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There are many resources available for learning English, but fewer options cater to near-native speakers who wish to enhance their fluency. This need sparked the creation of Fluently by Stan Beliaev and Yurii Rebryk.

When the conflict between Israel and Hamas erupted last October, we explored its implications for the tech ecosystems in both Israel and Palestine. Now, nine months later, conversations with founders and investors reveal a prevailing sentiment in Israel: the war has fortified the resilience of its startup and venture capital (VC) landscape, particularly within the cybersecurity and AI sectors.

Poe, Quora's subscription-based cross-platform aggregator for AI-driven chatbots such as Anthropic’s Claude and OpenAI’s GPT-4o, has introduced a new feature called Previews. This innovative tool enables users to create interactive applications directly within chatbot conversations.

Worldcoin Resumes Iris-Scanning Operations in Kenya After Government Investigation

OpenAI Acquires Rockset to Enhance Real-Time Data and Analytics Capabilities

When Rodney Brooks speaks on robotics and artificial intelligence, it's essential to pay attention. As the Panasonic Professor of Robotics Emeritus at MIT, Brooks has an impressive background that includes co-founding notable companies like Rethink Robotics, iRobot, and his latest venture, Robust.ai. He also led the MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) for ten years beginning in 1997. Notably, he actively shares his insights and future predictions about AI on his blog, where he keeps a record of his accuracy.

Over 3 billion people around the world depend on both wild-caught and farmed seafood for their protein needs. Recent reports indicate that global aquaculture production has reached all-time highs, with 89% of aquatic animal production designated for direct human consumption. This trend underscores the rising demand for aquatic foods and highlights the innovative role of startups leveraging AI technology to boost aquaculture farming practices for improved sustainability and efficiency.

Google is introducing a new Gemini AI side panel for Gmail, designed to assist users in composing emails and summarizing email threads. In addition to Gmail, Gemini will also be integrated into Google Docs, Sheets, Slides, and Drive. This new rollout follows Google's announcement of these innovative features at the recent I/O developer conference, which notably highlighted the company's commitment to advancing artificial intelligence.

Apple has officially joined the White House's voluntary initiative focused on the development of safe, secure, and trustworthy artificial intelligence (AI), as announced in a press release on Friday. The tech giant is poised to introduce its generative AI solution, Apple Intelligence, into its core products, bringing advanced AI capabilities to its vast user base of 2 billion.

Quantum Rise, a Chicago-based startup specializing in AI-driven automation, has successfully raised $15 million in seed funding from Erie Street Growth Partners. The company provides innovative automation solutions to clients like dunnhumby, a key player in retail analytics for the grocery sector. Quantum Rise's methodology resembles that of UiPath, renowned for its robotic process automation in enterprises, but takes a more comprehensive view of the AI challenges businesses face, offering more personalized support.

When Jaclyn Rice Nelson and Noah Gale founded Tribe AI, an AI talent and services company, in 2019, they faced the challenge of persuading organizations about the importance of having an AI strategy. However, following the release of ChatGPT in 2022, which sparked widespread interest in artificial intelligence, the startup has seen a significant surge in demand, as Gale shared.

Since the launch of xAI last year, Elon Musk has been utilizing X as a testing ground to showcase the capabilities of the Grok AI model. Beyond functioning as a basic chatbot, X leverages this model to summarize breaking news and trending events. Recently, the platform introduced a new feature titled “More About This Account,” designed to provide concise, AI-generated insights about a user. While it seems promising, the outcomes often fall short of expectations.

This morning, Google unveiled AlphaCode 2, the latest edition of its code-generating model developed by DeepMind, alongside the introduction of the Gemini generative AI framework. AlphaCode 2, which utilizes a variant of the Gemini system (Gemini Pro) specifically fine-tuned on coding contest data, boasts significant enhancements over its predecessor, according to Google.

Reimagining Blogging: How Generative AI Can Transform Content Interaction

Amazon is launching Bedrock, a generative AI API for AWS that enables developers to customize AI tools for text and image generation. It offers flexible, serverless integration with foundational models while addressing privacy concerns, making it a viable alternative to OpenAI tools.