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AI2 is developing a large language model optimized for science

May 11, 2023

PaLM 2. GPT-4. The list of text-generating AI practically grows by the day. Most of these models are walled behind APIs, making it impossible for researchers to see exactly what makes them tick. But increasingly, community efforts are yielding open source AI that’s as sophisticated, if not more so, than their commercial counterparts. The latest […]

AI2 is developing a large language model optimized for science by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch

Australian software giant won’t say if customers affected by hack

May 11, 2023

Australian enterprise software company TechnologyOne has halted trading after confirming it was hit by a cyberattack. In a stock exchange filing on Wednesday, the Brisbane-based software maker said it had detected that “an unauthorized third-party acted illegally to access its internal Microsoft 365 back-office system.” TechnologyOne said the company’s customer-facing platform is not connected to […]

Australian software giant won’t say if customers affected by hack by Carly Page originally published on TechCrunch

The Download: Google’s big bet on AI, and a new human genome map

May 11, 2023
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Google is throwing generative AI at everything The news: Google is stuffing powerful new AI tools into tons of its existing products and launching a slew of new ones, including a coding assistant,…

3 AI ETFs to Buy Now for Rapid Growth

May 11, 2023
Given the massive buzz surrounding AI with the recent release of ChatGPT, the level of investment in AI technology has increased significantly alongside its growing adoption among businesses. Given the…

EU lawmakers back transparency and safety rules for generative AI

May 11, 2023

In a series of votes in the European Parliament this morning MEPs have backed a raft of amendments to the bloc’s draft AI legislation — including agreeing a set of requirements for so called foundational models which underpin generative AI technologies like OpenAI’s ChatGPT. The text of the amendment agreed by MEPs in two committees […]

EU lawmakers back transparency and safety rules for generative AI by Natasha Lomas originally published on TechCrunch

How sodium could change the game for batteries

May 11, 2023
This article is from The Spark, MIT Technology Review’s weekly climate newsletter. To receive it in your inbox every Wednesday, sign up here. Buckle up, because this week, we’re talking about batteries.  Over the past couple of months, I’ve been noticing a lot of announcements about a new type of battery, one that could majorly shake…

Everseen raises over $70M for AI tech to spot potential retail theft

May 11, 2023

In 2007, Alan O’Herlihy, who previously worked with large SAP installations as well as retail, set out to find a way to help retailers minimize “shrinkage,” or where a store has fewer items in stock than in its recorded inventory. He settled on computer vision as the solution to the problem, and founded a company, […]

Everseen raises over $70M for AI tech to spot potential retail theft by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch

Wingcopter, Germany’s drone delivery startup, raises another $44M from the EIB

May 11, 2023

Wingcopter, a startup out of Germany that has made a name for itself in the world of delivery drones used primarily for delivery of medicine and other goods to remote areas, has picked up some more financing to expand its business. The European Investment Bank is putting €40 million (close to $44 million) into the […]

Wingcopter, Germany’s drone delivery startup, raises another $44M from the EIB by Ingrid Lunden originally published on TechCrunch

Wingcopter, Germany’s drone delivery startup, raises another $44B from the EIB

May 11, 2023

Wingcopter, a startup out of Germany that has made a name for itself in the world of delivery drones used primarily for delivery of medicine and other goods to remote areas, has picked up some more financing to expand its business. The European Investment Bank is putting €40 million (close to $44 million) into the […]

Wingcopter, Germany’s drone delivery startup, raises another $44B from the EIB by Ingrid Lunden originally published on TechCrunch