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Heartcore Capital closes $180M fund to pivot towards infrastructure, synthetic biology, climate
Back in the heady days of 2021, Heartcore Capital planned to focus on consumer technology with a $200 million fund. Fast-forward to 2024, and its latest fund will now ‘leaven the bread’ of that thesis, with a fresh $180 million (170M) to go broader and more generalist than that earlier thesis. Some 17-years into the […] 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
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The Morning After: Google DeepMind’s Genie 2 can generate interactive 3D worlds
Google DeepMind has just revealed Genie 2, a world-modelling AI capable of creating 3D worlds and sustaining those environments for significantly longer. Genie 2 isn’t a game engine. It’s a diffusion model that generates images as the player (either a human being or another AI agent) moves through the world the software is simulating. All it needs to start is a single image prompt either generated by AI or from a...
Published on: December 06, 2024 | Source:Lasso and Elastic Net Regressions, Explained: A Visual Guide with Code Examples
REGRESSION ALGORITHMRoping in key features with coordinate descentLeast Squares Regression, Explained: A Visual Guide with Code Examples for BeginnersLinear regression comes in different types: Least Squares methods form the foundation, from the classic Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) to Ridge regression with its regularization to prevent overfitting. Then there’s Lasso regression, which takes a unique approach by...
Published on: December 06, 2024 | Source:Indiana Jones and the Great Circle review: Great movie, good game
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle has no business being as entertaining as it is. Outside of the superhero genre, there aren’t many high-quality licensed games out there, and this one comes with decades of film lore to live up to. And, frankly, it’s a little bit of a mess on Xbox Series S. Some of its scenes are stunning, but it’s also infested with resolution issues, mechanical glitches and silly animation bugs. In...
Published on: December 06, 2024 | Source:US phone companies could face fines for weak security under a proposed new rule
Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Following news that foreign hackers may still be in US telecom networks, the Federal Communications Commission proposed a new rule that would require telecom companies to secure their networks from “unlawful access or interception of communications.” It would also force providers to submit an annual certification to the FCC stating they have implemented a plan to counter...
Published on: December 05, 2024 | Source:Multimodal RAG: Process Any File Type with AI
A beginner-friendly guide with example (Python)codeThis is the third article in a larger series on multimodal AI. In the previous posts, we discussed multimodal LLMs and embedding models, respectively. In this article, we will combine these ideas to enable the development of multimodal RAG systems. I’ll start by reviewing key concepts and then share example code for implementing such asystem.Image fromCanva.Language...
Published on: December 05, 2024 | Source:NASA’s mission to return humans to the Moon has been delayed again until 2026
Photo by GREGG NEWTON/AFP via Getty Images NASA has, once again, postponed the Artemis missions that will return humans to the Moon. The Artemis II mission, which will have astronauts orbiting the Moon, had already been pushed from 2024 to September 2025 but is now planned for April 2026. Artemis III, which will return astronauts to the surface of the Moon near its south pole, is now planned to launch the following...
Published on: December 05, 2024 | Source:Google DeepMind's Genie 2 can generate interactive 3D worlds
World models — AI algorithms capable of generating a simulated environment in real-time — represent one of the more impressive applications of machine learning. In the last year, there’s been a lot of movement in the field, and to that end, Google DeepMind announced Genie 2 on Wednesday. Where its predecessor was limited to generating 2D worlds, the new model can create 3D ones and sustain them for significantly...
Published on: December 05, 2024 | Source:GPS Interpolation Using Maps and Kinematics
How do you apply dead reckoning to your geospatial dataset?The picture above illustrates the GPS interpolation process. The red dots represent the known and repeated GPS locations, with more than one location per dot, while the blue dots represent the inferred locations of the repeated points along the road using the vehicle’s speed. (Image created by the author using OpenStreetMap data and imagery.)Modern cars, vans,...
Published on: December 05, 2024 | Source:Building a Fantasy Football Research Agent with LangGraph
An end-to-end guide covering integration with the Sleeper API, creation of a Streamlit UI, and deployment via AWSCDKPhoto by Dmitriy Demidov onUnsplashIt’s embarrassing how much time I spend thinking about my fantasy footballteam.Managing a squad means processing a firehose of information—injury reports, expert projections, upcoming bye weeks, and favorable matchups. And it’s not just the volume of data, but the...
