[News] The secret to Google's efficiency? Over 25% of its code is now AI-generated
During Google's 2024 Q3 earnings call, CEO Sundar Pichai revealed that AI now generates over 25% of Google's new code (which is then reviewed by engineers), highlighting the company's commitment to AI integration and development efficiency.
https://dataphoenix.info/the-secret-to-googles-efficiency-over-25-of-its-code-is-now-ai-generated/
During Google's 2024 Q3 earnings call, CEO Sundar Pichai revealed that AI now generates over 25% of Google's new code (which is then reviewed by engineers), highlighting the company's commitment to AI integration and development efficiency.
https://dataphoenix.info/the-secret-to-googles-efficiency-over-25-of-its-code-is-now-ai-generated/
[News] Meta announced the availability of its Llama models for U.S. government agencies and contractors
Following reports of China using Meta's Llama 2 model for military intelligence, Meta announced it would make its AI models available to US government agencies and contractors despite ongoing debates about the safety and usefulness of commercial models in military contexts.
https://dataphoenix.info/meta-announced-the-availability-of-its-llama-models-for-u-s-government-agencies-and-contractors/
Following reports of China using Meta's Llama 2 model for military intelligence, Meta announced it would make its AI models available to US government agencies and contractors despite ongoing debates about the safety and usefulness of commercial models in military contexts.
https://dataphoenix.info/meta-announced-the-availability-of-its-llama-models-for-u-s-government-agencies-and-contractors/
[News] Research Grid secured $6.5M to automate clinical trials' administrative work
Research Grid, a startup founded by Dr. Amber Hill that uses AI to streamline clinical trial processes through its TrialEngine and Inclusive platforms, has secured $6.5 million in seed funding led by Fuel Ventures to expand its presence in the US and Asia and enhance its AI capabilities.
https://dataphoenix.info/research-grid-secured-6-5m-to-automate-clinical-trials-administrative-work/
Research Grid, a startup founded by Dr. Amber Hill that uses AI to streamline clinical trial processes through its TrialEngine and Inclusive platforms, has secured $6.5 million in seed funding led by Fuel Ventures to expand its presence in the US and Asia and enhance its AI capabilities.
https://dataphoenix.info/research-grid-secured-6-5m-to-automate-clinical-trials-administrative-work/
[News] AI's explosive growth has finally consolidated Nvidia as the world's largest company
Nvidia has become the world's most valuable company with a market capitalization of $3.43 trillion, surpassing Apple. The company has largely addressed investor concerns that triggered a previous fall in its shares, as it continues to be the main beneficiary of the AI boom.
https://dataphoenix.info/ais-explosive-growth-has-finally-consolidated-nvidia-as-the-worlds-largest-company-2/
Nvidia has become the world's most valuable company with a market capitalization of $3.43 trillion, surpassing Apple. The company has largely addressed investor concerns that triggered a previous fall in its shares, as it continues to be the main beneficiary of the AI boom.
https://dataphoenix.info/ais-explosive-growth-has-finally-consolidated-nvidia-as-the-worlds-largest-company-2/
[News] Predikt raised €750K to support CFOs in their decision-making processes
Belgian-Swiss startup Predikt has secured €750,000 in funding to develop its AI-powered financial forecasting platform. Predikt combines internal financial data with millions of macroeconomic indicators to help large companies make more accurate financial predictions.
https://dataphoenix.info/predikt-raised-eu750k-to-support-cfos-in-their-decision-making-processes/
Belgian-Swiss startup Predikt has secured €750,000 in funding to develop its AI-powered financial forecasting platform. Predikt combines internal financial data with millions of macroeconomic indicators to help large companies make more accurate financial predictions.
https://dataphoenix.info/predikt-raised-eu750k-to-support-cfos-in-their-decision-making-processes/
[News] Mistral has released batch and moderation APIs
Mistral AI has launched two new services: a moderation API that leverages a Ministral 8B fine-tune to classify text according to nine categories describing common harms, and a batch API that enables developers to process high volumes of data for 50% of the cost of equivalent synchronous API calls.
https://dataphoenix.info/mistral-has-released-batch-and-moderation-apis/
Mistral AI has launched two new services: a moderation API that leverages a Ministral 8B fine-tune to classify text according to nine categories describing common harms, and a batch API that enables developers to process high volumes of data for 50% of the cost of equivalent synchronous API calls.
https://dataphoenix.info/mistral-has-released-batch-and-moderation-apis/
[News] Amazon may condition investing in Anthropic to the latter adopting its in-house chips
Amazon is reportedly negotiating a new multi-billion dollar investment in Anthropic, potentially tying the investment amount to Anthropic's commitment to using more of Amazon's custom Trainium chips instead of Nvidia-powered servers.
https://dataphoenix.info/amazon-may-condition-investing-in-anthropic-to-the-latter-adopting-its-in-house-chips/
Amazon is reportedly negotiating a new multi-billion dollar investment in Anthropic, potentially tying the investment amount to Anthropic's commitment to using more of Amazon's custom Trainium chips instead of Nvidia-powered servers.
