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MatterGen: Microsoft presents AI tools for generating and simulating new materials
Open access and integration Microsoft has released MatterGen's source code under the MIT license, along with training and fine-tuning data.Both tools are now part of Microsoft's Azure Quantum Elements ...
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Kokoro's open-source TTS model rivals the best with a lean 82 million parameters
A new open source voice model called Kokoro just landed on HuggingFace, and early tests show it can generate voices that rival commercial services like Eleven Labs. The model packs 82 million ...
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Microsoft introduces pay-per-message pricing for AI agents and a free Copilot chat tier
Microsoft is launching Copilot Chat, a free version of its AI assistant, alongside a new pay-as-you-go system for AI agents. At its core, Copilot Chat is Microsoft's way of offering businesses a free ...
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Nvidia unveils trio of AI safety tools to keep chatbots in check
Nvidia is adding three new safety features to its NeMo Guardrails platform, aiming to give companies more control over their AI chatbots. The company says these microservices address common challenges ...
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In another sign of the great convergence, Mistral AI teams up with AFP for news integration
French AI startup Mistral AI has announced a new partnership with Agence France-Presse (AFP), marking another major collaboration between AI companies and traditional news media. Under the agreement, ...
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AI avatar video platform Synthesia raises $180 million
Synthesia, a company that helps businesses create AI-generated videos and avatars, just secured $180 million in Series D funding. Since its founding in 2017, the platform has grown to serve more than ...
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Microsoft CEO Nadella sees 'thirty years of change compressed into three years'
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella announced the formation of a new division called "CoreAI - Platform and Tools" in response to what he sees as rapidly accelerating AI development. In an internal memo to ...
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Luma launches Ray2, its latest AI video model "scaled to 10x compute"
Luma has released Ray2, its latest AI model for video generation. The new model has been scaled to 10 times the compute power of its predecessor and uses a new multimodal architecture. Luma says it's ...
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Amazon's LLM-powered Alexa faces generative AI's common reliability challenges
Amazon's effort to transform Alexa from a basic voice assistant into an AI-powered personal concierge isn't going as smoothly as planned. The company is finding it challenging to make AI models ...
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Ndea's deep learning-guided program synthesis aims to create AI that learns like humans
After leaving Google, the developer of the Keras AI framework and creator of the ARC benchmark is embarking on a new path to artificial general intelligence with Ndea. Ndea is taking an unconventional ...
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Black Forest Labs' new API lets users finetune Flux Pro models with just a few samples
German AI startup Black Forest Labs has unveiled a new API that lets users customize their FLUX Pro AI image model to match specific brand styles using as few as five sample images. The company's ...
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Frequent AI use linked to lower critical thinking scores, research shows
A recent study of 666 participants reveals a troubling connection: the more people use AI tools, the worse they perform on critical thinking tests. The impact appears strongest among young users.