Topic: ai labs
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Microsoft's New Windows AI Lab Tests Experimental Features
Microsoft has launched Windows AI Labs, a program offering select testers early access to experimental AI features within Windows to gather rapid feedback before wider release. The initiative aims to validate novel AI concepts by assessing usability, customer interest, and market fit through real...
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Silicon Valley's New AI Training Ground: Virtual Environments
Reinforcement learning environments are emerging as a key method for training autonomous AI agents by allowing them to practice complex tasks in risk-free simulated settings. The demand for these environments is driving significant investment and competition, with both established firms and new s...
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VSCO Adds AI Editing and RAW File Support
VSCO has introduced advanced AI image editing capabilities, including support for high-resolution RAW files and non-destructive editing, through a new "AI Labs" section. The update features an AI-driven object removal tool that intelligently replaces unwanted elements while preserving resolution ...
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Anthropic Updates AI Interview Tests to Prevent Claude Cheating
Anthropic has repeatedly redesigned its technical hiring tests because newer, more capable versions of its Claude AI model outperform human candidates, making it difficult to identify genuine engineering talent. The problem is acute in unsupervised, take-home assessments, where AI-generated submi...
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How AI Startups Are Powering Google Cloud's Massive Growth
Google Cloud is rapidly growing, driven by partnerships with AI startups like Lovable and Windsurf, positioning it as a key infrastructure provider and narrowing the gap with competitors like AWS and Azure. The division has achieved a $50 billion annual run rate and projects significant future re...
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CoreWeave Acquires AI Training Startup OpenPipe
CoreWeave has acquired OpenPipe, a startup specializing in reinforcement learning tools, to expand its AI development ecosystem. The integration aims to combine OpenPipe's self-learning capabilities with CoreWeave's cloud platform to help developers build scalable intelligent systems. This acquis...
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Handshake Acquires Cleanlab in Competitive AI Data Deal
Handshake, an AI data services company, has acquired the data quality startup Cleanlab in a strategic acqui-hire to integrate its specialized talent and technology. The acquisition primarily aims to bolster Handshake's in-house research and data-labeling capabilities by adding Cleanlab's team, wh...
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Uber Eats AI Assistant Simplifies Grocery Shopping
Uber Eats has launched an AI-powered "Cart Assistant" that builds grocery orders via text prompts or photo uploads of shopping lists, using user history to select preferred items. The feature will soon expand to offer recipe ideas and meal planning, and is initially available at partnered stores ...
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How Gemini-Powered Siri Works Behind the Scenes
A potential Google-Apple partnership could integrate a 1.2 trillion parameter Gemini model to power Siri, enhancing its AI capabilities while ensuring user privacy through Apple's Private Cloud Compute infrastructure. The model likely uses a mixture of experts (MoE) architecture, which activates ...
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Mercor's Valuation Soars to $10B in $350M Series C
Mercor raised $350 million in Series C funding, led by Felicis Ventures, boosting its valuation to $10 billion and involving both returning and new investors. The platform pivoted from AI hiring to connecting AI labs with domain experts for model training, charging fees for matching and supportin...
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