Artificial Intelligence
SoftBank Group launches AI healthcare joint venture with Tempus AI
Anton Bridge reported SoftBank Group's collaboration with Tempus AI for medical data analysis, edited by Christopher Cushing and Miral Fahmy.
The AI boom has an unlikely early winner: Wonky consultants
As the tech industry explores avenues to monetise generative AI, consultants have already started capitalising on its potential profitability. Companies like McKinsey & Co, IBM, and Accenture are experiencing increasing sales and expanding their workforce. This trend is driven by a desperate need for technology experts who can serve as guides, helping businesses understand the implications of generative AI and its potential benefits.
Amazon cloud giant AWS wants public sector to embrace AI
Amazon's AWS, the world's biggest cloud computing outfit, is making a major push to entice the public sector to join the artificial intelligence revolution, as the generative AI race with Microsoft and Google heats up. The scramble for public sector adoption of generative AI comes as Microsoft's cloud business as well as Google Cloud are trying to bite into AWS' leadership of the market.
SoftBank to back AI startup Perplexity at $3 billion valuation
SoftBank's AI investments, especially in Perplexity AI at $3 billion, signify a strategic shift towards innovative technologies, including the 'answer engine' concept, amidst Masayoshi Son's ambitious AI vision.
Artificial intelligence firms lead Chinese shares higher
China's CSI AI Index jumped 3.7%, as domestic AI companies moved swiftly to attract users of OpenAI's technology. The blue-chip CSI300 index hit a four-month low on Tuesday. A US company intends to limit access to its application programming interface (API) in China and other nations. The API serves as a platform enabling developers to integrate its AI models into their products.
Hollywood workers union reaches pay, AI use deal with top studios
The union said the terms of the agreement include scale rate increases of 7%, 4%, and 3.5% over the three-year term. In terms of AI, the agreement includes that no employee will be compelled to generate AI prompts in a way that would lead to displacing any covered employee.
Cash strapped Stability AI raises $80 million with new CEO and board
According to a person familiar with the matter, Stability AI has raised about $80 million in funding from a group of investors including Coatue Management, Lightspeed Venture Partners, and former Google CEO Eric Schmidt. The firm also released AI models to generate audio and video using text prompts and named former Facebook President Sean Parker as executive board chairman of its board.
OpenAI delays rolling out its 'Voice Mode' to July
OpenAI delays Voice Mode feature release to July, introducing new video and screen-sharing capabilities alongside GPT-4o AI model. The advancements aim to enhance realistic voice interactions, overcoming challenges in AI voice assistants for real-time conversations.
AI PC demand to pick up from 2025 once use cases emerge
The demand for AI laptops and desktops in India is projected to increase in 2025 as use-cases solidify and people integrate AI into regular workflows, according to industry experts.
AI startup EvolutionaryScale raises $142 million to advance tech in biology
Calling it a "ChatGPT moment for biology," Lux Capital cofounder and managing partner Josh Wolfe told the company has developed the first large language model for creating novel proteins and other biological systems.
