AI video wars heat up as Pika adds Lip Sync powered by ElevenLabs

Pika, a rival of OpenAI, has unveiled a new feature for its paying subscribers called Lip Sync. This feature allows users to incorporate spoken dialog into videos using AI-generated voices from ElevenLabs, a generative audio startup. The voices are synchronized with animated characters to ensure realistic lip movements. Available in “early access” to Pika Pro […]

GitHub launches ‘Copilot Enterprise’, an AI coding assistant for businesses

GitHub, a prominent platform for open source software development, has unveiled a new offering called GitHub Copilot Enterprise, designed to assist large enterprises in leveraging artificial intelligence for their coding projects. This AI assistant can provide code suggestions, answer queries, and summarize changes tailored to an organization’s codebase and standards. The introduction of this product […]

Enkrypt raises seed round to create a ‘control layer’ for generative AI safety

Boston-based startup Enkrypt AI has secured $2.35 million in a seed funding round led by Boldcap. Co-founded by Yale PhDs Sahil Agarwal and Prashanth Harshangi, the company specializes in providing a control layer for safe generative AI usage, aiming to ensure private, secure, and compliant deployment of AI models. Enkrypt’s innovative tech promises to accelerate […]

A startup – Now Media – sets out to fight misinfo with blockchain tech

Now Media, a new startup, is introducing a blockchain-based tool called Sovereignty to equip media organizations in the fight against disinformation. The platform aims to provide digital media outlets with verification tools that leverage Coinbase’s Ethereum Layer 2 technology to authenticate content on the blockchain. By doing so, users can access a transparent and unchangeable […]

Mistral releases new ‘top-tier’ AI model – Microsoft partners to diversify

Paris-based startup Mistral, less than a year old, has unveiled its latest cutting-edge AI model, Mistral Large. This new open-source generative AI model follows closely on the heels of its precursor, Mistral 7B. Mistral Large is celebrated for its top-tier reasoning abilities, proficiency in code and mathematics, and multilingual talents, being fluent in English, French, […]

Gemini is about to slide into your DMs

Google has rolled out a series of updates for Android and its apps just in time for the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. The updates include a new way to interact with Google’s chatbot Gemini directly in Google Messages. Gemini will be available as an update to the Messages app this week, but access is […]

DeepMind taps the power of its AI to accelerate quantum computers

Google DeepMind and UK-based Quantinuum have collaborated to advance the development of quantum computers by tackling a crucial challenge: reducing the number of T gates, which are vital but resource-intensive components in quantum circuits. Through their joint effort, they introduced AlphaTensor-Quantum, an AI model that combines deep reinforcement learning with tensor decomposition to optimize T-count. […]

Qualcomm unveils AI and connectivity chips at Mobile World Congress

Qualcomm made a splash at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona by unveiling a suite of cutting-edge AI, 5G, and Wi-Fi devices. These innovations, including the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 and Snapdragon X Elite, aim to revolutionize intelligent computing and enhance various industries and consumer experiences. At the event, Qualcomm emphasized the importance […]

Robo Dog based on German Shepard can bound up stairs. Meet Tecno 1

Chinese firm Tecno debuted their robot dog, the Tecno Dynamic 1, at the Mobile World Conference 2024 in Barcelona, Spain. This cutting-edge cybernetic canine, modeled after a German Shepherd, features a coolant system mimicking a real dog’s movements, presented in a sleek black design that exudes a futuristic aesthetic. The robot dog impressively showcases abilities […]

Microsoft announces ‘AI access principles’ to offset OpenAI competition concerns

Microsoft, fresh from its collaboration with Mistral AI and amidst concerns about competition, has introduced the “AI Access Principles” framework. This framework, outlined by Microsoft President Brad Smith at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, consists of an eleven-point plan guiding the operation of AI infrastructure worldwide. Key points include enabling businesses to access […]

Google Will Relaunch Gemini in a ‘Few Weeks,’ After Its Racial Controversy

Google faced backlash for its new AI image generator, Gemini, which struggled to consistently create images of white individuals. Right-wing influencers accused the tech giant of reverse racism due to the app’s difficulties in producing accurate depictions of white people, particularly in historical contexts like Vikings or Nazis. Google temporarily disabled Gemini’s capabilities but now […]

AI chip race: Groq CEO takes on Nvidia, claims most startups will use speedy LPUs by end of 2024

Nvidia’s recent staggering earnings results, soaring 265% from a year ago, have captivated the tech world. However, don’t overlook Groq, a Silicon Valley-based startup making waves with its innovative AI chips for large language model (LLM) inference. Groq experienced a viral moment when CEO Matt Shumer showcased their tech providing lightning-fast answers through a public […]

Woman trains AI on her exes, creates a hologram and marries it

A Spanish artist, Alicia Framis, is set to marry AILex, an AI hologram, as part of her performance project titled The Hybrid Couple. The hologram has been trained to resemble her ex-boyfriends, with Framis considering this marriage as an exploration of love, intimacy, and identity in the era of AI. She believes that relationships with […]

This AI app will soon screen for type 2 diabetes using just a 6-10 second voice clip

Diabetes emerges as a critical issue due to the body’s struggle with insulin production and absorption of glucose. Type 1 diabetes witnesses a compromised pancreas unable to generate insulin, while Type 2 diabetes, more prevalent, witnesses the body’s ineffectiveness in utilizing insulin for glucose processing. This disease, often undetected despite its severe implications, jeopardizes millions […]

Google adds AI writing help to Chrome

Google Chrome M122 introduces a new “Help Me Write” feature aimed at improving users’ short-form content creation. The AI tool analyzes the context of the webpage being visited to offer relevant suggestions when writing sales listings, short emails, or brief reviews. By extracting details from the page, such as in the case of a gardening […]

Robot dog learns to open doors with its leg. Now there is nowhere to hide

In Switzerland, a team from ETH Zurich has pushed boundaries in robotics by teaching a robotic dog, the ANYmal, to perform tasks using its legs rather than arms. Led by Philip Arm, the researchers employed a machine learning model to instruct the robot in activities such as opening doors, pressing buttons, and carrying objects like […]

Salesforce Tableau looks beyond business intelligence dashboards with AI-powered Pulse

Salesforce has announced the general availability of its Tableau Pulse technology, offering organizations enhanced business intelligence insights through the power of artificial intelligence (AI). Tableau Pulse, initially previewed in May 2023 and beta-tested in December 2023, leverages generative AI and natural language queries to highlight key metrics, trends, and recommendations tailored to each organization’s unique […]

The Justice Department gets a chief AI officer

The Justice Department has appointed Princeton professor and tech law expert Jonathan Mayer as its first chief AI officer to better understand the impacts of artificial intelligence on law enforcement. Attorney General Merrick Garland highlighted the need for this position to stay abreast of technological advancements in a rapidly evolving landscape. Mayer’s duties will include […]

Microsoft is giving Windows Photos a boost with a generative AI-powered eraser

Microsoft has introduced a new Generative AI-powered eraser feature in Windows Photos, offering users a convenient way to remove unwanted elements from their images. This tool is an enhanced version of the existing Spot Fix feature, promising more seamless and realistic results, especially when dealing with the removal of large objects like bystanders or background […]

Armenia’s 10web brings AI website-building to WordPress

Generative AI is revolutionizing website design, with tools like Wix and innovative startups such as Relume streamlining the process. Enter 10web, a company from Armenia, which aims to simplify WordPress website creation using text prompts. WordPress, despite powering 40% of websites globally, is complex for beginners due to its open-source nature. 10web integrates advanced AI […]