Bloomberg: Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian unveils AI updates: corporate Gemini users can “ground” responses in reliable sources, Search as a Gemini answer source, and more — The company unveiled updates to its AI offerings at its annual cloud conference — Google unveiled a host … Lees verder op Tech Meme
Naoki Watanabe / Nikkei Asia: Microsoft plans to invest $2.9B in data centers in Japan by 2025, its biggest investment in the country, and will add advanced AI chips at two existing sites — Move comes in response to push for ‘data sovereignty’ among governments — PALO ALTO, Calif. — Microsoft will invest $2.9 billion … Lees verder op Tech Meme
David Pierce / The Verge: Google announces Vids, an app to help companies and consumers make collaborative, shareable video, powered by Gemini, launching in public beta in summer 2024 — For decades, work has revolved around documents, spreadsheets, and slide decks. Word, Excel, PowerPoint; Pages, Numbers, Keynote; Docs, Sheets, Slides. Lees verder op Tech Meme
Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: Google releases Gemini 1.5 Pro in public preview on Vertex AI, with support for up to 1M tokens, and says the model will power new features in Code Assist — Gemini 1.5 Pro, Google’s most capable generative AI model, is now available in public preview on Vertex AI, Google’s enterprise-focused AI development platform. Lees verder op Tech Meme
Abner Li / 9to5Google: Google details Workspace updates: Gmail “Help me write” voice input and “instant polish”, Docs tabs, Sheets tables, Gemini in Chat, Meet translation, and more — Besides Vids, Google Workspace is getting a slew of new features and Gemini capabilities at Cloud Next 2024. Lees verder op Tech Meme
Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: Google makes its Imagen 2 image generator generally available in Vertex AI, and adds inpainting and outpainting to remove or add elements and expand borders — Google doesn’t have the best track record when it comes to image-generating AI. — In February, the image generator built into Gemini … Lees verder op Tech Meme
Leo Schwartz / Fortune: Monad Labs, which is building a Layer 1 blockchain to rival Ethereum and Solana, raised $225M led by Paradigm and plans to launch its mainnet by the end of 2024 — With crypto markets roaring back, different blockchains are jockeying to become the solution that hoovers up demand in the next wave … Lees verder op Tech Meme
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