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Mistral AI releases Mistral Large, a cheaper GPT-4 rival that supports 32K-token context windows, and Le Chat, a ChatGPT-like chat assistant in public beta — Paris-based AI startup Mistral AI is gradually building an alternative to OpenAI and Anthropic as its latest announcement shows.
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| Sam Schechner / Wall Street Journal: |
A profile of nine-month-old Mistral AI, which wants to be the “most capital-efficient company in the world of AI”, has raised $500M+, and is valued at $2B+ — Led by 31-year-old CEO Arthur Mensch, Paris-based Mistral believes AI systems can be built more efficiently—and much more cheaply| Financial Times: |
As regulators probe Microsoft's OpenAI alliance, Microsoft takes a minor stake in Mistral and plans to help bring the Paris-based startup's AI models to market — Tech giant unveils partnership with French AI start-up, as regulators probe $13bn alliance with ChatGPT maker| Steve Dent / Engadget: |
Samsung unveils Galaxy Ring at MWC 2024; the device is centered around health and wellness, comes in three colors, and will be available later this year — After teasing it (again) yesterday, Samsung has finally shown off the Galaxy Ring in physical form at Mobile World Conference (MWC 2024) and revealed some additional details.
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| Javier Espinoza / Financial Times: |
The EU is asking developers about the impact of Apple's decision to disable PWAs in the EU, which could be a precursor towards an in-depth probe — Competition regulators in Brussels send questions to developers over iPhone maker's decision — The EU has taken the first steps towards …
More: MacRumors, The Verge, 9to5Mac, AppleInsider, GamesIndustry.biz, and Android Headlines
| Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat: |
Qualcomm unveils AI Hub, a library of 75+ pre-optimized AI models, the X80 5G modem, and FastConnect 7900, a chip that integrates Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth, and UWB — Qualcomm unveiled a suite of AI, 5G, and Wi-Fi devices at Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona.
More: Qualcomm, Qualcomm, HotHardware, 9to5Google, The Verge, Maginative, Notebookcheck, Tech Advisor, and Beyond Search
| Neil Long / Mobilegamer.biz: |
Sources detail their concerns with Apple Arcade: declining developer payouts, cancelled projects, a shift to only greenlighting family-friendly games, and more — Multiple mobilegamer.biz sources have voiced their concern for Apple Arcade's future, citing a glut of cancelled projects and ever-declining developer payouts.| Cheyenne MacDonald / Engadget: |
Google announces new Android features, including Gemini integration with Messages, AI-powered text summaries for Android Auto, and AI-generated image captions — The Android updates announced at MWC also include new accessibility features and casting controls for Spotify.
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| Tom Gerken / BBC: |
Meta outlines its strategy to combat the misuse of generative AI ahead of the European elections in June, including setting up an EU-specific operations center — Facebook and Instagram owner Meta says it will form a team to tackle deceptive artificial intelligence (AI) content in the upcoming EU elections in June.
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| Samrhitha Arunasalam / Reuters: |
Broadcom sells its end-user computing unit to KKR in a deal valued at about $4B — Chipmaker Broadcom (AVGO.O) is selling its business which allows users to access desktops and applications from any device to KKR (KKR.N) in a deal valued at about $4 billion, the private equity firm said on Monday.
More: CRN, SiliconANGLE, Finbold, Media Center, TechCrunch, The Information, and Constellation Research
| Jon Porter / The Verge: |
Lenovo demos the ThinkBook Transparent Display Laptop concept, with a 17.3-inch MicroLED panel and a built-in drawing tablet — The ThinkBook Transparent Display Laptop concept even comes with a built-in drawing tablet. Lenovo just needs to find something worth seeing on the other side.
More: Lenovo StoryHub, CNBC, HotHardware, Dexerto, TechCrunch, PC Gamer, South China Morning Post, Interesting Engineering, Wired, Cryptopolitan, TechPowerUp, TechEBlog, nextpit, Techaeris, Phandroid, Liliputing, Neowin, Mashable, BGR, CNET, XDA Developers, SlashGear, T3, Tom's Guide, TechRadar, PCWorld, Pocket-lint, MobileSyrup, Windows Central, Pocketnow, Gizmodo, ZDNet, Engadget, Digital Trends, Android Headlines, Notebookcheck, Android Authority, and Gizmochina
Forums: Hacker News, r/Futurology, r/technology, and Slashdot
| Krystal Hu / Reuters: |
South Korea's SK Telecom partners with Perplexity to access its proprietary models and to offer Perplexity's paid version of its AI-based search engine for free — SK Telecom, South Korea's largest telco, is partnering with U.S. AI startup Perplexity to offer the artificial intelligence-based search engine …
More: The Korea Herald
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