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Sequoia commits to backing Elon Musk’s xAI start-up: Venture capital firm is among investors that entrepreneur is wooing as he seeks to gain ground on rivals
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Quick Glance: Sequoia backs Elon Musk’s xAI venture
- Sequoia Capital, a well-known venture capital firm in Silicon Valley, has committed to supporting Elon Musk's artificial intelligence start-up xAI to help him raise billions and compete with OpenAI, Meta, and Google.
- The exact amount of Sequoia's investment in xAI remains undisclosed.
- Sequoia, an early investor in Google, YouTube, and Apple, has backed several Musk projects in recent years, including The Boring Company and SpaceX.
Google parent reports another quarter of robust growth, rolls out first-ever quarterly dividend
apnews.com/article/alphabet-google-first-quarter-results-artificial-intelligence-9b01fc1ab86b4ec56b763ae257a42f06
Exclusive | AI Developers Agree to New Safety Measures to Fight Child Exploitation
wsj.com/tech/ai/ai-developers-agree-to-new-safety-measures-to-fight-child-exploitation-2a58129c
Google all at sea over rising tide of robo-spam: What if it's not AI but the algorithm to blame?
theregister.com/2024/04/22/opinion_google_spam/
Google’s latest layoffs are in finance and real estate: Google's almost uncountable number of layoffs continues.
arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/04/googles-latest-layoffs-are-in-finance-and-real-estate/
Best Buy to Tap AI for Customer Support Amid Geek Squad Layoffs: Can AI best human-led customer service? The retailer is partnering with Google to use its Gemini ...
pcmag.com/news/after-geek-squad-layoffs-best-buy-to-tap-ai-for-customer-support
Tech layoffs: Google and Rivian both cut jobs: Nearly 75,000 tech employees have lost their jobs so far this year.
fastcompany.com/91108361/tech-layoffs-2024-google-rivian-cut-jobs
AI gold rush continues as Microsoft invests $1.5B in UAE's G42: Can regulators keep up?
theregister.com/2024/04/16/microsoft_g42_investment/
Quick Glance: Microsoft to Invest $1.5 Billion in Emirati AI Firm G42 for Minority Stake
- Microsoft is investing $1.5 billion in the United Arab Emirates-based artificial intelligence firm G42 to acquire a minority stake and a board seat.
- The partnership aims to deepen ties between the USA and the UAE amid the global battle for tech dominance.
- The deal includes G42 using Microsoft cloud services to run its AI applications.
- G42 and Microsoft plan to jointly bring advanced AI and digital infrastructure to countries in the Middle East, Central Asia, and Africa.
Tech layoffs: Google and Rivian both cut jobs: Nearly 75,000 tech employees have lost their jobs so far this year.
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Chancellor vs. Robot: »Faster! Hello, AI? Faster!”: At the Hanover Fair, Olaf Scholz wanted to show how well Germany is positioned when it comes to artificial ...
spiegel.de/politik/kuenstliche-intelligenz-olaf-scholz-scheitert-mit-ki-vorfuehrung-auf-der-hannover-messe-a-db5267cf-0fa4-46f2-a5d0-8c4f1ef1e304
Quick Glance: Scholz: Strengthening Germany's Economic Position
- Chancellor Olaf Scholz rebuts criticism from BDI President Russwurm and emphasizes the importance of strengthening Germany's economic position.
- Scholz acknowledges the challenges of the past years but notes positive developments such as decreasing interest rates and energy prices, as well as measures to reduce bureaucracy.
- The Hannover Messe is seen as an opportunity for new impulses in the energy transition and for enhancing the competitiveness of the German industry, with a focus on artificial intelligence and innovations.
- IG Metall warns of deindustrialization and calls for investments to alleviate companies, while the Hannover Messe showcases over 4,000 companies presenting solutions for a sustainable industry.
Google is set to invest over $100 billion in AI, DeepMind founder says: According to Demis Hassabis, the child prodigy who founded DeepMind, Google is likely to ...
techspot.com/news/102663-google-invest-more-than-100-billion-ai-deepmind.html
US says China's intellectual property theft remains grave concern: The Office of the US Trade Representative said Thursday "many serious concerns" about ...
news.abs-cbn.com/business/2024/4/25/us-says-china-s-intellectual-property-theft-remains-grave-concern-2320
Quick Glance: UK Watchdog Scrutinizes AI Partnerships Involving Tech Giants
- Britain's competition watchdog is reviewing AI partnerships between Microsoft and Mistral AI, as well as between Amazon and Anthropic.
- Third-party opinions are being sought on Microsoft's hiring of former Inflection AI employees and related arrangements.
- The CMA is already investigating Microsoft's partnership with Open AI and is awaiting requested information from the companies.
- Views are invited until May 9 before formal investigations begin on the partnerships.
