OpenAI Abandons ‘io’ Branding for Its AI Hardware
A court filing in a trademark lawsuit reveals OpenAI won’t use the name “io” for its AI hardware device, which isn’t expected to ship until 2027.
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How to Build a Privacy-Preserving Federated Pipeline to Fine-Tune Large Language Models with LoRA Using Flower and PEFT
In this tutorial, we demonstrate how to federate fine-tuning of a large language model using LoRA without ever centralizing private text data. We simulate multiple organizations as virtual clients and…
Human-in-the-loop approach for AI data quality: a practical guide
If you’ve ever watched model performance dip after a “simple” dataset refresh, you already know the uncomfortable truth: data quality doesn’t fail loudly—it fails gradually. A human-in-the-loop approach for AI…
Tem raises $75M to remake electricity markets using AI
Tem has built a transaction engine that relies on AI to cut costs. Lightspeed led the round to help the startup expand to the U.S. and Australia.
India makes Aadhaar more ubiquitous, but critics say security and privacy concerns remain
India’s Aadhaar is moving into wallets, hotels and policing through a new app. Critics say that amid the broader Aadhaar rollout, it’s unclear how data shared through the new app…
Meta Goes to Trial in a New Mexico Child Safety Case. Here’s What’s at Stake
Attorney general Raúl Torrez is accusing the tech giant of failing to protect minors on Facebook and Instagram.
Waymo is testing driverless robotaxis in Nashville
This is the typical next step before it launches a commercial service.
Microsoft AI Proposes OrbitalBrain: Enabling Distributed Machine Learning in Space with Inter-Satellite Links and Constellation-Aware Resource Optimization Strategies
Earth observation (EO) constellations capture huge volumes of high-resolution imagery every day, but most of it never reaches the ground in time for model training. Downlink bandwidth is the main…
MrBeast’s company buys Gen Z-focused fintech app Step
YouTube megastar MrBeast announced on Monday that his company, Beast Industries, is buying Step, a teen-focused banking app.
Bluesky finally adds Drafts
The move comes as Bluesky’s competitors, X and Threads, have long supported drafts.