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Unreal Editor for Fortnite’s AI character creation tool has ambitions beyond Darth Vader

June 12, 2025
Epic Games took a big step with conversational AI when it added a new version of Darth Vader in Fortnite that could speak with players. But later this year, any creator using Unreal Editor for Fortnite (UEFN) will be able to make their own AI-powered characters with the same underlying technology behind Vader. During the 2025 State of Unreal keynote, Epic revealed that a new tool in UEFN called…
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Securing AI at scale: Databricks and Noma close the inference vulnerability gap

June 6, 2025
CISOs know precisely where their AI nightmare unfolds fastest. It’s inference, the vulnerable stage where live models meet real-world data, leaving enterprises exposed to prompt injection, data leaks, and model jailbreaks. Databricks Ventures and Noma Security are confronting these inference-stage threats head-on. Backed by a fresh $32 million Series A round led by Ballistic Ventures and Glilot…
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Phonely’s new AI agents hit 99% accuracy—and customers can’t tell they’re not human

June 4, 2025
A three-way partnership between AI phone support company Phonely, inference optimization platform Maitai, and chip maker Groq has achieved a breakthrough that addresses one of conversational artificial intelligence’s most persistent problems: the awkward delays that immediately signal to callers they’re talking to a machine. The collaboration has enabled Phonely to reduce response times by…
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Google quietly launches AI Edge Gallery, letting Android phones run AI without the cloud

June 3, 2025
Google has quietly released an experimental Android application that enables users to run sophisticated artificial intelligence models directly on their smartphones without requiring an internet connection, marking a significant step in the company’s push toward edge computing and privacy-focused AI deployment. The app, called AI Edge Gallery, allows users to download and execute AI models from…
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