News/New Launches
Hume’s AI Assistants Bring Emotional Intelligence to LLMs
Hume AI's new "empathic voice interface" EVI 2 brings emotional intelligence to large language models, enabling AI assistants to speak more naturally and respond to users' emotions. Breakthrough in AI communication: EVI 2 adds emotionally expressive voices and emotion recognition capabilities to language models from major tech companies, marking a significant advance in human-AI interaction. The technology allows AI assistants to adopt appropriate emotional tones, such as speaking solemnly when delivering sad news. EVI 2 can measure a range of emotions in users' voices, including determination, anxiety, and happiness. Developers can deploy AI voices with specific emotional states using prompts,...
read Sep 11, 2024Bumble to Harness AI to Boost Dating Success and User Experience
AI-powered dating on Bumble: Bumble CEO Lidiane Jones announced plans to integrate AI tools into the popular dating app, aiming to enhance user experience and streamline the process of finding love. The new AI features will focus on profile creation and conversation support, making it easier for users to take the first step in their online dating journey. AI assistance in selecting profile photos is a key feature, similar to what competitor Tinder is also pursuing, potentially setting a new standard in dating apps. The company aims to reduce user anxiety and friction in creating profiles while maintaining high-quality standards....
read Sep 11, 2024Apple Unveils Private Cloud Compute for Enhanced AI Security
Apple's new privacy-focused cloud infrastructure: Apple is set to release Apple Intelligence with iOS 18 and macOS Sequoia, introducing Private Cloud Compute (PCC), a novel infrastructure designed to handle cloud processing while maintaining stringent privacy and security standards. Key features of Private Cloud Compute: PCC is built on custom hardware and software to ensure data security and user privacy, mirroring the protections offered by on-device processing. PCC servers use Apple processors and a stripped-down operating system, with no persistent storage to prevent data retention. The infrastructure employs Secure Enclave technology and randomized encryption keys for enhanced security. Strict code verification...
read Sep 11, 2024Quantum Gaming Startup Moth Raises $3M to Transform Industry
Quantum computing meets gaming: Moth, a startup at the intersection of quantum technology and gaming, is poised to revolutionize the industry with innovative applications in procedural generation, character AI, and graphics. Moth has secured over $3 million in funding to develop quantum-enabled solutions for game developers and creative industries. The company's focus areas include leveraging quantum computing for advanced procedural generation, enhancing character AI, and improving graphics and visuals in games. Moth aims to make quantum technology directly accessible to game developers, potentially transforming how game content is created and experienced. Key appointment and scientific leadership: James Wootton, a renowned...
read Sep 11, 2024Google’s NotebookLM AI Turns Notes into Engaging Podcasts
AI-powered podcast generation from notes: Google has introduced an experimental feature in NotebookLM, its AI note-taking app, that transforms user research into AI-generated podcasts with two virtual hosts discussing the content. The new feature, called Audio Overview, utilizes Google's Gemini AI model to create podcast-like discussions based on users' notes, transcripts, and research documents. AI hosts summarize the material, make connections between topics, and engage in banter, providing an audio version of NotebookLM's existing summarization capabilities. The feature aims to make learning from research more engaging by presenting information in a conversational format. User experience and AI capabilities: The AI-generated...
read Sep 11, 2024AI-Powered Landbase Raises $12.5M to Boost Sales Conversions
Landbase emerges with innovative AI platform: Landbase, a startup focused on revolutionizing sales and marketing automation, has unveiled its "agentic AI" platform for go-to-market strategies, securing $12.5 million in seed funding. Key features of Landbase's offering: The company has developed GTM-1 Omni, an AI model designed to take actions based on performance feedback and improve marketing and sales outcomes Early tests have shown a sevenfold increase in conversion rates compared to traditional AI models for outbound lead generation Landbase's platform incorporates a proprietary knowledge graph with private data on company firmographics, individual profiles, and campaign performance metrics Addressing industry challenges:...
