Retrieval Augmented Generation: What It Is and Why It Matters for Enterprise AI

Posted on November 21, 2024 by Techme101

DataStax’s CTO discusses how Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) enhances AI reliability, reduces hallucinations, and transforms information retrieval.

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YouTube Shorts’ Dream Screen feature can now generate AI video backgrounds

Posted on November 21, 2024 by Techme101

YouTube announced on Thursday that its Dream Screen feature for Shorts now lets you create AI-generated video backgrounds. Up until now, Dream Screen could only create image backgrounds. The new capability is possible due to the integration of Google DeepMind’s AI video generation model, Veo, which can create 1080p video clips in various cinematic styles. Users […]
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Marissa Mayer just laid out a possible business model for ad-supported AI chatbots

Posted on November 21, 2024 by Techme101

Marissa Mayer has a lot of insights into the promise and problems with online advertising. She played an instrumental role in the early days of Google Search and spent several years as Yahoo’s CEO. Today, Mayer is the CEO of her own company, Sunshine, which is creating apps to do things like share photos among […]
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New York Times Says OpenAI Erased Potential Lawsuit Evidence

Posted on November 21, 2024 by Techme101

As part of an ongoing copyright lawsuit, The New York Times says it spent 150 hours sifting through OpenAI’s training data looking for potential evidence—only for OpenAI to delete all of its work.

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Apple Patches Two Zero-Day Attack Vectors

Posted on November 21, 2024 by Techme101

Threat actors exploited two vulnerabilities in Intel-based machines. Google’s Threat Analysis Group discovered the flaws.

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Battery unicorn Northvolt files for bankruptcy, upending Europe’s industrial plan

Posted on November 21, 2024 by Techme101

The company chose Chapter 11 in an effort to right its listing finances. 
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Brave Search adds AI chat for follow-up questions after your initial query

Posted on November 21, 2024 by Techme101

Brave announced on Thursday that it’s introducing an AI chat mode for follow-up questions based on initial queries on Brave Search. Earlier this year, the company launched “Answer with AI” summaries that appear above search results after you submit a query to give you an easy-to-read answer in response to a question. Now the Answer […]
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Bluesky CEO Jay Graber says X rival is ‘billionaire proof’

Posted on November 21, 2024 by Techme101

Bluesky CEO Jay Graber told CNBC that the social media app’s open design could thwart potential acquisition efforts.

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Alphabet shares slide 6% following DOJ push for Google to divest Chrome

Posted on November 21, 2024 by Techme101

Alphabet shares fell Thursday following news that the Department of Justice is proposing Google divest its Chrome browser to end its search monopoly.

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German fintech unicorn N26 just had its first profitable quarter

Posted on November 21, 2024 by Techme101

Ten years after pitching on stage at TechCrunch Disrupt in London, fintech N26 has reported its first ever quarterly (pre-tax) profit. The challenger bank with millions of customers across Europe generated a net operating income of €2.8 million during the third quarter of 2024 (or $2.9 million at current exchange rates). This is an important […]
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