OpenAI Confronted by its Critic: It was using data from YouTube to train models and is now looking to strengthen relationships with influencers. So, it invented a new role called “Head of Internet Creators.” This role will focus on strengthening the connections with influencers who use AI tools in their creative work. This role means…
Distributional is the AI testing platform founded by Scott Clark, formerly the general manager of AI software at Intel. It raised an additional $19 million in Series A funding led by Two Sigma Ventures. Clark was inspired to build Distributional after experiencing firsthand AI testing pains in his stints both at Intel and Yelp. As…
Fidelity Investments, one of the world’s largest managers of assets, said Thursday that a data breach in August exposed the personal details of 77,000 customers. According to a filing with Maine’s attorney general, an unknown third party accessed Fidelity’s systems between August 17 and August 19 through two recently created customer accounts. Read Also: Writer…
Zoom’s is set to include a revolutionary custom AI avatar tool that will enable users to build photorealistic digital avatars from their video recordings. The new feature, reported to arrive in 2025, aims to help enhance how people communicate by developing more authentic avatars that will carry out users’ speech and body movements to streamline…
Writer launched its next-generation generative AI model, Palmyra X 004, and a tool that makes calling it possible. The Writer is a leading platform for generative AI. The new large language model (LLM) Palmyra X 004 leap-frogged enterprise AI yet again with its high degree of functionalities in function calling and workflow automation, providing practical…
SpotHero, the largest parking reservation platform, announced today that it will integrate its parking services directly into Google Maps and Google Search. Users in the U.S. and Canada can now make parking reservations at more than 8,000 locations. Read Also: Google’s AI bots want you to check out their podcast This new feature enables users…
Previously Amazon’s worldwide consumer chief and then head of Flexport, relatively speaking, Dave Clark has confirmed the launch of a new company, which raised $100 million in seed funding. The funding round had seen a lead from Oak HC/FT, one of the main players in venture capital. Clark has shown leadership through thick and thin…
Uber is taking its move of going further into electric vehicles. Its AI assistant will be in place for helping such transition into electric vehicles. The ride-hailing service will roll out the assistant for its drivers starting early 2025, primarily in the United States. The AI assistant will be an open AI-based GPT-4 model; it…
The company has expanded its partnership with Google beyond $1 billion, covering AI, cloud, cybersecurity, content, and devices. Its 10-year agreement covers 15 Vodafone markets and 45 partner markets across Europe and Africa and includes initiatives in search and advertising that recall the earlier successes of Google. Read Also: Vodafone, Google Expand Partnership With Billion-Plus…
Google’s AI bots have gone viral, and the tech giant is responding by working on options to customize the length, format, voices, and languages of their podcasts. The unexpected buzz centers around Google’s AI research assistant, NotebookLM, which can convert text into lifelike, podcast-style explainers, opening new possibilities for how we consume complex information. NotebookLM:…