read Sep 11, 2024NVIDIA’s Holoscan Allows Developers to Integrate AI Into Live Media
NVIDIA recently introduced Holoscan for Media, a new platform designed to streamline AI integration into live media applications. This software-defined system, which has just begun its limited release, enables media companies to operate their live media pipelines and AI processes on a single infrastructure. The platform is engineered to simplify the process for developers incorporating AI capabilities into their real-time media projects. AI revolutionizing broadcast industry: NVIDIA's Holoscan for Media platform is transforming content creation, distribution, and consumption by simplifying AI integration into live media applications. Key features of Holoscan for Media: Launched in limited availability, it allows developers to...
read Sep 11, 2024Mistral AI Unveils Pixtral 12B, Its First Multimodal AI Model
Mistral AI expands into multimodal AI: Mistral AI, the French AI startup, has released Pixtral 12B, its first multimodal AI model combining language and vision processing capabilities. The model is not yet available on the public web, but its source code can be downloaded from Hugging Face or GitHub for testing on individual instances. Mistral initially released the model through a torrent link, continuing its unconventional approach to AI model releases. Sophia Yang, head of developer relations at Mistral, announced that the model will soon be available through the company's web chatbot and La Platforme API. Key features of Pixtral...
read Sep 11, 2024Adobe’s New AI Tools Generate Video from Text and Images
Adobe unveils new AI-powered video generation tools: The software giant has previewed its upcoming Firefly generative AI features, showcasing text-to-video and image-to-video capabilities set to be released in beta later this year. Key features and capabilities: Adobe's new AI tools promise to revolutionize video creation by allowing users to generate video clips from text descriptions or still images. The text-to-video feature enables users to create video content based on written prompts, with the ability to adjust camera angles, motion, and shooting distance using simulated camera controls. An image-to-video tool can generate clips from specific reference images, potentially useful for creating...
read Sep 11, 2024Meta Rolls Out AI Features for Quest Headsets
Meta Quest update brings quality-of-life improvements: Meta has rolled out a new update for its Quest 3, Quest 2, and Quest Pro virtual reality headsets, introducing several enhancements to user experience and functionality. The update, version 69, comes ahead of the upcoming Meta Connect conference scheduled for September 25-26, 2024. While not featuring any major overhauls, the update focuses on refining existing features and adding new capabilities to improve overall usability. Meta AI gets voice activation: Users in the US and Canada can now activate Meta AI using a voice command, streamlining access to the virtual assistant. The "Hey Meta"...
read Sep 11, 2024Oracle Enhances Fusion Cloud SCM With AI and RFID Features
Oracle enhances Fusion Cloud SCM with AI and RFID-powered features: Oracle has announced significant updates to its Fusion Cloud Supply Chain & Manufacturing (SCM) suite at CloudWorld 2024, introducing AI-driven enhancements and a new RFID-based inventory management solution for healthcare organizations. AI-powered workbenches for improved productivity: The updates include new workbenches designed to streamline operations and increase efficiency in manufacturing and maintenance processes. A production supervisor workbench leverages generative AI for real-time insights into work orders and smart shift reporting, helping supervisors focus on critical issues affecting operational performance. The maintenance supervisor workbench, part of Fusion Cloud Maintenance, provides a...
read Sep 11, 2024Chinese Startup MiniMax is a Big Deal for the AI Video Generation Market
MiniMax, a Chinese AI startup backed by Alibaba and Tencent, has made waves in the artificial intelligence community with its text-to-video AI model, challenging established players and potentially reshaping the landscape of generative AI. Breakthrough in AI video generation: MiniMax's "video-01" tool has captured attention for its ability to create impressive short video clips from text descriptions, including realistic human movements. The tool gained widespread notice after filmmaker Dave Clark posted a video of a Star Wars lightsaber duel that garnered over 5 million views in 48 hours. MiniMax's CEO, Yan Junjie, claims their performance surpasses that of competitor Runway...
read Sep 11, 2024SiMa.ai Unveils Powerful Edge AI Chip for Multimodal Processing
Edge AI takes a leap forward: SiMa.ai, a leading edge computer chip and software startup, has unveiled its latest innovation, the MLSoC Modalix, a smaller and more powerful chip designed to bring multimodal generative AI to edge devices. The new 6-nanometer chip is significantly smaller than SiMa.ai's previous 16-nanometer offering, marking a substantial advancement in edge AI technology. MLSoC Modalix supports advanced AI models including Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs), Transformers, and Generative AI, while prioritizing energy efficiency and scalable performance. This release builds upon SiMa.ai's ONE Platform for Edge AI, extending the company's capabilities in both hardware and software domains....
