Saudi Arabia in talks with Andreessen Horowitz to create AI fund

PIF Managing Director Yasir bin Othman Al-Rumayyan attends the Russian-Saudi Investment Forum held at the Ritz-Carlton Moscow Hotel. Sergei Bobylev | TASS via Getty Images DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund is in talks with American venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz and potentially others to create a $40 billion fund to … Read more

Kremlin says the only way to protect Russia is to create a buffer zone with Ukraine

MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Kremlin said on Monday that the only way to protect Russian territory from Ukrainian attacks was to create a buffer zone that would put Russian regions beyond the range of Ukrainian fire. The Kremlin was commenting after President Vladimir Putin raised the possibility of setting up such a zone in a … Read more

Bluesky launches Ozone, a tool that lets users create and run their own independent moderation services

Decentralized Twitter/X rival Bluesky announced on Tuesday that it’s open sourcing Ozone, a tool that lets individuals and teams collaboratively review and label content on the network. The company plans to open up the ability for individuals and teams to run their own independent moderation services later this week, which means users will be able to … Read more

The Fear That Inspired Elon Musk and Sam Altman to Create OpenAI

Elon Musk last week sued two of his OpenAI cofounders, Sam Altman and Greg Brockman, accusing them of “flagrant breaches” of the trio’s original agreement that the company would develop artificial intelligence openly and without chasing profits. Late on Tuesday, OpenAI released partially redacted emails between Musk, Altman, Brockman, and others that provide a counternarrative. … Read more

Adobe Is Testing a New AI Tool That Can Create Music From Text Prompts

The era of bad robot music is upon us. Adobe is working on a new AI tool that will let anyone be a music producer—no instrument or editing experience required. Generating Video Via Text? | Future Tech The company unveiled “Project Music GenAI Control”—a very long name—this week. The tool allows users to create and … Read more

Create your own e-book using AI for just $35

Create endless books with AI for just $35.  StackSocial Have you always dreamed of writing a book, but don’t have the time and no idea where to start? Thanks to the advances in artificial intelligence, you can now create your e-book from scratch with just three simple clicks using My AI eBook Creation Pro.  Right now … Read more

OpenAI’s new tool lets you create realistic video by typing a sentence

A Samoyed and a Golden Retriever dog are playfully romping through a futuristic neon city at night. OpenAI OpenAI, which burst into the mainstream last year thanks to the popularity of ChatGPT, is bringing its artificial intelligence technology to video. The company on Thursday introduced Sora, its new generative AI model. Sora works similarly to … Read more

Brownlee hopes to create more ‘moments [to] cherish’ with Gilas

Justin Brownlee (No. 32) is eager to get back on the court with his Gilas Pilipinas teammates. —AFP Justin Brownlee is back in town and back in harness for the national team, bearing with him the same level of enthusiasm that greeted his return. “[F]rom the first [Fiba] window when I joined the team and … Read more

X plans to create a content moderation ‘headquarters’ in Texas

X says it will hire 100 full-time employees for a new trust and safety office in Austin, Texas, according to a Saturday report by Bloomberg. The plan comes, as the article notes, just a few days before CEO Linda Yaccarino’s scheduled January 31st hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee regarding X’s handling of child sexual … Read more