We have all been guilty of falling under the foundation model spell of the past year-and-a-half, initiated by OpenAI’s unveiling of ChatGPT to the public. But it is not only where large language models (LLMs) such as GPT-4 are concerned that incredible progress has been made in the field of artificial intelligence. And one company has been behind more impressive milestones than most — DeepMind, acquired by Google in 2014 for a reported £400mn to £650mn. Speaking at the TED 40th...
Video-hosting platform Vimeo has named Philip Moyer as its new CEO, effective Apr. 8. Moyer has been vice president of the Strategic Industries unit at Alphabet’s Google Cloud since July 2019. Prior to Alphabet, Moyer also served as Director of Financial Services at Amazon Web Services. He replaces board member and interim CEO Adam Gross, […]
A Tesla founder and former chief executive said on Tuesday it was a shame to hear that the automaker was scrapping its low-cost car plans amid fierce competition in China. Martin Eberhard was speaking at the HSBC Global Investment Summit in Hong Kong. On Friday, Reuters reported that Tesla was cancelling its long-promised inexpensive car that investors had been counting on to drive growth. The decision represents an abandonment of a longstanding goal that Tesla chief Elon Musk has often...
A top retail analyst said that the shoe company’s passion for creating eco-friendly products is “misaligned with the market,” making profitability ever-elusive.
Dr Hilary Cass issued her chilling verdict after examining a series of studies to inform her independent review of gender identity services for children and young people.
The government announced plans over the weekend to spend billions of dollars to support artificial intelligence. Billed as “securing Canada’s AI Advantage”, the plan includes promises to spend $2 billion on an AI Compute Access Fund and a Canadian AI Sovereign Compute Strategy that is focused on developing domestic computing infrastructure. In addition, there is $200 million for AI startups, $100 million for AI adoption, $50 million for skills training (particularly those in the creative...
Tech giant Google has filed a lawsuit against two Chinese nationals, accusing them of developing fraudulent cryptocurrency apps on the Google Play store and defrauding more than 100,000 users globally. “This is a unique opportunity for us to use our resources to actually combat bad actors who were running an extensive crypto scheme to defraud […]
Leonel Moreno, 27, was seen in a recent video from Geauga County Jail. The Venezuelan migrant insisted that the US is 'persecuting' him and that the media is spreading 'misinformation'. He was arrested on March 29, about two years after him and his wife Vernonia Torres illegally crossed into the US
A former Man United star was told not to react when 'smashed' by Paul Scholes. The ex-Red Devil said the midfielder admitted 'it was good' that he didn't react. 'He doesn't have any excuse to dive!' Will Bukayo Saka learn from his Bayern tumble? Listen to the
Sundar Pichai believes Google can provide AI-generated answers while also helping users navigate to websites for information.
The recent tensions between China and the Philippines have been flared up by the Philippines to make illegal claims over South China Sea islands and maritime rights. Nonetheless, a book written by Anthony Carty
Beijing’s communist government is supporting illicit trade in deadly fentanyl by offering tax rebates and other incentives to manufacturers in China, according to a bipartisan report by the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party.