[News] NVIDIA showcased its pruning and distillation techniques with Llama-3.1-Minitron 4B
NVIDIA researchers have developed a breakthrough technique combining structured weight pruning and knowledge distillation to create smaller, more efficient language models, which offer improved performance and significant compute savings while remaining competitive with larger models.
https://dataphoenix.info/nvidia-showcased-its-pruning-and-distillation-techniques-with-llama-3-1-minitron-4b/
NVIDIA researchers have developed a breakthrough technique combining structured weight pruning and knowledge distillation to create smaller, more efficient language models, which offer improved performance and significant compute savings while remaining competitive with larger models.
https://dataphoenix.info/nvidia-showcased-its-pruning-and-distillation-techniques-with-llama-3-1-minitron-4b/
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[News] Opkey raised $47M to revolutionize ERP testing with AI
AI-powered software testing company Opkey has secured $47 million in funding to enhance and expand its technology that uses artificial intelligence to streamline and improve the risky process of updating crucial business software systems.
https://dataphoenix.info/opkey-raised-47m-to-revolutionize-erp-testing-with-ai/
AI-powered software testing company Opkey has secured $47 million in funding to enhance and expand its technology that uses artificial intelligence to streamline and improve the risky process of updating crucial business software systems.
https://dataphoenix.info/opkey-raised-47m-to-revolutionize-erp-testing-with-ai/
[News] Dropbox has acquired the AI-powered calendar assistant Reclaim.ai
Reclaim.ai, an intelligent scheduling assistant that optimizes users' calendars by automatically managing time blocks for activities and facilitating smart scheduling of recurring meetings, announced its plans to continue developing its product after being acquired by Dropbox.
https://dataphoenix.info/dropbox-has-acquired-the-ai-powered-calendar-assistant-reclaim-ai/
Reclaim.ai, an intelligent scheduling assistant that optimizes users' calendars by automatically managing time blocks for activities and facilitating smart scheduling of recurring meetings, announced its plans to continue developing its product after being acquired by Dropbox.
https://dataphoenix.info/dropbox-has-acquired-the-ai-powered-calendar-assistant-reclaim-ai/
[News] BeyondMath secured $8.5 million for the development of its digital wind tunnel
BeyondMath's digital wind tunnel uses machine learning to provide near real-time simulations of complex aerodynamics, significantly accelerating the engineering process and cutting costs. The company boasts F1 as an early adopter and recently raised an $8.5M seed round led by UP.Partners.
https://dataphoenix.info/beyondmath-secured-8-5-million-for-the-development-of-its-digital-wind-tunnel/
BeyondMath's digital wind tunnel uses machine learning to provide near real-time simulations of complex aerodynamics, significantly accelerating the engineering process and cutting costs. The company boasts F1 as an early adopter and recently raised an $8.5M seed round led by UP.Partners.
https://dataphoenix.info/beyondmath-secured-8-5-million-for-the-development-of-its-digital-wind-tunnel/
[News] Harmonyze secured $2M to transform franchise operations with AI
AI startup Harmonyze has secured over $2 million in pre-seed funding to expand its AI-powered platform that automates and streamlines franchise operations, potentially transforming the $5 trillion global franchise market by increasing efficiency and profitability.
https://dataphoenix.info/harmonyze-secured-2m-to-transform-franchise-operations-with-ai/
AI startup Harmonyze has secured over $2 million in pre-seed funding to expand its AI-powered platform that automates and streamlines franchise operations, potentially transforming the $5 trillion global franchise market by increasing efficiency and profitability.
https://dataphoenix.info/harmonyze-secured-2m-to-transform-franchise-operations-with-ai/
[News] Piramidal raised $6M to build the world's first human brainwaves foundation model
Piramidal, a healthcare AI startup, is developing a groundbreaking foundation model for EEG data that will unlock a series of use cases in medical settings, from assisting in diagnosing neurological conditions to supporting the discovery of biomarkers for drug and treatment development.
https://dataphoenix.info/piramidal-raised-6m-to-build-the-worlds-first-human-brainwaves-foundation-model/
Piramidal, a healthcare AI startup, is developing a groundbreaking foundation model for EEG data that will unlock a series of use cases in medical settings, from assisting in diagnosing neurological conditions to supporting the discovery of biomarkers for drug and treatment development.
https://dataphoenix.info/piramidal-raised-6m-to-build-the-worlds-first-human-brainwaves-foundation-model/
[News] With its latest update, Redis aims to solidify its position as a vector database for AI use cases
Redis has unveiled a suite of AI-focused products, including Redis for AI, Redis Copilot, and enhanced vector database capabilities in Redis 8, aimed at simplifying and accelerating the development and deployment of GenAI applications.
https://dataphoenix.info/with-its-latest-update-redis-aims-to-solidify-its-position-as-a-vector-database-for-ai-use-cases/
Redis has unveiled a suite of AI-focused products, including Redis for AI, Redis Copilot, and enhanced vector database capabilities in Redis 8, aimed at simplifying and accelerating the development and deployment of GenAI applications.
