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For those unfamiliar, GitHub is a super popular, web-based platform (owned by Microsoft) that allows developers to store, share, and collaborate on code. Their AI Copilot (powered by OpenAI) has been around for months. Now, GitHub’s Copilot is officially multi-model, supporting Anthropic’s Claude, Google’s Gemini, and OpenAI’s GPT-4 variants. Continue Reading →

Last week, NVIDIA quietly unveiled a variation of Meta's Llama 3.1 model called "Llama-3.1-Nemotron-70B-Instruct." I didn’t expect the shockwaves it sent through the AI industry, thanks to its superior performance compared to established models like OpenAI’s GPT-4o and Anthropic’s Claude 3.5 Sonnet. Continue Reading →

For those of you not of a certain age, at the climax of the original Ghostbusters movie, Gozer the Gozerian (an ancient Sumerian demigod, aka Google) offers the Ghostbusters a choice (albeit, not a great one): they get to choose the form of the monster that will annihilate humanity. As Hollywood movies often do, this worked out okay; evil marshmallow monsters can end up toasted. Even though Google isn't a giant Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man, the choice it's offering publishers is absolutely existential. Continue Reading →

X announced the latest iterations of its Grok AI models, Grok-2 and Grok-2 mini. The company says these models bring enhanced reasoning capabilities and new functionalities to the platform, including the ability to generate images directly on X. Access to Grok-2 is currently restricted to Premium and Premium+ users. Continue Reading →

A federal judge has ruled that Google illegally abused its monopoly in the search industry, violating antitrust laws. The ruling stems from a 2020 lawsuit filed by the Department of Justice and several states. Judge Amit Mehta found that Google maintained its dominance by paying billions to companies like Apple and Samsung to be the default search engine on their devices, controlling nearly 90% of web searches. Google plans to appeal the decision. Continue Reading →

Join Shelly Palmer, Professor of Advanced Media in Residence at the Newhouse School of Public Communications, as he breaks down the pros and cons of Amazon's latest tech innovation, Rufus. Continue Reading →

Operators of Instagram accounts for AI-generated influencers are deepfaking AI model faces onto videos of real models and adult entertainers in order to promote paid subscriptions on fan sites. Continue Reading →

Elon Musk's xAI has officially open-sourced its AI chatbot Grok, which is now available on GitHub. The release includes the base model weights and network architecture of Grok-1. Continue Reading →

CNBC is reporting that OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is seeking a massive investment – potentially up to $7 trillion – to fund a new project aimed at expanding the global semiconductor industry's capacity to produce AI chips. Continue Reading →

Apple’s September events have always been a spectacle, and this year was no exception. The tech giant unveiled a slew of products, with the iPhone 15 series and the new Apple Watches taking center stage. Let’s dive into the details. Continue Reading →