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Distyl AI Raises $7M, Partners with OpenAI to Expand Enterprise AI Offerings
[Investing]
2023/04/14 09:05
Distyl AI, a San Francisco-based analytics firm that helps large companies use generative artificial intelligence and language models, has raised $7 million in seed funding and formed an alliance with OpenAI, a leading research organization in the field.The funding round was led by Coatue and Dell Technologies Capital, with participation from Nat Friedman, the former chief executive of GitHub;...
AI is Already Taking Video Game Illustrators’ Jobs in China
[Consumer]
2023/04/14 09:04
“AI is developing at a speed way beyond our imagination. Two people could potentially do the work that used to be done by 10.”Recent breakthroughs in AI image generation have created widespread anxiety in China’s video game art industry.Given the high quality of AI-produced artwork, many illustrators are losing their jobs to AI image generators such as Stable Diffusion and DALL-E 2.The gamin...
(Infographic) 20 Cool Facts About Chatbots
[Business]
2023/04/14 09:03
Consumers today demand more Chatbot automation to ease their day-to-day and businesses are starting to listen. This infographic from Tabitha Naylor is a testament to this growth and shows that the best is yet to come with the Chatbot industry.Infographic : https://bit.ly/3KAL08e[TabithaNaylor]
(Infographic) Why Israel is the Startup Nation
[Business]
2023/04/13 09:10
Although only nearly 75 years old, Israel has emerged as a nation to be a tech startup wonderland to be reckoned with. Learn more about why Israel is so big on the tech scene that many call it “Startup Nation” in the following infographic from College Cliffs.Infographic : https://bit.ly/3A0C5rv[CollegeCliffs]
AI Artist Reimagines How World’s Wealthiest Would Look If They Were Poor
[Design]
2023/04/13 09:09
The AI art includes personalities like Elon Musk, Bill Gates, and Mark Zuckerberg.With the wide availability of artificial intelligence-backed art tools, people are able to recreate hyperrealistic photos against all kinds of backdrops. Be it the elderly walking fashion runways, Pope Francis rocking a Balenciaga-style puffer jacket or a bride dressed as an astronaut—it’s all there.Now, a serie...
(PDF) Mckinsey - Automotive Powertrain Suppliers Face a Rapidly Electrifying Future
[Business]
2023/04/13 09:08
More quickly than expected, powertrain electrification is creating both pressure and opportunities for the supplier network.Always quick off the mark, electric-vehicle (EV) sales have recently seen a surge. In many industries, the COVID-19 pandemic delayed momentum. But the electrification of vehicles accelerated—with EV sales between 2020 and 2022 growing by more than 90 percent in both the U...
(Paper) Amazon - Alexa Arena : A User-Centric Interactive Platform for Embodied AI
[Tech]
2023/04/13 09:07
AI-powered robots are generally trained in simulation environments before they are tested and introduced in real-world settings. These environments allow developers to safely test their machine learning techniques on a variety of robots and in numerous possible scenarios, without having to purchase hardware, assemble robots and then bring them to remote locations, or compromise on real-world sa...
Waterdrop-Shaped HUAWEI FreeBuds 5 Promise Ergonomic Comfort and Premium Sound
[Design]
2023/04/13 09:06
HUAWEI has just dropped a pair of truly wireless earbuds to make a statement in a space filled with endless options that more or less look the same. While some options like the Nothing Ear (2) have created a niche with a distinct design, the waterdrop-shaped HUAWEI FreeBuds 5 pursue similar aspirations with hardware to back their offering. To me, the earbuds with a unique stem shape seem to be...
The State of Venture in 5 Charts
[Investing]
2023/04/13 09:05
The global venture ecosystem continues to cool off in Q1’23 as funding decreases 13% quarter-over-quarter.Following a bleak 2022, global venture funding and deals continued to fall in the first quarter of the year.Global venture funding continues to slide in Q1’23, despite Stripe’s $6.5B dealEvery major region sees a double-digit drop in funding in Q1’23, except for the USThe unicorn birth...
