Apple has released iOS 18.1, iPadOS 18.1, and macOS Sequoia 15.1, introducing the first set of Apple Intelligence features. These AI-powered enhancements are available on select devices equipped with A17 Pro, M1, or later chips. Users can opt into Apple Intelligence after downloading the update and will be added to a short waitlist to prepare …
Notion, a productivity platform with over 100 million users, has announced the launch of its new email client, Notion Mail, at its first “Make with Notion” user conference. Currently in preview, Notion Mail integrates with Notion AI and Notion Calendar to provide users with a more flexible and organized email experience, TechCrunch reports. The company …
AI company Cohere has added multimodal capabilities to its Embed 3 embedding model, allowing images to be included in RAG-based company searches. This is reported by Emilia David for VentureBeat. The new version can create embeddings for both images and text, with both formats stored in a unified database. According to Cohere, this allows companies …
Anthropic has unveiled an updated version of its AI model Claude 3.5 Sonnet. According to the company, the model can now control desktop applications and perform PC tasks. It uses a new “Computer Use” feature, which is in public beta. Anthropic emphasizes that the technology is still error-prone and recommends developers initially test it only …
IBM has launched its Granite 3.0 large language models (LLMs), expanding its enterprise AI offerings, Sean Michael Kerner reports for VentureBeat. The new open-source models, available under the Apache 2.0 license, are designed for various enterprise applications, including customer service, IT automation, and cybersecurity. IBM claims the models outperform competitors like Google and Anthropic, having …
Perplexity has launched an Internal Knowledge Search feature that allows Pro and Enterprise Pro users to search both their internal files and the web from a single platform. Users can upload important files, limited to 500 for Enterprise Pro, in various formats like Excel, Word, and PDFs, VentureBeat reports. The aim is to streamline the …
Google has updated its AI note-taking and research assistant, NotebookLM, enhancing its audio summarization feature to allow users to guide AI-generated audio conversations on specific topics. This update lets users customize audio overviews using a dedicated control, enabling them to focus on particular content areas. Raiza Martin, NotebookLM’s product leader, emphasized that this customization helps …
French AI company Mistral has introduced new generative AI models for laptops and smartphones. Known as “Les Ministraux,” the models are optimized for various applications such as text generation or collaboration with more powerful models. Kyle Wiggers reports for TechCrunch that two variants are available: Ministral 3B and Ministral 8B, both with a context window …
A Reddit post titled “Which is the best version of chatgpt4” sparked a discussion about the various models of ChatGPT. The original poster inquired about the most accurate version, leading to various responses. Users highlighted the strengths of different models: “4o” is considered best for research, image generation, and creative writing, while “o1 mini” excels …
A new startup called Crescendo has raised $50 million and is now valued at $500 million. The company offers AI-powered customer service solutions, competing with traditional call centers. Co-founder Anand Chandrasekaran told Bloomberg that Crescendo uses AI assistants with human backup to handle customer inquiries faster and more accurately. The funding came from investors including …