Inception emerges from stealth with a new type of AI model

Posted on February 26, 2025 by Techme101

Inception, a new Palo Alto-based company started by Stanford computer science professor Stefano Ermon, claims to have developed a novel AI model based on “diffusion” technology. Inception calls it a diffusion-based large language model, or a “DLM” for short. The generative AI models receiving the most attention now can be broadly divided into two types: […]
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Boston Dynamics Led a Robot Revolution. Now Its Machines Are Teaching Themselves New Tricks

Posted on February 26, 2025 by Techme101

Boston Dynamics founder Marc Raibert says reinforcement learning is helping his creations gain more independence.

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Hacked crypto exchange Bybit offers $140 million bounty to trace stolen funds

Posted on February 26, 2025 by Techme101

Bybit has already paid more than $4 million to bounty hunters who helped trace and freeze some of the stolen funds.
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ElevenLabs is launching its own speech-to-text model

Posted on February 26, 2025 by Techme101

ElevenLabs, an AI startup that just raised a $180 million mega funding round, has been primarily known for its audio generation prowess. The company took a step in another technological direction by launching its first standalone speech-to-text model called Scribe. The startup, valued at $3.3 billion, has aided many other companies in providing speech-to-text services […]
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Nvidia reports fourth-quarter earnings after the bell

Posted on February 26, 2025 by Techme101

Nvidia’s earnings report on Wednesday will put the finishing touches on one of the most remarkable years from a large company ever.

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Amazon Unveils Alexa+, Powered by Generative A.I.

Posted on February 26, 2025 by Techme101

Amazon is aiming to catch up in generative artificial intelligence and to reboot its virtual assistant, which has been leapfrogged by powerful chatbots.

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Tesla Stock Falls 8% as Concerns About Elon Musk’s Political Role Grow

Posted on February 26, 2025 by Techme101

The electric-car maker’s stock has had a bumpy ride since the victory of President Trump, who has given Tesla’s chief, Elon Musk, a role in Washington.

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iPhone Dictation Feature Transcribes the Word ‘Racist’ as ‘Trump’

Posted on February 26, 2025 by Techme101

The company said it was working to fix the problem after iPhone users began reporting the issue.

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Pixel Watch 3 is getting ‘Loss of Pulse Detection’ in the US in March

Posted on February 26, 2025 by Techme101

Google announced on Wednesday that it has received FDA clearance for the Pixel Watch 3’s “Loss of Pulse Detection” feature and will be launching it in the U.S. at the end of March. The feature can detect when a user’s heart stops beating due to an event like primary cardiac arrest, respiratory or circulatory failure, […]
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Hinge launches a new feature for daters to privately share details with matches

Posted on February 26, 2025 by Techme101

Dating app Hinge launched a new feature called “Match Note” on Wednesday, allowing users to privately share information with matches that they haven’t shared publicly on their profile.  Users can add a Match Note by going to their profile, similar to how they can add a text prompt. The note is always visible to new […]
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