The Linux Foundation AI & Data recently announced the introduction of the Model Openness Framework (MOF), which enables the objective evaluation of the completeness and openness of machine learning models by identifying 16 critical components and evaluating the license they are released under.
The Linux Foundation AI & Data recently announced the Open Platform for Enterprise AI (OPEA). The OPEA will address the fragmentation at the heart of generative AI technologies with standardized components, including frameworks, blueprints, and reference solutions.
Qdrant Hybrid Cloud is a managed vector database that can be deployed anywhere, on-premises, on the cloud, or even on edge devices. Qdrant Hybrid Cloud's versatility is due to its Kubernetes-native architecture and multiple infrastructure, development, and framework launch partners.
Seedrs and Microsoft will hold a four-week AI accelerator program for startups at the seed to Series A funding levels. The program offers specialized webinars, insights, and resources. Six finalists will be selected to pitch their businesses to leading VCs in the UK at Microsoft’s Reactor Space.
GovDash recently completed a successful $10 million Series A funding round led by Northzone, with the participation of existing investor Y Combinator. The company plans to invest the funding into expanding its system of records platform for government contractors.
Adobe doesn't want to get caught unprepared in the AI-powered video generation and editing race. The company recently shared its plans to launch the Firefly Video Model, add AI-powered features to Premiere Pro, and integrate third-party video generation solutions to power said tools.
OpenAI is expanding its global presence by setting up a new Tokyo-based office. To kickstart this new stage, the company is granting access for local Japanese businesses to a custom Japanese-optimized GPT-4 version.
After recently announcing the official retirement of its hydraulic humanoid robot Atlas, Boston Dynamics has announced a fully electric, new-generation Atlas. Initial real-world Atlas testing will happen in partnership with Hyundai before the robot is available to a select group of early customers.
Meta has released the first two models of the Meta Llama 3 family: an 8B and a 70B model in pre-trained and instruction fine-tuned variants. The company claims this is the first step in an ambitious plan spanning everything from multilingualism and multimodality to edge computing and smart devices.
Stable Diffusion 3 and Stable Diffusion 3 Turbo are now available on the Stability AI Developer Platform API. An enterprise-grade API solution featuring these models is also available as part of Fireworks AI's distributed inference service.
Google Cloud Next '24 took place last week and featured an opening keynote delivered by CEO Thomas Kurian. The keynote was brimming with announcements covering everything from its AI Hypercomputer to the newly Gemini-infused Workspace, as Google revamped every layer in its AI stack.
PVML launched after completing a successful seed funding round; AMD and Intel announced edge-optimized devices; Intel took a shot at NVIDIA's H100 with the Gaudi 3 announcement; The next generation of Llama models will be available very soon; Forbes released its sixth annual AI 50; and more.