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Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.’s upcoming new flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S24 series, will be the among the first devices in the world to integrate Google Cloud’s most advanced generative artificial intelligence models, the companies said in an event today. The Samsung Galaxy …
As generative AI takes over the cloud, 2024 will be a pivotal year
Cybersecurity firm Wiz Inc.’s latest research highlights the explosive adoption rate of managed artificial intelligence services and self-hosted AI tools in the cloud. The impressive growth of AI is being driven by the rise of generative AI models such as ChatGPT, which …
Pecan AI taps generative AI to help anyone create predictive models
Predictive data analytics startup Pecan AI Ltd. today announced a new capability called Predictive GenAI — and as the name suggests, the new feature combines the company’s artificial intelligence-powered models for business predictions with the generative AI features found in models such …
Low-code software integration startup Prismatic raises $22M in Series B funding
The embedded software integration platform provider Prismatic Software Inc. said today it has closed on a $22 million funding round led by Five Elms Capital. The company said The Series B round, which is the company’s second major investment in less than …
Google announces yet more layoffs, this time affecting its advertising business units
Google LLC is laying off yet more staff, just days after announcing it would ax about 1,000 of its employees. That’s according to a new report by Business Insider, later confirmed by The Verge, which was told by a spokesperson for the company …
Hardware-as-a-service startup Xyte raises $30M in early-stage funding round
The self-proclaimed hardware-as-a-service startup Xyte Technologies Ltd. today revealed that it has closed on a $30 million early-stage funding round. The Series A round includes $20 million from Intel Capital and other key participants such as Samsung Next and existing investors S …
OpenAI announces steps to prevent its generative AI tools from being used to manipulate elections
ChatGPT creator OpenAI is taking concrete steps to ensure that its generative artificial intelligence tools won’t be used to manipulate the outcomes of key elections coming up this year. In a blog post today, the company announced its commitment to preventing abuse …
Microsoft’s AI-powered Copilot assistant launches for small businesses and consumers
Microsoft Corp. is expanding access to its Copilot virtual assistant, making it available to users of its Office suite of productivity applications. In addition, consumers who pay for Microsoft 365 can now access a new, paid version of Copilot too. Today’s updates will …
Anthropic researchers show AI systems can be taught to engage in deceptive behavior
A new research paper by the generative artificial intelligence startup Anthropic PBC shows that some AI systems can be taught to engage in deceptive behavior — and even worse, the models will attempt to resist efforts to remove such behaviors using the …
Industrial tech giant ABB buys AI-powered robot navigation startup Sevensense
European technology services giant ABB Asea Brown Boveri Ltd., better known as ABB, said today it has acquired a startup called Sevensense Robotics AG that specializes in improving the mobility and awareness of industrial robots. Sevensense combines artificial intelligence smarts with 3D …