China Robotics Zhiyuan Robotics Unveils Five New Humanoid Robots, Open-Source Plans, and Outlines Technology Roadmap By Chris McKay • Aug 20, 2024 Zhiyuan aims to ship over 300 robots in 2024, including about 200 bipedal and 100 wheeled models. Mass production is slated to begin in October.
Robotics China Unitree Launches Production Version of G1 Humanoid Robot By Chris McKay • Aug 19, 2024 This version can perform even more complex actions such as spinning, navigating stairs, bouncing, and maintaining balance when pushed or stumbled.
NVIDIA NVIDIA's StormCast Advances Severe Weather Forecasting By Chris McKay • Aug 19, 2024 The model introduces hourly predictive capabilities, providing real-time forecasts with up to six-hour lead times.
AMD Chips AMD to Acquire ZT Systems for $4.9 Billion, Bolstering AI Infrastructure Capabilities By Chris McKay • Aug 19, 2024 The acquisition marks a significant step in AMD’s efforts to expand its presence in the AI ecosystem, aiming to strengthen its AI data center capabilities and challenge the dominance of market leader Nvidia.
South Korea Chips Startups South Korean AI Chip Makers Rebellions and Sapeon Finalize Merger By Chris McKay • Aug 19, 2024 The merger will create a company valued at approximately 1.4 trillion won ($1 billion), potentially becoming South Korea's first AI sector "unicorn."
OpenAI AI Ethics AI Safety OpenAI Disrupts Iranian Influence Operation That Used ChatGPT By Chris McKay • Aug 16, 2024
Microsoft Microsoft to Use Consumer Data to Train AI, But You Can Opt-Out By Chris McKay • Aug 16, 2024
Venture Capital AI Venture Firm Radical Ventures Raises $800 Million for Late-Stage Investments By Chris McKay • Aug 16, 2024
Midjourney Midjourney Launches New Web Editor, Improving Workflow for Creators By Chris McKay • Aug 16, 2024
Venture Capital Startups CodeRabbit Secures $16M in Series A Funding, Expands AI-Powered Code Review Capabilities By Chris McKay • Aug 15, 2024
AI Ethics San Francisco Sues 16 Websites Over AI-Generated Nonconsensual Nudes By Chris McKay • Aug 15, 2024
AI Policy California’s AI Regulation Bill Heads to Assembly Vote After Major Amendments By Chris McKay • Aug 15, 2024
Google Google Expands AI Overviews to Six New Countries, Adds New Features By Chris McKay • Aug 15, 2024
Geekbench Launches New Benchmark Tool for Cross-Platform AI Performance By Chris McKay • Aug 15, 2024
Anthropic Anthropic's New Prompt Caching Feature Can Cut Costs Up To 90% By Chris McKay • Aug 14, 2024
India Sarvam AI Sarvam AI Launches Open-Weights Sarvam-2B Model and Suite of AI Products for Indian Languages By Chris McKay • Aug 13, 2024
Startups Venture Capital Cosine Unveils "World's Best AI Software Engineer," Secures $2.5M Funding By Chris McKay • Aug 12, 2024
Open Source TII Unveils Falcon Mamba 7B, A New Open-Source State Space Language Model By Chris McKay • Aug 12, 2024
Anthropic AI Safety Anthropic will Pay You Up To $15,000 to Jailbreak its Next-Gen AI Safety System By Chris McKay • Aug 9, 2024
OpenAI AI Safety OpenAI Publishes GPT-4o Model Card Detailing Extensive Safety and Risk Mitigation Measures By Chris McKay • Aug 9, 2024
Palantir Microsoft Military & Defense Microsoft and Palantir Team Up to Bring AI to Classified U.S. Defense Networks By Chris McKay • Aug 8, 2024
