Bioptimus raises $41M to develop a ‘GPT for biology’
A fledgling French AI startup has raised $41 million to develop a foundational AI model for biology. Just as OpenAI’s ChatGPT has taken the world by storm for a super-smart…
The ‘Largest Illicit Online Marketplace’ Ever Is Growing at an Alarming Rate, Report Says
Huione Guarantee, a gray market researchers believe is central to the online scam ecosystem, now includes a messaging app, stablecoin, and crypto exchange—while facilitating $24 billion in transactions.
Legal Tech Burn Rate Dips For 1st Time Since 2018
New data from Legal Complex has shown that the burn rate for legal tech companies dropped in 2024, the first time it has done so …
LemFi moves remittances further into Asia and Europe with $53M in new funding
For many emerging market economies, remittances have become a lifeline. Inflows surpassed $669 billion in 2023, according to World Bank research, and they now represent significant portions of GDP in…
How Barcelona became an unlikely hub for spyware startups
Barcelona’s mix of affordable cost of living and quality of life has helped create a vibrant startup community — and become a hotbed for the creation of surveillance technologies. ©…
This AI Research Developed a Question-Answering System based on Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) Using Chinese Wikipedia and Lawbank as Retrieval Sources
Knowledge Retrieval systems have been prevalent for decades in many industries, such as healthcare, education, research, finance, etc. Their modern-day usage has integrated large language models(LLMs) that have increased their…
Mistral AI Unveils Codestral 25.01: A New SOTA Lightweight and fast Coding AI Model
In today’s fast-paced world of software development, artificial intelligence plays a crucial role in simplifying workflows, speeding up coding tasks, and ensuring quality. But despite its promise, efficient AI-driven code…
UC Berkeley Researchers Released Sky-T1-32B-Preview: An Open-Source Reasoning LLM Trained for Under $450 Surpasses OpenAI-o1 on Benchmarks like Math500, AIME, and Livebench
The rapid advancements in artificial intelligence have opened new possibilities, but the associated costs often limit who can benefit from these technologies. Large-scale models like GPT-4 and OpenAI’s o1 have…
Apple Researchers Introduce Instruction-Following Pruning (IFPruning): A Dynamic AI Approach to Efficient and Scalable LLM Optimization
Large language models (LLMs) have become crucial tools for applications in natural language processing, computational mathematics, and programming. Such models often require large-scale computational resources to execute inference and train…
Prakhar Mittal, Principal at AtriCure — Supply Chain, Digital Transformation, PLM, OCM, ROI Strategies, Healthcare Trends, and Global Collaboration
In this interview, we speak with Prakhar Mittal, Principal at AtriCure, whose career journey spans over 14 years in supply chain optimization and digital transformation. Prakhar shares insights into aligning…