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Meta releases Segment Anything Model 2 with support for object segmentation in videos and images; the code and weights are available under an Apache 2.0 license — Meta had a palpable hit last year with Segment Anything, a machine learning model that could quickly and reliably identify and outline just about anything in an image.
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| Kif Leswing / CNBC: |
Apple debuts Apple Intelligence in the iOS 18.1, iPadOS 18.1, and macOS 15.1 developer betas, with text generation and Siri updates, but missing some features — - Apple on Monday released the first version of Apple Intelligence, … Apple on Monday released the first version of Apple Intelligence …
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| Karissa Bell / Engadget: |
Meta rolls out AI Studio in the US, letting users create and share AI chatbots, and Instagram creators set up chatbots to answer DM questions and story replies — Meta is rolling out its AI Studio tools for custom chatbots. — The next time you DM a creator on Instagram, you might get a reply from their AI.
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| Tekendra Parmar / Bloomberg: |
Scammers are using Meta's copyright protection tools to target influencers in the Middle East; creators see their content removed from Instagram unless they pay — Victims see their content removed from Instagram unless they pay steep ransoms. — In May 2023, Esaa Ahmed-Adnan …
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| Jason Koebler / 404 Media: |
Some popular sites like Condé Nast's titles and Reuters.com modified robots.txt to block Anthropic's bots, but Anthropic has just made new bots with other names — Hundreds of sites have put old Anthropic scrapers on their blocklist, while leaving a new one unblocked.
More: The Register, Sherwood News, Pivot to AI, and Moz
Mastodon: @dreid@wandering.shop and @jasonkoebler@mastodon.social
| Hadley Beeman / W3C: |
After Google said it wouldn't deprecate third-party cookies, W3C says third-party cookies must be removed as the invisible tracking “hurts everyone's privacy” — Author(s) and publish date — After reading Google's announcement that they no longer plan to deprecate third-party cookies …
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| Dvora Meyers / The Verge: |
A look at the AI-assisted Judging Support System for scoring in gymnastics that made its debut at the 2023 world championships and helps settle disputes — When Simone Biles saluted the judges and stepped onto the mat to vault at the Sportpaleis in Antwerp, Belgium, it seemed like every camera in the packed arena was trained on her.| Capital Brief: |
Canva acquires AI image generation service Leonardo.ai for an undisclosed amount; Leonardo.ai launched in December 2022 and has more than 19M registered users — Founded in December 2022, Leonardo.Ai has over 19 million users and its very own foundation AI model.
More: Australian Financial Review, TechCrunch, Canva, Neowin, SmartCompany, Leonardo.AI, AIM, and The Information
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| Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: |
The US NTIA issues a report in support of “open-weight” generative AI models like Meta's Llama 3.1, but recommends the government to monitor for potential risks — The U.S. Commerce Department on Monday issued a report in support of “open-weight” generative AI models like Meta's Llama 3.1 …
More: FedScoop, National Telecommunications …, and National Telecommunications …. Forums: r/artificial
| Mike Butcher / TechCrunch: |
Faye, which offers travel insurance and fintech services via a single smartphone app, raised a $31M Series B led by Portage; Faye raised a $10M Series A in 2023 — We've been covering US-based Insurtech startup FAYE way back since 2022 with its Seed round, and the Series A round in 2023 …
LinkedIn: Faye
| Disha Mishra / Reuters: |
The NHTSA says Tesla released an OTA update for 1.8M cars, including 2021-2024 Model 3, Model S, and Model X, to fix a software failure to detect unlatched hood — Tesla (TSLA.O) is recalling over 1.8 million vehicles in the United States due to risk of software failure to detect unlatched hood … | The Economic Times: |
Flipkart consolidates its various fintech offerings, including UPI and BNPL, under Flipkart Pay; the move follows recent expansions and a spinoff of PhonePe — Flipkart has integrated its various fintech services into a single vertical named ‘Flipkart Pay’.Sponsor Posts
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