Viral AI company DeepSeek releases new image model family

Posted on January 27, 2025 by Techme101

DeepSeek, the viral AI company, has released a new set of multimodal AI models that it claims can outperform OpenAI’s DALL-E 3. The models, which are available for download from the AI dev platform Hugging Face, are a part of a new model family that DeepSeek is calling Janus Pro. They range in size from […]
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DeepSeek hit with large-scale cyberattack, says it’s limiting registrations

Posted on January 27, 2025 by Techme101

DeepSeek on Monday said it would temporarily limit user registrations “due to large-scale malicious attacks” on its services.

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Grok 3 seemingly went live for some users

Posted on January 27, 2025 by Techme101

The next flagship AI model from Elon Musk’s AI company, xAI, might be nearing release. Over the weekend, several users on X, including reverse engineer Alexey Shabanov, reported gaining access to Grok 3, the successor to xAI’s current model, Grok 2, via X’s Grok chatbot app. Before their access was revoked, the users say that […]
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Meta AI can now use your Facebook and Instagram data to personalize its responses

Posted on January 27, 2025 by Techme101

Meta says that it is rolling out improvements to Meta AI, its cross-platform chatbot, including the ability have the bot “remember” details from conversations. In a post on Meta’s official blog, the company said that, in chats with Meta AI on Facebook, Messenger, and WhatsApp for iOS and Android in the U.S. and Canada, users can […]
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China’s DeepSeek AI dethrones ChatGPT on App Store: Here’s what you should know

Posted on January 27, 2025 by Techme101

The buzz around Chinese AI startup DeepSeek began picking up steam earlier this month, when the startup released R1, its model that rivals OpenAI’s o1.

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Lydian can make aviation fuel wherever there’s CO2 and electricity

Posted on January 27, 2025 by Techme101

Replacing inexpensive fossil fuels is a tall hurdle, but Lydian thinks it has cracked the problem.
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Trump tariffs could raise prices on technology like laptops, smartphones and AI

Posted on January 27, 2025 by Techme101

Trade groups and consultants warn that trade wars spurred by Trump’s tariffs could slow global commerce and raise prices for consumers.

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Emergency Braking Will Save Lives. Automakers Want to Charge Extra for It

Posted on January 27, 2025 by Techme101

The tech exists, and vehicles on the road already have it, yet a consortium of carmakers doesn’t want to make this lifesaving equipment standard. The reason is as old as the hills—money.

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Bitcoin tumbles below $98,000 in risk-off move as Nasdaq stocks are crushed

Posted on January 27, 2025 by Techme101

Crypto is in a cooling period after running to a new record last week and was pulled lower by the DeepSeek-driven sell-off in tech stocks.

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Mistral’s origin story has an insuretech founder at its heart

Posted on January 27, 2025 by Techme101

If you’ve been following the AI industry, Mistral should be a familiar name by now. The French AI startup with a $6 billion valuation is arguably the biggest AI company working on foundation models in Europe. Alan, on the other hand, isn’t as well known. The health insurance unicorn has been quietly growing to become […]
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