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Source: Venture Beat Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More Canadian AI image startup Ideogram, founded last year by former AI researchers from Google Brain, has made a new for itself among AI creators with its text-to-image models that produce a wide range…
Source: Venture Beat CONTRIBUTOR CONTENT: Could your profile picture use an update? Not everyone has the time or money to hire a professional whenever they need a headshot, and a smartphone picture doesn’t usually make a good impression. Designed to automatically give your photos a professional look, an AI headshot generator might be the perfect…
Source: Venture Beat Netflix has closed Team Blue, the LA-based internal studio, before it could release its alleged triple-A game. Read Full Article
/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25693421/NYC_Joby_5.jpg?w=600&resize=600,400&ssl=1 "Air taxis and other electric-powered aircraft cleared for takeoff with final FAA rules")
Source: The Verge The Federal Aviation Administration published highly anticipated final regulations for electric vertical takeoff and landing vehicles that it says will chart the path for the “air travel of the future.” The FAA says these “powered lift” vehicles will be the first completely new category of aircraft since helicopters were introduced in 1940….
/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25693470/ecobee_x_Yale_x_August___1.jpg?w=600&resize=600,400&ssl=1 "Ecobee’s doorbell and security system integrates Yale and August smart locks")
Source: The Verge If you have an Ecobee Smart Doorbell Camera, you should now be able to let someone in more easily by tapping “unlock” right from the live view in the Ecobee app rather than jumping into your smart lock app. If you use Ecobee’s Smart Security system, you can also have the door lock…
/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25469782/STK269_ANTHROPIC_D.jpg?w=600&resize=600,400&ssl=1 "Anthopic’s latest AI update can use a computer on its own")
Source: The Verge Anthropic’s latest Claude 3.5 Sonnet AI model has a new feature in public beta that can control a computer by looking at a screen, moving a cursor, clicking buttons, and typing text. The new feature, called “computer use,” is available today on the API, allowing developers to direct Claude to work on…
/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/24062761/STK110_whats_app_Kradtke_02.jpg?w=600&resize=600,400&ssl=1 "WhatsApp is making a massive change to the way it saves your contacts")
Source: The Verge WhatsApp typically relies on the smartphone address book it runs on to hold and manage contacts. But that can be a problem for users who lose their device and fail to back up their phone’s contacts, people who share phones, or those who manage multiple accounts with separate contacts on one device….
/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25462005/STK155_OPEN_AI_CVirginia_B.jpg?w=600&resize=600,400&ssl=1 "Microsoft and OpenAI are giving news outlets million to use AI tools")
Source: The Verge Microsoft and OpenAI announced they’re offering a select group of media outlets up to $10 million ($2.5 million in cash plus $2.5 million worth of “software and enterprise credits” from each) to try out AI tools in the newsroom. The first round of funding will go to Newsday, The Minnesota Star Tribune,…
Source: Venture Beat Stability AI is looking to retake the lead in text to image generative AI with Stable Diffusion 3.5. Read Full Article
/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/24533944/STK437_Electric_Vehicle_charge_EV.jpg?w=600&resize=600,400&ssl=1 "Arkansas has enough lithium for the world’s EVs — but getting to it is the problem")
Source: The Verge Arkansas is sitting atop lithium reserves that could be vast enough to satisfy the entire world’s demand for EV batteries, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS). It estimates that there could be 5 to 19 million tons of lithium under southwestern Arkansas. That would be enough to supply nine times the…
