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Microsoft releases a new genAI model that can control robots – Computerworld
Microsoft has launched Magma, a new generative AI (genAI) model that can be used to control everything from software to robots. The company says Magma is the first such model that can act on its own based on multimodal data such as texts, images, and video. It can, for example, use an interface or handle physical objects, Ars Technica reports.…
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Perplexity releases a censorship-free variant of Deepseek R1 – Computerworld
Perplexity is releasing its model R1 1776, a version of Deepseek R1 with open model weights that has been post-trained to remove China’s censorship and provide more unbiased, accurate answers, according to Perplexity co-founder and CEO Aravind Srinivas. He wrote about the move on LinkedIn. “The post-training to remove censorship has been carried out without degrading the basic reasoning ability…
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Valve Releases Team Fortress 2 Code, Promises to Update Old Games
Valve’s latest Source SDK update contains the full client and server code for TF2. The company has also confirmed that classic Source Engine titles will soon gain 64-bit binary support. Let’s start with the Team Fortress 2 news, as that’s more prescient than the 64-bit thing. Developers can now access the TF2 game source code for free through the Source…
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Huawei Releases First Tri-Fold Phone to International Markets
Chinese smartphone maker Huawei launched its luxury Huawei Mate XT, a three-panel foldable phone, globally on February 18, the Associated Press reported from the launch event in Malaysia. The phone retails for $3,662. It isn’t available directly from U.S. carriers and won’t work with U.S. network bands, due to a U.S. ban on Huawei products due to cybersecurity concerns; however,…
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Mistral releases its genAI assistant Le Chat for IOS and Android – Computerworld
French AI company Mistral has released several updates to its generative AI assistant Le Chat and made it available on Android and iOS. Mistral describes the tool as a comprehensive genAI assistant for both life and work that can be used to access the latest news, plan daily tasks, keep track of projects, upload and summarize documents, and more. Le…
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OpenAI Releases ‘Operator’ AI Agent That Can Perform Tasks for You
After months of anticipation, OpenAI has finally released its first “Operator” AI agent that can perform tasks for you on the web. It’s the first AI agent that is being rolled out to consumers. So far, we have seen AI models generating texts, images, videos, and audio clips. However, with the agentic AI model, OpenAI has demonstrated that AI systems…
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Doom The Dark Ages Transforms the Slayer into an Iron Tank; Releases This May
We’ve all been eagerly anticipating the next entry in the Doom franchise. While Doom Eternal and Doom 2016 gave us top-tier experience in their fast-paced shooting mechanics, it appears that Doom The Dark Ages will offer a more complete experience. id Software just unveiled a gameplay trailer, confirmed the release date, and announced platform availability for Doom: The Dark Ages…
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UK Government Releases AI Action Plan
The U.K. government has released its “AI Opportunities Action Plan,” outlining the 50 ways it will build out the AI sector and turn the country into a “world leader.” The strategy involves boosting public computing capacity twentyfold, creating a training data library, and building AI hubs in deindustrialised areas. Innovation is front and centre in this new plan, marking a…
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2024 Was a Disastrous Year for Ubisoft: Flops, Delayed Releases and Alienating the Gaming Community
It would be an understatement to say that 2024 has been quite challenging for Ubisoft. The company consistently struggled to provide an engaging experience to gamers. Most of the titles Ubisoft released this year faced harsh criticism as they were absolutely subpar. The company was even forced to delay the release of some of its games, all but alienating its…
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NHTSA finally releases new rules for self-driving cars — but there’s a twist
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced a new “voluntary national framework for the evaluation and oversight” of autonomous vehicles, a bureaucratic first step that could eventually open the floodgates for fully driverless cars. But there’s a twist: the agency wants self-driving car companies to cough up more data. The proposed rules were first announced last year as the ADS-Equipped…
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