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Sanctioned Chinese AI Firm SenseTime Releases Image Model Built for Speed
With US restrictions limiting its access to advanced tech, SenseTime is doubling down on open source with a new model optimized to run on Chinese-made chips.
View the articleGoogle Photos uses AI to make the iconic closet from ‘Clueless’ a reality
Google recreates Cher's closet from "Clueless" with AI.
View the articleMore Gemini features are coming to Google TV
Google TV just got more Gemini features, including the ability to transform photos and videos with tools Nano Banana and Veo.
View the articleBill Gurley, Jack Altman back startup Pursuit, which helps companies sell to government
On Wednesday, Pursuit announced a $22 million seed round led by Mike Rosengarten, the co-founder of OpenGov with out big-name VCs participating.
View the articleRoku’s $3 streaming service, Howdy, reaches 1M subs, per recent report
Roku’s $2.99 streaming service Howdy has topped 1M subscribers, showing demand for cheaper, low-commitment alternatives to pricier streamers.
View the articleUber is in the hotel business now, thanks in part to AI
Uber announced several new features on Wednesday during its annual event, which push far beyond the company's original ride-hailing purpose and deeper into its users' lives.
View the articleApple loses bid to pause App Store fee changes as case heads to Supreme Court
Apple lost its bid to pause court-ordered App Store payment changes, keeping external purchase links in place as its case with Epic heads toward the Supreme Court.
View the articleEarth AI is vertically integrating the search for critical minerals
When Earth AI started hitting months-long delays in its search for critical minerals, it decided to take matters into its own hands.
View the articleSri Lanka discloses another missing payment, days after hackers stole $2.5M from its finance ministry
The government of Sri Lanka has lost more than $3 million in two recent, separate cybersecurity incidents as the country continues to recover from its 2022 debt crisis.
View the articleBMW i Ventures has a new $300M fund and AI is riding shotgun
BMW i Ventures is interested in startups working on agentic AI and physical AI, as well as industrial software, advanced materials, and manufacturing and supply chain technologies.
View the articleFirestorm Labs raises $82M to take drone factories into the field
A defense startup just raised $82 million to put drone factories inside shipping containers and bring manufacturing to the front lines.
View the articleMeet Shapes, the app bringing humans and AI into the same group chats
Think Discord chats, but with AI characters in addition to humans.
View the articleGoogle Translate now lets you practice pronunciation
The feature is rolling out in the U.S. and India with support for English, Spanish, and Hindi.
View the articleJack Dorsey-backed Vine reboot Divine launches to the public
Divine, a Vine reboot backed by Jack Dorsey’s nonprofit, revives six-second looping videos.
View the articleThe MIT-IBM Computing Research Lab launches to shape the future of AI and quantum computing
Building on a long-standing MIT–IBM collaboration, the new lab will chart the convergence of AI, algorithms, and quantum computing.
View the articleWhen Robots Have Their ChatGPT Moment, Remember These Pincers
From sorting chicken nuggets to screwing in light bulbs, Eka’s robots are eerily lifelike. But do they have real physical smarts?
View the articleCoby Adcock’s Scout AI raises $100 million to train its models for war. We visited its bootcamp
We visited Scout AI's training ground where it's working on AI agents that give individual soldiers control of fleets of autonomous vehicles.
View the articleHow AI Could Help Combat Antibiotic Resistance
At WIRED Health, British surgeon Ara Darzi said AI is set to transform the diagnosis and treatment of drug-resistant infections. But a lack of incentives means innovation may not reach patients.
View the articleEnabling privacy-preserving AI training on everyday devices
A new method could bring more accurate and efficient AI models to high-stakes applications like health care and finance, even in under-resourced settings.
View the articleHow one venture firm is investing in an increasingly fragmented world
Geopolitical turmoil has made venture investing challenging, leading Kompas VC to carve out a niche in startups focused on the physical world.
View the articleAt his OpenAI trial, Musk relitigates an old friendship
It's a story Musk has told before -- in interviews and to author Walter Isaacson for his bestselling biography of Musk -- but Tuesday was the first time he said it under oath.
View the articleOpenAI Really Wants Codex to Shut Up About Goblins
“Never talk about goblins, gremlins, raccoons, trolls, ogres, pigeons, or other animals or creatures unless it is absolutely and unambiguously relevant,” reads OpenAI’s coding agent instructions...
View the articleElon Musk Testifies That He Started OpenAI to Prevent a ‘Terminator Outcome’
The judge also warned Musk and Sam Altman to curb their “propensity to use social media to make things worse outside the courtroom” after both sides traded attacks online.
View the articleAmazon is already offering new OpenAI products on AWS
A day after OpenAI got Microsoft to agree to end exclusive rights, AWS announced a slate of OpenAI model offerings, including a new agent service.
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