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[News] Runway launched a $5M 'Hundred Film Fund' Runway launched a $5M fund to support up to 100 filmographic projects using AI-generated content. Grants range from $5K to $1M+ and up to $2M in Runway credits. Creators retain full IP rights over their projects but must grant Runway permission to showcase and distribute the finished product. https://dataphoenix.info/runway-launched-a-5m-hundred-film-fund/

[News] Google keeps building on NotebookLM's features with YouTube and audio files support Google expanded NotebookLM's capabilities by adding support for various input sources, including YouTube videos and audio files, and making it easier to share the recently introduced Audio Overviews. https://dataphoenix.info/google-keeps-building-on-notebooklms-features-with-youtube-and-audio-files-support/

[News] Meta Connect 2024: Meta AI's voice mode, visual search, and automated content generation Meta announced significant upgrades to Meta AI, including voice chat optionally powered by celebrity voice clones, multimodal capabilities enabling image processing and editing, live translation for Reels, expanded 'Imagine me' features, and AI-generated content for social media feeds. https://dataphoenix.info/meta-connect-2024-meta-ais-voice-mode-visual-search-and-automated-content-generation/

[News] Meta Connect 2024: Orion, Quest 3S, and new features for the Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses At Meta Connect 2024, Meta unveiled various AR/VR devices, including the Orion AR glasses concept, an affordable Quest 3S headset, and AI-enhanced Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses, showcasing the company's commitment to advancing consumer AR technology. https://dataphoenix.info/meta-connect-2024-orion-quest-3s-and-new-features-for-the-ray-ban-meta-smart-glasses/

[News] Meta Connect 2024: Llama 3.2 brings open multimodal 11B and 90B to the race Meta announced Llama 3.2, introducing multimodal capabilities to its 11B and 90B models for image analysis tasks. Meta also launched 1B and 3B models for edge devices. The 90B and 11B models will not be available in Europe, following EU regulators' concerns about Meta's data collection practices. https://dataphoenix.info/the-ai-related-announcements-from-meta-connect-2024/

[News] Researchers are leveraging AI to identify geoglyphs near Nazca Lines in Peru Researchers using AI and drone technology have discovered 303 new geoglyphs near Peru's Nazca Lines in just six months, revolutionizing archaeological research and providing new insights into ancient Peruvian cultures. https://dataphoenix.info/researchers-are-leveraging-ai-to-identify-geoglyphs-near-nazca-lines-in-peru/

[News] AI2's Molmo is bridging the gap between closed and open-source vision-capable models The Allen Institute for AI has introduced Molmo, a family of open-source multimodal AI models that rival or surpass proprietary systems in performance, featuring novel data collection methods and unique pointing capabilities, with plans for full release of weights, datasets, and code. https://dataphoenix.info/ai2s-molmo-is-bridging-the-gap-between-closed-and-open-source-vision-capable-models-2/

[News] PyTorch Conference 2024 recap The 2024 PyTorch Conference, held in San Francisco on September 18-19, featured keynotes, talks, and a new Startup Showcase, bringing together AI and ML professionals to discuss trends, network, and advance the PyTorch framework. https://dataphoenix.info/pytorch-conference-2024-recap/

[News] OpenAI's Advanced Voice Mode is finally available for ChatGPT Plus and Team users OpenAI is expanding its Advanced Voice Mode for ChatGPT to more paying customers, introducing new voices, improved functionality, and customization features, while addressing previous concerns and limitations. https://dataphoenix.info/openais-advanced-voice-mode-is-finally-available-for-chatgpt-plus-and-team-users/

[News] Snap now leverages Gemini on Vertex AI to power generative AI experiences on MyAI Snap Inc. has partnered with Google Cloud to integrate Gemini's multimodal AI capabilities into Snapchat's My AI chatbot to enable more innovative features for its 850 million monthly active users. https://dataphoenix.info/snap-now-leverages-gemini-on-vertex-ai-to-power-generative-ai-experiences-on-myai/

