcrunch.com/2024/04/24/why-code-testing-startup-nova-ai-uses-open-source-llms-more-than-openai/
OpenAI Shuts Down DALL-E 2 Image Generator: It's the end of a short-lived era for DALL-E 2 as DALL-E 3 takes its place.
pcmag.com/news/openai-shuts-down-dall-e-2-image-generator
Meta shares plunge as prolonged AI spending plans unnerve investors: Meta Platforms' shares plunged 14% in premarket trading on Thursday as the social media ...
reuters.com/technology/meta-shares-plunge-16-frankfurt-after-ai-spending-revenue-forecast-2024-04-25/
Quick Glance: Meta Quarterly Results: Revenue Expectations Lowered, Stock Fell
- Meta's quarterly results exceeded expectations, but the revenue forecast for the next quarter was lowered.
- Despite successful ad business and increasing user numbers, Meta's stock experienced a drop of over 10 percent.
- Analysts caution about Meta's reduced revenue expectations for the second quarter, leading to investor skepticism.
- Zuckerberg plans to significantly increase investments in AI models in the coming years to enhance Meta's leading position in the artificial intelligence domain.
Stainless is helping OpenAI, Anthropic and others build SDKs for their APIs: Stainless, a startup building a platform to generate SDKs from APIs ...
techcrunch.com/2024/04/24/stainless-is-helping-openai-anthropic-and-others-build-sdks-for-their-apis/
Reasons to be cheerful about Generation Z: They are not doomed to be poor and anxious
economist.com/leaders/2024/04/18/reasons-to-be-cheerful-about-generation-z
HubSpot unveils Intercom-like updates to its Service Hub and other AI tools for SMBs
venturebeat.com/ai/hubspot-unveils-intercom-like-updates-to-its-service-hub-and-other-ai-tools-for-smbs/
Salesforce bolsters Slack AI with smart recaps, more languages: Salesforce plans to use more Slack data to power AI-driven features, including the generation of ...
venturebeat.com/ai/salesforce-bolsters-slack-ai-with-smart-recaps-more-languages/
The telltale signs of AI-generated images, video and audio, according to experts: Experts say it’s still possible to detect AI-generated imagery ...
wivb.com/news/telltale-signs-ai-generated-images-video-and-audio-according-to-experts/
Quick Glance: Uncovering the World of AI-Generated Media
- The proliferation of AI-generated images and text is a growing concern on the internet, impacting users more than they realize.
- Experts caution about the impact of synthetic media on decision-making processes and society.
- Despite the potential for beneficial applications of generative AI, the lack of oversight necessitates consumers to verify content authenticity.
- There are techniques to detect fake images and videos, such as identifying details like flawed hand positions, inconsistent eye reflections, and incoherent backgrounds.
Bitcoin drops below $60,000 as nerves set in before the big 'halving' event: Bitcoin "halving," which is set to take place this week, is taking a toll on the ...
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Quick Glance: Bitcoin 'Halving' Completed, CoinGecko Reports
- Bitcoin, the world's largest cryptocurrency, completed its 'halving' on Friday, a phenomenon that occurs roughly every four years according to CoinGecko.
- Following the 'halving', Bitcoin remained relatively stable, dropping by 0.47% to $63,747.
- The 'halving' was integrated into Bitcoin's code at its inception to reduce the rate of new Bitcoins being created.
- Experts are divided on whether the upcoming 'halving' will boost Bitcoin's price, with some viewing it as already factored in, while others remain skeptical.
Dataminr debuts ReGenAI pairing predictive with generative AI for real time information
venturebeat.com/ai/dataminr-debuts-regenai-pairing-predictive-with-generative-ai-for-real-time-information/
Power-hungry AI is putting the hurt on global electricity supply: Data centers are becoming a bottleneck for AI development.
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Quick Glance: Growing Demand for AI Threatens Global Power Supply
- Tech experts concerned about crucial role of energy supply in AI development.
- The increasing need for electricity poses a challenge for advancements in artificial intelligence.
- Global data centers are expected to require more capacity by 2030 than currently available.
- Concerns about environmental impact of technology boom heightened by data centers' energy consumption.
