Call of Duty has long had problems with toxic chat on its voice channels, and Activision announced it is doing something about in a collaboration with Modulate.
Activision said it considered this to be a significant step forward in its ongoing battle against toxic and disruptive behavior within its voice chat feature. Activision said the AI-based Modulate’s ToxMod voice chat moderation system…
Sprig, a five-year-old startup focused on creating smart, contextually aware in-app surveys for enterprises, earned a big vote of confidence last year, securing $30 million in funding from prominent venture capital firms including a16z and Accel.
Today, the company is…
OpenAI seeks to dismiss majority of Sarah Silverman’s and authors’ claims in ChatGPT lawsuits
August 30, 2023
OpenAI, the organization behind ChatGPT and its underlying large language models (LLMs) GPT-3.5 and GPT-4, has filed motions to dismiss in two copyright lawsuits levied against the company for using copyrighted materials in AI model training data. The plaintiffs include a…
UserTesting is kicking off its Human Insights Summit today with the launch of a new set of generative AI powered capabilities for its platform.
The new features that the company is simply calling UserTesting AI are intended to help customers scale up experience research efforts using AI. The initial set of tools benefit from an integration with OpenAI to help users more easily generate summaries…
At the Google Cloud Next conference today, Google will announce a series of AI-powered updates across its portfolio, including its database platforms.
Among the AI focused database announcements is the introduction of AlloyDB AI, which brings vector embeddings to the…
Database vendor Rockset is raising $44 million in new funding, as demand for its real-time indexing capabilities grows in the modern generative AI era.
The new fundraise follows the company’s series B round and brings total funding to date for the San Mateo…
AI to star in the launch of Webflow’s built-in app ecosystem
August 30, 2023
Webflow, the low-code web development platform, has fully opened up its new app ecosystem, establishing a platform where third-party developers can integrate their applications directly into the Webflow designer.
Webflow CTO Allan Leinwand shared insights about the vision for this ecosystem in an exclusive interview with VentureBeat, explaining that new APIs will allow apps to have a visible…
AI is a core focus for Google, and at its Google Next event today, the company announced a series of updates across its portfolio that benefit from the power of generative AI.
Front and center are enhancements and new capabilities across Google’s Vertex AI platform…
iRobot's Roomba 694 robot vacuum drops back to $179
August 30, 2023
iRobot is running another sale on Roomba robot vacuums and Braava robot mops, which includes the Roomba 694 back down to $179. We’ve seen this deal pop up periodically over the past several months, but it’s still $71 below the vacuum’s typical street price.
This week in data: The real cost of generative AI
August 29, 2023
How much will your generative AI use case actually cost your business, and how can you make that investment meaningful in the long term? Watch the video below to explore research from McKinsey & Company and discover three archetypes and a framework you can apply for both one time and recurring costs. This week’s video also examines how enterprises can unlock the power of generative AI and…
