Cisco, a US tech giant, is planning to cut thousands of workers for the second time this year due to slowing demand and shifting focus to growth areas, including AI. The company is expected to announce the new round of job cuts, possibly alongside its fourth-quarter results on Wednesday, with the number of people being let go likely to match or be higher than the 4,000 employees laid off in February.
AICisco | Rating: 44 | 2024-08-12 04:56:07 PM |
SingularityNET is leading an effort to build a global network of supercomputers to develop Artificial General Intelligence (AGI), which is expected to surpass human intelligence across various disciplines. AGI is a topic of significant interest and debate within the computing community.
AISingularityNET | Rating: 61 | 2024-08-12 01:56:11 PM |
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Microsoft has announced new features for its free Windows video editor, Clipchamp, including noise suppression and background removal tools. The noise suppression tool automatically filters out unwanted background audio, while the background removal tool helps users create more polished videos. These features are available in the Audio panel of Clipchamp, where users can enable or disable them as needed.
AIMicrosoft | Rating: 60 | 2024-08-11 12:06:05 PM |
Intel's former CEO Bob Swan declined a $1 billion investment opportunity in OpenAI in 2017 and 2018, missing a chance to acquire a 15% stake in the company. The option to double the stake was contingent on Intel supplying hardware at cost. Swan, who served as CEO from 2018 to 2021, lacked a strong technical background, which may have contributed to the missed opportunity.
AIOpenAI | Rating: 62 | 2024-08-08 04:56:02 PM |
Humane, a company valued at $850 million, is facing a crisis as more people are returning its Ai Pin wearable device than it can sell. The device, which costs $700 and requires a $24 monthly subscription, has been plagued by issues such as slow performance, high temperatures, and inconsistent functionality. The company received $240 million in funding from investors, including OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, before the product's launch.
AIHumane | Rating: 50 | 2024-08-08 04:56:02 PM |
Mainframes, developed decades ago, are still proving their staying power as they increasingly interconnect with artificial intelligence. Banks, insurance providers, and airlines rely heavily on mainframes for high-speed data processing, and are now exploring ways to apply AI directly to transaction data at the hardware source. This is in contrast to relying solely on cloud-based solutions.
AIMainframes | Rating: 57 | 2024-08-06 11:36:23 PM |
Nvidia has been downloading videos from YouTube, Netflix, and other platforms to gather data for its commercial AI products, including Omniverse, autonomous vehicles, and digital humans. The project, codenamed Cosmos, used 20-30 virtual machines on Amazon Web Services to download the equivalent of 80 years of videos every day.
AINvidia | Duplicated with: 1 | Rating: 85 | 2024-08-06 06:26:24 PM |
DARPA, the Pentagon's research agency, is launching the Translating All C to Rust (TRACTOR) program, an AI-focused initiative to automate the conversion of C code into Rust. The project aims to address memory safety issues in C and C++ programming languages, which have been a concern for over two decades. Rust, a language initiated by Graydon Hoare, is the chosen language for the project.
AIDARPA | Rating: 62 | 2024-08-05 04:15:59 PM |
A study by Washington State University published in the Journal of Hospitality Marketing & Management surveyed 1,000 adults to evaluate the link between AI disclosure and consumer behavior. The study found that including the term 'artificial intelligence' in product descriptions improves engagement.
AIstudy | Rating: 42 | 2024-08-05 02:06:19 PM |