MetaVs New Llama 3.1 AI Model Is Free, Powerful, and Risky

Most tech moguls hope to sell artificial intelligence to the masses. But Mark Zuckerberg is giving away what Meta considers to be one of the world’s best AI models for free. Meta released the biggest, most capable version of a large language model called Llama on Monday, free of charge. Meta has not disclosed the… Continue reading MetaVs New Llama 3.1 AI Model Is Free, Powerful, and Risky

Abortion Rights Groups Rush to Back Kamala Harris

Reproductive rights organizations have been quick to come out in support of Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic Party’s presumptive presidential nominee after President Joe Biden announced on Sunday that he would drop out of the presidential race and endorse Harris instead. Harris could be an even stronger proponent for reproductive health care than… Continue reading Abortion Rights Groups Rush to Back Kamala Harris

US and European antitrust regulators agree to do their jobs when it comes to AI

Regulators in the US and Europe have laid out the “shared principles” they plan to adhere to in order to “protect competition and consumers” when it comes to artificial intelligence. “Guided by our respective laws, we will work to ensure effective competition and the fair and honest treatment of consumers and businesses,” the Department of… Continue reading US and European antitrust regulators agree to do their jobs when it comes to AI

NVIDIA AI Foundry Builds Custom Llama 3.1 Generative AI Models for the World’s Enterprises

Enterprises and Nations Can Now Build ‘Supermodels’ With NVIDIA AI Foundry Using Their Own Data Paired With Llama 3.1 405B and NVIDIA Nemotron Models NVIDIA AI Foundry Offers Comprehensive Generative AI Model Service Spanning Curation, Synthetic Data Generation, Fine-Tuning, Retrieval, Guardrails and Evaluation to Deploy Custom Llama 3.1 NVIDIA NIM Microservices With New NVIDIA NeMo… Continue reading NVIDIA AI Foundry Builds Custom Llama 3.1 Generative AI Models for the World’s Enterprises

Tesla postpones robot taxi unveiling: More time for development

Tesla is delaying the unveiling of its long-promised fully autonomous robotaxis until October to give its engineering team more time to build and test prototypes, Bloomberg reports. The event was originally scheduled for August 8th. The delay was communicated internally to Tesla employees but has not yet been publicly announced. CEO Elon Musk has not… Continue reading Tesla postpones robot taxi unveiling: More time for development

TBWA’s dotdotdash Hires Mai Nguyen as First Chief Client Officer

Acquired by TBWAWorldwide in 2022, experience innovation agency dotdotdash, has helped drive NEXT–TBWA’s innovation practice–to a double-digit growth trajectory for 2024 LOS ANGELES, July 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — dotdotdash has today announced the appointment of Mai Nguyen as Chief Client Officer, responsible for helping deliver future-forward brand experiences at the intersection of culture and technology… Continue reading TBWA’s dotdotdash Hires Mai Nguyen as First Chief Client Officer

Government “doesn’t know” if annual £1.6bn spend is improving roads

The government “does not know” if £1.6 billion per year of taxpayer money sent to local councils is actually making a difference to the state of England’s crumbling roads, a National Audit Office (NAO) report has revealed. Documents released today state that this is down to the Department for Transport (DfT) “not having a good enough… Continue reading Government “doesn’t know” if annual £1.6bn spend is improving roads

Eaton Recognized in Three Countries as a Best Place to Work for Disability Inclusion

For the fourth year in a row, Eaton scored 100 out of 100 on the Disability Equality Index® (DEI) in the United States For the first time, Eaton scored 100 out of 100 in India and 90 out of 100 in Brazil on the Disability Equality Index® (DEI) DUBLIN, July 23, 2024–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Intelligent power management… Continue reading Eaton Recognized in Three Countries as a Best Place to Work for Disability Inclusion

Supernal and Sigma Air Mobility Collaborate on AAM Market Development

FARNBOROUGH, U.K., July 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Supernal LLC – Hyundai Motor Group’s (HMG) Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) company – and Sigma Air Mobility – a Luxaviation Group company – today announced a joint effort to identify and develop targeted markets for future AAM infrastructure and investments, targeting key markets in South and Southeast Asia and… Continue reading Supernal and Sigma Air Mobility Collaborate on AAM Market Development

Dr. Angel Smith Appointed as Executive Director of SmallSat Alliance

WASHINGTON, July 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — SmallSat Alliance (SSA) is proud to announce the appointment of Dr. Angel Smith as its new Executive Director. Dr. Smith, a distinguished combat veteran and retired Marine Corps C-130 pilot, brings a wealth of experience and leadership to the organization. With a background that includes serving as a former… Continue reading Dr. Angel Smith Appointed as Executive Director of SmallSat Alliance