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A.I. Start-Ups Face a Rough Financial Reality Check

The financial pressure in the A.I. industry has raised concerns about sustainability and profitability for start-ups relying heavily on generative A.I. [ more ]

New York Post

Apple

Apple reportedly working on mobile robot that can follow you around your home: 'The next big thing'

Apple is reportedly working on a personal robot and table-top home device that incorporates robotics technology.

The mobile robot is in the early stages of development and kept under wraps, while the smart display is thought to be further along. [ more ]

indiaai.gov.in

Cabinet approves India AI mission at an outlay of Rs 10,372 crore

India AI Mission has a budget outlay of Rs 10,372 crore for five years.

The supercomputing capacity under the mission will be made available to startups, academia, researchers, and industry. [ more ]

www.npr.org

Tech industry

After 10 years of development, Apple abruptly cancels its electric car project

Apple ends self-driving car project, shifting focus to AI.

Project cost billions with layoffs expected as employees reassigned. [ more ]

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artificial-intelligence

Supply Chain Today - Homepage

2 weeks ago

What is Generative AI? -

Generative AI creates new content by learning patterns from existing data, impacting various industries, like marketing, healthcare, art, product development, and education. [ more ]

ReadWrite

17 hours ago

US and Chinese diplomats meet to discuss AI risks

US and China discuss AI to prevent conflict and set communication lines. [ more ]

Creative Bloq

1 week ago

Wildly impressive new AI tool appears - then disappears

A new powerful AI model, potentially ChatGPT 5, briefly appeared on LMSYS Chatbot Arena, raising speculations about the next generation of AI models. [ more ]

www.nytimes.com

How the A.I. That Drives ChatGPT Will Move Into the Physical World

Artificial intelligence technology behind chatbots is now being used to develop A.I. technology for robots in the physical world.

Covariant, a robotics company, is focusing on creating robots that can navigate warehouses, interact with surroundings, and understand English language. [ more ]

ReadWrite

Spain to create AI model in local languages for important national project

Creation of a large language model in Spanish and co-official languages

Focus on cross-sector collaboration and international outreach [ more ]

TechCrunch

3 months ago

moreartificial-intelligence

The year of 'does this serve us' and the rejection of reification | TechCrunch

Artificial intelligence is being both cheered and derided, but both extreme positions are exaggerated and untenable.

The long history of technology development shows that we often neglect to consider if something new is something we actually want or need. [ more ]

Creative Bloq

Apple

Forget the car, Apple is reportedly making house robots now

Apple is rumored to be working on a house robot, with features like a static tabletop device and a robot that can follow you around.

The robotics project at Apple is in early stages and may incorporate technology from the previous Apple Car project. [ more ]

The Seattle Times

1 week ago

AI startups face a rough financial reality check

AI startups are facing financial pressure and struggling to turn profits, particularly in generative AI development. [ more ]

Times of Malta

Italy plans 1 billion AI investment fund

Italy announces €1 billion AI investment fund

Prime Minister calls for ethical rules in AI development [ more ]

MIT Technology Review

4 months ago

Four lessons from 2023 that tell us where AI regulation is going

Artificial intelligence and AI regulation will continue to be active in the coming year, with new strategies and policies being implemented.

Lawmakers will need to keep up with the fast pace of technology development in order to craft effective and future-proof AI laws. [ more ]

The Atlantic

5 months ago

Why Won't OpenAI Say What the Q* Algorithm Is?

OpenAI's development of technology and its direction on future generations are still largely unknown.

Staff researchers at OpenAI had raised concerns about a supposedly dangerous breakthrough related to an algorithm called Q*. [ more ]

Coindesk

4 days ago

Cryptocurrency

Prometheum's Contentious Answer to Crypto Compliance Is Running Late

Prometheum is behind schedule for opening crypto custody due to finalizing technology related to its wallet system. [ more ]

Theregister

1 week ago

OMG science

NASA solar sail boom demonstrator reaches orbit

NASA's Advanced Composite Solar Sail System (ACS3) CubeSat successfully established contact with Earth post-launch. [ more ]

Berlin Startup Jobs

Data science

Job Vacancy: Geospatial Engineer // Maya Climate | IT / Software Development Jobs | Berlin Startup Jobs

Passionate Geospatial Engineer sought for impactful role in Maya's development team.

Role involves leading geospatial data analysis, collaborating with stakeholders, and innovating geospatial risk analysis features. [ more ]

Electronic Frontier Foundation

Privacy professionals

Restricting Flipper is a Zero Accountability Approach to Security: Canadian Government Response to Car Hacking

Canada announces ban on Flipper Zero for keyless car theft

Banning general purpose devices like Flipper Zero hampers security research and technological development [ more ]

www.aljazeera.com

World news

Five key takeaways from China's annual meeting of parliament

China's focus on future industries to boost the economy

National People's Congress delegates approved legislation shifting towards future industries and national security [ more ]

Social Media Today

Marketing

Will TikTok Actually Get Banned This Time Around? A Look at the Key Factors

TikTok ban in the U.S. is closer than before

Increased scrutiny on Chinese influence and technology development [ more ]

BikeMag

Bicycling

Jack Moir Seen Shredding On "Secret" Downhill Bike

Mountain bikers keep new technology developments secret by covering bikes.

Spy shots of covered bikes generate buzz and speculation in the biking community. [ more ]

Gadgets 360

Wearables

Meta Orion AR Smart Glasses Might Be Unveiled Later This Year: Report

Meta is reportedly developing Meta Orion true AR smart glasses separate from Ray-Ban smart glasses.

The Meta Orion true AR smart glasses project could be unveiled and demoed at the company's annual Connect event. [ more ]

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