News/New Launches
SwitchBot Launches AI-Powered 2K Outdoor Security Camera for $99
SwitchBot unveils advanced security camera: The smart home hardware company has launched its new Outdoor Spotlight Cam 2K, featuring AI-powered motion detection and local storage options. The SwitchBot Outdoor Spotlight Cam 2K is now available for purchase, priced at $99.99 in the US, £99.99 in the UK, and €109.99 in the Eurozone. The camera incorporates AI-powered motion detection technology, enabling it to recognize specific individuals and reduce unnecessary alerts. Users have the option to store up to 256GB of footage locally on a microSD card, providing an alternative to cloud storage subscriptions. Key features and specifications: The new security camera...
read Aug 13, 2024Google Unveils AI-Powered Pixel 9 Lineup and New Fold Device
The big picture: Google has announced its latest Pixel devices, showcasing new hardware features and a strong focus on integrating Gemini AI capabilities across the lineup. The fall lineup includes three standard Pixel 9 phones and a second folding device New features include improved chips, enhanced cameras, and Satellite SOS functionality Google promises seven years of updates and claims the Pixel 9 phones are "twice as durable" as their predecessors Gemini AI integration: Google is heavily emphasizing the role of its Gemini AI in the new Pixel devices, offering a range of AI-powered features and functionalities. Users can interact with...
read Aug 13, 2024Google’s Gemini Live Brings Advanced Voice AI to Android
Google has unveiled Gemini Live, a new voice mode for its AI model Gemini, bringing advanced conversational capabilities to mobile devices and potentially outpacing competitors in the race for more natural AI interactions. The big picture: Gemini Live allows users to engage in free-flowing, voice-based conversations with Google's AI model, offering a more natural and intuitive interaction experience that rivals human-like communication. The feature enables users to speak to the model in conversational language, interrupt it, and receive responses in a humanlike voice and cadence. This development positions Google at the forefront of voice-based AI interactions, potentially surpassing competitors like...
read Aug 13, 2024Sakana AI’s ‘AI Scientist’ Conducts Research Autonomously
Sakana AI's "AI Scientist" marks a significant advancement in artificial intelligence, autonomously conducting end-to-end scientific research and challenging traditional scientific norms. Breakthrough in AI-driven research: Sakana AI, in collaboration with scientists from the University of Oxford and the University of British Columbia, has developed an AI system capable of autonomously conducting scientific research from inception to publication. The AI Scientist automates the entire research lifecycle, including generating ideas, designing and executing experiments, analyzing results, and writing full scientific manuscripts. Utilizing large language models (LLMs), the system mimics the scientific process, even performing peer review of its own work. The cost-effectiveness...
read Aug 13, 2024Akeana Unveils RISC-V Chip Designs to Challenge Arm Dominance
Akeana, a semiconductor design company, has unveiled new RISC-V chip designs after raising $100 million in funding over the past three years. Product launch and company mission: Akeana has formally introduced its line of intellectual property (IP) solutions, aiming to revolutionize the semiconductor industry with customizable RISC-V processors. The company's goal is to challenge the status quo of legacy vendors and architectures, such as Arm, by offering equitable licensing options and high-performance processors. Akeana's products are designed to cater to various semiconductor markets, from microcontrollers to cloud computing. The company is also actively engaged in AI compute solutions, with plans...
read Aug 13, 2024SingularityNET Launches Supercomputer Network to Advance AGI
AI supercomputer network aims for AGI breakthrough: SingularityNET, led by CEO Ben Goertzel, is preparing to launch a new supercomputing network in September that could potentially pave the way for artificial general intelligence (AGI). The "multi-level cognitive computing network" is designed to bridge the gap between current AI systems and AGI, which would possess human-level intelligence and reasoning capabilities. SingularityNET's ambitious project will utilize advanced hardware, including various NVIDIA GPUs, to create a lean, efficient system capable of thinking and reasoning independently. The global network of supercomputers aims to provide the necessary computing power to support this significant transition in...
