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Mode Inc. raises $8.75M to build generative AI assistant for the internet of things
San Mateo, California-based Mode Inc. today announced it raised $8.75 million in new funding to accelerate the development of its generative artificial intelligence assistant for factories and construction sites using internet of things technology. The Series B funding round included investments from SBI Investment Co. Ltd., True Ventures, JR East Startup Co. Ltd. and Daiichi Jitsugyo Co. ...
Workspace updated with Google Vids, a generative AI-powered video service
Customers who subscribe to premium features for Google LLC’s Workspace productivity tools will get access to new features with upcoming generative artificial intelligence capabilities powered by the company’s AI model Gemini, starting with Google Vids, a new AI-powered video creation app. Today at its Google Cloud Next ’24 event in Las Vegas, the company also ...
Google unleashes powerful Gemini data tools, generative AI agent creation for developers
Google Cloud strengthened its artificial intelligence tools for databases and developers today with the addition of its most powerful generative AI model Gemini that will provide integrations for the analysis of data and the creation of AI agents. Today at Google Cloud Next ’24, the company announced updates to how databases and data are managed with ...
Cisco, IBM, Accenture and others join forces to address AI’s impact on the workforce
Artificial intelligence is set to change the global workforce dramatically, and to help tackle that issue, a group of the world’s largest technology companies announced the launch of a consortium to focus on jobs most likely to be impacted by AI. The new group, called the AI-Enabled Information and Communication Technology Workforce Consortium, includes Cisco Systems ...
Cohere releases Command R+ AI model designed for enterprise-scale use
Artificial intelligence startup Cohere Inc. today announced the launch of a new large language model, Command R+, designed to support real-world enterprise business workflows and use cases. Cohere said Command R+ represents the most powerful, scalable LLM developed by the company to date and joins the R-series of models focused on balancing accuracy and efficiency to deliver ...
LightLink closes $6.2M extended seed round for Ethereum L2 blockchain with no fees
LightLink Network Ltd., an Ethereum Layer 2 blockchain that offers enterprises the ability to run decentralized apps with no fees, today announced the close of a $6.2 million extended seed round that will help the company grow its distributed ledger offering. The extension brings $1.7 million in new investments with participation from MH Ventures and ...
JetBrains brings local AI code completion to its developer tools
Professional software development tools company JetBrains s.r.o today announced that it’s updating its developer environments with local artificial intelligence models for code completion so data stays on the device. JetBrains’ independent development environments, where developers do most of their coding work, now provide single full-line code completion and prediction out of the box for developers. ...
Opera browser rolls out support for 150 local AI models
Web browser developer Opera announced today that it’s adding experimental support for 150 local large language model variants from about 50 families of models to its Opera One browser. Local LLMs allow users to access AI models directly from their computer without the prompt processing ever leaving their local machine. That means that there’s lower latency because ...
Microsoft and Quantinuum join forces on quantum computing reliability breakthrough
Integrated quantum computing company Quantinuum Ltd. and Microsoft today announced a breakthrough in bringing higher reliability to quantum error correction, which will advance the path toward building hybrid quantum supercomputing systems. Researchers applied Microsoft’s qubit-virtualization system, which uses error diagnostics and correction, to Quantinuum’s ion-trap hardware, successfully demonstrating error rates 800 times lower than physical systems alone. ...
Tenyx introduces new conversational AI voice solution to elevate enterprise customer support
Tenyx Inc., the maker of voice artificial intelligence solutions, today unveiled Tenyx Voice, its comprehensive solution for automating enterprise customer voice interactions using large language models without having to walk through tedious menus on the phone. The company is led by a veteran team of AI and machine learning experts who approached current concerns with ...