Volkswagen is launching its ChatGPT-integrated voice assistant in the US, starting with the 2025 Jetta and 2024 ID.4 models. The AI-powered system enhances conversational experience but requires a subscription, with some models including free trials.
Skillvue, a Milan-based startup founded in 2021, has raised $2.8 million in pre-seed funding to develop an AI-powered platform that supports HR departments in adopting skills-based approaches to recruitment and assessment, addressing the changing skillset requirements in the modern workforce.
IdentifAI, a Milan-based startup, has raised €2.2 million to develop technology that can reliably identify whether a given artifact was created using generative AI, to promote a fair and transparent ecosystem where anyone can distinguish AI-generated content from human-created content.
Codeium achieved unicorn status; Viggle AI closed a Series A; OpenAI is looking to raise $100+ billion; Aleph Alpha launched a family of models focused on transparency and compliance; Atlassian is integrating Rewatch into Loom; Inflection announced data portability and usage caps; and more.
Amazon has entered into a significant agreement with AI robotics company Covariant, licensing their robotic foundation models and acquiring key talent to enhance its warehouse automation capabilities and advance the state of AI-powered robotics.
LAION has released Re-LAION 5B, a revised version of their large-scale image-text dataset, thoroughly cleaned of known links to suspected illegal content through collaboration with child protection organizations, delivering on its commitment to remove illegal content from its datasets.
Google is implementing a multi-faceted approach to safeguard the upcoming U.S. elections by providing authoritative information, combating abuse, enhancing security for high-risk users, and increasing transparency around AI-generated content across its platforms.
Atlassian has acquired Rewatch, an AI-powered asynchronous video solution company, to integrate its features into Loom, enhancing video messaging capabilities with automated recording, transcription, and meeting assistance across various platforms.
Magic AI has announced a major partnership with Google Cloud to build next-generation AI supercomputers powered by NVIDIA GPUs, alongside a significant $465 million funding round from notable investors.
Codeium, an AI-powered coding assistant startup, has raised $150 million in Series C funding, achieving unicorn status, as it aims to differentiate itself in the competitive market with context-aware suggestions, robust security measures, and a focus on reliable code generation.
IBM and Intel are collaborating to offer Intel's Gaudi 3 AI accelerators as a service on IBM Cloud starting in early 2025, aiming to make enterprise AI more accessible, cost-effective, and secure while enhancing performance and scalability across hybrid cloud environments.
Wayve, a developer of hardware-agnostic autonomous vehicle technology offering various levels of autonomy, is partnering with Uber to deploy its self-driving solutions globally, backed by a strategic investment from Uber that extends Wayve's recent Series C funding round.