Google parent Alphabet announces first-ever dividend, shares soar: Alphabet announced its first-ever dividend on Thursday and a $70 billion stock buybuck ...
reuters.com/technology/google-parent-alphabet-announces-first-ever-divided-20-cents-per-share-2024-04-25/
GTC 2024: Highlights from our exclusive interviews with Microsoft, Dell, Deloitte and others
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China: Economy outperforms first quarter forecasts: Strong performance in the manufacturing sector as well as new infrastructure projects helped China's ...
dw.com/en/china-economy-outperforms-first-quarter-forecasts/a-68835129
Five quick questions: What is Meta AI and can you turn it off?: The launch of Meta's artificial intelligence tool has generated a wave of confusion among ...
abc.net.au/news/2024-04-24/can-you-turn-off-meta-ai/103762644
Quick Glance: Meta Invests Heavily in Artificial Intelligence
- Meta focuses on AI to enhance app appeal
- The smart glasses with AI capabilities aim to attract users
- Meta envisions AI assistants for complex tasks in communication
- Meta aims to become a global leader in AI, despite significant investments
Meta releases Llama 3, claims it’s among the best open models available: Meta has released the latest entry in its Llama series of open generative AI models: ...
techcrunch.com/2024/04/18/meta-releases-llama-3-claims-its-among-the-best-open-models-available/
The desktop processor market is suddenly hot again: Just when you think the market is settled, new challengers appear for Wintel.
computerworld.com/article/2086948/desktop-processor-market-suddenly-hot-again.html
7 reasons I use Copilot instead of ChatGPT: I reach for Copilot every day, and here's why you should too.
zdnet.com/article/7-reasons-i-use-copilot-instead-of-chatgpt/
Why LLMs are predicting the future of compliance and risk management: Companies leading the race to integrate LLMs into compliance and risk management are using ...
venturebeat.com/security/why-llms-are-predicting-the-future-of-compliance-and-risk-management/
Clazar raises $10M Series A to modernize SaaS sales across cloud marketplaces: Clazar raises $10 million Series A to automate SaaS sales on AWS, Azure ...
venturebeat.com/ai/clazar-raises-10m-series-a-to-modernize-saas-sales-across-cloud-marketplaces/
Why unlocking customer data is the key to reaping AI rewards: Companies wanting to fully capitalize on AI to build better customer interactions must first build ...
venturebeat.com/ai/why-unlocking-customer-data-is-the-key-to-reaping-ai-rewards/
This explorer and conservationist is training citizen scientists to save the planet
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Zoom offers AI-based updates to its Workplace collaboration space: The company's Workplace collaboration space gets several user interface upgrades over its ...
computerworld.com/article/2093454/zoom-launches-workplace-an-ai-enabled-collaboration-space.html
Ever imagined wearing tech on your face, neck, or even feet? Join the conversation with MicroEJ's Semir Haddad in my newest 'Today in Tech' episode! @KeithShawTekGuy ... Show more
Eric Schmidt-backed Augment, a GitHub Copilot rival, launches out of stealth with $252M
techcrunch.com/2024/04/24/eric-schmidt-backed-augment-a-github-copilot-rival-launches-out-of-stealth-with-252m/
Honeywell exec reveals plan to deliver $100 million in value with generative AI: “Just getting started”
venturebeat.com/ai/honeywell-exec-generative-ai-on-track-to-deliver-100-million-in-value-just-getting-started/
How to Stop ChatGPT’s Voice Feature From Interrupting You: ChatGPT’s conversation tools are fantastic—when the chatbot isn’t constantly talking over you ...
wired.com/story/how-to-stop-chatgpt-talking-over-you/
Poe introduces multi-bot chat and plans enterprise tier to dominate AI chatbot market
venturebeat.com/ai/poe-introduces-multi-bot-chat-and-plans-enterprise-tier-to-dominate-ai-chatbot-market/
AI2’s open-source OLMo model gets a more diversified dataset, two-stage curriculum
venturebeat.com/ai/ai2s-open-source-olmo-model-gets-a-more-diversified-dataset-two-stage-curriculum/
Adobe might partner with OpenAI to offer AI video generation: The company told Reuters it would offer third party tools from OpenAI and other AI startups on ...
qz.com/adobe-openai-ai-video-generation-tools-1851413377
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Will AI end Apple's existential crisis?: Apple's business is enduring tumult as multiple crises beset the firm. Can Apple Silicon and advanced ...
computerworld.com/article/2089535/will-ai-end-apples-existential-crisis.html
Exclusive | Sam Altman Invests in Energy Startup Focused on AI Data Centers: The OpenAI CEO is betting that a new twist on solar power and energy storage can ...
wsj.com/tech/ai/sam-altman-investment-exowatt-energy-startup-ai-data-centers-eeeca766
Adobe to add AI video generators Sora, Runway, Pika to Premiere Pro: Today, Adobe announced it aims to update Premiere Pro to add plug-ins to emerging ...
venturebeat.com/ai/adobe-to-add-ai-video-generators-sora-runway-pika-to-premiere-pro/
OpenAI’s model all but matches doctors in assessing eye problems: Research harnesses power of generative artificial intelligence in latest sign of its potential ...
