Databricks hits $188B valuation, extending its run as AI’s favorite second act
Databricks on Thursday announced a new round of funding that values the company at $188 billion. The round…
Neil Rimer thinks the AI money is coming back out
In late May, Neil Rimer said something during a sit-down I had with him in Athens that I…
AI is coming for our jobs – we need to change our perception of skilled trades
A friend was celebrating: his son had graduated and landed a trainee contract with a City bank. High…
Is the US AI bonanza a fundamentally secure investment or an old-fashioned bubble? – The Irish Times
As the World Cup in North America draws to a close, let’s talk about the United States. The…
A mosquito-hunting killer drone is available for preorder – and I have questions
Tornyol’s drone tracks mosquitoes by their wingbeat and takes them down mid-flightCan autonomously patrol areas of up to…
Why AI’s environmental footprint won’t disappear into orbit
AI companies increasingly want to move their operations into space. Elon Musk’s SpaceX has applied to launch over…
Google Vids now lets you star in your own AI videos
OpenAI’s Sora may have shut down, but Google apparently thinks there’s still interest in a tool that lets…
Towards demystifying the creativity of diffusion models
Score smoothing facilitates manifold recovery In the real world, complex data like high-resolution images live in high-dimensional pixel…
Body Bags Found Outside OpenAI HQ as Execs Increasingly Fear for Their Lives
Seems like the founders of AI labs are ready to hear Peter Thiel’s pitch for a private bunker…
Minutes after Amazon switched on its new AI staffing enforcement, a manager begged an engineer to shut it down
JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP/Getty Images As large companies increasingly turn to AI to maximize efficiencies, people across industries are being…
DeepMind’s CEO Says STEM Students Can Use AI 10 Times More Effectively
AI is changing tech careers, but it won’t take away the importance of a STEM degree, says Demis…
Law Firms Don’t Have an AI Problem, They Have a Data Problem – Artificial Lawyer
By Kevin Walker, CEO, Centari. In recent months, several of the world’s leading law firms have announced investments…