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Microsoft patches record number of security vulnerabilities, citing its use of AI
Microsoft's monthly release of security fixes, dubbed Patch Tuesday, resolved a record 570 security vulnerabilities across the company's product line, thanks to discoveries with AI.
The First Chatbot’s Multiple Personalities
ELIZA is remembered as the world’s first AI star, a kindly therapist in chatbot form that gently probed users’ worries. Even its creator, Joseph Weizenbaum, was surprised by the warm reception given to his experiment in human-machine interaction. For some, it heralded an age of automated psychotherapy, while others believed the program demonstrated sentience, a fallacy soon known as the “ELIZA effect.” Based on published descriptions, ELIZA has been implemented on many different computers, but o
Apple Intelligence approved for launch in China with Alibaba’s Qwen AI
The deal, which was rumored to be in the works last year, marks an important step for Apple's AI ambitions in a key market.
Inside Ode with Anthropic, the startup betting AI services are the future of enterprise
Can a handful of engineers really do the work of an army of consultants? That’s the bet behind Ode with Anthropic — the joint venture dedicated to embedding forward-deployed engineers in enterprise firms, backed by Anthropic, Blackstone, Hellman & Friedman, Goldman Sachs and others. On this episode of TechCrunch’s Equity podcast, Rebecca Bellan sits down with Ode’s leaders Chris Taylor and Eddie Siegel, who founded Fractional AI, […]
Anthropic, Blackstone bet the next trillion-dollar AI business is implementation, not just models
Anthropic-backed Ode launches as AI labs bet that embedding forward-deployed engineers inside enterprises is the key to accelerating enterprise AI adoption.
This AI Folds DNA Into Mini Masterpieces
Shaped like dogs, stars, and the Mona Lisa, you could mistake these DNA structures for fun-shaped macaroni if they weren’t only nanometers wide. South Korean scientists made the constructions using a technique called DNA origami, which can bend genetic material into any form. Designing DNA strands so they’ll fold into a specific shape typically requires tedious manual work, but the researchers behind the playful fabrications have developed a shortcut using generative AI. The AI model, called Gen
Reelful’s AI turns your camera roll into short-form videos for social media
The app is designed for people who want to create social content, but find traditional video editing tools too complex or time-consuming.
Rime picks up $24M Series A to help enterprises field customer calls
Rime is handling over 100 million calls each month across multiple companies.
Indian AI coding startup Emergent becomes a unicorn with $130M Series C
The startup has reached a $120 million annualized revenue run rate and more than 200,000 paying customers.
Vint Cerf is working on a plan to unleash AI agents on the open internet
The guy behind TCP/IP is working on a standard for identifying AI agents in the wild.
独家｜面壁智能端侧大模型将搭载三星手机上市
文｜邓咏仪 编辑｜张雨忻 杨轩 《智能涌现》独家获悉，端侧大模型公司面壁智能已与三星手机达成合作，其自主研发的MiniCPM系列端侧模型将搭载于三星手机上市，覆盖数款旗舰机型。 就在同一日，网信部门发布公告，包括“Apple智能”等7款提供手机端侧生成式人工智能服务完成备案。 公告显示，Apple智能、华为小艺AI大模型、OPPO Andes GPT、vivo蓝心端侧大模型、小米澎湃AI、三星盖乐世AI以及努比亚豆包手机大模型共7款服务完成备案。 大模型浪潮来临后，端侧AI一直处于技术探索和萌芽期。此次七款手机端侧AI同日获批，是业界的重要里程碑——端侧AI不再是概念演示，进入了规模化落地阶段。 △来源：网信中国 同日，阿里巴巴向媒体确认，阿里千问将作为AI能力集成至Apple智能，覆盖iOS、iPadOS、macOS和visionOS的国行设备，用户无需切换App即可在苹果设备上体验千问的文本与图像理解、内容生成等能力。此后，阿里股价应声上涨超过5%。 此前，国内手机厂商的端侧AI能力大多由自研模型支撑——华为有小艺、OPPO有AndesGPT、vivo有蓝心、小米有澎湃AI。而如今
氪星晚报｜LG新能源将为谷歌规模最大的“光储一体”项目供应电池；元宝与京东AI Agent正式打通小程序生态；日本散户持有美元净空头飙至2.79万亿日元，创2008年以来历史之最
大公司： 美团、青桔、哈啰共享单车调价 近期，美团单车、滴滴青桔、哈啰单车相继在北京等多个城市上调计费规则，三大平台不约而同地采取了“提高起步定价、拉长基础骑行时长”的组合策略：起步价从此前的1.5元/30分钟左右，普遍调整为1.88元至1.99元/60分钟。这成为共享单车行业近年来较大范围的一次集体调价。（金融时报） 瓜子二手车线下直卖场首店今日正式开业 36氪获悉，瓜子二手车线下直卖场首店苏州直卖场今日正式开业。据介绍，瓜子此次重回线下，主打100%个人直卖车源。目前瓜子在沈阳、济南等同类型门店已同步启动，并推动全国落地中。 LG新能源将为谷歌规模最大的“光储一体”项目供应电池 据业内人士周三透露，韩国LG新能源将为谷歌规模最大的太阳能与储能项目供应电池，此举标志着该公司进一步拓展了与AI数据中心激增的电力需求相关的能源基础设施业务。谷歌与可再生能源开发商Cypress Creek Energy在阿肯色州联合公布了“钢铁河能源中心”项目。该项目初期将配置1.6吉瓦（GW）的太阳能发电能力与约2吉瓦时（GWh）的电池储能系统；到2029年，规模将扩大至2.5吉瓦太阳能发电和2.9吉瓦