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, including both developer tooling and foundation models.
Google’s PaLM 2 large language model (LLM), first announced at the Google…
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…
Regardless of the sector, companies of all sizes are moving to implement large language models (LLMs) into their workflows — to drive efficiencies and deliver better customer experiences.
However, a new Salesforce survey found that this so-called “race” to build out generative AI as soon as possible might come at the cost of a “trust gap” with customers. The company’s sixth State of…
DoorDash launches AI-powered voice ordering
August 29, 2023
For those who prefer the old-school method of ordering takeout — over the phone — DoorDash has your back. Today the food delivery platform launched AI-powered voice ordering that answers calls and provides customers with curated recommendations.
According to the…
Indianapolis-based ConverSight, a startup that seeks to leverage generative AI to provide better and faster data analytics to enterprises, today announced a $9 million series A round.
The company said it will use the new funding to fuel go-to-market efforts and expand its…
This is how AI will shape early-career tech jobs
August 29, 2023
Move over dial-up internet.
From now on, the generational divide within the workplace looks set to revolve around remembering the days before AI dominated almost every aspect of our work lives, and the period after.
In fact, according to a recent study by McKinsey, generative AI is now being used by 79% of all workers and 22% use it regularly to complete their everyday work tasks.
Couple this with…
As the senior reporter covering AI at VentureBeat, I often feel buried by the sheer scale of AI news, and occasionally left in the dust by the speed of the news cycle. I began my tenure in April 2022, the same week OpenAI launched its game-changing text-to-image generator…
In the context of the rapidly evolving landscape of cybersecurity threats, the recent release of Forrester’s Top Cybersecurity Threats in 2023 report highlights a new concern: the weaponization of generative AI and ChatGPT by cyberattackers. This technological advancement…
Much has been made of the potential for generative AI and large language models (LLMs) to upend the security industry. On the one hand, the positive impact is hard to ignore. These new tools may be able to help write and scan code, supplement understaffed teams, analyze threats in real time, and perform a wide range of other functions to help make security teams more accurate, efficient and…
