Biggest change to Gmail in 20 years
news.com.au - Google has unveiled it will incorporate new AI tools to its popular email platform in a significant update that will impact billions of users. There are mixed reactions.
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'Baldur's Gate 3' Game Studio Says 'Divinity' Won't Include AI-Generated Art
Jason Nelson / decrypt - Larian Studios head Swen Vincke said the upcoming RPG Divinity will not use generative AI art, though the studio still sees benefits to the tech.
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OpenAI and SoftBank announce $1 billion investment in SB Energy as part of massive AI buildout
cnbc - OpenAI and SoftBank agreed to invest $1 billion into a SoftBank-backed energy provider as the companies prepare for a massive buildout of AI data centers.
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DeepSeek to Unfurl AI Model with Enhanced Coding Capabilities in February: Report
Jon Swartz / techstrong - DeepSeek is preparing to launch its next-generation artificial intelligence (AI) model, V4, in mid-February, according to a report in The Information, citing two people with direct knowledge of the company's plans. The upcoming release marks the Chinese s…
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The U.S. government is punting on Grok’s undressing issue
Rebecca Heilweil / fastcompany - Grok’s digital undressing scandal is horrifying. In recent days, countless women, including the mother of one of Elon Musk’s children, have found AI-generated and nonconsensual sexual images of themselves propagating across the web. According to one analy…
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CrowdStrike to enhance AI-era identity security with SGNL acquisition
Swagath Bandhakavi / techmonitor - CrowdStrike has agreed to acquire SGNL, a California-based firm focused on continuous identity security solutions, in a cash and stock deal.
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Healthcare Voice Tech Startup Tucuvi Raises $20M To Improve Care
Kailee Rainse / startuprise - Tucuvi, a Spanish voice technology startup for healthcare, has raised $20 million in a Series A funding round. Designed to support and execute clinical decisions during patient phone calls its solution offers a new approach to managing healthcare workflow…
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Meta signs nuclear energy deals to power Prometheus AI supercluster
cnbc - Meta said it secured agreements with energy companies Vistra, TerraPower and Oklo, which are all working on nuclear power technologies.
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Snowflake to acquire Observe observability platform
Aytun Çelebi / dataconomy - Snowflake signed a definitive agreement on January 8, 2024, to acquire Observe, an observability platform built on Snowflake databases since inception, pending regulatory approval. The deal aims to integrate Observe’s product for unified collection and st…
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Elon Musk's Grok AI image editing limited to paid users after deepfakes
bbc - It comes after government urged Ofcom to use all its powers – up to and including an effective ban – against X.
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