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Microsoft’s new VASA-1 AI framework generates super-realistic talking heads that can even sing songs
Microsoft Corp. has published a research paper that introduces a new kind of artificial intelligence framework that makes it possible to upload a still photo, add a voice sample and create a super-realistic talking head that looks and sounds like the real person. The new framework is called VASA-1, and it takes a single, portrait ...
Google announces huge company shakeup to ensure it remains at forefront of AI development
Google LLC is reorganizing some key parts of its company, and it’s no surprise to learn that the changes are being driven by its ambitions to become a major player in artificial intelligence. Sundar Pichai, chief executive of Google and parent Alphabet Inc., today announced through a blog post that he’s consolidating the teams that ...
Intel completes assembly of world’s most advanced EUV lithography system
Intel Corp.’s newly formed chip foundry business said today it has achieved a crucial milestone for the chipmaking industry by completing the assembly of the world’s first commercial High Numerical Aperture Extreme Ultraviolet lithography scanner. It’s a tongue-twisting name for what is said to be the most advanced piece of semiconductor manufacturing equipment ever made, ...
Slack’s new generative AI features now available for all paid customers
Salesforce Inc. said today that its popular collaboration tool Slack is getting some new generative artificial intelligence capabilities. The previously announced Slack AI features are being made available today to all paid customers, and it’s also expanding its language support from English to Spanish and Japanese, with more languages coming soon. Slack AI provides what ...
Boston Dynamics revamps its humanoid robot Atlas with electric motors
Boston Dynamics Inc., the robotics startup famed for its advanced humanoid and dog-like robots that went viral in years gone by for their acrobatic movements and dances, today announced it’s retiring its hydraulic Atlas robot and replacing it with a fully electric version instead. The company said the new, electric version of Atlas represents a significant ...
Google announces its second major round of layoffs this year
Google LLC is said today it’s letting go a significant number of workers in what will be its second round of layoffs this year. The layoffs will mostly affect the company’s financial and real estate departments, a report in Business Insider said. According to a Google spokesperson who later confirmed the report, the cuts are ...
SAS Institute debuts its first generative AI assistants, plus tools to help companies build their own
Data analytics company SAS Institute Inc. said today it’s enhancing its SAS Viya artificial intelligence platform with the introduction of new industry-specific generative AI assistants, a new synthetic data generator called SAS Data Maker, and a new developer platform called SAS Viya Workbench. The company debuted SAS Viya last year, explaining that it’s a kind ...
Intel unveils brain-inspired neuromorphic chip system for more energy-efficient AI workloads
Intel Corp. has achieved another key milestone on the road to developing neuromorphic processors modeled on the human brain that are designed to provide a more energy-efficient alternative to existing processing architectures. The chipmaker said today it has deployed the largest neuromorphic system ever made to Sandia National Laboratories, which is run by the U.S. ...
Kore.ai boosts enterprise generative AI development platform with new RAG and automation features
Kore.ai Inc., which offers an enterprise-grade development platform for generative artificial intelligence applications, today announced the latest update to its flagship Kore.ai Experience Optimization Platform. The startup said release V11.0 expands the platform’s capabilities with new features that can help to drive more intelligent, AI-powered business interactions in use cases such as customer service, agent ...
Linux Foundation, Intel and others promote open-source data stacks for enterprise generative AI
A Linux Foundation offshoot called the LF AI & Data Foundation is teaming up with a host of technology industry giants to launch a new initiative that aims to drive open-source innovation in data and artificial intelligence infrastructure. Announced today, the new initiative is called the Open Platform for Enterprise AI or OPEA, and it’s ...