https://dataphoenix.info/amazon-may-condition-investing-in-anthropic-to-the-latter-adopting-its-in-house-chips/
[News] HelloBetter secured €3M in research funding for its new AI-powered mental health wellness solution
German digital health company HelloBetter has received €3 million in funding to develop MindFIT, an AI-powered mental wellness platform that uses machine learning to provide personalized, modular support for various mental health challenges.
https://dataphoenix.info/hellobetter-secured-eu3m-in-research-funding-for-its-new-ai-powered-mental-health-wellness-solution/
German digital health company HelloBetter has received €3 million in funding to develop MindFIT, an AI-powered mental wellness platform that uses machine learning to provide personalized, modular support for various mental health challenges.
https://dataphoenix.info/hellobetter-secured-eu3m-in-research-funding-for-its-new-ai-powered-mental-health-wellness-solution/
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[Digest] Explore This Week's AI Events with Data Phoenix (November 11th)
This week is packed with must-attend AI events! From cutting-edge conferences to hands-on workshops, there's something for every AI enthusiast. Explore what's happening, sharpen your skills, and expand your network. Don’t miss out on this week’s opportunities!
https://dataphoenix.info/explore-this-weeks-ai-events-with-data-phoenix-november-11th/
This week is packed with must-attend AI events! From cutting-edge conferences to hands-on workshops, there's something for every AI enthusiast. Explore what's happening, sharpen your skills, and expand your network. Don’t miss out on this week’s opportunities!
https://dataphoenix.info/explore-this-weeks-ai-events-with-data-phoenix-november-11th/
[News] Panjaya's BodyTalk is a dubbing platform that synchronizes speakers voices, lips, and bodies
Panjaya's new AI dubbing platform BodyTalk synchronizes lip movements and body gestures for natural-looking video translations. BodyTalk early adopter TED reports doubled viewer completion rates and a 115% increase in views of dubbed content.
https://dataphoenix.info/panjayas-bodytalk-is-a-dubbing-platform-that-synchronizes-speakers-voices-lips-and-bodies/
Panjaya's new AI dubbing platform BodyTalk synchronizes lip movements and body gestures for natural-looking video translations. BodyTalk early adopter TED reports doubled viewer completion rates and a 115% increase in views of dubbed content.
https://dataphoenix.info/panjayas-bodytalk-is-a-dubbing-platform-that-synchronizes-speakers-voices-lips-and-bodies/
[News] Conflixis secured $4.2M in seed funding to support smarter financial decisions in healthcare
Healthcare startup Conflixis raises $4.2M in seed funding to use AI and advanced analytics to help healthcare organizations better manage and understand conflicts of interest in their decision-making processes.
https://dataphoenix.info/conflixis-secured-4-2m-in-seed-funding-to-support-smarter-financial-decisions-in-healthcare/
Healthcare startup Conflixis raises $4.2M in seed funding to use AI and advanced analytics to help healthcare organizations better manage and understand conflicts of interest in their decision-making processes.
https://dataphoenix.info/conflixis-secured-4-2m-in-seed-funding-to-support-smarter-financial-decisions-in-healthcare/
[News] AI coding assistant Cursor's parent company has triggered a bidding war
AI coding assistant Cursor's parent company Anysphere is fielding unsolicited offers from major VC firms at valuations up to $2.5 billion, following explosive revenue growth from $4M annually to $4M monthly in less than a year.
https://dataphoenix.info/ai-coding-assistant-cursors-parent-company-has-triggered-a-bidding-war/
AI coding assistant Cursor's parent company Anysphere is fielding unsolicited offers from major VC firms at valuations up to $2.5 billion, following explosive revenue growth from $4M annually to $4M monthly in less than a year.
https://dataphoenix.info/ai-coding-assistant-cursors-parent-company-has-triggered-a-bidding-war/
[News] The Beatles' final AI-produced song snagged two Grammy nominations
AI technology was used to clean up John Lennon's 1978 demo of "Now and Then" to create The Beatles' final song, which received two nominations for the 2025 Grammy Awards: Record of the Year and Best Rock Performance.
https://dataphoenix.info/the-beatles-final-ai-produced-song-snagged-two-grammy-nominations/
AI technology was used to clean up John Lennon's 1978 demo of "Now and Then" to create The Beatles' final song, which received two nominations for the 2025 Grammy Awards: Record of the Year and Best Rock Performance.
https://dataphoenix.info/the-beatles-final-ai-produced-song-snagged-two-grammy-nominations/
[News] OpenAI's unreleased new model may be showing slower rates of progress than its predecessors
Reports suggest OpenAI's new Orion model shows modest improvements over GPT-4, an unexpected development that led the company to accelerate the exploration of alternative enhancement strategies.
https://dataphoenix.info/openais-unreleased-new-model-may-be-showing-slower-rates-of-progress-than-its-predecessors/
Reports suggest OpenAI's new Orion model shows modest improvements over GPT-4, an unexpected development that led the company to accelerate the exploration of alternative enhancement strategies.