read Aug 13, 2024Codeium Introduces Cortex, a First-of-Its-Kind Code Reasoning Engine
Codeium, a rising star in the AI coding assistance sector, is making waves with its innovative approach to developer productivity and its ambitious new coding engine, Cortex. The company's rapid growth and technological advancements are positioning it as a formidable player in the evolving landscape of AI-powered software development tools. AI-powered coding revolution: Codeium's AI coding assistance platform is transforming the way developers work, offering powerful tools to enhance productivity and streamline coding processes. The platform is currently utilized by 600,000 developers and 1,000 enterprises, demonstrating its widespread adoption and practical value in the software development industry. Codeium's impressive growth...
read Aug 13, 2024OpenAI Has Confirmed Deployment of GPT-4o Upgrade
Stealth update to ChatGPT: OpenAI has confirmed the deployment of a new version of GPT-4o for ChatGPT, which occurred last week without a formal announcement. Users first noticed the change when they perceived differences in ChatGPT's responses, including improved speed and responsiveness. The update was eventually acknowledged by OpenAI through their ChatGPT app account on X (formerly Twitter). In their announcement, OpenAI expressed hope that users are enjoying the new model and encouraged those who haven't tried it to do so. Limited information on new model: Details about the specific improvements or changes in the new GPT-4o model remain scarce,...
read Aug 13, 2024Opera Launches AI-Powered One Browser for iPhone
Opera's AI-driven One browser makes its debut on iPhone, bringing a suite of innovative features to iOS users. AI integration at the forefront: Opera's One browser for iPhone introduces the Aria AI chatbot, previously available only on the desktop version, marking a significant step in mobile browser AI capabilities. The Aria AI chatbot, integrated directly into the browser, offers users an intelligent assistant for various tasks and queries. This AI integration aligns with Opera's strategy to incorporate advanced artificial intelligence features across its browser platforms. User-centric design improvements: The new iOS app emphasizes ergonomics and ease of use, with thoughtful...
read Aug 12, 2024Microsoft Clipchamp Launches New AI Video Features
Artificial intelligence is enhancing video editing capabilities in Microsoft's Clipchamp, making advanced features more accessible to hobbyist creators. AI-powered enhancements in Clipchamp: Microsoft is introducing two significant AI-driven features to its Clipchamp video editor, aiming to simplify the editing process for non-professional users. Noise suppression technology has been integrated into Clipchamp, allowing users to filter out unwanted background sounds while preserving essential audio elements like speech and music. A background removal tool has been added, enabling users to easily remove and replace image backgrounds in their video content. These new features are currently available to Microsoft 365 Insiders, suggesting a...
read Aug 12, 2024AI-Powered Postgres Sandbox Launches in Browser
Revolutionizing database development: Postgres.new introduces an innovative platform that combines the power of Postgres databases with AI assistance, all running directly in your web browser. Key features and capabilities: The platform offers a unique combination of database functionality and AI-powered tools, enhancing the database development and management experience. Users can create an unlimited number of Postgres databases that operate entirely within the browser environment. Each database is paired with a large language model (LLM), enabling AI-assisted operations and analysis. The system supports drag-and-drop CSV imports, automatically generating tables based on the imported data. AI assistance facilitates the generation and export...
read Aug 12, 2024Google Wallet AI Now Digitizes Any Pass From Photos
The Google Wallet app is expanding its digital pass capabilities, allowing users to create and store digital versions of nearly any type of pass or card on their Android devices. New AI-powered feature: Google Wallet's "Everything Else" option uses artificial intelligence to generate comprehensive digital passes from photos of physical cards or documents. The feature replaces the previous "Photo" option, which was limited to creating simple passes with barcodes or QR codes. Users can now create digital versions of a wide range of items, including business cards, IDs, library cards, loyalty cards, passports, and vehicle registrations. The AI processes sensitive...