Quarterly balance: Google and Microsoft with significantly more sales and profits
horizont.net/tech/nachrichten/quartalsbilanz-google-und-microsoft-mit-deutlich-mehr-umsatz-und-gewinn-219542
Raspberry Pi robot uses AI to motivate runners by shouting encouraging messages: Sir Walter Richardson is using a Raspberry Pi to power his AI-based robot that ...
tomshardware.com/raspberry-pi/raspberry-pi-robot-uses-ai-to-motivate-runners-by-shouting-encouraging-messages
I’m all for AI as long as I can have a robot to do all the housework: Emer McLysaght: I dearly wish it could hang out the clothes and defrost the freezer ...
irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2024/04/26/im-all-for-ai-as-long-as-i-can-have-a-robot-to-do-all-the-housework/
Robots, AI and digital twins: What remains of the Hannover Messe 2024?: Five days of knowledge exchange and sales: At the Hannover Messe 2024 ...
t3n.de/news/roboter-ki-digitale-zwillinge-hannover-messe-2024-1621521/
Travels with Perplexity AI: Generative search wouldn’t exist without the Internet Bob Kahn helped create
spectrum.ieee.org/perplexity-ai-2667878262
Students create robot named 'Emo' that can mimic facial expressions: Engineers at Columbia University have created Emo, a robot that can mimic people's facial ...
usatoday.com/videos/tech/2024/04/24/students-create-robot-named-emo-that-can-mimic-facial-expressions/73441437007/
Is There a Human Hiding behind That Robot or AI? A Brief History of Automatons That Were Actually People
scientificamerican.com/article/is-there-a-human-hiding-behind-that-robot-or-ai/
AI could become a unique selling point for German industry: Artificial intelligence is increasingly finding its way into industry. Companies expect new growth ...
cio.de/a/ki-koennte-alleinstellungsmerkmal-der-deutschen-industrie-werden,3732866
Quick Glance: AI Revolutionizing Call Centers: TCS Insights
- The head of Tata Consultancy Services predicts chatbots will reduce the need for human call center agents significantly, revolutionizing the industry.
- TCS's generative AI projects have doubled in value to $900 million by March, highlighting the increasing demand for tech talent and the need for workforce training.
- Reports suggest that overall IT services growth is affected by global uncertainties like inflation, war, and elections, leading to a decline in spending and slower revenue growth for companies like TCS and Infosys.
- Infosys anticipates a modest 1-3% sales growth in the upcoming financial year due to customers delaying discretionary spending on new tech projects amidst the current economic climate.
Microsoft, Google earnings shine as AI drives revenue: Microsoft and Google on Thursday drubbed quarterly earnings expectations as the tech titans continued ...
news.abs-cbn.com/business/2024/4/25/microsoft-google-earnings-shine-as-ai-drives-revenue-650
AI Search Startup Perplexity Valued at $1 Billion in Funding Round: Perplexity’s valuation has doubled in three months in a clear sign of investor enthusiasm for ...
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-04-23/ai-search-startup-perplexity-valued-at-1-billion-in-funding-round
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How AI is predicting the medicinal properties of plants: Scientists are harnessing the power of artificial intelligence (AI) to predict the potential medicinal ...
theglobeandmail.com/world/video-how-ai-is-predicting-the-medicinal-properties-of-plants/
In this detective game you ask ChatGPT questions to solve a murder case: If you like detective games, but previous games have always limited you too much ...
t3n.de/news/detektivspiel-mordfall-chatgpt-1621102/
AI might not be replacing your job directly, but companies are using your salary to fund their AI projects. Learn about examples in our latest #TodayinTech podcast by ... Show more
AI in the cowshed: Why robot “Lely” makes the animals happy by Georg Hanslmeier: “Lely” is the name of the robot that supports farmer Georg Hanslmeier from ...
ovb-online.de/rosenheim/wasserburg/reichertsheim-landwirt-hanslmeier-setzt-auf-ki-im-kuhstall-93028358.html
AI Scientists Create Humanoid Robot That 'Thinks' Its Way Through Tasks: The MenteeBot prototype responds to voice commands and can pick up and carry a range of ...
pcmag.com/news/ai-scientists-humanoid-robot-that-thinks-its-way-through-tasks
Brave search engine adds privacy-focused AI - no Google or Bing needed: Accessible in any browser, Brave's new 'Answer with AI' option provides an ...
zdnet.com/article/brave-search-engine-adds-privacy-focused-ai-no-google-or-bing-needed/
Menteebot is a human-sized AI robot that you command with natural language: Menteebot is a human-sized robot that’s stuffed with AI bells and whistles ...
engt.co/3xBzfLH
OpenAI gave DALL-E an edit feature that shows how AI image generators are limited
qz.com/openai-dalle-edit-ai-image-generators-photoshop-1851412834
Google's Jigsaw subsidiary adds AI tools to build a nicer internet: Could low-quality and mean-spirited comments be a thing of the past?
zdnet.com/article/googles-jigsaw-subsidiary-adds-ai-tools-to-build-a-nicer-internet/
New X users will have to pay to post messages, says Musk: The proposal would combat the deluge of "bots", as current artificial intelligence can easily ...
brusselstimes.com/belgium/1008373/new-x-users-will-have-to-pay-to-post-messages-says-musk
Three reasons robots are about to become more way useful : We're inching ever-closer to them being able to handle household tasks.
technologyreview.com/2024/04/16/1091314/ai-is-bringing-us-closer-than-ever-to-the-dream-of-useful-home-robots/
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