In 2016, Google X, Alphabet's secret innovation lab, acquired nine robot companies and tasked employees to figure out what to do with the technology and employees. Andy Rubin, the father of Android, had left the company, and Larry Page and Sergey Brin occasionally offered guidance. Astro Teller, the head of Google X, brought all the robot people into the lab, known as the moonshot factory.
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2024-09-14 08:51:23 AM |
French AI startup Mistral has released its first multimodal model, Pixtral 12B, which can process images and text. The model has 12 billion parameters and is available on GitHub and Hugging Face. It can be downloaded, fine-tuned, and used under Mistral's standard license, which requires a paid license for commercial applications but not for research and academic ones.
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2024-09-14 08:51:22 AM |
Google Search results will now directly link to The Internet Archive to provide historical context for links. The Internet Archive is a non-profit research library that stores and preserves the web through the Wayback Machine. This feature is rolling out starting today, allowing users to see more historical context for links.
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2024-09-14 08:51:21 AM |
Adobe is set to release its AI-powered video generation features, Firefly Video, in the coming months. The features, including Generative Extend, Text to Video, and Image to Video, will be available on the Premiere Pro beta app and a free website. Generative Extend will be embedded into the Premiere Pro beta app later this year, while Text to Video and Image to Video will be available on the Firefly website. The features are expected to become available before the end of 2024.
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2024-09-14 08:51:21 AM |
Qualifyze, a Frankfurt-based startup, has acquired $54M to improve pharmaceutical quality assurance. The company's founder, Dr. David Schneider, aims to address the issue of paper-based GMP guidelines in the industry. Qualifyze has built a network of quality assurance experts and a large database of suppliers and buyers to track supply chain operations.
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2024-09-14 08:51:21 AM |
Bluesky, a social networking startup, has added native support for videos up to 60 seconds in length. This feature allows the platform to compete with other X rivals, including Instagram Threads and Mastodon. Unlike X, Bluesky allows users to set up their own servers, choose their own algorithm, and decide on moderation levels. The company has reached 10 million users, thanks in part to X's ban in Brazil.
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2024-09-14 08:51:20 AM |
