Okay, now exactly half of xAI’s founding team has left the company

Whatever the cause of the departures, the cumulative impact is alarming. There is a lot of work left to do at xAI, and an IPO will bring more scrutiny than the lab has ever faced before.

AI is helping call center scammers dupe more victims worldwide

Call center scams are becoming more sophisticated as criminal networks turn to AI tools to automate scripts, impersonations and targeting, turning their crude schemes into highly efficient global operations.
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Facebook adds new AI features, animated profile photos, and backgrounds for text posts

Facebook’s new AI features let users animate their profile pics, restyle their Stories and Memories, and add backgrounds to text posts.

Facebook can animate your profile pic with AI
Facebook can animate your profile pic with AI

Facebook is rolling out new AI features that let you animate your profile picture and restyle Stories and Memories. You’ll also be able to add animated backgrounds to text posts to make them pop in the feed. With the animated profile pictures, you’ll be able to give a still photo motion with some preset types […]

AT&T Says SLMs Run At 10% Of The Cost Of LLMs While Being ‘About As Accurate’

Who needs a trillion parameter LLM? AT&T says it gets by just fine on four to seven billion parameters … when setting up their SLMs in just the right way.

How ChatGPT Can Help You Build Your First Minimum Viable Product

Building an MVP has always been an essential first step in building a business. But these days, AI can dramatically expedite the process. Here’s how.

Vega raises $120M Series B to rethink how enterprises detect cyber threats

Vega Security raised $120 million Series B, bringing its valuation to $700 million, in a round led by Accel. The company aims to rethink how enterprises detect cybersecurity threats.

400 Million Idle Gaming PCs Could Be The AI Era’s Secret Weapon

Bitcoin miners pivoted their data centers to AI. But a less visible shift is happening from the bottom up, as crypto’s GPU networks find a second life in AI inference.

Genesys Shifts Enterprise CX Strategy From LLMs To Large Action Models

CX software provider Genesys unveiled Genesys Cloud Agentic Virtual Agent, positioning it as the industry’s first agent built on LAMs.

Hauler Hero collects $16M for its AI waste management software

Hauler Hero has seen its customer base, revenue, and head count double since the company raised its seed round in 2024.