Best Ihar Marozau Podcasts (2024)

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OpenAI tops $3.4B in annualized revenue / Apple passes Microsoft as most valuable company / OpenAI taps Oracle for growing compute demands [EN] 18:53

7d ago18:53

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OpenAI's annualized revenue surpassed $3.4B, Apple briefly reclaimed the title of the world's most valuable company with a market cap of $3.3 trillion, Oracle announced a cloud infrastructure deal with Microsoft and OpenAI, Pope Francis will attend the G7 summit to advocate for AI regulations, over 80% of U.S. business owners plan to maintain or in…

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Apple stock closes at record high / Elon Musk drops OpenAI lawsuit / Mistral AI raises $640M [EN] 19:18

9d ago19:18

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Apple's stock hit a record high following the announcement of its AI platform, Apple Intelligence, while Elon Musk withdrew his lawsuit against OpenAI, and France's Mistral AI raised $640M in funding, valuing the startup at $6.2B.By Ihar Marozau

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Apple enters AI race with 'Apple Intelligence' / ChatGPT coming to Apple devices / Siri getting AI upgrade [EN] 16:09

10d ago16:09

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Apple announced "Apple Intelligence" with AI features and a partnership with OpenAI for iOS, iPadOS, and macOS; Elon Musk threatened to ban Apple devices at his companies over privacy concerns; Meta plans to use public social media posts from European users to train its AI models despite EU privacy laws; and Italian AI startup iGenius aims to raise…

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'Apple Intelligence' coming to iPhones / Tech industry opposes California AI bill / Google cracks down on explicit AI apps [EN] 14:37

13d ago14:37

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Apple is set to unveil new AI features called "Apple Intelligence" at its Worldwide Developers Conference, Microsoft will make its "Recall" feature opt-in to address privacy concerns, the tech industry opposes a California bill requiring AI safety tests and kill switches, Google is tightening guidelines on AI apps to prevent the generation of sexua…

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Microsoft, OpenAI, Nvidia face antitrust probes / Humane in talks to sell to HP / NewsBreak app published false AI-written stories [EN] 14:09

14d ago14:09

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The U.S. FTC and DOJ have agreed to split antitrust investigations into Microsoft, OpenAI, and Nvidia, Humane is in talks to sell to HP after poor reviews of its AI Pin, NewsBreak has published numerous false AI-generated stories, a Reuters Institute report shows a preference for human journalists over AI in news, and Meta will test an AI assistant…

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Nvidia's market cap tops $3 trillion / Treasury Secretary to warn of AI's risks / Asana unveils 'AI teammates' for work tasks [EN] 18:02

15d ago18:02

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Nvidia's market cap surpassed $3 trillion, making it the world's second most valuable company, while U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen highlighted AI's benefits and risks for financial firms, Elon Musk's xAI plans to build the world's largest supercomputer in Memphis, and Spark Capital led an $80M funding round in AI video-generation startup Pik…

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Intel unveils next-gen AI chips for data centers / Tesla redirects Nvidia AI chips to xAI and X / Cohere secures $450M [EN] 18:02

16d ago18:02

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Intel unveiled its latest AI chips for data centers and upcoming Lunar Lake processors, insiders from top AI firms signed an open letter urging more AI transparency, Elon Musk redirected Nvidia AI chips from Tesla to his companies X Corp. and xAI Corp., Canadian LLM startup Cohere secured $450M in funding, and Cisco Systems announced a $1B fund to …

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AMD reveals AI chips to take on Nvidia / X allows AI-generated adult content / Survey: Only 4% of young people use GenAI daily [EN] 19:02

17d ago19:02

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AMD is challenging Nvidia's dominance in the AI chip market with new AI chips for data centers and PCs, Microsoft is investing $3.2B to expand its AI and cloud infrastructure in Sweden, social media platform X has updated its policy to allow AI-generated pornography, a survey reveals only 4% of young Americans use generative AI daily, and the world…

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AI images of Israel-Hamas war go viral / Tribeca to screen OpenAI-generated short films / Dell falls short of investor expectations for AI servers [EN] 13:11

20d ago13:11

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AI-generated images related to the Israel-Hamas conflict are spreading on social media, the Tribeca Festival will premiere short films made with OpenAI's Sora model, Saudi Aramco's venture fund invested $400M in Chinese AI startup Zhipu AI, and Dell's shares fell due to concerns over the profitability of its AI-optimized servers.…