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Unleashing Generative AI: Transforming Business with Real-World Applications – The AI Impact Tour
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Meta is putting AI front and center in its apps, and some users are annoyed: Meta’s artificial intelligence-powered assistant is suddenly everywhere in its ...
nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/meta-putting-ai-front-center-apps-users-are-annoyed-rcna148857
Mark Zuckerberg Says AIs Can Train Themselves: To skirt the challenges of finding fresh data sets, or the legal woes that could come from scraping it from users ...
inc.com/kit-eaton/when-training-ais-mark-zuckerberg-says-leave-it-to-ais-themselves.html
OpenAI's Sam Altman, Nvidia's Jensen Huang, and other tech leaders are joining a new federal AI safety board
qz.com/sam-altman-jensen-huang-ai-government-safety-board-1851437593
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Platform versus Platformization: How CrowdStrike is winning the platform battle: In the second part of VentureBeat's interview, George Kurtz ...
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Stanford report: AI surpasses humans on several fronts, but costs are soaring: Stanford University's AI Index 2024 report reveals groundbreaking AI advancements ...
venturebeat.com/ai/stanford-report-ai-surpasses-humans-on-several-fronts-but-costs-are-soaring/
Coca-Cola signs $1.1 billion deal to use Microsoft cloud, AI services: (Reuters) - Microsoft said on Tuesday that Coca-Cola had signed a $1 ...
thestar.com.my/tech/tech-news/2024/04/23/coca-cola-signs-11-billion-deal-to-use-microsoft-cloud-ai-services
At Moderna, OpenAI’s GPTs Are Changing Almost Everything: ‘People literally talk about how AI is going to cure diseases someday, and I think this is a very ...
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Exclusive | OpenAI’s Sam Altman and Other Tech Leaders to Serve on AI Safety Board
wsj.com/tech/ai/openais-sam-altman-and-other-tech-leaders-to-serve-on-ai-safety-board-7dc47b78
Microsoft has started blocking employee access to Perplexity AI: Microsoft blocks employee access to Perplexity AI, a major Azure OpenAI customer.
businessinsider.com/microsoft-blocking-perplexity-ai-employee-access-2024-4
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Adobe explores OpenAI partnership as it adds AI video tools
reuters.com/technology/adobe-explores-openai-partnership-it-adds-ai-video-tools-2024-04-15/
AuditBoard upgrades its risk management platform with built-in LLM descriptions: Prior to AuditBoard, many auditors relied on off-the-shelf spreadsheet software ...
venturebeat.com/ai/auditboard-upgrades-its-risk-management-platform-with-built-in-llm-descriptions/
Hazelcast 5.4 real time data processing platform boosts AI and consistency: Real time data processing platform provider Hazelcast is doubling down on data ...
venturebeat.com/data-infrastructure/hazelcast-5-4-real-time-data-processing-platform-boosts-ai-and-consistency/
Mark Zuckerberg says training AI isn't just about the data: Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg thinks 'feedback loops,' the process of AI learning from its own outputs ...
businessinsider.com/mark-zuckerberg-meta-ai-model-training-synthetic-data-feedback-loops-2024-4
OpenAI plans new Tokyo office, Tesla lays offs thousands: Today on Equity, Tesla cuts staff, and OpenAI has plans for an office in Tokyo along with a new GPT-4 ...
techcrunch.com/2024/04/15/openai-plans-new-tokyo-office-tesla-lays-offs-thousands/
OpenAI is coming to Asia with its first office in Japan: The ChatGPT maker is releasing a GPT-4 custom model with improved performance in Japanese
qz.com/openai-expands-asia-opens-first-office-in-tokyo-japan-1851410135
Glaze 2: new version of anti-AI scraping tool for artists launches, video defense planned
venturebeat.com/ai/glaze-2-new-version-of-anti-ai-scraping-tool-for-artists-launches-video-defense-planned/
OpenAI's Sora is liberating to use but not ready for Hollywood yet: Paul Trillo, one of the filmmakers testing Sora, detailed his experience and the abilities ...
businessinsider.com/filmmaker-paul-trillo-pros-cons-test-openai-sora-hollywood-2024-4
Qdrant launches first vector database as a managed hybrid cloud: Enterprises want to make the most of vector databases without sacrificing control of their data ...
venturebeat.com/ai/qdrant-launches-first-vector-database-as-a-managed-hybrid-cloud/
Exclusive: Microsoft's OpenAI partnership could face EU antitrust probe, sources say
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