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Elon Musk's AI company, xAI, has announced that Grok, their chatbot, now features a canvas-like tool called Grok Studio. This new feature allows users to edit and create documents and basic apps, as well as collaborate with the AI on content.
Anthropic's AI chatbot Claude has integrated with Google Workspace, allowing users to search and reference emails, calendar events, and documents. This integration will enable Claude to provide more personalized responses without requiring users to repeatedly upload files or craft detailed prompts.
Join Ali Ghodsi, CEO of Databricks, and Dario Amodei, CEO of Anthropic, for a fireside chat on the future of domain-specific AI agents. The discussion will be followed by three additional sessions that dive deeper into the topic.
telli, a berlin-based startup that helps companies alleviate the bottleneck caused by high-volume customer inquiries, has raised 3.6 million in pre-seed funding led by cherry ventures and y combinator. the startup's ai voice agents can perform tasks such as automated callbacks and closing deals, and have processed close to a million phone calls since its inception.
Nvidia is facing unexpected new US export controls on its H20 chips. The company was informed by the US government that it will need a license to export its H20 AI chips to China, indefinitely.
OpenAI has launched a new AI model, GPT-4.1, which outperforms some of its existing models on certain tests. However, the company has chosen not to release a safety report for this model, despite previous commitments to transparency and accountability.
OpenAI is reportedly building its own X-like social media network, according to a new report from The Verge. The project is still in the early stages, but it includes an internal prototype focused on ChatGPT's image generation that contains a social feed.
Rippling is trying to serve Deel's CEO, Alex Bouaziz, as part of its lawsuit against Deel. However, Bouaziz and his lawyer are now in Dubai, making it difficult for Rippling to serve him. The UAE has a reputation for being a safe haven for those wanting to avoid extradition.
Notorious internet forum 4chan was hacked on Tuesday. The hack led to the exposure of personal information, including user data and moderators' identities. Users reported that the site was intermittently down for hours.
Google has released its Veo 2 video generation AI model to premium users, allowing them to create short videos at high resolution. The company is looking to compete with OpenAI's Sora platform and has integrated Veo 2 with Whisk, an experimental feature in Google Labs.
Medium's CEO, Tony Stubblebine, has reiterated the company's commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), despite other tech companies scaling back their efforts. He believes that embracing diversity is a competitive advantage and essential for building a civil platform.
Anthropic has formed a new team to recruit AWS customers for its AI products, aiming to accelerate adoption and capitalize on Amazon's $8 billion investment. The startup is also optimizing its models to run on AWS infrastructure and releasing exclusive capabilities on Bedrock, AWS' AI development platform.
Google has announced that it will add 10 megawatts of geothermal power in Taiwan to its renewable portfolio, marking the company's first geothermal investment in Asia. The project is being developed by Swedish company Baseload Capital and aims to provide clean and consistent power to Google's data centers.
Context.ai, a startup building evaluations and analytics for AI models, announced that its co-founders will join OpenAI. The company plans to wind down its products following the acquisition.
Figma has sent a cease-and-desist letter to popular no-code AI startup Lovable over the term 'Dev Mode'. The letter demands that Lovable stop using the term, which Figma successfully trademarked last year. This marks the beginning of a tech industry feud between competitors.