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Google details improvements to AI search answers / OpenAI disrupts propaganda campaigns / Apple to upgrade Siri with advanced AI [EN] 15:04

21d ago15:04

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Google has improved its AI-generated search answers to address misinformation, OpenAI thwarted five foreign influence operations using AI, Apple plans to enhance Siri with advanced AI by 2025, a survey reveals nearly 80% of Americans expect AI abuses to impact the presidential election, and Salesforce shares fell 20% due to record-low sales growth …

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Former OpenAI board member details Altman firing / Mistral AI launches code-generating model / PwC becomes OpenAI’s first reseller [EN] 19:30

22d ago19:30

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Former OpenAI director Helen Toner revealed internal issues leading to Sam Altman's firing, French AI startup Mistral AI launched its first code-generating model, PwC will resell OpenAI's ChatGPT Enterprise, data centers' electricity consumption could rise significantly due to AI, Meta removed accounts linked to global influence campaigns using AI-…

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OpenAI forms new safety committee / OpenAI training its next frontier model / Who's hiring in AI [EN] 14:50

23d ago14:50

14:50

OpenAI has formed a new Safety and Security Committee to review and improve its processes, started training its latest flagship AI model aiming for AGI, and ChatGPT remains the most recognized generative AI tool in six surveyed countries, while Google announced new AI features for Chromebook Plus laptops.…

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Apple to announce 'practical' AI tools / Elon Musk's AI company valued at $24B / Tech firms pursuing autonomous AI agents [EN] 12:27

24d ago12:27

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Apple is set to enhance its devices with practical AI tools at WWDC, Elon Musk's AI company xAI secures $6B in funding, Google addresses misinformation in its AI Overviews, the market for autonomous AI agents is projected to grow significantly by 2028, and SoftBank commits nearly $9B annually to AI investments.…

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Google's AI Overviews are generating misinformation / Meta and xAI vie for Character.ai partnership / AI/ML VC funding reached $21.6B in Q1 [EN] 10:09

27d ago10:09

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Google's AI Overviews in its search engine have been generating false responses, Meta and Elon Musk's xAI are competing to partner with Character.ai, AI and ML venture capital funding reached $21.6B in Q1 2024, China announced an AI chatbot trained on President Xi Jinping's ideology, and Meta plans to introduce a paid version of its AI assistant.…

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Docs suggest OpenAI did not intend to imitate Johansson / Consultant faces $6M fine for Biden AI robocall / M&A roundup [EN] 13:42

28d ago13:42

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Scarlett Johansson's legal team contacted OpenAI over the alleged imitation of her voice in ChatGPT's "Sky" voice, a Democratic political consultant faces felony charges for AI-generated robocalls impersonating President Joe Biden, and major tech companies like Meta and Google are negotiating with Hollywood studios to license content for AI video-g…

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Nvidia reports record-high revenue / U.K. watchdog investigating Microsoft Recall AI feature / FCC could require AI disclosure in political ads [EN] 13:30

29d ago13:30

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Nvidia's fiscal Q1 earnings surpassed expectations with a revenue of $26.04B, driven by record sales of its advanced GPUs to AI companies, while the UK's data watchdog investigates Microsoft's new "Recall" feature for privacy concerns, and the FCC proposes a rule to disclose AI-generated content in political ads.…

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Scale AI raises $1B / First European AI rules to take effect in weeks / Google to show ads in AI-generated search summaries [EN] 11:50

1M ago11:50

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Scale AI's $1B funding round values the company at $13.8B, the EU approves the world's first comprehensive AI Act, Google introduces ads in AI-generated search summaries, Microsoft announces new AI features at its Build conference, and a PwC report shows AI skills command higher salaries across major labor markets.…

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Microsoft's new Copilot+ PCs have built-in AI / OpenAI pauses ChatGPT voice resembling Scarlett Johansson / Colorado governor signs AI law [EN] 9:26

1M ago9:26

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Microsoft introduces "Copilot+ PCs" with local AI capabilities, OpenAI pauses a ChatGPT voice resembling Scarlett Johansson, Colorado mandates disclosure for high-risk AI systems, and the U.K.'s AI Safety Institute plans to open its first foreign office in San Francisco.By Ihar Marozau

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OpenAI disbands superalignment team / Gannett using AI to generate news summaries / Microsoft will offer AMD AI chips [EN] 10:03

1M ago10:03

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OpenAI disbands its superalignment team amid leadership resignations and concerns over AI safety priorities, Gannett introduces AI-generated summaries for news articles, Microsoft partners with AMD to offer an alternative to Nvidia's GPUs in the cloud AI chip market, CoreWeave secures $7.5B in debt financing for cloud data center expansion, and Eur…

