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Meta releases FACET dataset for evaluating AI fairness
Meta Platforms Inc. today released FACET, a benchmark dataset designed to help researchers audit computer vision models for bias. The company is rolling out FACET alongside an update to its open-source DINOv2 toolkit. Originally introduced in April, DINOv2 is a collection of artificial intelligence models designed to ease computer vision projects. Thanks to today’s update, DINOv2 ...
Microsoft to unbundle Teams from Office in Europe amid antitrust probe
Microsoft Corp. is changing how it sells its Teams videoconferencing and messaging service in Europe to address antitrust concerns raised by regional regulators. Nanna-Louise Linde, Microsoft’s vice president for European government affairs, announced the move in a blog post today. The changes to Teams will go into effect on Oct. 1. Microsoft currently sells Teams ...
IBM and Salesforce launch new AI collaboration
IBM Corp. and Salesforce Inc. today announced a partnership focused on helping organizations adopt Salesforce’s artificial intelligence services. In March, Salesforce debuted a suite of generative AI tools called Einstein GPT. The suite is designed to automate business tasks such as creating marketing emails and answering customer support inquiries. Moreover, it includes a large language ...
Google to host Pixel 8 and Pixel Watch 2 launch event Oct. 4
Google LLC today sent out press invitations for a hardware event where it’s widely expected to debut the Pixel 8, the latest iteration of its flagship Android smartphone. The event will take place in New York on Oct. 4. Alongside the Pixel 8, Google will reportedly announce a refresh of its Pixel Watch smartwatch. Both ...
Report: OpenAI on track to generate $1B+ in annual revenue
OpenAI LP is reportedly on track to generate more than $1 billion in annual revenue thanks to strong demand for its artificial intelligence models. The Information and Bloomberg reported the company’s sales trajectory on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter. It’s believed that OpenAI currently generates $80 million in monthly revenue per month. According ...
Hyperproof reels in $40M for its regulatory compliance platform
Hyperproof Inc., a startup that helps companies comply with cybersecurity and privacy regulations, has raised $40 million in fresh funding. Riverwood Capital led the round. Hyperproof said in its announcement of the investment today that existing backer Toba Capital contributed as well. Since launching in 2018, the company has raised a total of $62.3 million ...
Rockset reels in $44M for its real-time analytics database
Rockset Inc., a startup with a speedy database of the same name, today disclosed that it has raised $44 million in funding to support growth initiatives. Icon Ventures led the round. The venture capital firm was joined by Sequoia Capital, Greylock Partners and several other institutional investors. The investment brings Rockset’s total outside funding to ...
Sales intelligence startup Apollo now worth $1.6B after $100M round
Apollo, a San Francisco-based sales software startup, today announced that it has raised $100 million after growing revenues by a factor of nine over the past two years. The Series D round was led by Bain Capital Ventures at a $1.6 billion valuation. That’s up from the $900 million Apollo was reportedly worth after its ...
Report: Apple preparing upgraded iPad Pro with new M3 chip
Apple Inc.’s next iPad Pro will feature a chip made using a three-nanometer process, according to a new report. Bloomberg reported on Sunday that the chip will be known as the M3. It’s one of several upgrades that Apple is expected to introduce for the iPad Pro, a higher end version of the standard iPad. ...
OpenAI launches ChatGPT Enterprise with bevy of cybersecurity features
OpenAI LP today debuted ChatGPT Enterprise, a new version of its ChatGPT chatbot with significantly more features than the original. The offering is rolling out about four months after the company first hinted that it’s in the works. The chatbot is geared towards large organizations. One of the main selling points of ChatGPT Enterprise is ...