Apple releases new preview of its AI, including ChatGPT integration

Source: CNBC Key points Apple on Wednesday released a beta version of a slew of Apple Intelligence features, including its long-awaited ChatGPT integration. Investors hope new artificial intelligence features will spur a wave of iPhone upgrades because they’re only available on the latest devices. Apple on Wednesday released a beta version of a slew of… Continue reading Apple releases new preview of its AI, including ChatGPT integration

Google releases tech to watermark AI-generated text

Source: Techcrunch Google is making SynthID Text, its technology that lets developers watermark and detect text written by generative AI models, generally available. SynthID Text can be downloaded from the AI platform Hugging Face and Google’s updated Responsible GenAI Toolkit. “We’re open-sourcing our SynthID Text watermarking tool. Available freely to developers and businesses, it will… Continue reading Google releases tech to watermark AI-generated text

Zuckerberg shows off new ‘Orion’ smart glasses at Meta Connect

Source: Cointelegraph Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg teased its “most advanced” smart glasses, a new AR headset and its AI model voiced by Judi Dench. Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg revealed the first “fully functioning” prototype of his company’s augmented-reality smart glasses, dubbed Orion, which he claims are the “most advanced smart glasses the world has ever… Continue reading Zuckerberg shows off new ‘Orion’ smart glasses at Meta Connect

Alibaba Cloud unleashes over 100 open-source AI models

Source: AI News Alibaba Cloud has open-sourced more than 100 of its newly-launched AI models, collectively known as Qwen 2.5. The announcement was made during the company’s annual Apsara Conference. The cloud computing arm of Alibaba Group has also unveiled a revamped full-stack infrastructure designed to meet the surging demand for robust AI computing. This… Continue reading Alibaba Cloud unleashes over 100 open-source AI models

Binance Labs says new AI investments will support wave of AI-powered DApps

Source: Cointelegraph Binance recently announced investments in decentralized artificial intelligence ecosystems Sahara AI and MyShell. As artificial intelligence continues to intersect with blockchain technology and digital assets, the venture capital and incubator arm of crypto exchange Binance has placed investments in AI-focused startups. Binance Labs investment director Max Coniglio shared the details behind the company’s… Continue reading Binance Labs says new AI investments will support wave of AI-powered DApps

Nigeria to train 1,000 youths on AI, blockchain every year

Source: Cointelegraph The Nigerian government has launched an annual training program for 1,000 citizens in AI and blockchain to position Nigeria ahead of global economies and foster innovation. Nigeria has announced a government-led initiative to train 1,000 Nigerians annually on various cutting-edge technologies, including artificial intelligence and blockchain, as it prepares “to overtake other world… Continue reading Nigeria to train 1,000 youths on AI, blockchain every year

Zuckerberg’s Meta aims to rival OpenAI, Google with new Llama AI model

Source: Business Standard Meta uses its Llama models to power its AI chatbot, called Meta AI, which operates inside its apps, including Instagram and WhatsApp, and also as a separate web product “If AI Is Going To Be As Important In The Future As Mobile Platforms Are, Then I Just Don’t Want To Be In… Continue reading Zuckerberg’s Meta aims to rival OpenAI, Google with new Llama AI model

Combining Web3, AI and robotics to defeat world soccer champions

Source: Cointelegraph This AI project supports the advancement of robotics via Web3 and cutting-edge technologies with insights from human thinking. Foxsy AI combines robotics and blockchain technology to develop a scalable framework for autonomous systems. Through collaborative efforts, the goal is for humanoid robots to defeat world soccer champions by 2040. The technologies used two… Continue reading Combining Web3, AI and robotics to defeat world soccer champions

IBM Research Unveils Cost-Effective AI Inferencing with Speculative Decoding

Source: Blockchain News IBM Research has developed a speculative decoding technique combined with paged attention to significantly enhance the cost performance of large language model (LLM) inferencing. IBM Research has announced a significant breakthrough in AI inferencing, combining speculative decoding with paged attention to enhance the cost performance of large language models (LLMs). This development… Continue reading IBM Research Unveils Cost-Effective AI Inferencing with Speculative Decoding

Hut 8 Receives $150M Investment as Thirst for Energy Brings AI Firms to Bitcoin Miners

Source: CoinDesk The funding came from Coatue Management, which is also an investor in CoreWeave, a cloud-computing firm looking to take over miner Core Scientific. Coatue Management is investing $150 million in crypto miner Hut 8 to build AI-related infrastructures. The deal benefited HUT’s shares as well as other bitcoin mining-related data-center stocks such as… Continue reading Hut 8 Receives $150M Investment as Thirst for Energy Brings AI Firms to Bitcoin Miners