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OpenAI's superalignment leaders are leaving / OpenAI strikes deal with Reddit / Stability AI holds talks with at least one buyer [EN] 15:18

1M ago15:18

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OpenAI executives Jan Leike and Ilya Sutskever resigned from their roles in the superalignment team, OpenAI partnered with Reddit to enhance AI understanding of social content, Stability AI discussed a sale amid financial struggles, Microsoft offered to relocate hundreds of China-based AI employees due to U.S.-China tensions, IBM and Palo Alto Netw…

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Senate report calls for $32B a year for AI research / OpenAI chief scientist to depart / Anthropic hires Instagram co-founder [EN] 16:43

1M ago16:43

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A bipartisan coalition of senators, led by Chuck Schumer, proposed a $32B annual investment in non-defense AI research to outpace China, OpenAI's co-founder Ilya Sutskever departs to pursue a personal project, Instagram co-founder Mike Krieger joins AI startup Anthropic as chief product officer, the U.S. Senate Rules Committee advances bills to saf…

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Google launches AI search results to U.S. users / xAI negotiating $10B cloud server deal with Oracle / The Bot Company raises $150M [EN] 9:23

1M ago9:23

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Google introduced "AI Overviews" in its search engine for U.S. users, Elon Musk's AI startup xAI is in talks for a $10B deal with Oracle, The Bot Company secured $150M in seed funding for household robots, and Anthropic's Claude 3 app saw 157,000 downloads in its first week, competing with ChatGPT.By Ihar Marozau

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OpenAI launches most advanced GPT-4o model / AI to take center stage at Google conference / U.S. and China to begin AI talks [EN] 11:21

1M ago11:21

11:21

OpenAI unveiled GPT-4o with enhanced capabilities for ChatGPT users, Google is set to announce AI updates at its I/O conference, U.S. and Chinese officials will discuss AI risks in Switzerland, and Amazon and Microsoft announced significant investments in France's cloud and AI sectors, while Bay Area companies dominated AI venture capital investmen…

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Apple to upgrade Siri with generative AI / OpenAI to unveil ChatGPT search function / U.S. bill would open up export controls of AI models [EN] 7:40

1M ago7:40

7:40

Apple is upgrading Siri with generative AI to enhance conversational capabilities, OpenAI plans to introduce a search feature for ChatGPT, U.S. lawmakers propose a bill for stricter AI export controls, and Neuralink reports a malfunction in its first human brain-chip implant.By Ihar Marozau

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Apple to power AI tasks using own server chips / Mistral raising funds at $6B valuation / TikTok to auto-label more AI content [EN] 13:33

1M ago13:33

13:33

Apple is accelerating its AI initiatives by using its own M2 Ultra chips for cloud AI tasks, French AI startup Mistral AI is raising funds at a $6B valuation, and OpenAI considers allowing NSFW content generation through ChatGPT in a responsible manner.By Ihar Marozau

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Google DeepMind unveils AlphaFold 3 / U.S. weighs rule to bar AI models from China / Microsoft to build AI data center in Wisconsin [EN] 14:04

1M ago14:04

14:04

Google DeepMind announced AlphaFold 3, revolutionizing disease research with its ability to predict interactions among biological molecules, while the U.S. government considers new rules to restrict China's access to advanced AI models, and Microsoft plans a $3.3B investment in an AI data center on a former Foxconn factory site in Wisconsin.…

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OpenAI planning ChatGPT web search / Apple unveils M4 chip for AI / Holistic raises $200M [EN] 10:06

1M ago10:06

10:06

OpenAI is enhancing ChatGPT with a new web-searching feature that cites sources and displays images, Apple unveils the M4 chip with advanced AI capabilities for its devices, French AI startup Holistic secures $200M for developing multi-agent AI models, and OpenAI introduces a tool to detect images generated by its DALL-E 3 technology.…

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U.K. self-driving startup Wayve raises $1B / Microsoft developing in-house LLM / U.S. claims most newly-funded AI startups [EN] 12:06

2M ago12:06

12:06

Wayve, a U.K. self-driving startup, raised $1.05B in Europe's largest AI funding round led by SoftBank, Nvidia, and Microsoft, while Microsoft is developing a large language model, MAI-1, to compete with industry giants, and DocuSign acquires AI contract-management startup Lexion for $165M, as the Biden administration announces a $285M initiative f…

