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Bloomberg Technology ↗
OpenAI is rolling out an update to ChatGPT that’s intended to generate images better and faster, the latest move by the artificial intelligence developer to bolster its flagship chatbot amid heated competition from Alphabet Inc.’s Google. The new version of ChatGPT Images, announced on Thursday, is designed to make and edit images more precisely, as well as to spit out pictures as much as four times faster than its previous AI image-generation model. The company is also creating a new section w
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Bloomberg Technology ↗
The surge in artificial intelligence investment that has buoyed world growth is set to continue and deliver longer-term gains, OECD Secretary General Mathias Cormann said. “We do expect that the level of investment in relation to AI will continue to increase for some time,” Cormann said in an interview with Bloomberg Television. “Over the medium-to-long term we do expect a significant beneficial impact when it comes to productivity growth from the accelerating diffusion and adoption of AI acros...
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CNBC Technology ↗
Companies such as Databricks, SpaceX and OpenAI have reached mega valuations while staying private for longer.
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Forbes Tech ↗
Codex helps build and monitor itself, clarifying Copilot branding, while raising eerie autonomy questions online.
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The Verge ↗
Meta rolls out AI glasses update with conversation boosting feature. Back at Meta Connect, Meta teased that its AI glasses would soon support a conversation boosting feature to help folks hear better in noisy environments. That feature is rolling out starting today for Ray-Ban Meta and Oakley Meta HSTN glasses owners who've opted into the company's Early Access Program. The feature, dubbed Conversation Focus, uses the AI glasses' open-ear speakers to amplify the voice of the person you're talking to.
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Bloomberg Technology ↗
Last Energy Inc., a nuclear startup, raised $100 million from investors led by Astera Institute to commercialize a small reactor it’s developing as soaring demand for power to run artificial intelligence stokes interest in the industry.
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Business Insider Tech ↗
"Give me a few weeks to actually ship what I have access to," Google cofounder Sergey Brin said, describing a coming Gemini Live model.
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Wired ↗
The head of Amazon Web Services has big plans to offer AI tools to businesses but says that replacing coders with AI is “a nonstarter for anyone who’s trying to build a long-term company.”
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CNBC Technology ↗
Vibe coding startup Lovable's latest funding round values it at $6.6 billion, more than tripling the valuation it achieved with its previous round in July. Accel is participating in the round.
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TechMeme ↗
Google launches CC, an experimental AI assistant that delivers a personalized daily "Your Day Ahead" briefing email based on users' emails and calendar. Google's new AI agent delivers a morning briefing personalized using your emails and calendar. Google wants you to start your day with AI.