Pinned: TranslateGemma is our new collection of open translation models for edge devices built on our amazing Gemma 3 open model. They outperform models twice their size at translation tasks across 55 languages. Excited to see what people build with it!

@demishassabis / x - TranslateGemma is our new collection of open translation models for edge devices built on our amazing Gemma 3 open model. They outperform models twice their size at translation tasks across 55 languages. Excited to see what people build with it!Google Dee…

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Some of the largest AI players are now paying Wikipedia for the data they already use

Matthias Bastian / the-decoder - Wikipedia has signed Amazon, Meta, Microsoft, Mistral AI, and Perplexity as paying partners for its Enterprise API, but not every website can offset the traffic losses caused by AI systems.The article Some of the largest AI players are now paying Wikipedi…

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Raspberry Pi's New Add-on Board Has 8GB of RAM For Running Gen AI Models

msmash / slashdot - An anonymous reader shares a report: Raspberry Pi is launching a new add-on board capable of running generative AI models locally on the Raspberry Pi 5. Announced on Thursday, the $130 AI HAT+ 2 is an upgraded -- and more expensive -- version of the modul…

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OpenAI launches standalone ChatGPT Translate

Kerem Gülen / dataconomy - OpenAI has released ChatGPT Translate as a standalone translation page, providing support for over 50 languages with automatic language detection. The tool offers one-tap prompt options to rewrite translated text for different tones and audiences. The int…

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Thinking Machines Ousts CTO Barret Zoph. Hours Later, OpenAI Welcomed Him Home.

Marcus Schuler / implicator - Mira Murati ousted CTO Barret Zoph for "unethical conduct." Hours later, OpenAI welcomed him back along with two other researchers. The competing narratives can't both be true.

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depthfirst raises $40m To Advance AI-Native Software Security

Clinton / ventureburn - depthfirst Expands Its AI Security Platform With New Capital depthfirst has secured $40 million in a Series A round. The raise was led by Accel. Other investors include Alt Capital,The post depthfirst raises $40m To Advance AI-Native Software Security app…

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NVIDIA DLSS 4.5 Support Rolls Out To All NVIDIA App Users, New Features Also Added

Hassan Mujtaba / wccftech - NVIDIA's DLSS 4.5 Super Resolution technology is now available to all NVIDIA App users alongwith a new list of features. NVIDIA App Officially Adds DLSS 4.5 Super Resolution Support, Increasing Image Fidelity Greatly With The Newest RTX Super Resolution M…

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China’s Zhipu Unveils New AI Model Trained on Huawei’s Chips

Luz Ding / bloomberg - Chinese AI startup Knowledge Atlas Technology JSC Ltd. released a new multimodal model that it says is the country’s first to be fully trained using domestic chips, in a sign of progress toward meeting Beijing’s goal of reducing reliance on American techn…

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Real-time voice AI unicorn Deepgram raises $130M to streamline human-to-machine interactions

Mike Wheatley / siliconangle - Real-time voice artificial intelligence startup Deepgram Inc. has reasons to think the new year could be a good one after raising $130 million in funding at a $1.3 billion valuation. It also unveiled its latest acquisition, buying an AI-native voice start…

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Ex-Google execs’ Ahead Health raises $6M to catch cancer, heart disease years early with AI

Vignesh R / techfundingnews - Diseases are often caught late, data is scattered across systems, and advanced diagnostics remain expensive and hard to…

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Jensen Huang claims that 'god AI' is a myth — Nvidia chief says 'doomer narrative' is 'extremely hurtful'

tomshardware - Nvidia's Jensen Huang says negative narratives around AI are "extremely hurtful," and that science fiction speculation isn't connected to reality.

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Meta Platforms creates new organization to lead its AI infrastructure buildout

Mike Wheatley / siliconangle - Meta Platforms Inc. is launching a new infrastructure division called Meta Compute that will be tasked with overseeing its aggressive data center buildout for artificial intelligence. Reuters reported that Meta plans to deploy new infrastructure that will…

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Nvidia to Invest $1 Billion in AI Drug Laboratory With Eli Lilly

Ian KingMadison Muller / bloomberg - Nvidia Corp. plans to invest $1 billion over five years in a new laboratory with Eli Lilly & Co., aiming to speed up the use of artificial intelligence in the pharmaceutical industry.

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AI insiders seek to poison the data that feeds them

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China's Open-Source AI Models Might Be Outpacing American Companies In Cost

slashgear - While companies like Google and OpenAI grab all the headlines, open-source Chinese AI models are getting faster, cheaper, and just as effective.

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DeepSeek to Unfurl AI Model with Enhanced Coding Capabilities in February: Report

Jon Swartz / techstrong - DeepSeek is preparing to launch its next-generation artificial intelligence (AI) model, V4, in mid-February, according to a report in The Information, citing two people with direct knowledge of the company's plans. The upcoming release marks the Chinese s…

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Snowflake to acquire Observe observability platform

Aytun Çelebi / dataconomy - Snowflake signed a definitive agreement on January 8, 2024, to acquire Observe, an observability platform built on Snowflake databases since inception, pending regulatory approval. The deal aims to integrate Observe’s product for unified collection and st…

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Protege Raises $30M in Series A Funding

FinSMEs / finsmes - Protege, a NYC-based AI data platform generating access to real-world data, raised $30M in Series a funding. Backers includes Footwork, CRV, Bloomberg Beta, Flex Capital, Shaper Capital, and more. The financing expanded the $25M Series A from August 2025 …

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Gmail Users Just Got a Surprise Free AI Upgrade: What’s New

Austin Blake / iphoneincanada - Google is expanding its use of Gemini inside Gmail, with several AI-powered features now available to users at no cost. According to Blake Barnes, Google’s vice-president of product for Gmail, Gemini tools that previously required a paid subscription are …

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