Mar 28 • 📰 AI News
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Mistral AI has launched Small 3.1, a rapid, open-source multimodal model featuring a 128k token context window that surpasses Gemma 3 and GPT-4o Mini across essential benchmarks.
xAI has acquired generative video startup Hotshot, with the company discontinuing new video creation to incorporate and expand training its models on xAI's Colossus cluster.
Chinese researchers have developed ReCamMaster, an AI system capable of modifying camera angles and movement in videos while maintaining details from the original footage.
MagicLab has demonstrated its Magicbot humanoid running continuously outdoors for four minutes, with the robot preparing to participate in an upcoming half marathon in Beijing.
Google is collaborating with MediaTek for its next generation of Tensor Processing Units, seeking to decrease dependence on Broadcom while internalizing more chip development.
Perplexity has released a new commercial starring Emmy-winning actor Lee Jung-jae, directly comparing the product against Google Search in a Squid Game-inspired scenario.
Google has launched Canvas, a collaborative space in Gemini, for document editing and code creation, alongside incorporating Audio Overviews into the Gemini platform.
Meta has reported that its Llama open-source model officially reached 1B downloads this month—a substantial increase from its 650M downloads in December 2024.
OpenAI's VP of Research Liam Fedus is leaving to establish an AI materials science startup, with OpenAI planning to invest in and collaborate with the new venture.
Google has unveiled TxGemma, a new collection of Gemma-based open AI models, to expedite drug discovery—scheduled for release later this month.
Tencent's Hunyuan has released 3D 2.0 MV and 3D 2.0Mini, two new 3D generation models for high-quality multiview shape generations.
Stability AI has introduced Stable Virtual Camera, a new diffusion model that transforms single images into 3D videos with 14 dynamic camera paths.
Anthropic-backed Graphite has launched Diamond, an AI code review tool that delivers codebase-aware feedback and fixes, and announced a new $52M Series B round.
Google AI and UC Berkeley researchers have introduced "inference-time search" as a new AI scaling method, generating multiple answers in parallel and selecting the optimal response.
LG has unveiled EXAONE Deep, a reasoning AI that achieves performance comparable to models like DeepSeek V1 in math, science, and coding while utilizing just 32B parameters.
Muse has launched Muse S Athena, a headband wearable combining EEG and sensors to monitor both brain activity and oxygen levels for AI-powered cognitive fitness training.
Nvidia and xAI are joining Microsoft, BlackRock, and MGX in the AI Infrastructure Partnership, with plans to raise $30B initially and potentially $100B for AI data centers.
xAI has released its first image generation API featuring the 'grok-2-image-1212' model, enabling developers to create multiple JPG images per request at $0.07 each.
Microsoft is collaborating with neuroscience AI startup Inait to develop brain-inspired AI that learns from real-world experiences rather than traditional data patterns.
OpenAI has launched its o1-pro model through API access, implementing premium pricing at $150 and $600 per million input and output tokens respectively — a tenfold increase over standard o1 rates.
Perplexity is nearing a fundraising round of almost $1B at an $18B valuation, potentially doubling the AI search company's worth as it approaches $100M in annual recurring revenue.
Google's NotebookLM has introduced an Interactive Mind Map feature that transforms users' notes or source materials into visual diagrams.
Meta has deployed its AI assistant across 41 European countries through Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Messenger following a year of regulatory challenges.
Hugging Face has published a response to the White House's AI Action Plan, promoting open-source AI development as superior to commercial models for driving innovation.
Anthropic has launched a "think" tool for Claude, allowing the AI assistant to conduct structured reasoning when completing complex tool-based tasks.
OpenAI and Meta are pursuing partnerships with India's Reliance Industries, with OpenAI considering ChatGPT price reductions of up to 85% to penetrate the market.
Kai-Fu Lee has stated that "Sam Altman is probably not sleeping well," as his startup 01.AI switches to DeepSeek's open models while operating at merely 2% of OpenAI's yearly expenses.
Apple is developing a camera-equipped Apple Watch featuring AI Visual Intelligence capabilities powered by proprietary models, targeting implementation by 2027.
Zapier has released its own MCP protocol, enabling AI assistants to execute actions across 8,000+ applications without requiring complex API integrations.
Recent studies from OpenAI and MIT researchers have found that increased ChatGPT usage correlates with higher levels of loneliness and emotional dependence among users.
Browser Use, which enhances website navigation for AI agents, has secured $17M in seed funding from investors including Felicis' Astasia Myers, Paul Graham, A Capital, and Nexus Venture Partners.
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