GamingNews

Xbox Game Pass adds Need for Speed before price increase kicks in

Missed the GamesBeat Summit excitement? Don’t worry! Tune in now to catch all of the live and virtual sessions here. Xbox announced this week the next wave of games coming to Game Pass in June, with this wave splashing over into the first week of July. While this cluster of games only contains one new launch, it also has a few major recent releases. This is the first announcement of new…
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AI & RoboticsNews

AI video creation app Captions bags $25M from top VCs

Captions, an AI-powered video creation app for iOS that launched in 2021 and counted more than three million users to date, today announced a $25 million in Series B funding led by Kleiner Perkins, with additional funding provided by Sequoia Capital, Andreessen Horowitz…
AI & RoboticsNews

Toyota Research Institute unveils generative AI-powered vehicle design tool 

Toyota Research Institute (TRI) unveiled an innovative generative artificial intelligence (AI) tool that aims to enhance the creative process of vehicle designers. The tool enables designers to generate design sketches through text prompts, incorporating precise stylistic attributes such as “sleek,” “SUV-like” and “modern.” Additionally, designers can optimize quantitative performance…
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DefenseNews

White House mum on jailed Defense News correspondent

Senior White House officials said press freedom would be among the topics discussed this week by President Joe Biden and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in private meetings, but would not commit to specifically intervening in the case of Defense News contributor Vivek…
DefenseNews

House defense bill pushes US Air Force on jet trainer availability

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…
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AI & RoboticsNews

Opaque Systems unveils confidential AI and analytics tools ahead of Confidential Computing Summit

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…
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