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Apple AI summarizes texts and web pages / AI pioneer Fei-Fei Li raises funds for startup / JPMorgan creates AI tool for thematic investing [EN] 11:18

2M ago11:18

11:18

Apple is developing AI software to summarize texts and web pages offline, AI pioneer Fei-Fei Li launches a spatial intelligence startup, Elon Musk's X platform introduces the Grok chatbot for summarizing posts, Microsoft expands its responsible AI team and tools, and JPMorgan Chase unveils IndexGPT for AI-driven thematic investing.…

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Apple CEO touts AI but remains vague about features / AI blamed for 800 U.S. job cuts in April / Microsoft plans $2.2B AI investment in Malaysia [EN] 11:24

2M ago11:24

11:24

Apple's CEO Tim Cook highlighted significant AI investments and teased future generative AI features, while Microsoft announced a $2.2B investment to enhance cloud and AI infrastructure in Malaysia and banned U.S. police from using Azure OpenAI for facial recognition, amidst a backdrop of AI-driven job cuts and major AI-related acquisitions by Nvid…

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Google's AI progress spurred Microsoft's OpenAI investment / CoreWeave raises $1.1B / Meta removing ads for AI 'girlfriends' [EN] 13:29

2M ago13:29

13:29

Microsoft's investment in OpenAI was spurred by concerns over Google's AI advancements, CoreWeave secured a $1.1B funding round valuing it at $19B, Meta is removing "AI girlfriend" ads for violating adult content policies, Canalys predicts 60% of PCs will be AI-capable by 2027, and Anthropic launched an iPhone app for its chatbot Claude, competing …

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Apple poaches Google AI employees / AWS releases 'Q' assistant to businesses / Microsoft to invest $1.7B in Indonesia [EN] 10:46

2M ago10:46

10:46

Apple has significantly expanded its AI team by hiring specialists from Google and other tech giants, Amazon Web Services launched its AI assistant "Q" for businesses, Microsoft announced a $1.7B investment in Southeast Asia's cloud and AI infrastructure, lobbying on AI in the U.S. has seen a dramatic increase, and Samsung Electronics reported a 93…

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xAI seeks $6B at $18B valuation / AI venture funding ticks up in Q1 / FT to license stories to OpenAI [EN] 11:03

2M ago11:03

11:03

Elon Musk's xAI Corp is nearing a $6B funding round valuing it at $18B, Apple plans to launch an AI-powered iPad Pro with an M4 chip, AI startup funding rose to $12.2B in Q1 2024, the Financial Times partners with OpenAI for AI training, and GitHub introduces Copilot Workspace for comprehensive coding assistance.…

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Apple resumes talks with OpenAI / Tech CEOs join AI infrastructure safety board / Google touts AI-powered Search [EN] 13:59

2M ago13:59

13:59

Apple is in discussions with OpenAI to integrate its technology into iOS 18, the CEOs of OpenAI, Alphabet, and Microsoft have joined a federal AI safety board, Google reports increased usage of its AI-powered search, Google has announced a $75M AI Opportunity Fund for free AI courses, and Drake removed a song featuring AI-generated vocals of Tupac …

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AI contributing to Microsoft cloud growth / Teacher used AI audio to frame principal / Meta to spend billions more on AI [EN] 14:43

2M ago14:43

14:43

Microsoft's cloud services saw a 31% growth with significant contributions from AI, a Maryland teacher was arrested for using AI to impersonate a principal, Meta plans to invest billions in AI infrastructure, Tesla is focusing on AI and autonomous driving, and Xaira Therapeutics launched with over $1B in funding for AI-driven drug discovery.…

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Nvidia acquires AI infrastructure firm Run:ai / Cognition Labs valued at $2B / Apple releases open-source LLMs [EN] 16:04

2M ago16:04

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Nvidia is acquiring Israeli AI software company Run:ai for $700M to enhance AI hardware infrastructure management, while Peter Thiel's Founders Fund leads a $175M funding round in AI startup Cognition Labs, valuing it at $2B, and Apple introduces OpenELM, a family of large language models designed to run on devices, aiming to improve software integ…

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Microsoft launches small language model / Perplexity seeks $250M at $3B valuation / Image generator coming to Photoshop [EN] 14:21

2M ago14:21

14:21

Chinese universities and research institutes bypass U.S. export restrictions to acquire advanced Nvidia AI chips, Microsoft launches a compact AI model Phi-3 Mini for smartphones, Perplexity AI reaches a $1B valuation with plans for a significant funding round, Adobe Photoshop introduces a tool for generating images from text prompts, and Softbank …