read Sep 11, 2024AI Model Chai-1 Aims to Transform Drug Discovery with Molecular Predictions
Breakthrough in molecular structure prediction: Chai Discovery has unveiled Chai-1, a cutting-edge multi-modal foundation model that advances the field of molecular structure prediction for drug discovery and biological research. Chai-1 achieves state-of-the-art performance across various tasks relevant to drug discovery, including protein, small molecule, DNA, and RNA structure prediction. The model demonstrates superior performance on benchmarks such as PoseBusters and CASP15, outperforming existing tools like AlphaFold3 and ESM3-98B in certain aspects. Unlike many current tools, Chai-1 can operate effectively without relying on multiple sequence alignments (MSAs), maintaining high performance even in single sequence mode. Versatility and innovation: Chai-1 stands out...
read Sep 10, 2024Arcee AI Launches SuperNova, A 70B AI Model for Enterprise Data Control
SuperNova, a new 70 billion parameter language model designed for enterprise deployment, has been unveiled by Arcee AI. This model aims to provide a customizable, instruction-adherent alternative to cloud-based AI services, addressing key enterprise concerns such as data privacy, model stability, and customization. Technical innovations and development process: SuperNova is built on Meta's Llama-3.1-70B-Instruct architecture and employs a novel post-training process to enhance its capabilities. The development involved training three models simultaneously, including one distilled from Llama 405B and another trained with Arcee's EvolKit-generated dataset. A proprietary merging technique combines the strengths of these models, resulting in advanced instruction-following capabilities....
read Sep 10, 2024ESPN is Now Using AI to Recap Women’s Soccer
AI-generated sports recaps debut on ESPN: ESPN has begun publishing AI-generated recaps of women's soccer games, with plans to expand to other sports, raising concerns about the future of sports journalism and the quality of coverage. The AI-generated recaps are produced using Microsoft AI technology, with human involvement limited to reviewing for quality and accuracy. ESPN claims these AI-generated stories will "augment" rather than replace its existing content, positioning them as a way to cover more underserved sports. Each AI-generated article is clearly labeled as produced by "ESPN Generative AI Services" and includes a note explaining that it's based on...
read Sep 10, 2024YouTube Has Officially Launched Its AI Radio and It’s Called ‘Ask Music’
AI-powered radio arrives on YouTube Music: YouTube Music has officially launched "Ask Music," an AI-driven feature that allows users to create custom radio stations based on conversational prompts. The feature, which has been gradually rolling out since August, is now seeing wider availability, including in international markets such as Canada and Australia. "Ask Music" is included with YouTube Premium memberships, leveraging AI technology to transform user ideas into personalized playlists. The feature uses a chat-like interface where users can input prompts ranging from simple phrases to full sentences, generating tailored music selections. User experience and functionality: Ask Music integrates seamlessly...
read Sep 10, 2024Stampli’s New AI Will Automate Your Businesses’s Purchase Orders
Revolutionizing accounts payable with AI: Stampli, an accounts payable (AP) automation startup, has unveiled its latest innovation, Cognitive AI, at Oracle NetSuite's SuiteWorld 2024 conference in Las Vegas, aiming to fully automate purchase order (PO) matching. The new AI solution combines large language models (LLMs) with structured business logic to replicate the complex reasoning and decision-making abilities of experienced AP professionals. Cognitive AI represents a significant advancement in financial automation, moving beyond simple data matching to handle the intricacies of PO reconciliation. The technology is designed to streamline one of the most time-consuming processes in corporate finance, potentially transforming how...
