HarperCollins, one of the most significant and influential publishing companies, has come under scrutiny following its proposal to license select nonfiction works for AI training. According to 404 Media, the deal involves a one-time payment of $2,500 per book for a three-year period, contingent on author opt-in. This offer arrives as authors and publishers alike […]
Huawei Technologies Co., a key player in China’s tech industry, faces challenges as U.S. sanctions obstruct its ability to innovate in the chip manufacturing space. The company, in its pursuit of AI competitiveness, is working on the development of new Ascend processors that are limited to 7-nanometer (nm) technology. These limitations hinder Huawei’s capability to […]
Mistral AI, a rapidly emerging European AI startup that made headlines with a record seed funding, has launched Pixtral Large, a new 124-billion-parameter multimodal model. Paired with significant updates to its Le Chat platform like OCR and web search, this positions Mistral as a formidable challenger to well-established players like OpenAI. Pushing the Boundaries with […]
Internal documents from Amazon between August and November 2024 obtained by Fortune shed light on the company’s difficulties in developing its AI-enhanced version of Alexa, known internally as Project Banyan. The new iteration, initially planned for release in September 2024, then pushed forward to October, has again faced delays due to technical setbacks, the latest on […]
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is considering significant measures against Google, including a possible requirement for the company to divest its Chrome browser, according to Bloomberg. The proposal comes after an August 2024 ruling where Judge Amit Mehta determined that Google had engaged in anticompetitive behavior, maintaining its search monopoly through contracts that limited […]
Dell has announced a major expansion to its AI Factory during the SC24 high-performance computing conference in Atlanta. The Dell AI Factory is a comprehensive framework designed by Dell to help organizations accelerate their adoption and deployment of artificial intelligence (AI) at scale. It offers a wide range of AI-focused products, solutions, and services, tailored […]
Bluesky’s swift rise to prominence has come with challenges, particularly in content moderation. Over 42,000 user complaints were filed within a 24-hour window from Thursday evening to Friday, posing a test to the platform’s ability to manage such volume. Bluesky’s moderation team, now facing up to 3,000 reports per hour, is now being tested by […]
Microsoft’s new Orca-AgentInstruct framework, released last week, might be changing the landscape of AI training with its unique approach to synthetic data generation. As data scarcity challenges further advancements of AI, this development may mark a notable shift in how AI models can be trained efficiently. Microsofts says that using agentic workflows, AgentInstruct can produce […]
Microsoft Research, along with the University of Washington’s Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering and Providence, has introduced BiomedParse, a new AI model designed to enhance how medical images are analyzed. BiomedParse integrates object recognition, detection, and segmentation, enabling medical professionals to conduct analyses with greater efficiency and fewer manual steps. The […]
Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff has commended Google’s voice-based AI assistant, Gemini Live, labeling it the “future of consumer AI” and praising its swift, zero-latency response times in a social media post. His positive remarks are in stark contrast to his criticism of Microsoft’s Copilot AI agents, which he derided as “Clippy 2.0,” evoking the memory […]