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Microsoft Startups AI Policy

Microsoft and a16z Propose Joint Public Policy Ideas for AI Startups

By Chris McKay • Nov 2, 2024

The challenge lies in implementation. The choice isn't between regulation and no regulation – it's between smart, innovation-enabling oversight and bureaucratic obstacles that could cede America's technological leadership to competitors.

Media & Entertainment

Disney Forms New Unit to Focus on AI and Mixed Reality Strategy

By Chris McKay • Nov 1, 2024

While some view AI as a potential disruptor to jobs, others—including Disney—are exploring its role in transforming post-production, visual effects, and even theme park experiences.

Runway Video AI Media & Entertainment

Runway Adds Precise Camera Controls to Gen-3 Alpha Turbo

By Chris McKay • Nov 1, 2024

You can now direct the camera in six different ways - moving horizontally or vertically, panning, tilting, zooming, or rolling.

Google Education

Google Launches Learn About, An Interactive AI-Powered Learning Experience

By Chris McKay • Nov 1, 2024

In some ways, it functions much like a personal tutor. You can ask questions, upload your own materials, or explore curated topics that range from everyday curiosities to deep-dive academic subjects.

Robotics

Physical Intelligence Unveils π₀, A Foundation Model for General Robot Control

By Chris McKay • Oct 31, 2024

π₀ builds on Google's PaliGemma, a 3-billion-parameter vision-language model (VLM), which provides the foundation for understanding visual and language inputs.

Physical Intelligence Unveils π₀, A Foundation Model for General Robot Control

By Chris McKay • Oct 31, 2024

Venture Capital Startups Media & Entertainment

Decart Unveils Real-Time AI Game Engine, Raises $21M to Make AI-Generated Worlds More Affordable

By Chris McKay • Oct 31, 2024

OpenAI

OpenAI Launches ChatGPT Search

By Chris McKay • Oct 31, 2024

Google Gemini Enterprise AI

Google AI Studio and Gemini API Get Major Upgrade with Google Search Grounding

By Chris McKay • Oct 31, 2024

Meta Robotics

Meta is Developing a Robot Hand That Can Touch and Feel

By Chris McKay • Oct 31, 2024

Anthropic Claude

Claude Desktop App Now Available for Mac and Windows

By Chris McKay • Oct 31, 2024

Boston Dynamics Robotics

Boston Dynamics Shows off Atlas Robot Doing Real-World Tasks Autonomously

By Chris McKay • Oct 30, 2024

AI Infrastructure

Antares Raises $30M Series A to Build Small Nuclear Microreactors

By Chris McKay • Oct 30, 2024

Media & Entertainment

Wonder Dynamics, Now Part of Autodesk, Launches Wonder Animation: A New AI Tool to Create Animated Films

By Chris McKay • Oct 30, 2024

GitHub

GitHub Spark Uses AI to Let Anyone Create Apps Using Natural Language

By Chris McKay • Oct 29, 2024

GitHub Anthropic OpenAI Google

GitHub Brings Multi-Model Choice to Copilot, Adding Claude and Gemini AI Options

By Chris McKay • Oct 29, 2024

LinkedIn Launches Hiring Assistant, an AI Recruiting Agent

By Chris McKay • Oct 29, 2024

Google Gemini

Google Expands AI Email Writing Tools to Gmail on Web, Streamlines Mobile Experience

By Chris McKay • Oct 29, 2024

xAI AI Infrastructure

Inside Elon Musk's Colossus: xAI's World-Leading AI Supercomputer

By Chris McKay • Oct 29, 2024

Media & Entertainment

Universal Music Partners with AI Startup to Build "Ethical" Music Generation Tools

By Chris McKay • Oct 28, 2024

Venture Capital Startups

Sierra Lands $175M as Enterprise AI Race Heats Up, Hits $4.5B Valuation

By Chris McKay • Oct 28, 2024

Google

Read AI Raises $50 Million and Launches Gmail Extension

By Chris McKay • Oct 28, 2024

Enterprise AI

Inflection AI Expands Agentic Capabilities with Boundaryless Acquisition

By Chris McKay • Oct 25, 2024

Chips TSMC

TSMC's Arizona Plant Achieves Higher Chip Yields Than Taiwan Facilities

By Chris McKay • Oct 25, 2024

Meta Media & Entertainment

Meta Partners with Reuters to Bring Real-Time News to Its AI Chatbot

By Chris McKay • Oct 25, 2024

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Leading in the Intelligence Age

Microsoft and a16z Propose Joint Public Policy Ideas for AI Startups

Disney Forms New Unit to Focus on AI and Mixed Reality Strategy

Runway Adds Precise Camera Controls to Gen-3 Alpha Turbo

Google Launches Learn About, An Interactive AI-Powered Learning Experience

Physical Intelligence Unveils π₀, A Foundation Model for General Robot Control

Physical Intelligence Unveils π₀, A Foundation Model for General Robot Control

Decart Unveils Real-Time AI Game Engine, Raises $21M to Make AI-Generated Worlds More Affordable

OpenAI Launches ChatGPT Search

Google AI Studio and Gemini API Get Major Upgrade with Google Search Grounding

Meta is Developing a Robot Hand That Can Touch and Feel

Claude Desktop App Now Available for Mac and Windows

Boston Dynamics Shows off Atlas Robot Doing Real-World Tasks Autonomously

Antares Raises $30M Series A to Build Small Nuclear Microreactors

Wonder Dynamics, Now Part of Autodesk, Launches Wonder Animation: A New AI Tool to Create Animated Films

GitHub Spark Uses AI to Let Anyone Create Apps Using Natural Language

GitHub Brings Multi-Model Choice to Copilot, Adding Claude and Gemini AI Options

LinkedIn Launches Hiring Assistant, an AI Recruiting Agent

Google Expands AI Email Writing Tools to Gmail on Web, Streamlines Mobile Experience

Inside Elon Musk's Colossus: xAI's World-Leading AI Supercomputer

Universal Music Partners with AI Startup to Build "Ethical" Music Generation Tools

Sierra Lands $175M as Enterprise AI Race Heats Up, Hits $4.5B Valuation

Read AI Raises $50 Million and Launches Gmail Extension

Inflection AI Expands Agentic Capabilities with Boundaryless Acquisition

TSMC's Arizona Plant Achieves Higher Chip Yields Than Taiwan Facilities

Meta Partners with Reuters to Bring Real-Time News to Its AI Chatbot