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Meta reportedly planning to launch standalone Meta AI app
Meta Platforms Inc. plans to release a mobile version of its Meta AI artificial intelligence assistant. The app is expected to debut in the second quarter, CNBC reported late Thursday. Meta AI is a ChatGPT-like chatbot service that debuted in September 2023. It’s currently available in Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and Messenger as well as through a ...
OpenAI expands LLM lineup with new general-purpose GPT-4.5 model
OpenAI today introduced GPT-4.5, a general-purpose large language model that it describes as its largest yet. The ChatGPT developer provides two LLM collections. The models in the first collection are geared toward reasoning tasks such as code generation. OpenAI’s remaining LLMs, in turn, lack advanced reasoning capabilities and focus on text generation tasks that require ...
CalypsoAI launches cybersecurity leaderboard for AI models
Startup CalypsoAI Inc. on Wednesday launched the CalypsoAI Security Leaderboard, an index that ranks the cybersecurity of popular artificial intelligence models. The company ranked the algorithms using its flagship product, a software toolkit called the Inference Platform. It evaluates models’ security with the help of an AI agent that carries out simulated cyberattacks. Ireland-based CalypsoAI ...
IBM completes $6.4B HashiCorp acquisition following regulatory approvals
IBM Corp. today closed its acquisition of infrastructure automation provider HashiCorp Inc. for $6.4 billion. The companies originally expected to finalize the deal by the end of 2024. The delay likely relates to the scrutiny that the transaction drew from antitrust regulators. Last year, both the U.S. Federal Trade Commission and the U.K.’s Competition and ...
Pure Storage tops earnings expectations but guidance tanks shares
Pure Storage Inc. today reported fourth-quarter financial results that topped the market’s revenue and profit expectations. Despite the strong results, the company’s stock was down almost 8% in after-hours trading. The selloff may be related to its first-quarter guidance, which projects lower adjusted operating income than what analysts had hoped for. Pure Storage makes all-flash ...
Microsoft releases new Phi models optimized for multimodal processing, efficiency
Microsoft Corp. today expanded its Phi line of open-source language models with two new algorithms optimized for multimodal processing and hardware efficiency. The first addition is the text-only Phi-4-mini. The second new model, Phi-4-multimodal, is an upgraded version of Phi-4-mini that can also process visual and audio input. Microsoft says that both models significantly outperform ...
Amazon debuts LLM-powered Alexa+ with expanded automation features
Amazon.com Inc. today debuted Alexa+, a major upgrade of its voice assistant that uses artificial intelligence large language models to automate complex tasks. Executives demonstrated the service’s capabilities at an event in New York. They showcased dozens of features that span tasks such as finding songs and ordering takeout from Uber Eats. According to Amazon, ...
UK antitrust regulator approves IBM’s $6.4B HashiCorp acquisition
The U.K.’s antitrust regulator has approved IBM Corp.’s proposed acquisition of HashiCorp Inc. for $6.4 billion. The Competition and Markets Authority, or CMA, announced the decision today. The regulatory milestone comes nearly a year after IBM first revealed plans to buy HashiCorp. Before closing, the transaction will also have to receive approval from the U.S. ...
Google launches free Gemini Code Assist tier for individuals
Google LLC today made Gemini Code Assist, its artificial intelligence programming assistant, available at no charge for individual developers. The new free tier supports up to 6,000 requests per day or 180,000 per month. That’s 90 times higher than the usage cap GitHub applies to the free tier of GitHub Copilot, its competing AI coding ...
Quantum hardware startup Quantum Machines raises $170M in funding
Quantum Machines Ltd., a startup that supplies equipment for quantum computer developers, has raised $170 million in fresh funding. Announced today, the Series C investment was led by PSG Equity with participation from Intel Capital, Red Dot Capital Partners and several returning backers. Quantum Machines’ total outside funding now stands at $280 million. Qubits, the ...