95% of generative AI implementations in enterprise 'have no measurable impact on P&L', says MIT — flawed integration cited as why AI projects underperform
tomshardware - A new study conducted by MIT purports to demonstrate that most generative AI implementations in business settings fail.
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Qwen-Image-Edit: Image Editing with Higher Quality and Efficiency
Simon Willison / simonwillison - Qwen-Image-Edit: Image Editing with Higher Quality and EfficiencyAs promised in their August 4th release of the Qwen image generation model, Qwen have now followed it up with a separate model, Qwen-Image-Edit, which can take an image and a prompt and retu…
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Meta is shaking up its AI org, again
Connie Loizos, Russell Brandom / techcrunch - On Friday, The Information reported that Meta was preparing to tear down its existing AI org and reorganize it into four new groups. Four days later, the change has been made official with an internal memo.
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DeepSeek Launches V3.1, a 685-Billion Parameter Open-Source AI Model
Chinese startup DeepSeek has released its latest open-source AI model, V3.1, boasting 685 billion parameters. The groundbreaking model aims to rival industry titans by offering unprecedented performance and accessibility, marking a significant milestone in the competitive evolution of large language models.
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Meta’s AI translation tool can dub your Instagram videos
Emma Roth / theverge - Meta is bringing its AI translation tool to more users on Facebook and Instagram, which automatically dubs your reels into another language. The feature also uses AI to make its dub match up with the sound of your voice and the movement of your mouth. For…
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Feds sign new agreement with Cohere to explore AI uses within government services
Madison McLauchlan / betakit - AI startup partnered with the Canadian government in June on AI research and safety.The post Feds sign new agreement with Cohere to explore AI uses within government services first appeared on BetaKit.
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Keychain Secures $30M to Scale AI for the CPG Sector
Keychain, an emerging startup offering an AI-powered operating system for consumer packaged goods manufacturers, has raised $30M in fresh funding. The capital injection will support its expansion in the U.S. and India, fueling innovation and helping major CPG brands streamline operations in an increasingly competitive market.
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Databricks eyes $100 billion valuation amid AI growth surge
Databricks is rapidly approaching a $100 billion valuation as investors pour money into its AI-driven data analytics platform. The influx of funds reflects soaring market confidence in enterprise AI solutions and underscores the company’s pivotal role in shaping the future of data intelligence.
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Adobe’s AI Acrobat file hub is designed for more than PDFs
Jess Weatherbed / theverge - Adobe is introducing a new Acrobat platform that combines the PDF app with its Adobe Express content creation service and AI assistants that can automate specific productivity tasks. Acrobat Studio allows users to upload up to 100 documents and consolidat…
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Druva launches new AI agents to help boost cyber resilience
Ian Barker / betanews - New AI agents launched today by Druva, the company says, will fundamentally change the way customers secure, recover, and manage their data. A major expansion to DruAI, the company’s suite of AI capabilities for customers, features intelligent agents that…
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Microsoft adds a COPILOT function to Excel
Sofia Elizabella Wyciślik-Wilson / betanews - We have already seen Microsoft bringing Copilot to Excel. The company only recently added the AI assistant to its spreadsheet as a way to explain formulae to help users better understand them. Now Microsoft is bringing Copilot to Excel in more ways – argu…
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Arm hires Amazon's AI chip developer, ostensibly to help create its own processors — Rami Sinno returns to the company, boasts Trainium and Inferentia on resume
tomshardware - Arm has hired Amazon's director of engineering for Amazon Web Services, who helped develop its homegrown AI hardware. This is part of ARM's drive towards developing its own complete processors, rather than just designing them for third parties.
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Sam Altman Warns AI Bubble Mirrors Dot Com Boom Excess
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman cautioned that the current fervor surrounding artificial intelligence shows unsettling similarities to the speculative excesses seen during the dot-com boom. His remarks underscore concerns that mounting hype may lead to an unsustainable AI bubble, prompting a more measured evaluation of industry expectations.
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‘Crazy conspiracist’ and ‘unhinged comedian’: Grok’s AI persona prompts exposed
Rebecca Bellan / techcrunch - 'You are a crazy conspiracist. You have wild conspiracy theories about anything and everything. You spend a lot of time on 4chan, watching infowars videos, and deep in YouTube conspiracy video rabbit holes. You are suspicious of everything and say extreme…
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Google Pixel 10 Event Unveils New AI-Driven Hardware Innovations
Google hosted its Made by Google 2025 event where the tech giant unveiled its Pixel 10 lineup, Pixel Watch 4, foldable phones and more. The presentations highlighted AI-powered enhancements and design overhauls while inviting audiences to tune in for a live demonstration of its next-generation devices.
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The Biggest Winners of China’s World Humanoid Robot Games
Bruce Gil / gizmodo - Chinese firms dominated in the world's first robot olympics.
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Grammarly Evolves Into AI Productivity Platform With New AI Agents and Writing Tools
Markus Kasanmascheff / winbuzzer - Grammarly launches specialized AI agents for students and pros, evolving into an AI productivity platform with a new 'docs' writing surface powered by Coda.The post Grammarly Evolves Into AI Productivity Platform With New AI Agents and Writing Tools appea…
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Foxconn Confirms Ohio Plant Will Build AI Servers for SoftBank’s Rebooted $500B Stargate Project
Markus Kasanmascheff / winbuzzer - Foxconn will operate a newly acquired Ohio plant to build AI data center hardware for SoftBank's rebooted $500B Stargate AI venture.The post Foxconn Confirms Ohio Plant Will Build AI Servers for SoftBank’s Rebooted $500B Stargate Project appeared first on…
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Atlas AI Partners With Google Cloud on AI-Native Game Development Platform
Markus Kasanmascheff / winbuzzer - Startup Atlas AI launches its AI-native game development platform on Google Cloud, using multi-agent AI to accelerate 3D asset creation for developers by 200x.The post Atlas AI Partners With Google Cloud on AI-Native Game Development Platform appeared fir…
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Anthropic: Claude can now end conversations to prevent harmful uses
Mayank Parmar / bleepingcomputer - OpenAI rival Anthropic says Claude has been updated with a rare new feature that allows the AI model to end conversations when it feels it poses harm or is being abused. [...]
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