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Google venture arm backs startup aiming to bring mixed reality to any car windshield or plane cockpit - ctrlf5
Google venture arm backs startup aiming to bring mixed reality to any car windshield or plane cockpit

Distance Technologies, a Finnish startup aiming to revolutionize mixed-reality experiences for vehicles and aircraft, has secured €10 million ($11.1 million) in funding from GV, Alphabet’s venture capital arm, alongside other investors. This seed funding round was led by GV, with additional backing from existing investors FOV Ventures and Maki.vc, Distance shared with CNBC on Thursday. […]

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Apple may release an iPad-like smart home display next year - ctrlf5
Apple may release an iPad-like smart home display next year

Apple is reportedly gearing up to reenter the smart home market with a new iPad-like smart display, expected to launch next year. According to Mark Gurman from Bloomberg, the device will run on a fresh operating system called homeOS, which is based on the existing tvOS that powers Apple TV and HomePods. Gurman revealed in […]

If Your AI Feels Smarter, You Can Thank Smarter Human Trainers - ctrlf5
If Your AI Feels Smarter, You Can Thank Smarter Human Trainers

In the early stages of artificial intelligence development, models like ChatGPT or competitors like Cohere relied heavily on large teams of low-wage workers to help distinguish simple facts, such as identifying whether an image contained a car or a carrot. However, as AI models have evolved, they now require a more sophisticated approach, involving highly […]

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YouTube Unveils AI Tools from Google DeepMind for Shorts Creators - ctrlf5
YouTube Unveils AI Tools from Google DeepMind for Shorts Creators

YouTube revealed new artificial intelligence-powered features on Wednesday, designed specifically for its Shorts creators, leveraging Google DeepMind’s advanced video-generation technology. These tools, branded as Veo, will enable creators to enhance their videos with AI-generated backgrounds and create stand-alone, six-second video clips using written prompts. YouTube CEO Neal Mohan expressed optimism that Veo will help creators […]

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Agentic AI Poised to Transform Business Operations and Decision-Making - ctrlf5
Agentic AI Poised to Transform Business Operations and Decision-Making

While AI-powered chatbots have captivated public attention, an even more advanced application of generative AI is gaining traction among business leaders: agentic AI. “This is not just another buzzword,” wrote tech expert Bernard Marr in his Intelligence Revolution newsletter, “but a groundbreaking shift in AI technology.” At its core, agentic AI refers to systems with […]

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Don’t Worry About Learning How to Code - ctrlf5
Don’t Worry About Learning How to Code

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang believes the future of computing may eliminate the need for traditional programming. Speaking at the World Government Summit in Dubai in early 2024, he suggested that advancements in AI will make it so “nobody has to program,” with human language becoming the new “programming language.” According to Huang, AI is turning […]

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Combining existing sensors with machine learning algorithms improves robots’ intrinsic sense of touch - ctrlf5
Combining existing sensors with machine learning algorithms improves robots’ intrinsic sense of touch

A team of roboticists from the German Aerospace Center’s Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics has discovered that combining traditional force-torque sensors with machine learning algorithms offers robots a new method for sensing touch. In their study, published in Science Robotics, the researchers explored a novel approach to endow robots with touch sensitivity, without the need […]