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Source: The Verge A plan to build a system of data centers for artificial intelligence has been revealed in a White House press conference, with Masayoshi Son, Sam Altman, and Larry Ellison joining Donald Trump to announce The Stargate Project. Their companies, Softbank, OpenAI, and Oracle (respectively), along with MGX are listed as “initial equity…
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Source: The Verge Search in Premiere Pro has been updated with AI-powered visual recognition, allowing users to find videos by describing the contents of the footage. It’s just one of several quality-of-life features Adobe is adding to Premiere Pro, After Effects, and Frame.io that aim to save video editors time on their projects. Users can…
Source: Venture Beat Berkeley SkyDeck, the global hub for entrepreneurship and accelerator, along with UC Berkeley College of Computing, Data Science, and Society (CDSS), announced a partnership with Mayfield. The aims is to support AI-focused, student entrepreneurs with unparalleled access to venture capital and world-class mentorship. Part of the Mayfield AI Garage i… Read Full Article
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Source: The Verge Lights that turn on when you walk into a room and turn off when you leave are one of the most desirable smart home features. But you need to buy additional hardware like motion sensors to make this “magic” happen. A new ambient sensing technology called Sensify could make this easier by…
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Source: The Verge Google is announcing a variety of classroom and accessibility-focused ChromeOS features today, and one of the standouts is being able to control your computer with your head and facial expressions. The feature — aimed at those with motor impairments — was first announced in early December, but it’s now rolling out to…
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Source: The Verge On Tuesday night, President Donald Trump issued a pardon to Ross Ulbricht, who ran the dark web marketplace Silk Road under the pseudonym “Dread Pirate Roberts.” Ulbricht has been serving a life sentence without parole since 2015, when he was convicted of multiple charges, including the distribution of narcotics. The Silk Road…
/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25464247/p1p_load.jpg?w=600&resize=600,400&ssl=1 "Here’s what Bambu will — and won’t — promise after its controversial 3D printer update")
Source: The Verge Bambu Lab, the company behind my favorite 3D printers, has given itself one hell of a week. Now, I’ve got answers to some of my burning questions, answers which you might also hopefully appreciate. But first, some backstory. Since last Thursday, some creators have pledged not to buy Bambu printers anymore, even…
Source: Venture Beat Perplexity’s Sonar is a real-time AI search API challenging Google and OpenAI with disruptive pricing and superior performance. Read Full Article
Source: Venture Beat Konvoy’s latest report shows that funding for gaming-related startups was curiously low in Q4 2024, as were VC deals. Read Full Article
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Source: The Verge President Donald Trump says he’d be open to his buddies Elon Musk or Larry Ellison buying TikTok. “Larry, let’s negotiate in front of the media,” Trump said at a press conference with the Oracle co-founder, SoftBank CEO Masa Son, and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman to announce a $500 billion artificial intelligence infrastructure…
