Artificial intelligence firm Skild AI recently emerged from stealth to report the successful closing of a $300 million series A funding round featuring participation by Jeff Bezos and Softbank among …
Ukrainian startups are creating a low-cost robot army to fight Russia
Struggling with manpower shortages, overwhelming odds and uneven international assistance, Ukraine hopes to find a strategic edge against Russia in an abandoned warehouse or a factory basement. An …
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OpenAI is reportedly working on more advanced AI models capable of reasoning and ‘deep research’
ChatGPT maker OpenAI is working on a novel approach to its artificial intelligence models in a project code-named “Strawberry,” according to a person familiar with the matter and internal …
OpenAI anticipates decrease in AI model costs amid adoption surge
OpenAI anticipates frontier AI models, including its own GPT family, can become more affordable in the future. At VB Transform 2024, Olivier Godement, the head of API Product at the company, sat down …
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French Startup Bioptimus Releases AI Model for Disease Diagnosis
The French startup Bioptimus is releasing an artificial intelligence model trained off of hundreds of millions of images that, it said, will aid in the research and diagnoses of diseases. The model, …
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The AI Act compliance countdown begins
The AI Act is a sweeping set of rules for technology companies operating in the EU, which bans certain uses of AI tools and puts transparency requirements on developers. The law officially passed in …
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OpenAI Scale Ranks Progress Toward ‘Human-Level’ Problem Solving
OpenAI has come up with a set of five levels to track its progress toward building artificial intelligence software capable of outperforming humans, the startup’s latest effort to help people better …
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Why AI’s Energy Use Isn’t Demonized Like Bitcoin’s
Last month, bitcoin mining company Core Scientific (CORZ) signed a 200 megawatt (MW) artificial intelligence (AI) deal with cloud computing firm CoreWeave, the former agreeing to modify some of its …
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AI features are the selling point for the latest smartphones
When Samsung showed off its latest smartphones in Paris on Wednesday, a big part of its focus was on the AI software inside rather than the foldable displays on the outside. The focus on AI is likely …
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AI frenzy takes Taiwan’s TSMC to record peak, puts it in trillion dollar club
Taiwan's TSMC scaled a record high on Thursday after posting strong second-quarter revenue on booming demand for AI applications, cementing its position as Asia's most valuable company. TSMC also …
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