Microsoft isn’t resting its AI success on the laurels of its partnership with OpenAI.
No, far from it. Instead, the company often known as Redmond for its headquarters location in Washington state today came out swinging with the release of 3 new models in its evolving Phi series of language/multimodal AI.
The three new Phi 3.5 models include the 3.82 billion parameter…
OpenAI today announced that it is allowing third-party software developers to fine-tune — or modify the behavior of — custom versions of its signature new large multimodal model (LMM), GPT-4o, making it more suitable for the needs of their application or…
How Piramidal is using AI to decode the human brain
August 23, 2024
The human brain is ultimately one of the last frontiers — a paradoxical black box that we can’t even begin to understand ourselves.But what if, just as paradoxically, AI could interpret the complexities of the brain to help identify and diagnose some of our most serious…
A new San Francisco startup, Skyfire, is launching today in beta with $8.5 million in seed round funding to become the “Visa for AI” by allowing you to equip autonomous AI agents made by other companies with your money and let them spend it while they go off on and work for you.
“We’re enabling is AI agents to be able to autonomously make payments, receive payments, hold balances,” said…
PARIS — Britain’s Ministry of Defence plans to build a hangar-sized isolated chamber big enough for F-35 jets and Chinook transport helicopters to test its military assets against GPS jamming and other types of electronic warfare.
U.K. firm QinetiQ will build the…
Signal battalions to be rebuilt for modern combat, Army says
August 23, 2024
The Army is restructuring its signal battalions as advancements in technology and a laser-focus on its network dovetail with a shift from brigade to division-centric combat plans.
Final details for restructuring the battalions came after years of merging job specialties in…
NIO begins online presence for its expansion to the UAE ahead of a market launch later this year
August 23, 2024
Chinese EV automaker NIO is expanding its global presence, making headway in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) following a strategic partnership backed by the Abu Dhabi government. The automaker has gone live with an official website and social media page for its new UAE business division and has shared who will manage it.
NIO ($NIO) is no stranger to coverage on Electrek, and today is no different.
BYD launches upgraded 2025 Song Plus EV with new features and design, starting at $21,000
August 23, 2024
BYD unveiled the 2025 Song Plus EV on Monday with new features and stylish design updates. The 2025 BYD Song Plus EV gains new features and design upgrades starting at just 149,800 yuan, or around $21,000.
Meet the upgraded 2025 BYD Song Plus EV
China’s leading EV maker…
The absolutely bonkers, 1,000 hp McMurtry Speirling fan car has crossed the Atlantic, and it’s doing the same thing here that it did in Europe: go scary fast and shatter hillclimb records.
The impossibly fast McMurtry Speirling electric fan car that wowed crowds at the…
US Bitcoin ETFs on the Verge of Controlling 1 Million BTC
August 23, 2024
According to the latest data collected on Aug. 16, 2024, the 12 spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) collectively hold around 910,153.83 BTC, which translates to over $53 billion at the current exchange rates. Leading the pack is Blackrock’s IBIT, holding the largest portion with 38.34% of the total BTC.
12 Spot Bitcoin ETFs Close in on Holding 1 Million BTC
The 12 U.S. bitcoin ETFs have…
