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OpenAI is set to produce its own artificial intelligence chip for the first time next year, as the ChatGPT maker attempts to address insatiable demand for computing power and reduce its reliance on chip giant Nvidia. The chip, co-designed with US semiconductor giant Broadcom, would ship next year, according to multiple people familiar with the partnership. Broadcom’s chief executive Hock Tan on Thursday referred to a mystery new customer committing to $10 billion in orders. OpenAI’s move follows the strategy of tech giants such as Google, Amazon and Meta, which have designed their own specialised chips to run AI workloads.…
DeepSeek and Meituan MPNGY are emerging as China’s strongest contenders in the escalating race to challenge OpenAI, Microsoft MSFT, Alibaba BABA, and Tencent TCEHY in global artificial intelligence.While both companies are pursuing different strategies, their approaches reflect China’s growing urgency to carve out leadership in next-generation AI technologies.Hangzhou-based DeepSeek is betting on a new agent-focused AI model designed to execute multi-step tasks with minimal user input, retain learning from past actions, and function with greater autonomy than existing chatbots, Bloomberg reported Thursday.Also Read: Alibaba Faces Fierce AI Talent Poaching As Rivals Lure Top Qwen Model EngineersFounder Liang Wenfeng is targeting…
What if the future of AI wasn’t just smarter but also more private, efficient, and accessible? Enter EmbeddingGemma, a new open model designed to transform how text embeddings are generated and used. Developed by Google DeepMind, this compact powerhouse doesn’t just promise innovative performance, it delivers it directly on your device. Imagine running advanced AI tasks like semantic search or clustering without relying on the cloud, all while safeguarding your data and conserving resources. In a world where privacy concerns and resource limitations often clash with the demands of innovation, EmbeddingGemma boldly bridges the gap, setting a new standard for…
The Gist Personalization is priority. 31% of CX leaders are strongly positive about AI’s potential to personalize experiences, making it the top goal. Cost is the main hurdle. 42% cite tool expenses as their biggest AI challenge, with prediction accuracy and data integration also weighing heavily. CSAT defines success. Customer satisfaction scores are the leading KPI for judging AI-driven CX, ahead of efficiency or retention. Marketing feels the impact. 64% believe AI is transforming campaigns most, showing its strongest influence on CX strategy. AI-driven insights are reshaping customer experience (CX). What once felt experimental is now becoming a central part…
Manasi Vartak, founder and CEO of Verta, conceived of the idea of the open-source project ModelDB database as a way to track versions of machine models while she was still in grad school at MIT. After she graduated, she decided to expand on that vision to build a product that could not only track model versions, but provide a way to operationalize them — and Verta was born. Today, that company emerged from stealth with a $10 million Series A led by Intel Capital with participation from General Catalyst, which also led the company’s $1.7 million seed round. Beyond providing…
Most people who’ve ever called customer service share the experience of navigating endless automated prompts in the hopes of getting to a human. For years, it’s been a familiar process for more complex questions and issues. As AI technology advances, however, there are successively fewer cases that demand this. AI chatbots, using voice or text, can handle much of what used to require a person. If startup investors have their way, expect AI agents to be taking on a lot more. In recent months, investors have poured hundreds of millions of dollars into an assortment of companies developing tools to…
Snapchat is launching a new Lens that lets users create and edit images using a text-to-image AI generator, the company told TechCrunch exclusively. The new “Imagine Lens” is available to Snapchat+ Platinum and Lens+ subscribers. Imagine Lens allows users to create, edit, and recreate Snaps by entering their own prompts. They can then share the image with their friends, post it to their Story, or share it outside out Snapchat. While Snapchat already has numerous generative AI Lenses, the company notes that Imagine Lens is its first open prompt image generation Lens. Users can generate images using custom prompts, like…
Listen to the article 4 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Lululemon is overhauling its product design and development processes and accelerating its go-to-market timeframe as it faces persistent challenges in the U.S. The retailer expects to see product and performance improvements beginning in 2026, CEO Calvin McDonald said on a call with analysts Thursday. Lululemon’s North America business all but ground to a halt in the second quarter, with revenue up just 1% and comps decreasing 4%. International more than made up for the difference, with net revenue surging 22%…
Listen to the article 2 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Amazon on Oct. 1 is axing the remnants of “Prime Invitee,” a program ended 10 years ago that allowed Prime members to share free shipping with people outside their households. Some legacy users can instead opt for Amazon Family, which carries free shipping plus other benefits, though that program is only available to people within the same household. The e-commerce giant may be hoping to boost Prime membership by shifting Invitee users to their own accounts, though the participation level of Invitee…
Tesla investors have plenty of things to be ecstatic about, considering the company’s confidence in autonomy, AI, robotics, cars, and energy. However, many of them may be in for a big surprise as the end of the $7,500 EV tax credit nears. On September 30, it will be gone for good. This has put some skepticism in the minds of some investors: the lack of a $7,500 discount for buying a clean energy vehicle may deter many people from affording Tesla’s industry-leading EVs. Tesla warns consumers of huge, time-sensitive change coming soon The focus on quarterly deliveries, while potentially waning…