Originality is overrated, anyway. Instagram is reportedly going to do what it does best: blatantly copy another social media site’s feature. Think about it. Stories were ripped from Snapchat. Reels are a TikTok dupe. It copied Notes and Threads from Twitter/X and Candid from BeReal. The latest dupe? Snap Map. That’s right, Insta is reportedly … Read more
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Researchers at Apple have unveiled Keyframer, a prototype generative AI animation tool that enables users to add motion to 2D images by describing how they should be animated. In a research paper published on February 8th, Apple said that large language models (LLMs) are “underexplored” in animation despite the potential they’ve shown across other creative … Read more
KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is heading to Buenos Aires to witness the swearing-in on Sunday of Argentina’s new president, Javier Milei, Zelenskyy’s office said. It is the Ukrainian leader’s first-ever trip to Latin America as Kyiv continues to court support among developing nations for its 21-month-old fight against Russia’s invading forces. A … Read more
Chris Ackerson Contributor Chris Ackerson is vice president of Product at AlphaSense where his team applies the latest innovations in artificial intelligence to the information discovery challenges of investment professionals and other knowledge workers. Since the launch of ChatGPT, I can’t remember a meeting with a prospect or customer where they didn’t ask me how … Read more
Zyabich/Getty Images While wanting to keep certain apps, data, and photos on our phones private is nothing new, there hasn’t really been an all-in-one answer for keeping everything safe. There are several apps that provide the ability to secure photos privately, individual apps can be hidden, Google Files offers a “Safe folder” and Google Photos does … Read more
AI startup Hugging Face offers a wide range of data science hosting and development tools, including a GitHub-like portal for AI code repositories, models and data sets, as well as web dashboards to demo AI-powered applications. But some of Hugging Face’s most impressive — and capable — tools these days come from a two-person team … Read more
Open source code has exploded in popularity and become an essential building block for modern software (as it can dramatically increase the speed and efficiency of software builds). The accessibility and convenience of proven code means that software developers don’t have to waste time and limited resources reinventing the wheel. However, according to a study … Read more
Kristalina Georgieva, managing director of the International Monetary Fund (left), Ajay Banga, president of the World Bank Group (center) and Mohammed Al-Jadaan, Saudi Arabia’s finance minister, during a panel session at the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank in Marrakesh, Morocco, on Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty … Read more
OpenAI, one of the best-funded AI startups in business, is exploring making its own AI chips. Discussions of AI chip strategies within the company have been ongoing since at least last year, according to Reuters, as the shortage of chips to train AI models worsens. OpenAI is reportedly considering a number of strategies to advance … Read more
An urban view of high-rise buildings at dusk as seen from Hong Kong’s Victoria Peak on July 23, 2023 in Hong Kong, China. Future Publishing | Future Publishing | Getty Images The World Bank trimmed its growth forecast for developing East Asia and Pacific, citing a sluggish China and global demand amid still-high interest rates … Read more