AI & RoboticsNews

MosaicML CEO Naveen Rao on how to democratize generative AI and why he sold to Databricks for $1.3B

July 11, 2023
Generative AI and large language models (LLMs) are transforming the way businesses use data and create value. But how can enterprises leverage these technologies without losing control of their data, spending millions of dollars, or relying on third-party models? That’s the question that Naveen Rao, co-founder and CEO of MosaicML, a leading generative AI platform, will answer at the VB Transform…
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DefenseNews

The US Army arsenal from 1813 that’s building weapons for Ukraine

July 11, 2023
WATERVLIET, N.Y. — On a spring day here at Watervliet Arsenal, workers tapped commands into computers and peered into futuristic pods to watch a robotic arm carve small metal cannon parts. They sat just steps away from dozens of World War II-era, rusted machining tools, which until recently were used to painstakingly craft these parts. The facility — America’s oldest working arsenal — is…
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GamingNews

100 Thieves debuts Bank Heist custom Fortnite Map

July 11, 2023
Missed the GamesBeat Summit excitement? Don’t worry! Tune in now to catch all of the live and virtual sessions here. Esports and lifestyle organization 100 Thieves announced the launch of its first game project, Bank Heist. The project was developed in-house using…
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What Sarah Silverman’s lawsuit against OpenAI and Meta really means | The AI Beat

July 11, 2023
Litigation targeting the data scraping practices of AI companies developing large language models (LLMs) continued to heat up today, with the news that comedian and author Sarah Silverman is suing OpenAI and Meta for copyright infringement of her humorous memoir, The Bedwetter: Stories of Courage, Redemption, and Pee, published in 2010. The lawsuit, filed by the San Francisco-based Joseph Saveri…
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GamingNews

Cliffhanger Games is making Black Panther for EA

July 10, 2023
Missed the GamesBeat Summit excitement? Don’t worry! Tune in now to catch all of the live and virtual sessions here. Electronic Arts said Cliffhanger Games will make the original Black Panther game in collaboration with Marvel Games. Cliffhanger Games is a new…
AI & RoboticsNews

Gamercraft raises $5 Million for AI-powered skill- gaming platform

July 10, 2023
Gamercraft has raised $5 million in funding for its AI-competitive gaming platform for skill-based console and PC gaming. The Miami-based company said it will use the money to expand its engineering and platform capabilities, develop new games and genres for 2024, and also grow its marketing arm, said CEO Jose Javier Garcia Rovira, in an interview with GamesBeat. The cofounders of Alienware led…
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