### Title Viome raises $86.5M, partners with CVS to expand its microbiome business ### Important Facts - 💰 Viome, a microbiome startup, secures $86.5 million in funding - 🏢 Viome specializes in assessing customers' microbiomes and providing personalized supplements and guidance - 🤝 Viome signs a distribution deal with CVS to expand its reach - 🧬 Research on the human microbiome has led to valuable insights into health - 🚀 The interest in alternative medicine drives venture capital investment in Viome's space ### Secondary Facts - 💼 Viome applies AI technology to analyze microbiome data - 💊 Viome offers supplements and other products based on their findings - 🌐 Microbiomes are microorganism communities that exist in different parts of the body - 🔬 The study of microbiomes is an ongoing field of research - 📈 Viome aims to use the funding to grow its business further

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### Title Unbabel's AI project enables communication through thought alone ### Important Facts - Unbabel, a language translation startup, has developed an AI project that allows communication using only thoughts - The project involves linking a wearable device to Generative AI technology - The aim is to provide superhuman capabilities and unlock new possibilities for ALS patients and others with limited physical abilities ### Secondary Facts - The AI project could revolutionize the way we communicate by eliminating the need for speech or typing - Unbabel's innovation holds potential for enhancing accessibility and inclusivity in various fields

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### Title Amazon and Google are developing new AI models to improve their voice assistants ### Important Facts - 🌟 Amazon is building a large language model similar to OpenAI's GPT-4 for Alexa - 🌟 Google plans to enhance Google Assistant with AI technology like its algorithm-powered chatbot, Bard ### Secondary Facts - 💡 Cortana, an AI assistant, is slowly losing popularity - 💡 The current AI assistants are not meeting expectations

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### Title Understanding Liquid Neural Networks ### Important Facts - 📅 The concept of liquid neural networks emerged in 2018. - 📄 "Liquid Time-constant Networks" paper, published in late 2020, gained attention from other researchers. - 🗣️ Authors of the paper have presented their work through a series of lectures. ### Secondary Facts - 💡 Liquid neural networks are still a new and evolving field of research.

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### Title Arthur releases open source tool to help companies find the best LLM for a job ### Important Facts - 🚀 Arthur, a machine learning morning monitoring startup, has released an open source tool called Arthur Bench. - 🤖 The tool is designed to assist users in finding the most suitable LLM (Language Model) for a specific dataset. - 💼 It aims to help companies work with LLMs more effectively. - 🔍 Arthur Bench can be used to identify the best LLM for a job or task. - 🌐 The tool is available as an open source resource. ### Secondary Facts - 💡 Arthur has benefited from the growing interest in generative AI this year. - ⭐️ The company has been developing tools related to LLMs.

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### Title Researchers are developing self-learning robots to open dishwashers and doors ### Important Facts - 🤖 Researchers are working on teaching robots to open dishwashers and doors without human assistance. - 🎥 Most videos of robots opening doors involve some form of human guidance or training. - 💻 The guidance can be in the form of manual remote control or a one-time walk-through for the robot to mimic the activity. ### Secondary Facts - 🌐 The goal is to enable robots to perform tasks autonomously, without constant human intervention. - ⚙️ This research could lead to advancements in robotics and automation technology.

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### Title OpenAI acquires AI design studio Global Illumination ### Important Facts - OpenAI has acquired Global Illumination, a New York-based startup. - Global Illumination specializes in leveraging AI to build creative tools, infrastructure, and digital experiences. - This is OpenAI's first public acquisition in its roughly seven-year history. ### Secondary Facts - The terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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### Title Caden raises $15M to enable users to monetize their personal data ### Important Facts - 💰 Caden has secured $15 million in funding - 📊 Startups are emerging to help people monetize their personal data - 🌐 Datacy allows users to collect and sell their browsing data - 🎁 Pogo and Tapestri reward consumers for sharing their behavioral and purchasing data ### Secondary Facts - 🚀 The trend of privacy awareness is driving the emergence of data monetization startups

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### Title Opera's iOS web browser introduces Aria, an AI assistant ### Important Facts - 📱 Opera for iOS now includes Aria, an AI assistant integrated directly into the web browser - 💻 Aria is a browser AI product developed in collaboration with OpenAI - 🆓 Aria is available for free to all users of Opera for iOS ### Secondary Facts - 🌐 Opera's web browser app gains enhanced functionality with the addition of Aria - 🤝 The collaboration between Opera and OpenAI aims to provide a more intelligent browsing experience

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### Title DynamoFL raises $15.1 million in Series A funding round ### Important Facts - 💰 DynamoFL secures $15.1 million in a Series A funding round. - 🏢 DynamoFL offers software to help enterprises adopt and fine-tune large language models (LLMs). - 🔒 The software allows fine-tuning of LLMs on sensitive data. - 🤝 Canapi Ventures and Nexus Venture Partners co-led the funding round. ### Secondary Facts - 🚀 The funding will support DynamoFL's mission to bring compliant LLMs to enterprises. - 🌐 DynamoFL aims to bridge the gap between cutting-edge AI technology and enterprise adoption.

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