Category: AI

  • Introducing Claude 3 models from Anthropic on Google Cloud Vertex AI

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    1. Anthropic’s new family of state-of-the-art models, Claude 3, will be available in Google Cloud’s Vertex AI Model Garden. 2. Claude 3 includes three distinct models optimized for various enterprise applications: Opus, Sonnet, and Haiku. 3. Customers can access Claude 3 models in Vertex AI to accelerate AI development, focus on applications, optimize performance and…

  • Zscaler acquires Avalor to enhance its security tools with AI technology

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    1. Zscaler, a cloud security company based in San Jose, California, has acquired cybersecurity startup Avalor for $310 million in cash and equity. 2. The acquisition will expand Zscaler’s platform with capabilities such as incident reporting, incident mitigation, asset discovery, and data classification. 3. Avalor, founded by Raanan Raz and Kfir Tishbi, provides cybersecurity asset…

  • Confluent enhances Google Cloud gen AI with real-time capabilities

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    – Gen AI is a powerful new category of AI that can create content in text, code, images, and music by co-innovating with humans. – Organizations face challenges with real-time data access, integrating data from multiple sources, and training gen AI models. – Confluent’s data streaming platform can help businesses overcome these challenges by providing…

  • Coming soon: OpenAI’s release of Sora to the public – here’s what you should know

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    1. OpenAI’s generative video tool Sora is set to officially launch later this year, with the goal of making it more efficient and cheaper before release. 2. The AI video generator is being tested to ensure it does not produce unsavory or misleading content, with plans to implement safety measures to prevent misinformation. 3. Sora…

  • Controversy Erupts Among Creators on Instagram Over AI-Powered Ad

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    1. Under Armour ad featuring Anthony Joshua comes under fire for claiming to be “Ai-powered” without crediting original creators of some of the content. 2. Director Wes Walker faced criticism on Instagram for reusing others’ work without credit as part of an AI hype cycle cash grab. 3. Industry creatives spoke out against the practice,…

  • Deploying NeMo Framework on A3 VMs using Cloud HPC Toolkit Blueprint

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    – Many AI/ML workloads require high performance computing systems – Google Cloud’s Cloud HPC Toolkit simplifies the creation and management of HPC systems for AI/ML workloads – The ML blueprint within the Cloud HPC Toolkit helps deploy HPC systems optimized for training large language models and other AI/ML workloads The Cloud HPC Toolkit by Google…

  • Adobe Firefly Now Available for Mobile: Create AI Images on the Go

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    1. Adobe Express now includes Firefly AI image generator 2. Beta users can access new AI features like image generation from text and Generative Fill 3. Premium subscribers can access all features, including generative AI tools with a credit-based system Adobe has recently incorporated its AI image generator Firefly into the new version of Adobe…

  • Italy imposes fine on TikTok following investigation into consumer safety concerns sparked by ‘French scar’ challenge.

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    – Italy’s AGCM fined TikTok €10 million following an investigation into safety concerns related to the “French scar” challenge – The AGCM criticized TikTok for failing to monitor content that threatens the safety of minors and vulnerable individuals – TikTok disputes the penalty and has made changes to restrict controversial content and offer non-profiling based…

  • Access Gemini Pro 1.0 on BigQuery via Vertex AI

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    – Generative AI can help data analysts summarize and analyze large datasets to identify trends and patterns – It can simplify advanced data processing tasks such as content generation, text summarization, data enhancement, rephrasing, feature extraction, sentiment analysis, and retrieval-augmented generation – By integrating state-of-the-art foundation models like Gemini 1.0 Pro in Vertex AI, BigQuery…

  • Copilot users can now access GPT-4-Turbo for free courtesy of Microsoft

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    1. Microsoft is making GPT-4-Turbo, a powerful language model, available for free on its Copilot platform. 2. GPT-4-Turbo has a larger context window and can accept tens of thousands of words within a single chat before forgetting the beginning of the conversation. 3. Microsoft’s move to offer GPT-4-Turbo for free may be in response to…