https://dataphoenix.info/openais-unreleased-new-model-may-be-showing-slower-rates-of-progress-than-its-predecessors/
[News] Weekly AI Highlights Review: November 5–12
OpenAI is reportedly developing an in-house chip with Broadcom; Amazon may invest more billions in Anthropic; An auctioned portrait of Turing painted by a humanoid robot; Google CEO claims 25% of the company's new code is AI-generated; OpenAI's 'Orion' may not be performing as expected; and more.
https://dataphoenix.info/weekly-ai-highlights-review-november-5-12/
OpenAI is reportedly developing an in-house chip with Broadcom; Amazon may invest more billions in Anthropic; An auctioned portrait of Turing painted by a humanoid robot; Google CEO claims 25% of the company's new code is AI-generated; OpenAI's 'Orion' may not be performing as expected; and more.
https://dataphoenix.info/weekly-ai-highlights-review-november-5-12/
[News] Reports of slowed progress continue, but Anthropic's CEO remains optimistic about the future of AI
Although they remain mostly optimistic, major AI companies report diminishing returns from traditional scaling approaches in AI model development, leading them to explore alternative methods like test-time computing and agentic AI capabilities.
https://dataphoenix.info/reports-of-slowed-progress-continue-but-anthropics-ceo-remains-optimistic-about-the-future-of-ai/
Although they remain mostly optimistic, major AI companies report diminishing returns from traditional scaling approaches in AI model development, leading them to explore alternative methods like test-time computing and agentic AI capabilities.
https://dataphoenix.info/reports-of-slowed-progress-continue-but-anthropics-ceo-remains-optimistic-about-the-future-of-ai/
[News] Google DeepMind has made the code and weights for AlphaFold 3 available to researchers
After facing criticism for undermining the reproducibility and transparency of science, Google DeepMind has released the source code for AlphaFold 3 for anyone to access. Additionally, researchers with an academic affiliation can request access to the model's training parameters.
https://dataphoenix.info/google-deepmind-has-made-the-code-and-weights-for-alphafold-3-available-to-researchers/
After facing criticism for undermining the reproducibility and transparency of science, Google DeepMind has released the source code for AlphaFold 3 for anyone to access. Additionally, researchers with an academic affiliation can request access to the model's training parameters.
https://dataphoenix.info/google-deepmind-has-made-the-code-and-weights-for-alphafold-3-available-to-researchers/
[News] Red Hat acquired inference performance engineering startup Neural Magic
Red Hat is acquiring Neural Magic, an MIT spin-off specializing in AI inference optimization, to help make large language models more accessible and cost-effective across hybrid cloud environments.
https://dataphoenix.info/red-hat-acquired-inference-performance-engineering-startup-neural-magic/
Red Hat is acquiring Neural Magic, an MIT spin-off specializing in AI inference optimization, to help make large language models more accessible and cost-effective across hybrid cloud environments.
https://dataphoenix.info/red-hat-acquired-inference-performance-engineering-startup-neural-magic/
[News] Enterprise AI platform Writer secured $200M in Series C funding at a $1.9B valuation
Writer, an AI company that developed the Palmyra language model series, has secured $200 million in Series C funding at a $1.9 billion valuation to expand its enterprise-focused generative AI platform and hail the next generation of AI applications and agents for use cases.
https://dataphoenix.info/enterprise-ai-platform-writer-secured-200m-in-series-c-funding-at-a-1-9b-valuation/
Writer, an AI company that developed the Palmyra language model series, has secured $200 million in Series C funding at a $1.9 billion valuation to expand its enterprise-focused generative AI platform and hail the next generation of AI applications and agents for use cases.
https://dataphoenix.info/enterprise-ai-platform-writer-secured-200m-in-series-c-funding-at-a-1-9b-valuation/
[News] Amazon's "Build on Trainium" will allocate up to $110M in credits for a new research cluster
Amazon is investing $110 million in its Build on Trainium program to provide academic researchers access to powerful AI computing resources and support open-source AI innovation through university partnerships.
https://dataphoenix.info/amazons-build-on-trainium-will-allocate-up-to-110m-in-credits-for-a-new-research-cluster/
Amazon is investing $110 million in its Build on Trainium program to provide academic researchers access to powerful AI computing resources and support open-source AI innovation through university partnerships.
https://dataphoenix.info/amazons-build-on-trainium-will-allocate-up-to-110m-in-credits-for-a-new-research-cluster/
[News] Anysphere enlists Supermaven to build the ultimate AI-powered code editor
Anysphere announced its acquisition of Supermaven, the AI-powered coding assistant with jumps and deletions support, available as an extension for many popular editors. Although the Supermaven extension will be maintained, the priority will be to strengthen the Cursor editor.
https://dataphoenix.info/anysphere-enlists-supermaven-to-build-the-ultimate-ai-powered-code-editor/
Anysphere announced its acquisition of Supermaven, the AI-powered coding assistant with jumps and deletions support, available as an extension for many popular editors. Although the Supermaven extension will be maintained, the priority will be to strengthen the Cursor editor.
https://dataphoenix.info/anysphere-enlists-supermaven-to-build-the-ultimate-ai-powered-code-editor/