read Aug 12, 2024Apache Airflow Integrates Google’s Generative AI for Enhanced Data Pipelines
Apache Airflow introduces new operators for Google's generative AI, enabling seamless integration of Vertex AI's powerful models into data pipelines orchestrated by Airflow and Cloud Composer. Key developments: The latest release of the apache-airflow-providers-google package (version 10.21.0) includes three new Airflow operators designed to interact with Vertex AI's generative models. The new operators are TextGenerationModelPredictOperator, TextEmbeddingModelGetEmbeddingsOperator, and GenerativeModelGenerateContentOperator. These operators allow data analysts to leverage Google Cloud's Vertex AI platform, including models like Gemini, within their Airflow-managed workflows. The integration aims to streamline the incorporation of generative AI capabilities into data analytics pipelines, enhancing their functionality and efficiency. Potential applications:...
read Aug 12, 2024IBM Launches AI Cybersecurity Assistant to Accelerate Threat Response
IBM has launched a new AI-powered cybersecurity tool to enhance its managed threat detection and response services, aiming to accelerate and improve the identification, investigation, and response to critical security threats for clients. The big picture: IBM's Cybersecurity Assistant, built on the company's watsonx data and AI platform, addresses the ongoing challenge of cyber incidents evolving into complex, long-term events that overwhelm security teams. The assistant is designed to autonomously perform various tasks, including opening or summarizing tickets, running queries, pulling logs, explaining commands, and enriching threat intelligence. Developed using IBM's Granite line of foundation models, with watsonx Assistant providing...
read Aug 12, 2024Attention-Free AI Model ‘Falcon Mamba’ Launches on Hugging Face
The development of Falcon Mamba, a groundbreaking attention-free language model, marks a significant advancement in the field of artificial intelligence and natural language processing. Introducing Falcon Mamba: Technology Innovation Institute (TII) in Abu Dhabi has released Falcon Mamba, the first strong attention-free 7B model, under the TII Falcon License 2.0. The model is open access and available within the Hugging Face ecosystem for research and application purposes. Falcon Mamba addresses the sequence scaling limitations of traditional transformer models without compromising performance. The model is based on the original Mamba architecture, with additional RMS normalization layers for stable training at scale....
read Aug 12, 2024Google Enhances Files App with AI-Powered Search and Summaries
Files by Google enhances user experience with new features: Google's file management app is introducing Circle to Search functionality and preparing to launch AI-generated summaries, signaling a move towards more integrated and intelligent file handling. Circle to Search integration: Files by Google now offers a convenient shortcut for the Circle to Search feature when users are viewing images within the app. A new floating action button (FAB) appears above the edit FAB when viewing fullscreen images. Google is testing two icon designs for this button: one featuring a magnifying glass with an AI sparkle, and another using the more recognizable...
read Aug 12, 2024Ragie Launches $500/Month RAG-as-a-Service Platform
Ragie emerges as a new player in the enterprise AI landscape, offering a RAG-as-a-Service platform to simplify the implementation of Retrieval Augmented Generation for businesses. The big picture: Ragie launches its eponymous RAG-as-a-Service platform, aiming to bridge the gap between corporate data and AI by providing a managed, easy-to-implement solution for enterprises. The startup announces a $5.5 million seed round led by Craft Ventures, Saga VC, Chapter One, and Valor. Ragie's platform is already in use as a core element of the Glue AI chat platform, which launched in May. The company offers a free plan for developers to experiment...
read Aug 12, 2024AI-Powered Drones Enhance Emergency Response in Switzerland
Nokia and Swisscom Broadcast have launched a pioneering Drones-as-a-Service network in Switzerland, leveraging advanced AI and 5G technology to enhance emergency response capabilities and aerial surveillance for public safety agencies. Innovative drone platform: Nokia Drone Networks represents a significant advancement in large-scale aerial surveillance and emergency response technology. The platform is designed to cater to public and commercial operators requiring rapid aerial surveillance capabilities. Drones are housed in ground station boxes strategically placed across Switzerland, allowing for quick deployment and remote control. The system utilizes 5G connectivity to enable beyond visual line of sight control, expanding the operational range and...
