Adobe reports that 70% of eligible customers for Adobe Experience Platform (AEP) are using the AI Assistant functionality, offering choice and flexibility in leveraging generative AI models within Adobe applications.
Alibaba's shares surged 8% after investors bought into the company's big AI moves. The e-commerce leader raised $3.2 billion in convertible bonds to bankroll China's biggest AI infrastructure budget and cloud service, aiming to shore up its place in the country's AI development boom.
Amap, Alibaba's answer to Google Maps, has seen over 40 million users test its new ranking service, Amap Street Stars. This AI-powered service ranks mainland destinations and provides recommendations for 1.6 million establishments, including restaurants, hotels, and tourist attractions in China.
Ant Group has unveiled its first humanoid robot, the R1, a wheeled, two-armed model developed by Ant Lingbo Technology (Robbyant), which has already entered production and been shipped to customers, including a museum. This marks Ant Group's entry into the field of embodied artificial intelligence, where it will compete with companies like Unitree Robotics.
Brain Co launches from stealth with $30M Series A funding. CEO Clemens Mewald, former product leader at Instabase and Databricks, stated that most enterprises are stuck with outdated AI applications. Brain Co aims to innovate software consumption by enterprises and governments, addressing the issue of obsolete AI capabilities.
ByteDance Unveils Seedream 4.0 to Challenge Google DeepMind's Nano Banana AI.
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ByteDance, the parent company of TikTok, is set to take on Google DeepMind's "Nano Banana" with its own AI technology, Seedream 4.0. This move aims to challenge Google DeepMind's dominance in the field of artificial intelligence.
Create Your 3D Self with Gemini Nano Banana AI's Guide
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Gemini Nano Banana AI has released a step-by-step guide on how to create a 3D model of oneself. The AI uses machine learning algorithms and computer vision techniques to generate realistic models from user-provided images or 3D scans. The guide provides a detailed process for users to create and customize their own 3D models, including selecting facial features, hair styles, and clothing options.
Daystar University, MindHYVEai Unveil AI-Powered Kenya.
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Daystar University and MindHYVEai Launch AI-Powered Higher Education Transformation in Kenya.
MindHYVEai, a company backed by HYVE Labs, has partnered with Daystar University to launch an AI-powered higher education transformation in Kenya. The technology stack, powered by the Ava-Fusion large reasoning model, is designed to revolutionize law, medicine, finance, education, and governance. With operations in North America, Asia, and now Africa, MindHYVEai aims to democratize access to transformative intelligence and architect the infrastructure for post-scarcity economies.
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has launched an inquiry into several companies, including Alphabet and Meta Platforms, that provide consumer-facing AI-powered chatbots. The FTC aims to understand how these companies measure and test the potential negative impacts of their technology, as well as how they monetize user engagement and process user inputs. This inquiry follows recent scrutiny of generative AI companies, including a lawsuit against OpenAI over ChatGPT's alleged role in a teen's suicide and another lawsuit against Character.AI over a separate teen's death by suicide.