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Docker Inc., a company that’s best known for its containerized software development tools, is turning its attention to generative artificial intelligence with the launch of a new service called the Docker Model Runner. In a blog post, Docker said Model Runner is …
British GPU-as-a-service startup NexGen Cloud raises $45M
U.K.-based graphics processing unit cloud company NexGen Cloud Ltd. said today it has closed on a $45 million Series A round of funding to fuel its ambition of becoming the artificial intelligence infrastructure platform of choice for European companies. Today’s round was …
IBM revamps the venerable mainframe to run generative AI workloads and agents
IBM Corp. is bringing the mainframe into the modern age with the latest version of its venerable hardware powered by a new processor that supports generative artificial intelligence and AI agent workloads. The company lifted the lid on the new IBM z17 …
AI Mode in Google Search gets new visual search capabilities
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 …