HumanInference startup Inferact lands $150M to commercialize vLLMThe seed round values the newly formed startup at $800 million.4 months agotech
HumanVoice AI engine and OpenAI partner LiveKit hits $1B valuationThe five-year-old-startup powers OpenAI’s ChatGPT voice mode and raised a $100 million round led by Index Ventures.4 months agotech
HumanAre AI agents ready for the workplace? A new benchmark raises doubts.New research looks at how leading AI models hold up doing actual white-collar work tasks, drawn from consulting, investment banking, and law. Most models failed.4 months agotech
HumanSony announces its first turntables in yearsPosts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed.4 months agotech
HumanResearchers said “AI toys” pose significant risks to kids’ development, safety, and privacy.The products, fueled by voice-based chatbot features, create “emotional attachment by design” and give inappropriate answers up to one-fourth of the time, according to the Common Sense Media assessment.4 months agotech
HumanVolvo aims for an EV reset with the new EX60 crossoverPosts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed.4 months agotech
HumanAdobe is developing ‘IP-safe’ gen AI models for the entertainment industryPosts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed.4 months agotech
Human“Try not to die.”Meta has bet big on AI everything, but also has Instagram boss Adam Mosseri out there warning creators about its impact. One commenter (and occasional Verge contributor!) sums up its position nicely:4 months agotech
HumanGrok, deepfakes, and what’s left of content moderationPosts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed.4 months agotech
HumanMicrosoft wants to build 15 data centers in Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin.Leaders of the village approved plans for the data centers on Wednesday, FOX6 News Milwaukee reports, and the Mount Pleasant Village Board could give final approval “as soon as Monday night.” The data centers would go on land formerly owned by Foxconn.4 months agotech
HumanGoogle DeepMind hired the CEO and top engineers from a voice AI startup.Hume AI’s CEO, Alan Cowen, and some of its leading engineers will join DeepMind as part of a licensing agreement, Wired reported. The news follows a growing trend of big-ticket “acqui-hires” and licensing deals in the AI industry.4 months agotech
HumanHundreds of creatives warn against an AI slop futurePosts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed.4 months agotech