read Aug 12, 2024OpenDevin Launches, Offers Open-Source Platform for Making AI Agents
OpenDevin, a new open-source platform for developing AI software agents, has been introduced by a team of researchers and contributors from academia and industry. This platform aims to create AI agents capable of interacting with the world in ways similar to human developers, potentially advancing the field of artificial intelligence and software development. Platform capabilities and design: OpenDevin allows for the implementation of new AI agents that can write code, interact with command lines, and browse the web, mimicking the actions of human software developers. The platform provides a sandboxed environment for safe code execution, ensuring that AI agents can...
read Aug 12, 2024AI Query Engine Transforms Unstructured Data Analysis
Revolutionizing unstructured data analysis: Roe AI has introduced an innovative query engine that leverages artificial intelligence to enable data analysts to perform SQL queries on unstructured data, including videos, images, webpages, and documents. The core technology: Roe AI's platform employs large language models (LLMs) as data processors to extract meaningful information from diverse unstructured data sources. The system aims to simplify the traditionally complex process of analyzing unstructured data by reducing it to a few lines of SQL queries. This approach bridges the gap between structured and unstructured data analysis, potentially opening up new possibilities for data-driven insights. Key features...
read Aug 12, 2024A Side-by-Side Comparison of Midjourney and Flux
AI image generation has taken a significant leap forward, with Flux and Midjourney emerging as two prominent contenders in the field. A recent comparison of these platforms by Tom's Guide reveals their strengths and weaknesses across various prompts, shedding light on the current state of AI image generation. The showdown: Flux vs Midjourney: A comprehensive test comparing Flux and Midjourney across five diverse prompts provides insights into the capabilities of these AI image generators. The prompts used for testing included a chef in the kitchen, a street musician, a gardener, a paramedic in an emergency, and a retired astronaut. Each...
read Aug 10, 2024ChatGPT Unlocks Free AI Image Generation for All Users
The artificial intelligence landscape continues to evolve rapidly as major players like OpenAI expand access to advanced technologies, with the latest development being free image generation capabilities for ChatGPT users. Expanded access to AI image generation: OpenAI has made DALL-E 3, its powerful AI image generator, available to free ChatGPT users, marking a significant expansion of features previously reserved for paying customers. DALL-E 3 is capable of creating photorealistic images, rendering text, and performing inpainting, similar to other AI image generation tools like Midjourney, Flux, and Ideogram. This move follows OpenAI's recent trend of making premium features more widely accessible,...
read Aug 10, 2024Paige and Microsoft Unveil New AI Models for Cancer Diagnosis
Breakthrough in clinical AI for cancer diagnosis: Paige and Microsoft have unveiled Virchow2 and Virchow2G, enhanced AI models for cancer pathology that promise to revolutionize cancer diagnosis and treatment. The new models are built on a massive dataset of over three million pathology slides from more than 800 labs across 45 countries, representing 225,000 de-identified patients. This diverse dataset encompasses all genders, races, ethnic groups, and regions, ensuring a comprehensive and representative foundation for the AI models. Unprecedented scope and scale: Virchow2 and Virchow2G cover over 40 different tissue types and various staining methods, making them applicable to a wide...
read Aug 10, 2024Google Pixel 9 Pro XL Pushes AI Boundaries With Advanced Features
The upcoming Google Pixel 9 Pro XL is set to introduce significant upgrades in display technology, camera capabilities, and AI-powered features, positioning it as a formidable contender in the premium smartphone market. Key specifications and design: The Pixel 9 Pro XL boasts a 6.8-inch OLED display with impressive resolution and brightness, powered by Google's latest Tensor G4 chipset. The display features a 2992 x 1344 pixel resolution and can reach up to 3,000 nits of brightness, promising excellent visibility in various lighting conditions. Google's proprietary Tensor G4 processor, coupled with the Titan M2 security chip, aims to deliver enhanced performance...
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