Orange partners with OpenAI, Meta to develop custom African language AI models

This Robotics AI ‘Brain’ Startup Just Raised $400 Million From Jeff Bezos, OpenAI, and Others

Physical Intelligence, now valued at about $2 billion, aims to create AI models that can power robots.

Business - Inc. - November 4

Google just gave its AI access to Search, hours before OpenAI launched ChatGPT Search

Google launches real-time search integration for Gemini AI platform at $35 per 1,000 queries, while OpenAI debuts ChatGPT Search on the same day, setting up a major battle for the future of ...

Tech - VentureBeat - October 31

Chinese AI startup takes aim at OpenAI's Sora with image-to-video tool launch

Beijing-based Shengshu Technology updated its artificial intelligence-powered text-to-video tool Vidu for generating videos based on separate images.

Business - CNBC - November 14

How OpenAI’s Plan for an AI Web Browser Could Upend the Online Ad Market

The leader in the AI field has ambitions beyond chatbots, and if it takes on Google’s web portal, it could affect your business.

Business - Inc. - 4 days ago

DeepSeek’s first reasoning model R1-Lite-Preview turns heads, beating OpenAI o1 performance

The company’s published results highlight its ability to handle a wide range of tasks, from complex mathematics to logic-based scenarios.

Tech - VentureBeat - 6 days ago

Here’s Why Meta Getting on the AI Search Bandwagon Could Change the Entire Online Ad Market

Meta is taking on Google and Microsoft by developing its own AI search engine. The repercussions for the digital advertising market could be huge.

Business - Inc. - October 29

Apple, Meta and Amazon must show the stock market that AI spending is paying off

Big-tech bellwethers facing scrutiny on whether they are meeting competitive challenges.

Business - MarketWatch - October 30

Meta's third-quarter profit surges 35% reflecting strong ad revenue and its AI push

Meta Platforms Inc. has posted stronger-than-expected third-quarter results fueled by its advertising revenue growth and its push to incorporate artificial intelligence

Tech - ABC News - October 30

Microsoft just made it way easier for developers to build AI apps — and it could be bad news for AWS

Microsoft expands its AI developer tools with GitHub Copilot for Azure, simplifying cloud integration and transforming how developers build and deploy AI applications in an increasingly competitive ...

Tech - VentureBeat - October 29

AWS launches in-line Q Developer AI coding assistant to take on Microsoft’s Github Copilot

Amazon Q Developer’s inline chat feature demonstrates its potential through practical applications like code refactoring and documentation.

Tech - VentureBeat - October 29

Pokemon Go Developer Doesn't Want Its AI Mapping Data Used For War

Pokemon Go players recently learned that the game's developer, Niantic, is using their data to create a 3D model of the world before expanding it into a Large Geospatial Model with AI. Niantic ...

Tech - GameSpot - 19 hours ago

AI groups rush to redesign model testing and create new benchmarks

Rapidly advancing technology is surpassing current methods of evaluating and comparing large language models

Business - Financial Times - November 11

Microsoft’s new AI agents support 1,800 models (and counting)

New Copilot capabilities allow users to build customized autonomous AI agents, pull from out-of-the-box options and deploy without coding.

Tech - VentureBeat - November 19

Numenta, Backed by Gates Foundation, Releases Open-Source AI Model

Founder Jeff Hawkins has some ideas about how an AI gets smarter, and hopes researchers will pursue his approach.

Business - Inc. - 5 days ago

Anthropic releases Model Context Protocol to standardize AI-data integration

Model Context Protocol, a new open source release from Anthropic, aims to eliminate the need to write code for every AI data integration.

Tech - VentureBeat - Yesterday

Liberals speak a different language

‘Gaslighting’, ‘cosplay’, ‘intentionality’ — the American left doesn’t realise how odd its sounds to most people

World - Financial Times - November 16

Two charged after Stonehenge orange powder protest

Two people are charged with damaging an ancient monument following Just Stop Oil protests.

Moondream raises $4.5M to prove that smaller AI models can still pack a punch

Moondream raises $4.5M to launch a AI model with just 1.6 billion parameters, offering edge computing solutions that rival larger models in performance and reduce cloud costs.

Tech - VentureBeat - October 28

Texans vs. Jets betting guide, Thursday Night Football odds: Top expert, AI, model, DFS fantasy picks revealed

SportsLine's team of Vegas experts, NFL model, and AI PickBot just revealed the top Jets vs. Texans NFL betting preview

Sports - CBS Sports - October 31

Voting rights groups worry AI models are generating inaccurate and misleading responses in Spanish

With just days before the presidential election, Latino voters are facing a barrage of targeted ads in Spanish and a new source of political messaging in the artificial intelligence age: chatbots ...

Tech - ABC News - October 31

AI on your smartphone? Hugging Face’s SmolLM2 brings powerful models to the palm of your hand

Hugging Face launches SmolLM2, a new family of compact AI language models that deliver impressive performance on mobile and edge devices, outperforming larger models like Meta’s LLaMA in key ...

Tech - VentureBeat - November 1

Bengals vs. Ravens betting guide, Thursday Night Football odds: AI, expert, model, DFS fantasy picks revealed

SportsLine's team of Vegas experts, NFL model, and AI PickBot just revealed the top Ravens vs. Bengals NFL betting preview

Sports - CBS Sports - November 7

Microsoft-backed startup debuts task optimized enterprise AI models that run on CPUs

Fastino emerges from stealth with $7 million in pre-seed funding to advance task optimized enterprise AI models that don’t require a GPU to run.

Tech - VentureBeat - November 12

Commanders vs. Eagles betting guide, Thursday Night Football odds: AI, model, expert, DFS fantasy picks

SportsLine's team of Vegas experts, NFL model, and AI PickBot just revealed the top Eagles vs. Commanders NFL betting preview

Sports - CBS Sports - November 14

Cowboys vs. Texans betting guide, Monday Night Football odds, props: AI, expert, model, DFS fantasy picks

SportsLine's team of Vegas experts, NFL model, and AI PickBot just revealed the top Texans vs. Cowboys NFL betting preview for MNF

Sports - CBS Sports - November 18

Steelers vs. Browns betting guide, Thursday Night Football odds: Best AI, model, expert, and DFS fantasy picks

SportsLine's team of Vegas experts, NFL model, and AI PickBot just revealed the top Browns vs. Steelers NFL betting preview

Sports - CBS Sports - 5 days ago

Niantic Used Pokemon Go Players To Create Real-World AI Navigation Model

For the past eight years, Pokemon Go players have helped make Niantic's game one of the top titles in mobile gaming. Apparently, players have also been helping Niantic create a 3D model of the ...

Tech - GameSpot - November 19

aiOla unveils open source AI audio transcription model that obscures sensitive info in realtime

For applications that do not require masking, the model can be configured to simply tag sensitive entities, providing options.