AI research lab NeoCognition lands $40M seed to build agents that learn like humans
Founded by an OSU researcher, the startup is developing AI agents that can become experts in any domain.
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SusHi Tech Tokyo isn’t a conference — it’s a deal room with 60,000 people
When 60,000 attendees descend on Tokyo Big Sight April 27–29, the headline numbers are hard to ignore: 750 startup exhibitors, 151 sessions, city leaders from 49 countries. But the stat that tells you what kind of event this actually is? It’s 10,000 facilitated business meetings — brokered, booked, and tracked before most attendees even land.
AI backlash is coming for elections
Ask Americans how they feel about AI and most say they have concerns. Communities have mounted resistance to data center projects, stalling them across the US. On social media, anger at AI companies and executives is unrestrained – sometimes to the point of condoning violence. But look at the issues that most campaigns are focused […]
OpenAI’s updated image generator can now pull information from the web
OpenAI is rolling out the latest version of its AI-powered image generator with new “thinking capabilities,” allowing it to search the web to help it create multiple images from a single prompt. On Tuesday, OpenAI announced that ChatGPT Images 2.0 can now create more “sophisticated” images, with improvements to its ability to follow instructions, preserve […]
ChatGPT’s new Images 2.0 model is surprisingly good at generating text
ChatGPT Images 2.0, the newest image-generation model from OpenAI, shows just how much AI capabilities have evolved over the last few years.
Sam Altman throws shade at Anthropic’s cyber model, Mythos: ‘fear-based marketing’
This week, during a podcast appearance, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman called out his competitor’s new cybersecurity model, noting that the company was using fear to make its product sound more impressive than it actually is.
Framework’s Laptop 13 Pro launch event
Framework CEO Nirav Patel is showing off his company’s latest modular, repairable laptops in San Francisco today. The headliner is the new Laptop 13 Pro, which is its first machine fully machined out of aluminum, and Patel says its goal is to be “the MacBook Pro for Linux users.” Read on below for all the […]
X makes it 1,900 percent more expensive to post links
Posting links to X through custom social media software just got a lot more expensive. On Monday, X significantly increased how much it costs to post a URL via the X API, which is what third-party tools use to hook into the platform. It now costs $0.20 when a link is posted, up from $0.01. […]
Framework announces Laptop 13 Pro, ‘the MacBook Pro for Linux users’
Every time we review a Framework laptop, we find familiar pros and cons. They’re truly upgradable, incredibly repairable, but we always wish the battery lasted longer. We always wish the build quality were top notch. Today, Framework is announcing what could be the answer: the Framework Laptop 13 Pro. It’s the company’s first laptop to […]