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Liquid AI debuts new LFM-based models that seem to outperform most traditional large language models
Artificial intelligence startup and MIT spinoff Liquid AI Inc. today launched its first set of generative AI models, and they’re notably different from competing models because they’re built on a fundamentally new architecture. The new models are being called “Liquid Foundation Models,” or LFMs, and they’re said to deliver impressive performance that’s on a par ...
California Gov. Gavin Newsom shoots down divisive AI safety bill SB 1047
California Governor Gavin Newsom shot down a sweeping bill that was proposed to impose safety vetting requirements on developers of the most powerful artificial intelligence models, taking the side of most though not all of Silicon Valley and a number of leading Democrats. In a message today explaining his decision, Newsom (pictured) argued that the SB ...
Startup Ensemble gets $3.3M in funding to fix data quality issues with Dark Matter
Ensemble AI Inc. is looking to tackle headaches around data quality and help companies build more powerful artificial intelligence models after closing on a $3.3 million seed funding round. Today’s round was led by Salesforce Ventures, with Amplo, M13 and Motivate also participating. They’re backing Ensemble because the startup has created a pioneering approach to data ...
Airtable’s new updates simplify the creation of no-code apps with integrated generative AI
Airtable Inc., creator of a no-code platform for building applications and workflows, is expanding on its investments in artificial intelligence with the launch of new tools that will enable every organization to start taking advantage of AI. The new products announced today include App Library, a new tool for deploying custom-developed applications that integrate AI ...
Zenlytic raises $9M to enable self-serve business intelligence with an AI-powered data analyst
Self-serve business intelligence startup Zenlytic, officially known as Ex Quanta Inc., said today it has closed on a $9 million early-stage round of funding, to fuel its ambitions of bring artificial intelligence-powered BI to every office worker. Today’s Series A round was led by M13, which was joined by new and old investors such as ...
Supabase, the Postgres-based application development platform, raises $80M in funding
Open-source application development platform and Postgres database service provider Supabase Inc. said today it has closed on an $80 million round of funding, bringing its total amount raised to date to $196 million. Today’s Series C round, which was first reported by TechCrunch, was led by Peak XV and Craft Ventures, and saw participation from ...
Micron’s stock surges as AI companies scramble for high-bandwidth memory chips
Shares of the semiconductor company Micron Technology Inc. were flying higher in late trading today after it delivered strong results in its fiscal fourth quarter and impressed with its outlook. The company reported earnings before certain costs such as stock compensation of $1.18 per share, coming in ahead of the consensus estimate of $1.11. Revenue ...
Open AI CTO Mira Murati quits, the latest in a continuing string of executive departures
OpenAI’s high-profile Chief Technology Officer Mira Murati, who has been one of the central figures in the development of ChatGPT and the image generator model DALL-E, said today she’s leaving the artificial intelligence company to do her own “exploration.” “My six-and-a-half years with the OpenAI team have been an extraordinary privilege,” Murati (pictured) said in ...
Box makes company documents easier to organize and find with Box Hubs
Cloud content management software company Box Inc. today announced the general availability of its Box Hubs feature, enabling customers on its enterprise plans to create intelligent portals that make it easier for users to organize, curate and publish content. The aim is to enable easier access in internal teams and with external partners. Box Hubs is ...
Harness unveils AI code and DevOps agents to accelerate its software delivery platform
Harness Inc., the software delivery platform startup that provides tools for developers to update and monitor their applications on the fly, has kicked off its annual user conference with a significant update. The company’s complete software delivery-as-a-service platform is being infused with a “multi-agent” artificial intelligence architecture that promises to transform developer workflows, improve developer ...