New Deepseek model drastically reduces resource usage by converting text and documents into images — 'vision-text compression' uses up to 20 times fewer tokens

tomshardware - Developers of the Chinese Deepseek artificial intelligence have found a novel way to reduce the number of tokens it uses, particularly when accessing memories. By converting blocks of text into images and leveraging visual processing rather than text pars…

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Yelp is getting more AI, including an upgraded chatbot

Anna Washenko / engadget - AI is the star of Yelp's fall product update. The review site has updated Yelp Assistant, its chatbot to answer users' questions, rolling the tool out for all business categories. Its responses will draw on information from the business' website as well a…

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Chipmind Exits Stealth With $2.5M To Launch AI Agents For Faster Chip Design

Kailee Rainse / startuprise - Zurich-based Chipmind has secured $2.5 million in a pre-seed round led by Founderful, with participation from semiconductor industry angels. The startup is also launching Chipmind Agents, AI-powered tools that help engineering teams streamline chip design…

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Wikipedia Says It's Losing Traffic Due to AI Summaries, Social Media Videos

Julian Dossett / cnet - The popular online encyclopedia saw an 8% drop in pageviews over the last few months.

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OpenAI Partners With Bryan Cranston, SAG-AFTRA to Curb Sora 2 Deepfakes After Hollywood Backlash

Markus Kasanmascheff / winbuzzer - OpenAI partners with Bryan Cranston and SAG-AFTRA to add new safety guardrails to its Sora 2 video app after backlash over unauthorized celebrity deepfakes.The post OpenAI Partners With Bryan Cranston, SAG-AFTRA to Curb Sora 2 Deepfakes After Hollywood Ba…

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Anthropic brings Claude Code to iOS and the web

Igor Bonifacic / engadget - At the end of February, Anthropic announced Claude Code. In the eight months since then, the coding agent has arguably become the company's most important product, helping it carve out a niche for itself in the highly competitive AI market. Now, Anthropic…

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FTC removes Lina Khan-era posts about AI risks and open source

Rebecca Bellan / techcrunch - One post, authored by Khan’s staff, was published on January 3, 2025 with the title “AI and the Risk of Consumer Harm.” It noted that the FTC was “taking note of AI’s potential for real-world instances of harm – from incentivizing commercial surveillance …

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IBM brings Groq's ultra-fast AI inference to watsonx platform

Maximilian Schreiner / the-decoder - IBM is integrating Groq's inference technology into its watsonx platform, aiming to deliver faster and more affordable AI for enterprise customers.The article IBM brings Groq's ultra-fast AI inference to watsonx platform appeared first on THE DECODER.

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Certificall raises €1M seed to strengthen its position in the European market

Tamara Djurickovic / tech - Toulouse-based Certificall, a trusttech company, has closed a €1 millionseed round led by TomCat, Groupama, and InsurAngels.Founded in 2022 by insurtech specialists Guillaume Laurent and Nicolas Chaba...

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China pushes high tech in 5-year plan as tensions with US intensify - Financial Times

google - China pushes high tech in 5-year plan as tensions with US intensify Financial Times

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Facebook's New Collage Feature May Use Your Images for AI Training

Juli Clover / macrumors - Meta is adding a new AI-based collage and photo editing tool to Facebook, and it's rolling out starting today. The opt-in feature scans your camera roll for your best photos and videos, uploads those images to the cloud, then uses AI to create "fun collag…

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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman Announce Erotica Content Rollout for Adult ChatGPT Users, Face Backlash

Chaitanya Kohli / medianama - Sam Altman’s post on relaxing mental health-focused restrictions and allowing verified adults on ChatGPT to generate erotica content has raised concerns amid lawsuit on its role in a teen’s suicide.The post OpenAI CEO Sam Altman Announce Erotica Content R…

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OpenAI Blocks Users From Making AI Videos of Martin Luther King Jr.

Bruce Gil / gizmodo - The company says it’s adding new “guardrails” to protect historical figures from AI misuse.

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Meta announces new AI parental controls following FTC inquiry

cnbc - Parents will be able to turn off chats with AI characters completely, block specific characters and get insight into what their teens are discussing.

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OpenAI Blocks Users From Making AI Videos of Martin Luther King Jr.

Bruce Gil / gizmodo - The company says it’s adding new “guardrails” to protect historical figures from AI misuse.

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Anthropic launches "Skills" so Claude can automatically pick prompts for specialized tasks

Matthias Bastian / the-decoder - Anthropic is bringing a new module system, called Skills, to Claude.The article Anthropic launches "Skills" so Claude can automatically pick prompts for specialized tasks appeared first on THE DECODER.

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OnePlus’ OxygenOS 16 brings Gemini into your Mind Space

Dominic Preston / theverge - OnePlus has announced OxygenOS 16, its take on Android 16, with upgrades to its Mind Space AI tool including complete integration with Google Gemini. Other updates include new lock screen customizations, improved connectivity options, and design tweaks th…

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Spotify moves further into AI music with Sony, Universal, Warner partnership

cnbc - The partnership comes less than a month after Spotify said it cracked down on AI-generated music.

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Apple's head of AI search Ke Yang joins Meta

Maximilian Schreiner / the-decoder - Bloomberg reports that Ke Yang, head of Apple's AI search division, is leaving the company to join Meta Platforms.The article Apple's head of AI search Ke Yang joins Meta appeared first on THE DECODER.

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