Women in AI: Emilia Gómez at the EU started her AI career with music
To give AI-focused women academics and others their well-deserved — and overdue — time in the spotlight, TechCrunch is launching a series of interviews focusing on remarkable women who’ve contributed to the AI revolution. We’ll publish pieces throughout the year as the AI boom continues, highlighting key work that often
Read MoreHow do mixture-of-experts layers affect transformer models?
This new LLM technique has started improving the results of models without additional training.
Read MoreDataStax acquires the startup behind low-code AI builder Langflow
DataStax made a name for itself by commercializing the open source Apache Cassandra NoSQL database, but these days, the company’s focus is squarely on using its database chops to build a “one-stop GenAI stack.” One of the first building blocks for this was to bring vector search capabilities to its
Read MoreRooms, a 3D design app and ‘cozy game,’ gets a major update as users jump to 250K
Five months ago, Rooms, a 3D design platform made by ex-Google employees, launched its beta version on the App Store. Today, the free iOS app is getting a big update that will bring a wave of new discovery-first features, including an activity feed, an explore page, the ability to browse
Read MoreJobs for the Future’s new $50M fund looks to invest in underrepresented founders
Two years ago, Jobs for the Future (JFF), a non-profit dedicated to helping low-wage workers attain upward mobility, established a venture arm, JFFVentures, to back innovative employment tech. In a move implying that the launch went well, JFFVentures today unveiled its second fund, JFFVentures Fund II, with a target of
Read MoreRetro, an actually good photo-sharing app for BFFs, launches collaborative journals
As big social apps are optimizing for maximum engagement using algorithmic feeds and personalized content recommendations, Retro wants to go in the opposite direction: The company is launching a new feature called journals. It’s a flexible way to share photos with your favorite people and create visual records of whatever
Read MoreSiMa.ai secures $70M funding to introduce a multimodal GenAI chip
SiMa.ai, a Silicon Valley-based startup producing embedded ML system-on-chip (SoC) platforms, today announced that it has raised a $70 million extension funding round as it plans to bring its second-generation chipset, specifically built for multimodal generative AI processing, to market. According to Gartner, the market for AI-supporting chips globally is
Read MorePublicSec Cybersecurity Summit: Insights and Collaborations
IT News Africa recently hosted the annual Public Sector Cybersecurity Summit at the Gallagher Convention Centre in Midrand, drawing a crowd of industry players and service providers. The event featured a line-up of 10 experts from both the IT industry and government who delivered keynote addresses on various cybersecurity challenges
Read MoreNoor Al-Sulaiti Takes Charge of Security at Google Cloud
Google Cloud has appointed Noor Al-Sulaiti as Head of Security Business Development and Government Relations for the Middle East, Turkey, and Africa region (META). Noor, a seasoned industry leader renowned for her innovative approach, brings extensive experience in the telecommunications and technology sectors to her new role. google cloud Noor’s
Read MoreGoogle sues alleged crypto scammers for luring people into investments they’d never get back
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Google is suing two alleged crypto scammers, accusing them of using its Play Store to offer fraudulent cryptocurrency trading apps and investment platforms that instead simply took users’ money. These apps were used in a type of romance scam commonly called “pig butchering”
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