[News] Letta, a UC Berkeley spin-off, emerged from stealth with $10M in seed funding Letta, a startup emerging from stealth with $10 million in funding, aims to revolutionize AI development by offering an open-source, model-agnostic platform that enables the creation of stateful AI agents and APIs. https://dataphoenix.info/letta-a-uc-berkeley-spin-off-emerged-from-stealth-with-10m-in-seed-funding/

[News] Cloudflare's tools enable websites to monitor and control how AI model providers access their content Cloudflare has launched AI Audit, a new tool that empowers website owners to monitor, control, and potentially monetize how AI models interact with their content, aiming to rebalance the relationship between content creators and AI companies. https://dataphoenix.info/cloudflares-tools-enable-websites-monitor-and-control-how-ai-providers-access-their-content/

[News] Weekly AI Highlights Review: September 17–24 Sundar Pichai and Sam Altman on the promise of AI; Microsoft bought a lot of nuclear-generated electricity; Amazon launched new AI features for independent sellers; LinkedIn opted users into data collection; YouTube and Snap launched new AI features; Runway and Lionsgate are collaborating; and more. https://dataphoenix.info/weekly-ai-highlights-review-september-17-24/

[News] Black Forest Labs reportedly looks to raise about $100M at a $1B valuation Black Forest Labs, a startup founded by experts in image diffusion models and the creator of the FLUX.1 model suite, is reportedly seeking to raise $100 million at a $1 billion valuation, likely by leveraging its collaboration with X and promising upcoming text-to-video generation models. https://dataphoenix.info/black-forest-labs-reportedly-looks-to-raise-about-100m-at-a-1b-valuation/

[News] A deal with Microsoft will support the restart of the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant Microsoft signed a 20-year power purchase agreement with Constellation Energy to reopen the Three Mile Island Unit 1 nuclear reactor as the Crane Clean Energy Center, aiming to power its AI-driven data centers with carbon-free energy and support its goal of becoming carbon-negative by 2030. https://dataphoenix.info/a-deal-with-microsoft-will-support-the-restart-of-the-three-mile-island-nuclear-power-plant/

[News] Amazon launched a video generator for its Amazon Ads service Amazon introduced a generative AI feature for Amazon Ads that creates product videos and animated images from single product photos, with aims to help sellers produce engaging content more easily. https://dataphoenix.info/amazon-launched-a-video-generator-for-its-amazon-ads-service/

[News] Project Amelia is Amazon's new AI-powered personal assistant for independent sellers Amazon developed Project Amelia, an AI-powered assistant using Amazon Bedrock, to support independent sellers on its platform by providing personalized insights, answering questions, and eventually automating tasks to help grow their businesses. https://dataphoenix.info/project-amelia-is-amazons-new-ai-powered-personal-assistant-for-independent-sellers/

[#for-smm] Inbolt raised €15M to expand the market presence of its AI-powered 3D vision system Inbolt, a Paris-based startup developing AI-powered real-time robot guidance solutions, has secured €15 million in Series A funding to expand its presence in the US and Japan, accelerate product development, and grow its team, building on the success of its GuideNOW software. https://dataphoenix.info/inbolt-raised-eu15m-to-expand-the-market-presence-of-its-ai-powered-3d-vision-system/

[News] fal secured $23M to grow its hosting platform for media generation models fal has raised $23 million in funding to accelerate its generative media model hosting platform, which offers high-performance inference APIs and solutions that have attracted a rapidly growing user base of developers and enterprises. https://dataphoenix.info/fal-secured-23m-to-grow-its-hosting-platform-for-media-generation-models/

[News] LinkedIn was reportedly caught training models with user data before updating its policies LinkedIn opted in users in the US to data collection for AI model by default and without updating its privacy policy, prompting privacy concerns. The company also failed to correctly specify whether UK-based users were subject to the data collection process, spurring further confusion. https://dataphoenix.info/linkedin-was-reportedly-caught-training-models-with-user-data-before-updating-its-policies/