Month: December 2024
17 Gifts for People Who Are Perpetually Cold (2024)
From tiny mugs to a backyard hot tub, these picks will make your loved ones feel warm and fuzzy—inside and out. Source
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Google’s generative AI video model is available in private preview
Google has begun rolling out private access to its Veo and Imagen 3 generative AI models. Starting today, customers of the company’s Vertex AI Google Cloud package can begin using Veo to generate videos from text prompts and images. Then, as of next week, Google will make Imagen 3, its…
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Top vodka brand Stoli files for bankruptcy following ransomware attack
In late November, Stoli filed for bankruptcy in the USA Among the different factors leading to the decision was an alleged ransomware attack that hindered the company’s operations We don’t know who the attackers were, or if any ransom was paid Stoli, a top vodka brand with a global presence,…
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GM and EVgo now have over 2,000 EV charging stalls and counting
General Motors and EV charging company EVgo announced that they’ve installed their 2,000th public EV charging stall, in Murrieta, California. With that, GM has met a deadline it set in September to have the bulk of its planned 2,850 DC fast-charging stalls set up by the end of this year.…
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Three steps to take with governance and culture to catalyze AI success
Businesses are playing catch-up with AI. The rapid pace of AI in general, and generative AI (GenAI) in particular, has put an extraordinarily powerful new tool in our hands while we’re still learning how and where to use it. We’ve been impressed by the technology’s capabilities, but now we must…
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OpenAI’s 12 days of ‘shipmas’ include Sora and new reasoning model
Happy holidays from OpenAI. The AI startup plans to kick off a “shipmas” period of new features and products for 12 days, starting on December 5th. The releases will include OpenAI’s long-awaited text-to-video AI tool Sora and a new reasoning model, sources familiar with OpenAI’s plans tell The Verge. OpenAI…
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