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Microsoft and Epic partner to bring GPT-4 and generative AI to healthcare providers
Healthcare software giant Epic Systems Corp. said Monday it’s partnering with Microsoft Corp. to embrace generative artificial intelligence through its Azure AI platform. Under the partnership, Epic will integrate OpenAI LP services such as GTP-4 into its electronic healthcare records, Epic said in an announcement at the HIMSS conference in Chicago. Microsoft’s OpenAI services are ...
European Union gives green light to €43B Chips Act
The European Union’s plan to boost computer chip production is ready to move ahead after the so-called Chips Act was given the green light by politicians today. The Chips Act is a range of measures that is designed to boost the EU’s share of the global semiconductor value chain from less than 10% now to ...
European lawmakers call for tighter controls on powerful general-purpose AI
A group of 12 European Parliament members has called on the European Union to create a new set of rules aimed at regulating a wider range of artificial intelligence tools. The proposed “AI Act” would cover AI tools beyond those identified as being explicitly high risk. In an open letter published today, the MEPs further called ...
Didimo debuts generative AI-powered video game character creation tool
Digital human avatar technology provider Didimo Inc. is bringing generative artificial intelligence to the world of video game character creation. With today’s launch of Popul8, Didimo says, game developers now have a simple way to create hundreds of unique game characters in a fraction of the usual time and cost. Popul8 is a generative AI tool ...
Generative AI startup Kubiya debuts ChatGPT for DevOps
Kubiya Inc., a startup that bills itself as “ChatGPT for DevOps,” today announced the official launch of what it says is the first artificial intelligence assistant for engineering platforms and knowledge management. The Kubiya tool is designed to make life easier for DevOps engineers, the people responsible for leading and coordinating the activities of different ...
Akamai expands Connected Cloud to enable high-performance, lower-cost video streaming
Content delivery network and cloud services provider Akamai Technologies Inc. announced new cloud capabilities for streaming video today that it says will help operators deliver higher-quality and more personalized content to viewers. Announced at NAB 2023, the annual National Association of Broadcasters conference, the new features will help operators to realize lower and more predictable ...
Report: Google is racing to build a new, AI-powered search engine to stave off ChatGPT
Google LLC is reportedly scrambling to launch new, artificial intelligence-powered features and capabilities in its search engine at a time when its bread-and-butter business is facing its most serious threat in years. The company is said to be working on an all-new, AI-powered search engine, and also looking at updating its existing search technology with ...
Space communications startup Kepler raises $92M to build satellite relay network
Canadian satellite startup Kepler Communications Inc. said today it has closed on a $92 million round of funding that will help it build out its on-orbit data network for space-based infrastructure. Today’s Series C round was led by IA Ventures, an existing investor that has backed the company since its initial seed funding round seven years ...
Meta Platforms open sources AI-powered animation tool for doodles
Meta Platforms Inc. said today it’s open-sourcing an artificial intelligence-based animation tool that anyone can use to bring their drawings or photos to life. By making Animated Drawings open source, Meta hopes that other developers will be able to build on it and create richer experiences. The service debuted as a free, web-based tool in 2021. ...
Deloitte establishes new practice to help enterprises deploy generative AI
The information technology consulting firm Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Ltd. said today it’s establishing a new practice aimed at helping enterprises take advantage of the industry’s hottest trend right now: generative artificial intelligence. It’s a trend that has stolen all of the headlines lately, thanks to its ability to produce new content based on simple text ...