A.I.

The Rise of AI in Scientific Discoveries: Can AI Truly Think Outside the Box?

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is advancing rapidly, with its applications spreading across industries such as healthcare, finance, education, and entertainment. Among the most exciting areas for AI is scientific research. AI's ability to process vast data, recognize complex patterns, and make predictions is accelerating the pace at which scientific discoveries are made. This raises an intriguing […]

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Open-Source AI Strikes Back With Meta’s Llama 4

In the past few years, the AI world has shifted from a culture of open collaboration to one dominated by closely guarded proprietary systems. OpenAI – a company literally founded with “open” in its name – pivoted to keeping its most powerful models secret after 2019. Competitors like Anthropic and Google similarly built cutting-edge AI […]

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AI Costs Are Accelerating — Here’s How to Keep Them Under Control

Cloud usage continues to soar, as do its associated costs — particularly, of late, those driven by AI. Gartner analysts predict worldwide end-user spending on public cloud services will swell to $723.4 billion in 2025, up from just under $600 billion in 2024. And 70% of executives surveyed in an IBM report cited generative AI as […]

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Lumai Raises $10M+ to Revolutionize AI Compute with Optical Processing

In a major leap forward for the future of artificial intelligence infrastructure, Lumai, the Oxford-born startup pioneering 3D optical computing, has raised more than $10 million in a fresh funding round. The investment — led by deep tech-focused Constructor Capital and backed by notable names such as IP Group, PhotonVentures, Journey Ventures, LIFTT, Qubits Ventures, State Farm […]

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AI is Rapidly Reshaping Brand Connectivity and Marketing

Over the past three decades, the advertising and marketing industry has undergone a profound transformation, largely driven by advancements in artificial intelligence. Gone are the days of manually analyzing consumer data to crafting campaigns based on intuition; marketing has evolved into a highly sophisticated, data-driven discipline. AI has reshaped how brands connect with consumers, optimize […]

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Equal Parts Launches with $10M to Revolutionize Independent Insurance Through AI and Human Connection

In a bold move to reimagine the future of independent insurance, Equal Parts has officially launched with $10 million in acquisition capital, backed by Equal Ventures and Max Ventures. The Austin-based startup is not your typical insurance player — it’s a next-generation agency on a mission to blend cutting-edge artificial intelligence with the powerful human relationships […]

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Teaching AI to Give Better Video Critiques

Image of a robot with popcorn in a cinema, ChatGPt-4+ and Adobe Firefly.

While Large Vision-Language Models (LVLMs) can be useful aides in interpreting some of the more arcane or challenging submissions in computer vision literature, there's one area where they are hamstrung: determining the merits and subjective quality of any video examples that accompany new papers*. This is a critical aspect of a submission, since scientific papers […]

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Sourcetable Raises $4.3M to Launch the World’s First Self-Driving Spreadsheet, Powered by AI

In a major leap forward for productivity software, Sourcetable has announced a $4.3 million seed round and the launch of what it calls the world’s first autonomous, AI-powered spreadsheet — a “self-driving” experience that reimagines how humans interact with data. With backing from top investors including Bee Partners, Julien Chaumond (Hugging Face), Preston-Werner Ventures (GitHub co-founder), […]

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