Stability AI, the company known for its growing array of open source AI models for content creation and coding, today announced an upgrade for its image-to-video latent diffusion model, Stable Video Diffusion (SVD).
Dubbed SVD 1.1, the updated model is a fine-tuned version of SVD 1.0, optimized to generate short AI videos with better motion and more consistency.
In a post announcing the upgrade…
Generative AI offers real ROI — but also consumes a huge amount of compute and resources. In this VB Spotlight event, leaders from NVIDIA and Supermicro share how to identify critical use cases and the build the AI-ready platform that’s crucial for success.
Generative…
AMD unveils Embedded+ architecture for edge AI hardware
February 7, 2024
Advanced Micro Devices unveiled its brand new Embedded+ architecture, a fusion of AMD Ryzen Embedded processors with Versal adaptive System-on-Chips (SoCs) on a unified integrated board.
These chips — a hybrid of PC processors and Xilinx programmable chips — are…
As the U.S. Army seeks to drastically ramp up its 155mm munitions production to 100,000 a month by the end of 2025, the biggest concern for the service’s acquisition chief is being able to secure enough explosives to fill them.
“You have to produce enough explosives – either IMX-104 or TNT – to fill that many shells that fast and that production capacity does not exist in the United States…
Communications-technology company Persistent Systems is outfitting the U.S. Air Force’s mobility command with hundreds of radios and erectable antennas to soup up logistics in remote environments and disaster-relief operations.
The MPU5 handheld radios furnished under a…
WASHINGTON — If U.S. military planners’ worst-case scenario arose in the Pacific — having to defend Taiwan from a Chinese invasion — American military forces would target Chinese amphibious ships.
Without them, according to Mark Cancian, who ran a 2022 wargame for…
Waffle House is getting NEVI DC fast chargers in Tennessee
February 7, 2024
EV charging company EnviroSpark is installing National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) program DC fast chargers at Waffle House in Lakeland, Tennessee.
Out of 167 applications, Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT), in cooperation with Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC), threw support behind EnviroSpark‘s plan to install four DC fast chargers at the…
Rivian’s all-electric R1T pickup looks even better in neon green. The R1T is more than an electric truck. It’s an adventure vehicle built for “whatever you call a road.” Its latest venture will go where most wouldn’t dare, as the Rivian R1T will be used to charge…
Lotus confirms 2024 Emeya has Car Key support you can control from an iPhone or Apple Watch
February 7, 2024
Almost a year after compatibility was listed as pending; Lotus has confirmed Apple Car Key capabilities are on the way to new all-electric Emeya owners. Lotus now joins a select group of vehicles that allow drivers to perform several access functions from the Wallet of their…
South Korea’s financial watchdog chief is planning to visit the U.S. to discuss crypto regulation with the chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Gary Gensler, with a focus on the SEC’s recent decision to approve spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs). He stressed that currently, the impact of SEC policies on the world is important.
South Korea Seeks to Discuss…
