Author: bigboss

  • Agility Robotics reduces workforce as it shifts focus towards commercialization efforts

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    – Agility Robotics laid off a small number of employees as part of a company-wide focus on commercialization efforts – The firm’s bipedal robot, Digit, has seen interest from top-tier global customers, with funding from a $150 million Series B two years ago – Agility Robotics has made high-profile hires and is currently focused on…

  • Expansion of CAB Solar’s cable management manufacturing facilities in Pennsylvania

    1. CAB Solar completes facility expansions at CCABH in Pennsylvania to increase manufacturing capacity and accommodate future growth. 2. Focus on enhancing manufacturing efficiency by adding machinery, offices, and personnel, including expanded engineering and product development departments. 3. CAB Solar is in the process of obtaining ISO 9001 Certification to ensure high-quality products that meet…

  • Here’s how you can now edit images in ChatGPT

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    1. OpenAI upgrades its DALL-E 3 AI image generator to allow editing, removing, or adapting sections of images. 2. DALL-E 3 integrated into ChatGPT can create various types of images and execute inpainting for editing. 3. ChatGPT struggles with certain requests for image editing but shows promise in removing or adding elements to images. OpenAI…

  • Decision Point for Accelerated Development in Energy and Water

    1. ACWA Power was formed in 2002 by Saudi firms to invest in power generation and desalinated water projects. It has since grown rapidly, with a presence in 12 countries in the Middle East, Africa, and Asia. 2. ACWA Power is a leader in green hydrogen production, with multiple projects underway, including the world’s largest…

  • Elements Green receives preliminary approval for 400MW battery project in Germany

    1. Elements Green announced a preliminary planning approval for a 400MW BESS project in Vorwerkshof. 2. The project would require 18 hectares of land and could potentially include future BESS capacity additions. 3. Germany is targeting significant renewable energy capacity by 2030, which will require large-scale energy storage like the one proposed. Elements Green has…

  • “How Anthropic Discovered a Secret Method to Obtain Unauthorized Answers from AI”

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    1. Anthropic’s research revealed a vulnerability in current LLM technology that allows users to extract sensitive information, such as instructions on how to build a bomb. 2. The advancement of open-source AI technology allows for easy creation of specialized language models, posing potential risks for consumer-grade use. 3. As AI models become smarter and more…

  • Barry Diller Issues Dire AI Warning

    1. Barry Diller, media billionaire, raised concerns about AI getting out of control and emphasized the need for regulation. 2. Diller pointed towards a deepfake video featuring Joe Biden and Donald Trump as an example of AI manipulation and the risks it poses to discerning truth. 3. He proposed legislation to make it illegal to…

  • Testing Smart Metering Solutions to Evaluate Demand Side Response for Domestic Use

    – SMS has begun laboratory testing of Interoperable Demand Side Response solutions as part of the UK Government’s Flexibility Innovation Programme – SMS and its partners Engage Consulting and NMi were awarded a lab testing contract by the UK Department for Energy Security and Net Zero – The Flexibility Innovation Programme aims to establish new…

  • AI-powered Opera browser allows users to interact with chatbots on their laptops

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    – Opera is the first web browser maker to offer built-in support for 150 local large language models from 50 different model families – Users of Opera One browser can now swap the proprietary Aria AI service for third-party LLMs and run them locally on their computer for increased privacy and offline access – Accessing…

  • Edda Wind receives a new SOV upgrade

    – Edda Wind received the service operation vessel (SOV) C416 from Astilleros Balenciaga on 26 March – The vessel will be used in a contract with Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy at the Saint-Brieuc wind farm in France until 2Q28 – The SOV C416 has been designed for zero-emission operations with hydrogen as an energy carrier,…