Zoe, a microbiome-focused nutrition company, raises $15 million to expand in the U.S.
Zoe sends customers at-home testing materials to collect blood or feces to test blood fat, blood sugar, and gut microbiome health. Following those results, the company scores every food (on a scale from 0 to 100), so people can make better choices of what to eat. © 2024 TechCrunch. All
Read MoreApple brings Apple Intelligence with iOS 18.1 dev beta, but there are a lot of limitations
Users will be able to get the first taste of Apple Intelligence as Apple has started to make some of the features of its AI suite available with the iOS 18.1 developer beta released Monday. The company launched Apple Intelligence at its Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) in June. However, the
Read MoreCanva acquires Leonardo.ai to boost its generative AI efforts
Canva has acquired Leonardo.ai, a generative AI content and research startup, as the company looks to deepen its investments in its AI tech stack. The financial terms of the deal weren’t disclosed, but Canva co-founder and chief product officer Cameron Adams said it’s a mix of cash and stock. All
Read MoreU.S. Commerce Department report endorses ‘open’ AI models
The U.S. Commerce Department today issued a report in support of “open-weight” generative AI models like Meta’s Llama 3.1, but recommended the government develop “new capabilities” to monitor these models for potential risks. The report, authored by the Commerce Department’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), finds that open-weight models
Read MoreLime is piloting two new e-bikes to attract more women and older riders
Shared micromobility giant Lime is piloting two new vehicles designed to appeal to women and older folks who might appreciate a lower step-through frame, smaller wheels and an upgrade from pedal-assist. Lime has experimented with several new form factors over the years, something it can do because it designs and
Read MoreSphere spilling out
Center a small blue sphere on every corner of an n-dimensional unit hypercube. These are the points in ℝn for which every coordinate is either a 0 or a 1. Now inflate each of these small spheres at the same time until they touch. Each sphere will have radius 1/2. For
Read MoreApple says it took a ‘responsible’ approach to training its Apple Intelligence models
Apple has published a technical paper detailing the models that it developed to power Apple Intelligence, the range of generative AI features headed to iOS, macOS and iPadOS over the next few months. In the paper, Apple pushes back against accusations that it took an ethically questionable approach to training
Read MoreHuang and Zuckerberg swapped jackets at SIGGRAPH 2024 and things got weird
A fireside chat on Monday between Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg at the SIGGRAPH 2024 conference in Colorado took a few unexpected turns. It started innocently enough, with Huang waxing positive about the capabilities of Nvidia GPUs and Zuckerberg speaking about his vision of an AI
Read MoreZuckerberg touts Meta’s latest video vision AI with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang
Meta's machine learning model, Segment Anything, has a sequel: It now takes the model to the video domain, showing how fast the field is moving. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read MoreADT’s new smart security system will unlock your door for a Trusted Neighbor
ADT’s new smart security system is now available nationwide. ADT Plus features new ADT hardware and integrates with Google Nest cameras and video doorbells, and the Yale Assure Lock 2. | Image: ADT ADT’s long-rumored new security system is now live on ADT.com. Featuring entirely new ADT hardware and integrations
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