https://dataphoenix.info/with-its-latest-update-redis-aims-to-solidify-its-position-as-a-vector-database-for-ai-use-cases/
[News] Meta and Spotify exposed their view on the detrimental effect of EU regulation on open-source AI
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Spotify CEO Daniel Ek authored a joint statement urging the European Union to embrace open-source AI and simplify its regulatory landscape to avoid falling behind in AI innovation and competitiveness.
https://dataphoenix.info/meta-and-spotify-exposed-their-view-on-the-detrimental-effect-of-eu-regulation-on-open-source-ai/
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Spotify CEO Daniel Ek authored a joint statement urging the European Union to embrace open-source AI and simplify its regulatory landscape to avoid falling behind in AI innovation and competitiveness.
https://dataphoenix.info/meta-and-spotify-exposed-their-view-on-the-detrimental-effect-of-eu-regulation-on-open-source-ai/
[News] Meshy has launched Meshy-4, a model with improved 3D-generation capabilities
Meshy has launched Meshy-4, a major update to their AI-powered 3D model generation platform. Meshy-4 features improved geometry, a new Text to 3D workflow, a retry feature, and model selection options, and aims to enhance the quality and usability of AI-generated 3D assets.
https://dataphoenix.info/meshy-has-launched-meshy-4-a-model-with-improved-3d-generation-capabilities/
Meshy has launched Meshy-4, a major update to their AI-powered 3D model generation platform. Meshy-4 features improved geometry, a new Text to 3D workflow, a retry feature, and model selection options, and aims to enhance the quality and usability of AI-generated 3D assets.
https://dataphoenix.info/meshy-has-launched-meshy-4-a-model-with-improved-3d-generation-capabilities/
[News] The Weeknd teased an upcoming concert live stream using AI-generated visuals
The Weeknd has released an AI-generated concert teaser trailer, directed by visual artist YZA Voku and created using multiple AI tools, showcasing the artist's embrace of generative AI technology in music promotion despite ongoing controversies surrounding AI's use of copyrighted material.
https://dataphoenix.info/the-weeknd-teased-an-upcoming-concert-live-stream-using-ai-generated-visuals/
The Weeknd has released an AI-generated concert teaser trailer, directed by visual artist YZA Voku and created using multiple AI tools, showcasing the artist's embrace of generative AI technology in music promotion despite ongoing controversies surrounding AI's use of copyrighted material.
https://dataphoenix.info/the-weeknd-teased-an-upcoming-concert-live-stream-using-ai-generated-visuals/
[News] This Week in AI: August 19–25
Ideogram-2 and Meshy-4 launch; Reliant AI launches AI-powered analytics for the life sciences; Logically acquired Insikt AI; SleekFlow secured $7M in funding: Dropbox acquired Reclaim.ai; BeyondMath secured $8.5 million for the development of its digital wind tunnel; and much more.
https://dataphoenix.info/this-week-in-ai-august-19-25/
Ideogram-2 and Meshy-4 launch; Reliant AI launches AI-powered analytics for the life sciences; Logically acquired Insikt AI; SleekFlow secured $7M in funding: Dropbox acquired Reclaim.ai; BeyondMath secured $8.5 million for the development of its digital wind tunnel; and much more.
https://dataphoenix.info/this-week-in-ai-august-19-25/
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[News] Inflection AI announces data portability capabilities and usage limits on its free assistant
Inflection AI, the creator of the personal AI assistant Pi, is introducing data portability for all users and message limits for its free tier as the company shifts its focus toward bringing its emotionally intelligent AI-powered assistant to the workplace.
https://dataphoenix.info/inflection-ai-announces-data-portability-capabilities-and-usage-limits-on-its-free-assistant/
Inflection AI, the creator of the personal AI assistant Pi, is introducing data portability for all users and message limits for its free tier as the company shifts its focus toward bringing its emotionally intelligent AI-powered assistant to the workplace.
https://dataphoenix.info/inflection-ai-announces-data-portability-capabilities-and-usage-limits-on-its-free-assistant/
[News] Viggle AI, the startup of viral memes fame, just closed a successful Series A round
Viggle AI, a Canadian startup revolutionizing character animation through AI, has secured $19 million in Series A funding led by Andreessen Horowitz to scale its text-to-video and image-to-video animation platform, which has already gained viral fame and attracted millions of users.
https://dataphoenix.info/viggle-ai-the-startup-of-viral-memes-fame-just-closed-a-successful-series-a-round/
Viggle AI, a Canadian startup revolutionizing character animation through AI, has secured $19 million in Series A funding led by Andreessen Horowitz to scale its text-to-video and image-to-video animation platform, which has already gained viral fame and attracted millions of users.
https://dataphoenix.info/viggle-ai-the-startup-of-viral-memes-fame-just-closed-a-successful-series-a-round/
[News] Aleph Alpha's Pharia-1-LLM model family focuses on transparency and compliance
Aleph Alpha has released Pharia-1-LLM-7B, a new open-source foundation model family designed for concise, length-controlled responses, optimized for German, French, and Spanish, and trained on carefully curated data in compliance with EU regulations.
