AI Update - Wednesday, November 13, 2024

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? DeepL launches DeepL Voice, real-time, text-based translations from voices and videos

DeepL?has made a name for itself with online text translation it claims is more nuanced and precise than services from the likes of Google — a pitch that has catapulted the German startup to a?valuation of $2 billion?and more than 100,000 paying customers.

? Perplexity brings ads to its platform

AI-powered search engine Perplexity says it’ll begin experimenting with ads on its platform starting this week.

The site will start showing ads in the U.S. to start, and they’ll be formatted as “sponsored follow-up questions.” (E.g., “How can I use LinkedIn to enhance my job search?”) These ads will be positioned to the side of answers and labeled as “sponsored.”

? Particle launches an AI news app to help publishers, instead of just stealing their work

The media industry today may not have a very favorable view of AI — a technology that’s already been used to replace reporters with?AI-written copy, while other AI companies have?scooped up journalists’ work?to feed their chatbots’ data demands, but without?returning?traffic to the publisher as search engines once did. However, one startup, an AI newsreader called?Particle?from?former Twitter engineers, believes that AI could serve a valuable role in the media industry by helping consumers make sense of the news and dig deeper into stories, while still finding a way to support the publishers’ businesses.

? Waabi is taking generative AI into the physical world with autonomous long-haul trucks

This week on Found, we’re diving into the future of trucking with Raquel Urtasun, CEO and co-founder of Waabi, a company pioneering driverless, long-haul trucks powered by generative AI. Hosts Dominic-Madori Davis and Becca Szkutak learn about Waabi’s unique simulation-based training and how this approach is intended to minimize mistakes once the massive trucks hit the road later this year.

? Here’s how to create a custom emoji with the Apple Intelligence feature ‘Genmoji’

Apple’s?latest iOS 18.1 software updates?introduced a series of Apple Intelligence features, including Writing Tools and notification summaries. However, some features were missing from the lineup, like Genmoji, which allows users to create emojis from written prompts.?

? Amazon attempts to lure AI researchers with $110M in grants and credits

There’s an AI chip battle brewing among the major cloud vendors. Google’s?Trillium, a custom chip for training and running AI models, recently entered preview, and Microsoft’s?Maia?is expected to follow in short order.