Sakana AI, a Tokyo-based artificial intelligence startup co-founded by two notable ex-Google engineers, announced today that it has raised $30 million in seed funding from high-profile technology investors. The young company, founded just last year, aims to take a different approach to AI by developing smaller, more efficient models inspired by nature.
The seed round was led by Lux Capital…
Stability AI releases Stable Code 3B to fill in blanks of AI-powered code generation
January 17, 2024
Stability AI claims Stable Code 3B outperforms StarCoder across Python, C++, JavaScript, Java, PHP and Rust programming languages.
Stable Code 3B is being made available for commercial use as part of Stability AI’s new membership subscription service that was first…
Last week, OpenAI unveiled its GPT Store for third-party creators of custom chatbots (GPTs) to list and ultimately monetize their creations. But the company isn’t done making news in the first month of 2024.
Late in the day on Monday, OpenAI published a blog post…
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon’s outdated weapons-buying processes are hampering its ability to integrate innovative technology and work with nimble start-up companies. A panel of defense experts wants to change that.
The Commission on Defense Innovation Adoption, established by the Atlantic Council in 2022, issued 10 recommendations for helping the U.S. Department of Defense overcome its…
US Navy’s four unmanned ships return from Pacific deployment
January 17, 2024
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Navy completed its first deployment of four unmanned ships, which spent five months in the Pacific testing concepts for how to integrate their capabilities into crewed fleet operations.
The unmanned surface vessels — Sea Hunter, Sea Hawk, Mariner…
WASHINGTON — The Department of the Navy is accepting proposals for ways units and offices across the Navy and Marine Corps can spend money more wisely.
Russell Rumbaugh, the U.S. Navy comptroller, said this Running Fix initiative, directed by the service’s secretary…
Elon Musk complains about his smaller stake in Tesla after wasting it on buying Twitter
January 17, 2024
Elon Musk has made a bizarre statement in which he appears to complain about his smaller stake in Tesla and said that he prefers building products elsewhere unless he gets a bigger stake in the company.
The statement is particularly bizarre when you consider the fact that he himself recently sold tens of billions of dollars worth of Tesla stock to buy a grossly overpriced Twitter.
There’s…
Here's how – and why – EVs and solar are connected
January 17, 2024
EV owners are more likely to add solar panels to their homes, according to a new US Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) study – here’s why.
And conversely, owning photovoltaic panels also has a bearing on whether a homeowner buys an…
BMW has crossed the “tipping point” as the automaker shifts from gas-powered vehicles to EVs. According to BMW’s CFO, from here on out, most of its growth will come from electric vehicles.
After nearly doubling (+74%) EV sales last year with over 375,000 electric…
Ripple CEO Blasts Gary Gensler as 'Political Liability' — Says New SEC Chair Will Be Good for the American People
January 17, 2024
The CEO of Ripple, Brad Garlinghouse, has slammed the chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Gary Gensler, as a “political liability.” Emphasizing that Gensler is not acting in the interests of the people or the long-term growth of the economy, the Ripple executive said: “I think at some point there will be a new chair of the SEC, and I think that will be a good thing…