https://dataphoenix.info/aleph-alphas-pharia-1-llm-model-family-focuses-on-transparency-and-compliance/
Aleph Alpha has released Pharia-1-LLM-7B, a new open-source foundation model family designed for concise, length-controlled responses, optimized for German, French, and Spanish, and trained on carefully curated data in compliance with EU regulations.
https://dataphoenix.info/aleph-alphas-pharia-1-llm-model-family-focuses-on-transparency-and-compliance/
[News] Clockwise announced Prism an AI-powered calendar that helps manage complex scheduling
Clockwise has launched Prism, an LLM-powered intelligent scheduling assistant that uses natural language processing to simplify complex scheduling tasks, offering features like smart scheduling, optimal time selection, quick rescheduling, Slack integration, and task management.
https://dataphoenix.info/clockwise-announced-prism-an-ai-powered-calendar-that-helps-manage-complex-scheduling/
Clockwise has launched Prism, an LLM-powered intelligent scheduling assistant that uses natural language processing to simplify complex scheduling tasks, offering features like smart scheduling, optimal time selection, quick rescheduling, Slack integration, and task management.
https://dataphoenix.info/clockwise-announced-prism-an-ai-powered-calendar-that-helps-manage-complex-scheduling/
[Jobs] Anthropic announced Artifacts' general availability and published its system prompts
Anthropic has expanded its Artifacts feature to all Claude.ai users across web and mobile platforms. The company also quietly released its system prompts for new Claude 3 models, reflecting its commitment to transparency and user collaboration.
https://dataphoenix.info/anthropic-announced-artifacts-general-availability-and-published-its-system-prompts/
Anthropic has expanded its Artifacts feature to all Claude.ai users across web and mobile platforms. The company also quietly released its system prompts for new Claude 3 models, reflecting its commitment to transparency and user collaboration.
https://dataphoenix.info/anthropic-announced-artifacts-general-availability-and-published-its-system-prompts/
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[News] Google announces Gems, Imagen 3, and an early preview for improved people-generation capabilities
Google has launched Custom Gems for Gemini Advanced, Business, and Enterprise users; and Imagen 3 for enhanced image generation to all Gemini users. The company also plans a cautious rollout of people image creation.
https://dataphoenix.info/google-announces-gems-imagen-3-and-an-early-preview-for-improved-people-generation/
Google has launched Custom Gems for Gemini Advanced, Business, and Enterprise users; and Imagen 3 for enhanced image generation to all Gemini users. The company also plans a cautious rollout of people image creation.
https://dataphoenix.info/google-announces-gems-imagen-3-and-an-early-preview-for-improved-people-generation/
[News] Speculation arises as OpenAI looks to raise more funds at a $100+ valuation
OpenAI is reportedly seeking a funding round at a $100 billion valuation, led by Thrive Capital, with potential participation from NVIDIA and Apple, to address its significant cash needs amid high operational costs and strong investor interest in the generative AI sector.
https://dataphoenix.info/speculation-arises-as-openai-looks-to-raise-more-funds-at-a-100-valuation/
OpenAI is reportedly seeking a funding round at a $100 billion valuation, led by Thrive Capital, with potential participation from NVIDIA and Apple, to address its significant cash needs amid high operational costs and strong investor interest in the generative AI sector.
https://dataphoenix.info/speculation-arises-as-openai-looks-to-raise-more-funds-at-a-100-valuation/
[News] Wayve and Uber announce partnership to advance the development of driverless vehicles
Wayve, a developer of hardware-agnostic autonomous vehicle technology offering various levels of autonomy, is partnering with Uber to deploy its self-driving solutions globally, backed by a strategic investment from Uber that extends Wayve's recent Series C funding round.
https://dataphoenix.info/wayve-and-uber-announce-partnership-to-advance-the-development-of-driverless-vehicles/
Wayve, a developer of hardware-agnostic autonomous vehicle technology offering various levels of autonomy, is partnering with Uber to deploy its self-driving solutions globally, backed by a strategic investment from Uber that extends Wayve's recent Series C funding round.
https://dataphoenix.info/wayve-and-uber-announce-partnership-to-advance-the-development-of-driverless-vehicles/
[News] IBM and Intel will partner to bring Gaudi 3 accelerators to IBM Cloud as soon as 2025
IBM and Intel are collaborating to offer Intel's Gaudi 3 AI accelerators as a service on IBM Cloud starting in early 2025, aiming to make enterprise AI more accessible, cost-effective, and secure while enhancing performance and scalability across hybrid cloud environments.
https://dataphoenix.info/ibm-and-intel-will-partner-to-bring-gaudi-3-accelerators-to-ibm-cloud-as-soon-as-2025/
IBM and Intel are collaborating to offer Intel's Gaudi 3 AI accelerators as a service on IBM Cloud starting in early 2025, aiming to make enterprise AI more accessible, cost-effective, and secure while enhancing performance and scalability across hybrid cloud environments.
https://dataphoenix.info/ibm-and-intel-will-partner-to-bring-gaudi-3-accelerators-to-ibm-cloud-as-soon-as-2025/