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DeepL launches newest dedicated translation large language model for business users
DeepL SE, a well-funded translation software startup that leverages customized artificial intelligence models for improved accuracy over traditional platforms, has announced the debut of its most powerful AI model yet. The startup’s next-generation language model is said to be designed specifically for translation and editing tasks. It’s based on a highly specialized large language model ...
Logistics software startup Alvys raises $20.5M to become the de facto operating system for supply chain management
Transportation management software startup Alvys Inc. today said it’s looking to cement its status as a leader in logistics and supply chain operations management after closing on a $20.5 million early-stage round of funding. The Series A round was led by Titanium Ventures and saw participation from Picus Capital, RTP and Bonfire. The company says ...
Google rolls out a host of new features for AI developers
Google LLC today announced a host of new, developer-focused updates at its I/O Connect Bengaluru event in India today, including a new integration between Project IDX and Android Studio, so developers can build their apps using a web browser on any device. It also introduced Firebase AI Monitoring, a new dashboard that shows real-time insights ...
Open AI chiplet startup DreamBig Semiconductor raises $75M in funding
Artificial intelligence chip startup DreamBig Semiconductor Inc. said today it has closed on a $75 million equity round of funding, bringing its total amount raised to more than $93 million, according to Crunchbase data. Today’s round was co-led by the Samsung Catalyst Fund and the Sutardja Family, and saw participation from new investors such as ...
Former OpenAI and Tesla exec Andrej Karpathy dives into education with AI-native school
Andrej Karpathy, a prominent artificial intelligence researcher who previously served as the head of AI at Tesla Inc. in between two stints at OpenAI, has announced plans to launch a new “AI-native” education startup. The computer scientist and occasional educator revealed the launch of Eureka Labs LLC in a post on X today, describing his ...
Docyt AI debuts world’s first AI bookkeeper to revitalize the accounting profession
Artificial intelligence-powered accounting automation technology startup Docyt AI Inc. has announced the debut in beta of what it says is the world’s first AI bookkeeper. It’s essentially a kind of virtual assistant for accounting teams, designed to streamline back office accounting operations by automating previously manual tasks that are time-consuming. By enabling continuous reconciliation of ...
Kore.AI’s new platform GALE helps to advance experimentation with LLMs using no-code tools
Artificial intelligence application development startup Kore.ai Inc. has announced the launch of a new platform called “GALE,” which makes it simple to create versatile generative AI apps using a simple, no-code, drag-and-drop interface. Users can choose from a library of more than 30 large language models, the company said. Kore.ai is best known for its Experience ...
Microsoft’s experimental SpreadsheetLLM helps AI better understand spreadsheets
Researchers at Microsoft Corp. today released details of an experimental artificial intelligence model called SpreadsheetLLM, and as the name suggests, it’s designed to work with spreadsheets such as Excel and Google Sheets. The model, discussed in a July 12 research paper posted onto Arxiv.org, is aimed at solving the challenges of applying AI to spreadsheets, which ...
Cerabyte launches prototype ceramic-based data storage tech for low-cost, long-term archival data
Data storage technology startup Ceramic Data Solutions Holding GmbH, better known as Cerabyte, said today it’s bringing its novel ceramic data storage offering to the U.S. market, as part of its ambition to transform the way long-term archival data is stored. The startup is pioneering the concept of “Ceramic Nano Memory,” which makes use of ...
SoftBank buys Graphcore, the British chipmaking startup, to fuel its AI ambitions
Graphcore Ltd., the U.K.-based artificial intelligence chip developer that’s hoping to take on Nvidia Corp., has been acquired by the Japanee technology giant SoftBank Group Corp. The deal, announced today, will help Softbank, founded by Masayoshi Son, accelerate its multibillion-dollar push into the AI industry, which has now become its main area of focus. Founded in ...
