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Google LLC is updating the new “AI Mode” feature in Google Search, introducing multimodal capabilities that allow it to “see” images uploaded by users, so it can better answer their questions. AI Mode was introduced in a limited preview last month for …
Stanford HAI’s annual report highlights rapid adoption and growing accessibility of powerful AI systems
Researchers from Stanford University early today published the latest edition of their annual AI Index Report, detailing the growing influence of artificial intelligence technologies on our society and the global economy. The Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence, known as Stanford HAI, …
Mark Zuckerberg says Meta’s latest Llama models put open-source AI in the driving seat
Meta Platforms Inc. unveiled the latest additions to its Llama family of large language artificial intelligence models on Saturday, claiming that they’re among the most powerful ever released to the public. The new models, which are part of the Llama 4 series, …
Elon Musk’s DOGE aims to hack the IRS and create a single API for easy access to U.S. taxpayer data
Operatives from Elon Musk’s government cost-cutting team, the so-called Department of Government Efficiency, are planning a “hackathon” event, inviting engineers to build a “mega API” that would ensure it has easy access to date from the Internal Revenue Service. According to Wired, …
Cognition AI launches revamped coding assistant Devin 2.0 with much lower starting price
Cognition AI Inc., creator of the generative artificial intelligence-powered coding bot Devin, today announced a new version of that tool with more powerful capabilities, and it’s available at a much lower cost than before. It was just over a year ago that …
Updated: TSMC reportedly discussing chipmaking joint venture with Intel
Updated: Troubled chipmaking giant Intel Corp. is discussing a deal with its rival Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. to create a joint venture that will take over the running of its chip fabrication plants in the U.S. The news comes from a report …
Red-teaming startup Yrikka launches with pre-seed funding to secure critical AI systems
Red-teaming automation startup Yrikka AI Inc. has just launched its first publicly available application programming interface after closing on a $1.5 million pre-seed funding round led by Focal and Garuda Ventures. The startup provides API access to artificial intelligence agents that can …
Penguin Solutions beats estimates and raises guidance on growing AI infrastructure demand
Shares of the artificial intelligence infrastructure management company Penguin Solutions Inc. traded higher after-hours today after it posted a solid earnings and revenue beat and raised its full year outlook. The company reported earnings before certain costs such as stock compensation of 52 …
Amazon to send 27 Kuiper communications satellites into orbit this month
Amazon.com Inc. said today it has set a date for the long-awaited launch of its first Kuiper internet satellites: They’ll will be sent into orbit on United Launch Alliance LLC’s Atlas V rocket, which is slated to launch from Cape Canaveral, Florida, …
Siemens to buy life sciences R&D company Dotmatics for $5.1B
German industrial giant Siemens AG said today it will pay $5.1 billion to acquire the life sciences data startup Dotmatics in an effort to expand its artificial intelligence offerings. The company said the deal to acquire Dotmatics, officially known as GraphPad Software …