5 h. ago Mistral adds a new API that turns any PDF document into an AI

On Thursday French large language model (LLM) developer Mistral launched a new API for developers who handle complex PDF documents. Mistral OCR is an optical character recognition (OCR) API that can turn any PDF into a text file to make it easier for AI models to ingest. LLMs that underpin popular GenAI tools, like OpenAI’s […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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5 h. ago DuckDuckGo leans further into GenAI as its AI chat interface exits beta

Private search engine DuckDuckGo is leaning further into the generative AI opportunity. The non-tracking search engine has been dabbling with expanding the role of AI assistance in its product for the past year, including launching a chatbot-style interface last fall — available at Duck.ai. In a blog post Thursday, the company said the service is […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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11 h. ago GenAI: trend or transformational? Alaska Airlines, VINCI Airports, Turkish Airlines, BER and AWS discuss how Generative AI can enhance operations and provide a more seamless, personalised CX

GenAI: trend or transformational? Alaska Airlines, VINCI Airports, Turkish Airlines, BER and AWS discuss how Generative AI can enhance operations and provide a more seamless, personalised CX  Future Travel Experience

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21 h. ago Cardinals star Jordan Walker suffers bizarre injury during spring training game

St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Jordan Walker's day was cut short when he exited a spring training game in the third inning with a knee injury.

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21 h. ago Cardinals star Jordan Walker sustains bizarre injury during spring training game

St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Jordan Walker's day was cut short when he exited a spring training game in the third inning with a knee injury.

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28 h. ago Lake Washington girls seek ‘redemption’ after 2024’s early playoff exit

Lake Washington girls seek ‘redemption’ after 2024’s early playoff exit  The Seattle Times

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28 h. ago Turning liquor waste into power: Baijiu sediment transformed into anode for sodium

A small team of materials engineers at the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, working with Wuliangye, a manufacturer of baijiu, has developed a carbon-source anode using baijiu sediment for use in a sodium-ion battery. In their study published in the journal ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, the group treated the sediment to make it useful as an anode.

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30 h. ago 'I can't be friends with the machine': What audio artists working in games think of AI

The Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance, the union for voice actors and creatives, recently circulated a video of voice actor Thomas G. Burt describing the impact of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) on his livelihood.

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44 h. ago Rapper Lil Xan pleads not guilty to charges stemming from incident at Boston show

Nicholas Diego Leanos is facing two charges of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon. The post Rapper Lil Xan pleads not guilty to charges stemming from incident at Boston show appeared first on Boston.com.

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51 h. ago OpenAI chairman Bret Taylor lays out the bull case for AI agents

We still didn’t get a straight up definition of exactly what an AI agent is during Bret Taylor’s Mobile World Congress fireside chat in Barcelona on Tuesday. The Sierra founder and OpenAI board chair preferred to side-step CNN moderator Anna Stewart’s question asking how “agentic AI” is “any different to a GenAI chatbot” by suggesting […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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61 h. ago Trump’s threats against Canada boost Trudeau's Liberal Party in the polls as new tariffs set to begin

Concern over Trump’s tariffs and annexation has found Canadians leaning Liberal with the prospect of a new leader who is set to take over from Trudeau in the next few days.

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3 d. ago No part of Amazon is ‘unaffected’ by AI, says its head of AGI

“There’s scarcely a part of the company that is unaffected by AI,” said Vishal Sharma, Amazon’s VP of Artificial General Intelligence, on Monday at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. He also dismissed the idea that open-source models might reduce compute needs and demurred over the question of whether European companies would change their GenAI strategies in […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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3 d. ago Jolla founders take the wraps off an AI assistant to power up their push for privacy

Jolla, the erstwhile mobile maker turned privacy-centric AI business — via sister startup, Venho.ai — has taken the wraps off an AI assistant that’s touted as a “fully private” alternative to letting data-mining cloud giants crawl all over your personal information.   The AI assistant is designed to integrate with apps like email, calendar and […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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4 d. ago Mike Lee Calls for Exit from NATO After Norwegian Fuel Company Stops Refueling U.S. Military Ships

Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) called for the United States to leave NATO in response to a Norwegian fuel company, Haltbakk Bunkers, deciding to stop refueling U.S. military ships. The post Mike Lee Calls for Exit from NATO After Norwegian Fuel Company Stops Refueling U.S. Military Ships appeared first on Breitbart.

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4 d. ago Brad Marchand’s status uncertain after exiting Saturday’s game: ‘I’ll know more tomorrow’

The Bruins are dealing with multiple key injuries at an inopportune time. The post Brad Marchand’s status uncertain after exiting Saturday’s game: ‘I’ll know more tomorrow’ appeared first on Boston.com.

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4 d. ago Mavericks starting forward P.J. Washington exits game against Bucks due to injury

Mavericks starting forward P.J. Washington exits game against Bucks due to injury  Sports Illustrated

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4 d. ago Executive director exits Pike Place Market Foundation after event controversy

Executive director exits Pike Place Market Foundation after event controversy  KING5.com

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5 d. ago ‘Conclave’ Feels Like a TV Movie Complete with Liberal Taking Points, Absurd Ending

Conclave is what I call an HBO-TV movie, a handsomely produced, left-leaning feature that never feels like a movie-movie. The post ‘Conclave’ Feels Like a TV Movie Complete with Liberal Taking Points, Absurd Ending appeared first on Breitbart.

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5 d. ago ‘Conclave’ Feels Like a TV Movie Complete with Liberal Talking Points, Absurd Ending

Conclave is what I call an HBO-TV movie, a handsomely produced, left-leaning feature that never feels like a movie-movie. The post ‘Conclave’ Feels Like a TV Movie Complete with Liberal Talking Points, Absurd Ending appeared first on Breitbart.

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5 d. ago What is Mistral AI? Everything to know about the OpenAI competitor

Mistral AI, the French company behind AI assistant Le Chat and several foundational models, is officially regarded as one of France’s most promising tech startups and is arguably the only European company that could compete with OpenAI. But compared to its $6 billion valuation, its global market share is still relatively low.  However, the recent […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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