DefenseNews

How in-house tech and soldier tinkering is changing the Army

August 30, 2024
FORT JOHNSON, Louisiana – A new Army-made software application is allowing soldiers to identify a target and send a fire mission in under a minute when it used to take 15 minutes. Those same soldiers have rigged cheap drones with a cheap, off-the-shelf circuit board and sensor to make electronic decoys of their command posts, throwing enemy fires off target. This brave new world in Army…
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AI & RoboticsNews

Meta leads open-source AI boom, Llama downloads surge 10x year-over-year

August 30, 2024
Open-source AI is finally closing in on the dominance of closed-source. Today, Meta, one of the leading players in the open model category, shared a mid-year update claiming that the adoption of its Llama family of models has surged to new heights, especially since the release of the large Llama 3.1 last month. The Mark Zuckerberg-led company revealed that the downloads for Llama models are…
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CryptoNews

Sony Block Solutions Labs Introduces Soneium, an Ethereum L2 Project

August 29, 2024
Sony Block Solutions Labs, an initiative by Sony Group, recently introduced Soneium, an Ethereum layer two (L2) blockchain. Designed to seamlessly connect Web3 and Web2, Soneium promises enhanced scalability, efficiency, and a developer-friendly environment. The project’s goal is to make blockchain technology more accessible by integrating it into mainstream applications. Soneium: Sony’s Bold…
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CryptoNews

Ethereum Foundation Defends $96.9M Transfer Amidst Criticism

August 29, 2024
On Aug. 23, 2024, the Ethereum Foundation made a significant transaction by transferring 35,000 ETH, valued at approximately $96.9 million based on current ether rates. The transaction sparked some criticism from the crypto community, with a few voices raising concerns about…
AI & RoboticsNews

OpenAI strikes content deal with Condé Nast, raising questions about future of publishing

August 26, 2024
Artificial intelligence company OpenAI has reached an agreement with Condé Nast, the publisher behind Vogue, The New Yorker, and Wired, in a move that could reshape the media landscape. The multi-year partnership grants OpenAI access to Condé Nast’s extensive content archive while providing the publisher with advanced technology tools.   We’re partnering with Condé Nast to deepen the…
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