read Sep 10, 2024New AI Framework ChartEye Will Extract Info From Any Chart
Innovative framework for automated chart analysis: ChartEye, a new deep learning framework, offers a comprehensive solution for extracting information from charts and infographics, addressing the complex challenges in automated chart understanding. Developed by researchers Osama Mustafa, Muhammad Khizer Ali, Momina Moetesum, and Imran Siddiqi, ChartEye tackles multiple tasks in the chart information extraction process. The framework utilizes advanced machine learning techniques, including hierarchical vision transformers and YOLOv7, to perform chart-type classification, text-role classification, and text detection. To improve optical character recognition (OCR) accuracy, ChartEye employs Super Resolution Generative Adversarial Networks (SR-GANs) to enhance detected text. Key performance metrics: Experimental results...
read Sep 10, 2024Intel Lunar Lake Processors Are Set To Shake-Up The AI PC Landscape
Intel's Lunar Lake processors poised to revolutionize AI PCs: Intel's forthcoming Core Ultra 200V Lunar Lake laptop processors are generating significant excitement in the PC industry, with the company demonstrating unprecedented confidence in their performance and power characteristics. At the IFA conference in Berlin, Intel executives provided hands-on access to Lunar Lake Core Ultra laptops and detailed performance information, showcasing the processors' capabilities. The company's bold claims have already sparked reactions from competitors like Qualcomm, indicating the potential impact of these new processors on the market. Architectural overhaul for improved performance-per-watt: The Lunar Lake CPU architecture represents a significant departure...
read Sep 10, 2024Anthropic Launches ‘Workspaces’ — Is This the Future of Enterprise AI Management?
Anthropic introduces Workspaces for enterprise AI management: The artificial intelligence startup Anthropic has unveiled a new feature called Workspaces in its API Console, aimed at giving businesses greater control over their AI deployments. Workspaces allows organizations to create and manage multiple isolated environments for their Claude AI deployments, addressing the need for granular control over spending, usage, and access across different projects or departments. This feature launch follows Anthropic's recent introduction of Claude Enterprise, a high-powered AI assistant designed for corporate use. The rapid release of enterprise-focused tools indicates Anthropic's strong push to capture a significant share of the lucrative...
read Sep 10, 2024iOS 18 Brings AI Power to iPhones: Is Your Device Compatible?
iOS 18 compatibility unveiled: Apple's upcoming iOS 18 release promises a host of new AI-powered features, but device compatibility is limited to iPhones from 2020 onwards. The new operating system, set to launch on September 16, will bring significant enhancements to iPhone functionality. While the iPhone 16 lineup is optimized for these features, older models can still access many of the new AI capabilities. Supported devices: Apple has released a comprehensive list of iPhone models that will be compatible with iOS 18, ensuring users can check if their device will receive the update. The list includes all iPhone models from...
read Sep 10, 2024DeepSeek-V2.5 Advances Open-Source AI With Powerful Language Model
Breakthrough in open-source AI: DeepSeek, a Chinese AI company, has launched DeepSeek-V2.5, a powerful new open-source language model that combines general language processing and advanced coding capabilities. DeepSeek-V2.5 was released on September 6, 2024, and is available on Hugging Face with both web and API access. The model is optimized for writing, instruction-following, and coding tasks, introducing function calling capabilities for external tool interaction. It outperforms its predecessors in several benchmarks, including AlpacaEval 2.0 (50.5 accuracy), ArenaHard (76.2 accuracy), and HumanEval Python (89 score). In internal Chinese evaluations, DeepSeek-V2.5 surpassed GPT-4o mini and ChatGPT-4o-latest. Expert recognition and praise: The new...
read Sep 10, 2024NordicTrack and ProForm Launch New Lineup of AI-Powered Fitness Equipment
Major fitness equipment upgrade: NordicTrack and ProForm, both owned by iFIT, have launched a significant new lineup of smart fitness equipment, accompanied by a redesigned operating system and an interactive AI Coach. The launch includes new treadmills, bikes, ellipticals, and a rower, marking the largest product release ever seen from iFIT. New hardware ranges from the X24 Incline Treadmill at $3,999 to the ProForm Carbon Pro 2000 Treadmill at $1,499. All new products feature faster screens and processors, benefiting from the entirely new iFIT software experience. Innovative hardware features: The new lineup boasts several notable improvements and unique offerings to...
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