Inference startup Inferact lands $150M to commercialize vLLM
The creators of the open source project vLLM have announced that they transitioned the popular tool into a VC-backed startup, Inferact, raising $150 million in…
Are AI agents ready for the workplace? A new benchmark raises doubts.
It’s been nearly two years since Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella predicted AI would replace knowledge work — the white-collar jobs held by lawyers, investment bankers,…
Zipline raises over $600M in funding, surpasses 2M commercial drone deliveries
Zipline said it beat its Q3 daily delivery volume target by about 30% and hit its Q4 target six weeks early. | Source: Zipline Zipline…
LivsMed completes Korean IPO to accelerate remote robotic surgery
LivsMed has partnered with Sovato on telesurgery. Source: LivsMed LivsMed LLC last week said it has completed an initial public offering, or IPO, on Korea’s…
Google DeepMind CEO is ‘surprised’ OpenAI is rushing forward with ads in ChatGPT
Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis said he’s “surprised” that OpenAI has already moved to introduce ads within its AI chatbot. In an interview with Axios…
Humans& thinks coordination is the next frontier for AI, and they’re building a model to prove it
AI chatbots are getting better at answering questions, summarizing documents, and solving mathematical equations, but they still largely behave like helpful assistants for one user…
Google now offers free SAT practice exams, powered by Gemini
Prepping for the SAT is nobody’s idea of fun, but Google aims to make it less stressful with AI. The company announced that it’s now…
Google’s AI Mode can now tap into your Gmail and Photos to provide tailored responses
AI Mode, Google’s conversational Search feature for complex questions, is getting more personalized. The tech giant announced on Thursday that it’s bringing “Personal Intelligence” to…
Google reportedly snags up team behind AI voice startup Hume AI
The top talent behind yet another promising AI startup has been gobbled up by an incumbent. As part of a new licensing agreement, Google DeepMind…
From invisibility cloaks to AI chips: Neurophos raises $110M to build tiny optical processors for inferencing
Twenty years ago, a Duke University professor, David R. Smith, used artificial composite materials called “metamaterials” to make a real-life invisibility cloak. While this cloak…