Published on: December 05, 2024 | Source:iOS 18.2: Here are Apple’s full release notes on what’s new
Apple today released what is likely the final beta of iOS 18.2 to developer and public beta testers. Along with this release, Apple has also published the full release notes of iOS 18.2 for the first time. The update is expected to be released to the general public next week. Here’s everything you need to know… more…
Published on: December 05, 2024 | Source:iOS 18.2 RC now available to developers and public beta users
Apple has released the iOS 18.2 RC to developer and public beta testers today, two weeks after the release of the fourth beta. Today’s iOS 18.2 RC update will likely serve as the final beta before the update is released to the general public next week. more…
Published on: December 05, 2024 | Source:Bitcoin price breaks the $100,000 barrier for the first time
Bitcoin has passed the $100,000 threshold for the first time. At approximately 9:39PM ET this evening, the cryptocurrency’s value hit six figures, moving it past the milestone for the first time in its nearly 16-year history. As of the morning of December 5th, the price has stayed well above that $100,000 mark, and Bitcoin's value has generally been steadily increasing over the past month or so. That's no guarantee...
Published on: December 05, 2024 | Source:The Morning After: You can buy a deck of Balatro cards
A $16 deck of cards based on the Balatro design is up for pre-order on Fangamer, and it’s expected to ship in March. The mockups show subtly pixelated cards that mimic the art style of the game. They have a red design on the rear — the red deck is the default set in the game. But what of the jokers, the cards that make Balatro a lot more than a poker spin-off? You only get four: Joker, Juggler, Blueprint and Gros...
Published on: December 05, 2024 | Source:How to Interpret Matrix Expressions — Transformations
Matrix algebra for a data scientistPhoto by Ben Allan onUnsplashThis article begins a series for anyone who finds matrix algebra overwhelming. My goal is to turn what you’re afraid of into what you’re fascinated by. You’ll find it especially helpful if you want to understand machine learning concepts andmethods.Table of contents:IntroductionPrerequisitesMatrix-vector multiplicationTranspositionComposition of...
Published on: December 04, 2024 | Source:What Teaching AI Taught me About Data Skills & People
Three key lessons from my journey as a corporate AIeducatorPhoto by MikhailNilov.As an AI Educator, my job was to equip corporate teams with the data & AI skills they needed to thrive. But looking back, I realized that I learned far more from them that they did fromme.Here’s what teaching 2000+ employees at 10+ large enterprises taught me about data skills, people, and the art of learning.1. Data Science has More...
Published on: December 04, 2024 | Source:A General Overview of TCPCopy Architecture
In the field of server-based request replay, there are generally two main approaches: offline replay and real-time online replication. Researchers often focus on offline replay, with little exploration in real-time replication. Based on feedback from SIGCOMM reviewers, there seems to be minimal research in real-time request replication. For real-time request replication, there are generally two types:
Published on: December 04, 2024 | Source:Black D.C. neighborhoods denied same-day deliveries by Amazon, attorney general claims
Washington D.C. attorney general files a consumer protection lawsuit against Amazon for a 2022 policy excluding 'historically underserved' areas from Prime delivery.
Published on: December 04, 2024 | Source:Tim Cook defends Vision Pro’s sales performance with three words
Apple launched the Vision Pro less than a year ago. This is its first holiday season. Yet already, there’s a prominent general narrative that the device has flopped. Tim Cook, however, has recently and repeatedly used three key words to defend the Vision Pro’s sales performance. more…
Published on: December 04, 2024 | Source:Sam Altman lowers the bar for AGI
Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge; Getty Images Nearly two years ago, OpenAI said that artificial general intelligence, or AGI — the thing the company was created to build — could “elevate humanity” and “give everyone incredible new capabilities.” Now, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is trying to lower expectations. “My guess is we will hit AGI sooner than most people in the world think and it will matter much less,” he said...
Published on: December 04, 2024 | Source:Amazon sued for alleged Prime delivery disparities in two majority-Black DC neighborhoods
Washington, DC’s Attorney General Brian Schwalb is suing Amazon for allegedly excluding certain ZIP codes from enjoying Amazon Prime’s speedy delivery. Schwalb claims that, beginning in 2022, Amazon stopped using its in-house delivery systems for Wards 7 and 8 while still charging those customers the same amount for a Prime subscription. According to Census Reporter, Ward 7 and Ward 8 are 83 percent and 82 percent...
Published on: December 04, 2024 | Source:Genie 2: A large-scale foundation world model
Generating unlimited diverse training environments for future general agents
Published on: December 04, 2024 | Source:SQL vs. Calculators: Building Champion/Challenger Tests from Scratch
CODE OR CLICK: WHAT IS BETTER FOR A/BTESTINGIn depth SQL code for creating your own statistical testdesignImage from Imagen3The $300 Million Button: How A/B Testing Changed E-Commerce ForeverI am sure a lot of people are aware of the $300 million button story. For those that are not aware of the story, it is about a major e-commerce platform losing millions in potential revenue due to customer drop-offs at checkout....
Published on: December 04, 2024 | Source:Kindle Scribe 2 review in progress: Is slightly useful AI worth the extra cash?
