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Hyperscalers host EkStep digital public goods, build AI bot Tech giants Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Google Cloud are providing cloud storage and services to make the digital public goods (DPGs) created by non-profit EkStep Foundation available online. They are also collaborating to develop an AI-based virt...
27 Jun, 2024, 06.00 AM ISTIlya Sutskever’s new startup is the latest of many AI ventures coming out of Big Tech Ilya Sutskever left OpenAI last month and is launching his own startup soon. This is the latest in a larger trend of professionals leaving tech titans to establish their own startups, pursue their own goals and avoid commercialisation of products.
20 Jun, 2024, 12.57 PM ISTAmazon pledges $230 million to boost generative AI startups The initiative will offer early stage companies AWS cloud computing credits, mentorship, and education to enhance their use of AI and machine learning technologies, according to the company. Participating startups will gain access to AWS computing, ...
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Meta hit with privacy complaints over AI plans A Vienna-based privacy group filed complaints against Meta in 11 European countries over unlawful AI data use. Microsoft announced a $3.2 billion AI investment in Sweden over two years, AMD unveiled new AI chips to challenge Nvidia, and Cisco plans ...
09 Jun, 2024, 06.00 AM ISTBanks say growing reliance on Big Tech for AI carries new risks European banking executives express concerns about banks' increasing dependence on big U.S. tech firms due to the boom in artificial intelligence, driven by the popularity of AI applications like OpenAI's ChatGPT for fraud detection and money-launde...
07 Jun, 2024, 11.44 AM ISTCisco launches $1 billion AI fund and makes first investments Cisco through its investment arm, is investing in Cohere, Mistral AI and Scale AI, among others, and has already committed nearly $200 million of the fund.
04 Jun, 2024, 08.47 PM ISTEye on AI: Tech giants form industry group, Apple-OpenAI deal and other top developments Google, Microsoft, Intel and other tech companies have come together to take on chipmaking giant Nvidia. Apple partners with OpenAI. The ChatGPT maker is training its new flagship model to succeed GPT-4. Google is putting limits on AI search experie...
02 Jun, 2024, 06.00 AM ISTHow AI made Mark Zuckerberg popular again in Silicon Valley Meta's CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, introduced an open-source AI system, challenging closed models like OpenAI. Jeffrey Emanuel, a hacker and AI enthusiast, initially skeptical, was impressed by Meta's move to make the code freely accessible.
30 May, 2024, 09.33 AM ISTIndia needs open-source AI models for cultural and linguistic representation: IBM This comment comes as IBM on Tuesday open-sourced a group of its most advanced and performant language and code Granite large language models.
22 May, 2024, 06.00 AM ISTUK's competition watchdog rejects probe into Microsoft-Mistral AI tie-up In February, Microsoft invested $16 million in Mistral AI, partnering to make the French start-up's artificial intelligence models available through its Azure platform. It has also invested in ChatGPT owner OpenAI.
19 May, 2024, 04.13 PM ISTEU warns Microsoft to give Bing AI risk data or face fines The EU has identified generative AI as one of the key threats to elections being held across the 27-country bloc June 6-9. Brussels in March pressed Bing, alongside several big digital platforms including Google Search, TikTok and YouTube, about act...
18 May, 2024, 12.54 AM ISTAmazon to invest $1.3 billion in France, create 3,000 jobs Amazon's 1.2 billion euros investment in France to create 3,000 jobs, enhance cloud infrastructure for GenAI, support AI startups, and research centers. Plans to expand logistics network for faster, eco-friendly delivery.
13 May, 2024, 11.51 AM ISTEU's Vestager meets French tech firm Mistral AI amid competition concerns In February, Microsoft invested $16 million in Mistral AI and partnered with them to make its artificial intelligence models available through its Azure platform. It has also invested in ChatGPT owner OpenAI.
26 Apr, 2024, 08.57 PM ISTFrance's Mistral AI seeks funding at $5 billion valuation: report French startup Mistral AI engages investors for funding at a $5 billion valuation, facing EU scrutiny over partnership with Microsoft and revenue generation, post raising $415M in December.
17 Apr, 2024, 09.16 AM ISTSoftBank explores investment in France's Mistral AI: report Japan's SoftBank Group is exploring a potential investment in France's Mistral AI, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter.
14 Mar, 2024, 03.22 PM ISTFrench startup Mistral AI vows to maintain open source French startup Mistral AI, a rising star in artificial intelligence, pledged Tuesday to maintain open source coding even as it launches into a venture with Microsoft that involves selling some of its software. Mistral Large, which Mistral says is co...
12 Mar, 2024, 05.46 PM ISTFrance had no prior knowledge of Microsoft's Mistral AI deal, official says Earlier this week, Microsoft said it had made a 15-million euro ($16 million) investment in Mistral, and would soon make the Paris-based company's AI models available via its Azure cloud computing platform.
28 Feb, 2024, 07.54 PM ISTMicrosoft's deal with Mistral AI faces EU scrutiny Throughout negotiations of the AI Act, Mistral lobbied for looser rules for some models, with advocates warning that strict rules risked undermining European companies' ability to compete with big tech.
27 Feb, 2024, 07.50 PM ISTETtech Explainer: All you need to know about OpenAI’s rival Mistral AI Microsoft partners with Mistral AI, enabling Mistral's AI models to run on Microsoft's Azure cloud computing platform. Mistral 8x7B model surpasses GPT 3.5 and Llama 2 on performance benchmarks, reducing deployment costs. Mistral raised $415 million...
27 Feb, 2024, 12.57 PM ISTMicrosoft partners with OpenAI's French rival Mistral The multi-year deal signals Microsoft's efforts to offer a variety of AI models beyond its biggest bet in OpenAI as the tech giant seeks to attract more customers for its Azure cloud services.
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