WASHINGTON — The House’s proposed version of the fiscal 2024 National Defense Authorization Act includes provisions that would push the Air Force to make available more pilot training aircraft — both old and new — and tap the brakes on some future fighter retirements.
The bill, which the House Armed Services Committee advanced early Thursday, includes an amendment from Rep. Ronny Jackson…
Metal, an artificial intelligence (AI) startup focused on enterprise applications, announced today that it has raised $2.5 million in seed funding led by Swift Ventures with participation from Y Combinator and Chapter One. The funding will be used to expand Metal’s…
Armilla AI debuts AutoAlign, allowing enterprises to fine-tune their AI models to block hallucinations, harm
June 22, 2023
AI is in the air for large enterprises this year. Survey after survey shows that executives and workers alike are feeling more optimistic and more interested in using AI tools than ever before, and some companies are already entrusting large portions of their workforce with…
Opaque Systems unveils confidential AI and analytics tools ahead of Confidential Computing Summit
June 22, 2023
AI and analytics company Opaque Systems today announced new innovations for its confidential computing platform. The new offerings prioritize the confidentiality of organizational data while using large language models (LLMs).
The company announced that it will showcase these innovations during Opaque’s keynote address at the inaugural Confidential Computing Summit, to be held June 29 in San…
MosaicML, an artificial intelligence (AI) startup based in San Francisco, announced today the release of its groundbreaking language model, MPT-30B. The new model, trained at a fraction of the cost of its competitors, promises to revolutionize the field of artificial…
The next wave of cyber threats: Defending your company against cybercriminals empowered by generative AI
June 22, 2023
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Personal data is under siege in the digital world, from deepfakes to exploiting human error, vulnerabilities and trust. In this VB Spotlight, security experts will dig into the current landscape, how to get ahead and stay ahead of cybercriminals and…
Hugging Face CEO tells US House open-source AI is ‘extremely aligned’ with American interests
June 22, 2023
Hugging Face CEO Clement Delangue, in testimony to the full U.S. House Science Committee this morning for a hearing on Artificial Intelligence: Advancing Innovation Towards the National Interest, said in his opening statement that open science and open-source AI “are critical to incentivize and are extremely aligned with the American values and interests.”
Others testifying at the hearing…
Stravito, an enterprise insights company, is introducing proprietary generative AI capabilities on its platform to streamline enterprise knowledge management. The aim is to optimize the search experience by delivering transparent answers, complemented by clickable links to…
AWS announced it will invest $100 million in a new program that connects AWS machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI) experts with enterprise customers and partners worldwide to speed up generative AI innovation, deployment and success.
The new AWS Generative AI…
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Army tapped RTX, until recently known as Raytheon Technologies, for a batch of advanced targeting sensors destined for installation aboard drones.
The order for the Common Sensor Payload Version 3, or CSP v3, is worth as much as $118 million and stems from a previous indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity arrangement, according to an announcement from the service’s…
