Artificial intelligence startup Symbolica, which develops foundation models to compete with ChatGPT creator OpenAI, announced a $31 million series A funding round led by Khosla Ventures on Tuesday. General Catalyst, Abstract Ventures and Buckley Ventures also participated in the round, the company said. Symbolica has created a framework that will enable it to develop alternatives to the transformer deep learning architecture, said Symbolica CEO George Morgan, who formerly worked at Tesla on...
European neobank Bunq’s shareholders signed a commitment letter in March to provide 29 million euros (about $31 million) of capital to finance the company’s growth. The new commitment followed the majority shareholder’s injection of 125 million euros (about $133 million) up to December, Bunq said in its 2023 annual report. “2023 saw Bunq growing faster than ever,” […]
Chip startup Rivos said on Tuesday it raised $250 million in a funding round that will enable it to manufacture its first server chip geared for artificial intelligence. Nvidia's combination of chips and CUDA software dominates the market for AI-related computing, and Nvidia gobbled up more than 80% market share of AI chips in 2023. But a host of startups and chip giants have started to launch competing products, such as Intel's Gaudi 3 and Meta's inference chip - both unveiled last week. Rivos...
Source: Ramsey Cardy / Getty / MKBHD YouTuber Marques Brownlee, aka MKBHD, has caused quite a stir with his recent review of Humane’s AI Pin. Regarding reviews on your favorite tech items, the newest smartphones, smart cars, electric vehicles, and other new gadgets, no one is more revered than MKBHD. The tech enthusiast has become the go-to for all things tech, and his YouTube page has become the premiere destination for reviews, boasting over 18 million followers. So it’s no surprise that his...
With the proliferation and integration of AI across organizations and business units, PR and marketing professionals may be tempted to lean into this new technology more than recommended.
In this week’s Digiday+ Research Briefing, we examine BuzzFeed’s plans to pivot the business to an AI-driven tech and media company, how marketers’ use of X and ad spending has dropped dramatically, and how agency executives are fed up with Meta’s ad platform bugs and overcharges, as seen in recent data from Digiday+ Research.
Google has upped the ante in the cloud race against Amazon and Microsoft with its custom-designed AI chip, Axion. This move signifies the search giant's continued push to redefine the boundaries of computing. At its recent Cloud Next conference in Las Vegas, Google unveiled a custom-built ARM-based server chip to make cloud computing more affordable. The chip, expected later in 2024, aims to bring cloud computing within reach of budget-conscious users."Axion delivers industry-leading performance...
On the forefront of recent discussions surrounding fair training practices for AI companies, Soundtrack Loops — with its diverse portfolio of assets — aims to ‘kickstart a shift into more widespread ethical AI training practices.’ Moreover, the company’s founders believe their catalog ‘presents an enormous opportunity for AI generation of incidental music.’ As music IP […]
Neysa, a Mumbai-based artificial intelligence (AI) cloud and platform-as-a-service startup, has raised $20 million (about Rs 166 crore) in a funding round led by Matrix Partners India, Nexus Venture Partners and NTTVC.The company, the second venture of data centre services provider Netmagic founder Sharad Sanghi, said it will use the funds for expanding infrastructure required for strengthening its research and development team, and for sales and marketing.“When it comes to infrastructure and...
Roman Yampolskiy says there's a 99.999999% chance of humanity being wiped out, but Elon Musk puts it at 10-20%.
Will artificial intelligence supersede human intellect sooner than we thought? As we see the rapid rise in AI's capabilities, many may be wondering if it can or will pass by the intelligence level of people. After all, with programs like ChatGPT, designs, images and writing are already produced at a much quicker pace than humans can. Get your FREE CHARISMA NEWSLETTERS today! Stay up to date with current issues, Holy Spirit news, Christian teachings, Charisma videos & more! Elon Musk has...
A wave of AI assistant devices is finally launching, and the first is Humane’s slickly designed AI Pin. Humane calls it the “first wearable device and software platform,” a magnetic clippable wearable, with a projector, camera, mic, speakers and its own internet connection. Engadget Is this what replaces the smartphone? A tiny device that projects its own screen, with ostensibly no touch controls, just a voice assistant to get things done. No, not really at all. After a while trying to make a...