Salesforce has developed two compact AI models, xLAM-1B and xLAM-7B, using an innovative APIGen pipeline for high-quality data curation, resulting in models that outperform much larger competitors in function-calling tasks and show promise for on-device AI applications.
Cloudflare has introduced a new feature allowing all users, including those on the free tier, to easily block all AI bots by leveraging its advanced detection methods for disguised bots. Cloudflare has also launched tools enabling all users to report bot activity not blocked by the service.
Altrove, a startup founded in 2024, has raised €3.7 million to develop sustainable alternatives to rare earth elements using AI-driven material recipe optimization and characterization, differentiating itself by focusing on creating and testing materials rather than just predicting them.
Meta has developed a fast, high-quality 3D asset generation pipeline called Meta 3D Gen, combining text-to-3D mesh and texture generation models, which outperforms alternatives and is likely intended to support content creation for Meta's virtual reality platform.
Perplexity AI has been facing accusations of plagiarism and unethical web crawling practices, including ignoring the Robots Exclusion Protocol, as investigations reveal issues with its content sourcing and summarization methods.
Figma's AI-powered 'Make Designs' feature, launched at their Config Conference, was temporarily disabled after generating layouts resembling Apple's Weather app, prompting concerns about its training data and output quality.
Phaidra, a company founded by former DeepMind and Trane Technologies experts, has developed an AI-based autonomous control system that uses reinforcement learning to improve energy efficiency in data centers, addressing the growing concern over AI's environmental impact.
Anthropic has launched an initiative to fund third-party evaluations of advanced AI models, focusing on safety assessments, capability metrics, and evaluation infrastructure to enhance transparency and safety across the AI industry.
Meta has renamed its "Made with AI" label to "AI Info" after facing issues where labeled real photos gave the impression that they were AI-generated. The new AI Info label encourages users to click for additional context so users can receive accurate information about AI usage in the labeled images.
Vaire Computing, a startup founded by Rodolfo Rosini and Hannah Earley, has raised $4 million to develop reversible computing technology, which aims to drastically reduce energy consumption and heat generation in computer processors by allowing computations to run in both directions.
The European Commission has deemed Meta's "pay or consent" model non-compliant with the Digital Markets Act. Meta could be forced to introduce an equivalent alternative to its targeted ads-based services or risk paying a hefty penalty.
Adept and Stability AI announced leadership changes; OpenAI bought the collaboration platform Multi; Synthesia upgraded its platform; the RIAA is suing Suno and Udio; Google released Gemma 2; and much more.