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Apple acquires CV startup Datakalab / AI threatens to overwhelm CSAM tipline / Microsoft hires ex-Meta executive to lead supercomputing [EN] 11:55

2M ago11:55

11:55

Apple acquired Paris-based AI startup Datakalab to enhance its device-based AI capabilities, while a Stanford report warns that AI-generated child sexual abuse material threatens to overwhelm U.S. reporting systems, and energy startup Exowatt, backed by notable investors, aims to power AI and data centers with cost-effective solar technology.…

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🐝 Возделыватель полей вечного счастья [EN] 14:23

2M ago14:23

14:23

By Ihar Marozau

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Mistral AI in talks to raise $534M / Lenovo and Alibaba partner on AI PCs / Shares of Super Micro Computer and Nvidia fall [EN] 12:08

2M ago12:08

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French AI startup Mistral AI aims to raise €500M to reach a €5B valuation, Alibaba and Lenovo collaborate on AI-powered devices, Super Micro Computer's shares drop after earnings pre-announcement decision, the IOC introduces the "Olympic AI Agenda" for sports, and Los Angeles County employs predictive AI to combat homelessness.…

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Meta unveils AI assistant powered by Llama 3 / Stability AI cuts 10% of staff / Pentagon successfully tests AI-controlled fighter jet [EN] 14:52

2M ago14:52

14:52

Meta introduces an AI chatbot across its platforms, Google merges DeepMind with its Research teams to accelerate AI development, Stability AI announces job cuts amid restructuring, and an AI-controlled jet successfully engages in a dogfight with a human-piloted F-16, marking significant advancements and organizational changes in the tech and AI ind…

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❄️ Погода в апреле 2024 [EN] 18:41

2M ago18:41

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By Ihar Marozau

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EU won't launch probe into Microsoft and OpenAI / Google announces layoffs as it prioritizes AI / Mentee unveils AI-powered robot [EN] 16:12

2M ago16:12

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The European Union has decided not to open a formal probe into Microsoft's $13B investment in OpenAI, Google is restructuring its finance division to prioritize AI investments, and Alphabet's X innovation lab will supply AI technology to the U.S. National Guard for disaster analysis, while California remains the top location for AI job postings des…

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Microsoft to invest $1.5B in G42 / AMD unveils new AI PC chips / Meta board reviewing AI nude image cases [EN] 11:22

2M ago11:22

11:22

Microsoft invests $1.5B in Emirati AI firm G42 to expand into the Middle East, AMD unveils new AI chips for business computers, Meta's Oversight Board reviews cases on AI-generated nude images, Rivos secures over $250M for AI server chip development, and a survey shows significant impact of generative AI on creative industries.…

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☠️ Время стать пиратом [EN] 19:19

2M ago19:19

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By Ihar Marozau

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OpenAI expands into Asia / Mnuchin seeks AI partner for TikTok bid / Adobe launches AI assistant for PDFs [EN] 14:24

2M ago14:24

14:24

OpenAI expands into Asia with a new Tokyo office and specialized GPT-4 model, Stanford's AI Index reveals AI surpasses humans in some areas but lags in advanced math and planning, former U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin considers partnering with an AI company to rebuild TikTok's algorithm amid acquisition efforts, Tesla announces a workforce …

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😵‍💫 Расползание зла [EN] 13:40

2M ago13:40

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By Ihar Marozau

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Huawei unveils laptop with Intel AI chip / Instagram testing AI in search / OpenAI pitching corporate ChatGPT [EN] 9:33

2M ago9:33

9:33

China's Huawei launched an AI-enabled laptop with Intel chips despite being on a U.S. trade blacklist, Instagram tests AI in its search bar for enhanced user interaction, OpenAI's CEO Sam Altman pitches ChatGPT Enterprise to Fortune 500 companies, and Adobe's Firefly AI image generator is revealed to have been trained on images from rival AI models…

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Apple to bring AI to Macs with M4 chip / Humane ships Ai Pin / Instagram to detect nudity in DMs using AI [EN] 13:41

2M ago13:41

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Apple is set to revolutionize its Mac line with new M4 processors enhanced for AI, Humane introduces a novel but imperfect AI-powered wearable device, Amazon deeply invests in generative AI envisioning it as a major technological shift, Meta employs on-device machine learning to protect minors on Instagram, TikTok experiments with AI "virtual influ…