Meta expects recommendation models ‘orders of magnitude’ bigger than GPT-4. Why?
Meta made a remarkable claim in an announcement published today intended to give more clarity on its content recommendation algorithms. It’s preparing for behavior analysis systems “orders of magnitude” bigger than the biggest large language models out there, including ChatGPT and GPT-4. Is that really necessary? Every once in a
Read moreCyware lands $30M to modernize cybersecurity operations
Cyware, a startup developing products to help enterprises modernize their security operations, today announced that it raised $30 million in a Series C funding round led by Ten Eleven Ventures. Advent International, Zscaler, Emerald Development Managers, Prelude and Great Road Holdings also participated, bringing Cyware’s total raised to $73 million.
Read moreMeta really wants to explain its AI recommendation algorithms to you
Meta is publishing new material to explain how its recommendation engine works across different products. Along with that, it is also rolling out a new option called “Why am I seeing this?” for Instagram and Facebook Reels as well as Instagram’s Explore page. This way, you can understand the reason
Read moreB Garage raises $20M for its warehouse inventory drones
B Garage, a San Jose-based startup building autonomous drones along with software to track warehouse inventory, said today that it has picked up $20 million in a Series A round of funding. New investor LB Investment led the Series A funding with participation from Ignite Innovation Fund, Krossroad Partners and
Read moreMaterial Evolution raises $19M to decarbonise the cement industry
In the industrial world, cement is about as omnipresent as materials get. But despite its clear and obvious utility, cement is responsible for some 8% of global CO2 emissions — if it was a country, it would be third biggest emitter globally, by some estimations. While cement’s ubiquity comes largely
Read moreHashtag Trending Jun.29-Subreddit with 7 milllion members leave Reddit; University students prove voice id can be easily faked; EU “crash testing” AI
Leaders of a subreddit with 7 million members leaves Reddit, a group of university students prove that voice id is easily faked and the European Union is “crash testing” Artificial Intelligence – buckle up for these and more top tech news stories from Hashtag Trending and Tech News Day. I’m
Read moreNations urged to be responsible in cyberspace after meeting in Vancouver
Representatives of 16 countries wound up two days of meetings on cybersecurity in Vancouver this week by calling for nations to uphold responsible behaviour in cyberspace. Global Affairs Canada said the meetings, which discussed challenges to co-ordinated responses to incidents, were follow-ups to sessions last year in Belgium. “Country representatives
Read moreDoorDash offers delivery workers hourly rate, but there’s a catch
DoorDash will give delivery workers the option to be paid a guaranteed hourly minimum rate instead of being paid per delivery, the company said Wednesday. The new option, a novelty in the gig worker industry, comes as DoorDash and other app-based gig companies like Lyft and Uber will have to
Read moreBacked by the National Quantum Strategy, NGen and DIGITAL team up to launch $30 million for quantum projects
Global innovation clusters NGen and DIGITAL announced yesterday that they have partnered to launch C$30 million in projects aimed at driving the commercialization of quantum technologies. NGen, based in Concord, Ont., is a global innovation cluster for advanced manufacturing while DIGITAL, formerly known as the Digital Technology Supercluster, is a
Read moreTuSimple may sell US business as it turns attention to Asia
Self-driving truck developer TuSimple may sell its U.S. business, the company said in a regulatory filing Wednesday. TuSimple, which is on the verge of being delisted from the Nasdaq stock exchange for failing to file two quarterly reports, said it is exploring strategic alternatives for its U.S. business, including a
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