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IT service provider Kyndryl and Nvidia are working together to make it easier for businesses to use generative AI. The partnership combines Nvidia’s hardware and software with Kyndryl’s expertise in implementing and scaling AI projects.
SAP is integrating Amazon’s Bedrock AI development platform into its AI Core platform to facilitate the use of generative AI for enterprises, especially in regulated industries. Bedrock gives SAP customers access to a variety of large language models.
Cohere for AI releases the Aya 23 multilingual AI models with support for 23 languages and open weights. The models outperform its predecessor, Aya 101, and other open models on a variety of tasks, enabling researchers and practitioners to further develop the multilingual models and applications.
Facebook’s parent company Meta has unveiled Chameleon, a new multimodal AI model that can process images, text, and code simultaneously. Unlike other models that use separate components for different types of data, Chameleon was designed from the ground up to handle multiple modalities.
Jolla, known for its Sailfish operating system, presents a new approach to AI assistants with Jolla Mind2. This personal server, which will be available in the fall for 699 Euros (plus monthly subscription fees), is designed to perform AI-based tasks without sending data to the cloud.
Perplexica is an open source search engine with AI support, similar to Perplexity. It provides answers with references. Once installed, it can use local language models such as Llama 3 or Mixtral.
Google is adding AI-powered features to its Chromebook Plus devices. In addition to a writing assistant and wallpaper generator, users will get easy access to Google’s Gemini chatbot. In the future, Chromebooks will also get AI-powered reading summaries, improved continuity between devices, and a focus mode.
ElevenLabs launched a new tool called Audio Native that allows websites to automatically offer audio versions of their content.
TikTok has unveiled a new AI suite called TikTok Symphony to help advertisers create scripts, videos and optimize content. The suite includes an AI video generator, an AI assistant and a new platform called TikTok One that aggregates marketing tools and resources.
Adobe adds Generative Remove, a new AI-powered image enhancement tool in Lightroom. It removes unwanted objects from photos and creates realistic backgrounds with a single click.