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Anthropic integrates Brave search into Claude’s AI platform
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AI startup Anthropic launches new chatbot Claude model

Anthropic, a startup backed by Google and Amazon, unveiled a new suite of artificial intelligence models called Claude 3 on Monday, marking the latest development in the ongoing competition among Silicon Valley giants to promote increasingly powerful technology. According to the startup, the most advanced model in the Claude 3 family, Claude 3 Opus, surpasses […]

HP acquires Humane’s assets for $116m, AI pin sales discontinued
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Humane partners with South Korea’s SK Telecom for AI pin

AI startup, Humane has unveiled plans for its entry into the international market through a partnership with South Korean carrier SK Telecom. This announcement follows the delay in the shipping date of Humane’s Ai Pin device in the U.S. market, rescheduled from March to mid-April. Founded in 2017 by former Apple executives Bethany Bongiorno and […]

Google unveils Gemini Canvas, expands AI collaboration
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Google to relaunch Gemini AI in coming weeks

Google intends to relaunch its AI tool for generating images of people in the coming weeks, as stated by Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis on Monday. The tool, known as Gemini AI models, was temporarily halted last week due to inaccuracies in historical depictions generated by some users. The company decided to take the feature […]

Google appoints new leader for Gemini AI development
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Google to pause Gemini AI’s image generation over inaccuracies

Following inaccuracies in some historical depictions generated by its Gemini AI models, Google has decided to temporarily halt the use of its AI tool that creates images of people. The Gemini AI image generation feature was introduced earlier this month, but concerns were raised on social media as users observed historical images that were occasionally […]

OpenAI CEO teases restructuring amid lawyer, stakeholders negotiations
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OpenAI hits $80bn valuation after major deal

Artificial intelligence giant, OpenAI has recently sealed a significant deal with venture capital firm Thrive Capital, catapulting its valuation to an impressive $80 billion or potentially more. This remarkable surge nearly triples its value in just nine months, according to reports by the New York Times. The deal involves OpenAI’s participation in an ongoing share […]

Microsoft expands AI models for 365 Copilot to reduce costs
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Microsoft adds new design features to Copilot

Microsoft’s AI-powered chatbots and assistants, Copilot, are receiving several upgrades coinciding with a high-profile Super Bowl LVIII ad campaign. Yusuf Mehdi, Microsoft’s Chief Marketing Officer, detailed the upcoming enhancements in a blog post on the official Microsoft website. “Today marks exactly one year since our entry into AI-powered experiences for people with Bing Chat,” he […]

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PayPal launches AI-powered products

PayPal on Thursday, announced the launch of innovative products powered by artificial intelligence, including a streamlined one-click checkout feature. This marks the first significant initiative under the leadership of Alex Chriss as CEO, who joined the company in September. These new offerings highlight the ongoing trend of companies leveraging investor excitement around AI, a factor […]

Students sign up for Cousera AI courses every minute - CEO
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Students sign up for Cousera AI courses every minute – CEO

For its artificial intelligence courses in 2023, the American edutech platform Coursera adds a new student per minute on average, according to CEO Jeff Maggioncalda’s statement on Thursday. “I’d say the real hotspot is generative AI because it affects so many people,” Jeff told Reuters at the World Economic Forum in Davos. With the help […]

Google unveils AI-powered educational tools
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Google removes underused features from AI Assistant

In order to concentrate on “quality and reliability,” Google is eliminating 17 “underutilized” features from Google Assistant, the company said on Thursday. A message that a feature will no longer be accessible after a specific date will be sent to users who request one of the functionalities that are being deleted starting on January 26. […]

ABB acquires Swiss company to enhance robots
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ABB acquires Swiss company to enhance robots

ABB has acquired a company that enhances industrial robot mobility by enabling them to navigate across warehouses and factories using 3D vision and artificial intelligence. ABB’s newest robotics investment, the purchase of the Swiss start-up Sevensense, is in response to the growing market demand for industrial robots with autonomous movement and functionality. The Zurich-based company […]

HP acquires Humane’s assets for $116m, AI pin sales discontinued
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Humane lays off 4% staff before launch of AI pins

Hardware company, Humane, has declared that it would be laying off 10 workers, or 4% of its total staff. “As we begin this new chapter of Humane, going from stealth to customer facing, we are making some changes to best prepare us for continued growth,” CEO and co-founder Bethany Bongiorno wrote in a LinkedIn post. […]

Baidu denies data breach allegations after exec's daughter's leak
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Baidu AI bot hits 100m users

More than 100 million people have signed up for Baidu’s ChatGPT-like Ernie Bot, according to Wang Haifeng, the Chinese internet giant’s chief technology officer, announced on Thursday. The search engine giant revealed the user base milestone during a deep learning summit in Beijing, following the public launch of Ernie Bot in August. A partial debut […]