My hand is cramping. It’s not carpal tunnel or some other dubious reason that’s causing the pain. It’s an analog ache that is oddly satisfying in a nostalgic way. In the last few days, I’ve held a pen and written more words for a much longer time than I have ever done in years. As I pushed myself to handwrite large parts of this review to spend more time with the 2024 Kindle Scribe’s stylus and note-taking tools, I...
Published on: December 04, 2024 | Source:The Morning After: Apple Music Replay is here to highlight your questionable tastes
Apple has wrapped up all your listening stats in a bow with its annual recap of your entire year in music streaming. This time, you can view the full Replay experience in the Apple Music app via the home, new and search tab — yes, no need to go to a microsite for your vital listening statistics. You can save a playlist of your most-played songs in 2024, though that and your stats will be cemented in January — if you’re...
Published on: December 04, 2024 | Source:The best VPN service for 2024
As with any overly marketed products, the claims around virtual private networks (VPNs) can be fishy. Phrases like “military-grade encryption” or “total anonymity” aren’t verifiable, and certainly won’t help you decide which services suit your browsing needs best. As more of these companies embrace influencer marketing to sell their products, the obscure lingo has only grown, making it a confusing field to navigate,...
Published on: December 04, 2024 | Source:Microsoft accuses FTC of leaking news of its antitrust investigation
Illustration: The Verge Microsoft is asking the inspector general at the Federal Trade Commission to investigate whether agency management improperly leaked news of its antitrust investigation into the company, and make their findings public. Bloomberg first reported that the probe was underway last week, which The Verge later confirmed. The investigation covers Microsoft’s cloud and software licensing businesses, AI,...
Published on: December 03, 2024 | Source:The Cultural Impact of AI Generated Content: Part 1
What happens when AI generated media becomes ubiquitous in our lives? How does this relate to what we’ve experienced before, and how does it changeus?Photo by Annie Spratt onUnsplashThis is the first part of a two part series I’m writing analyzing how people and communities are affected by the expansion of AI generated content. I’ve already talked at some length about the environmental, economic, and labor issues...
Published on: December 03, 2024 | Source:Amazon announces its own set of Nova AI models
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Amazon has announced a series of new AI foundation models under a new “Nova” branding that will be available as part of the Amazon Bedrock model library in AWS. There are three “understanding” models available now, Amazon says in a blog post: Amazon Nova Micro, a text model that’s “optimized for speed and cost.” Amazon Nova Lite, a “very low-cost” multimodal model that can take...
Published on: December 03, 2024 | Source:Announcing the general availability of data lineage in the next generation of Amazon SageMaker and Amazon DataZone
Realize visual traceability of data origins, transformations, and usage - bolstering trust, governance, and discoverability for strategic data-driven decisions.
Published on: December 03, 2024 | Source:
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Stellantis and Samsung to get $7.54 billion federal loan for two EV battery factories
Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images The Department of Energy preliminarily approved another loan to help fund the construction of electric vehicle battery factories in the US. This time, a joint venture between Stellantis and Samsung SDI will receive $7.54 billion to build two EV battery plants in Kokomo, Indiana. The project is expected to create 3,200 jobs, as well as 2,800 operations jobs at the...
Published on: December 03, 2024 | Source:"AI requires cold data to be warmer" — energy-efficient Tape-as-a-Service (TaaS) combines the benefits of traditional 18TB LTO-9 storage with the convenience and flexibility of cloud services
Cloud-based Tape-as-a-Service (TaaS) solution hits general availability.
Published on: December 03, 2024 | Source:From Retrieval to Intelligence: Exploring RAG, Agent+RAG, and Evaluation with TruLens
Unlocking the Power of GPT-Generated PrivateCorporaIntroductionNowadays the world has a lot of good foundation models to start your custom application with (gpt-4o, Sonnet, Gemini, Llama3.2, Gemma, Ministral, etc.). These models know everything about history, geography, and Wikipedia articles but still have weaknesses. Mostly there are two of them: level of details (e.g., the model knows about BMW, what it does, model...
Published on: December 03, 2024 | Source:Firing Pat Gelsinger doesn't solve Intel’s problems
Despite Intel’s recent woes, I didn’t expect to see CEO Pat Gelsinger joining 15,000 or so of his colleagues being shown the door. Gelsinger is a storied engineer and business success who laid down an exhaustive rescue plan when he took the helm of the beleaguered chipmaker in 2021. It was never going to be a quick fix, given the company’s long legacy of missteps. Gelsinger may be the public face of Intel’s current...
Published on: December 03, 2024 | Source:ThredUp fashion marketplace offloads its European business, Remix
Fashion resale marketplace ThredUp has divested its European business to focus on its core domestic U.S. market. ThredUp expanded into Europe in 2021 with the acquisition of Remix, a Bulgarian startup that operates across a handful of central and eastern European markets. Back in May, ThredUp announced a new general manager, Florin Filote, to lead […] 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
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