AI & RoboticsNews

Pixtral 12B is here: Mistral releases its first-ever multimodal AI model

September 13, 2024
Mistral AI is finally venturing into the multimodal arena. Today, the French AI startup taking on the likes of OpenAI and Anthropic released Pixtral 12B, its first ever multimodal model with both language and vision processing capabilities baked in. While the model is not available on the public web at present, its source code can be downloaded from Hugging Face or GitHub to test on individual…
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CryptoNews

Coinbase Launches Wrapped Bitcoin for Ethereum and Base Networks

September 13, 2024
Coinbase has unveiled Coinbase Wrapped Bitcoin (cbBTC), giving users a gateway to decentralized finance (defi) apps on Ethereum and Base, using bitcoin (BTC). The cbBTC token is essentially a wrapped version of bitcoin, fully backed by BTC held in Coinbase’s custody. Coinbase Wrapped Bitcoin Opens New Defi Opportunities According to the San Francisco-based crypto exchange, cbBTC opens up new…
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MobileNews

It will cost you over $1,100 to replace the screen on Huawei’s trifold phone

September 13, 2024
Huawei has revealed the cost of replacement parts for the world’s first dual-hinged, triple-screen folding phone, and it’s another round of sticker shock. The Mate XT Ultimate Design starts at around $2,809, but should you damage its folding screen enough to need repairs, you’ll be potentially paying an additional 7,999 yuan, or around $1,123, for a replacement OLED panel.cost of replacement…
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MobileNews

Google tests desktop windowing for Android tablets

September 13, 2024
Google is testing a new feature for Android tablets that will let you resize apps freely and arrange them on your screen at will, making it easier to juggle multiple tasks. The “desktop windowing” feature is now available as a developer preview, and for apps that support…
MobileNews

Here’s what your iPhone 16 will do with Apple Intelligence — eventually

September 12, 2024
Apple heavily sprinkled mentions of AI throughout its iPhone 16 event on Monday. However, generative Apple Intelligence features won’t be ready for the public launch of iOS 18 on September 16th or the new iPhones when they’re released on September 20th.throughout its iPhone 16 event on Monday The first set of Apple’s AI features is scheduled for public availability next month in most…
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