[News] GitHub celebrates reaching 150M developers with a Copilot free tier
GitHub has launched a free version of its AI coding assistant Copilot with limited monthly completions and chat messages, aiming to expand access to AI programming tools as part of its mission to reach one billion developers worldwide.
https://dataphoenix.info/github-celebrates-reaching-150m-developers-with-a-copilot-free-tier/
GitHub has launched a free version of its AI coding assistant Copilot with limited monthly completions and chat messages, aiming to expand access to AI programming tools as part of its mission to reach one billion developers worldwide.
https://dataphoenix.info/github-celebrates-reaching-150m-developers-with-a-copilot-free-tier/
[News] Decart has announced a second funding round just two months after emerging from stealth
AI startup Decart has raised $53 million in total funding as it pivots from its profitable AI infrastructure business to developing real-time video generation and world models. Decart recently previewed Oasis, its foundation model capable of generating "playable" Minecraft-like worlds.
https://dataphoenix.info/decart-has-announced-a-second-funding-round-just-two-months-after-emerging-from-stealth/
AI startup Decart has raised $53 million in total funding as it pivots from its profitable AI infrastructure business to developing real-time video generation and world models. Decart recently previewed Oasis, its foundation model capable of generating "playable" Minecraft-like worlds.
https://dataphoenix.info/decart-has-announced-a-second-funding-round-just-two-months-after-emerging-from-stealth/
[News] Anysphere reportedly secured $100M from Thrive Capital
In a remarkably short time, Anysphere, the parent company of AI coding assistant Cursor, has managed to raise a $60M Series A led by Andreessen Horowitz and a $100M Series B led by Thrive. The latter round places the startup at an estimated $2.6B valuation.
https://dataphoenix.info/anysphere-reportedly-secured-100m-from-thrive-capital/
In a remarkably short time, Anysphere, the parent company of AI coding assistant Cursor, has managed to raise a $60M Series A led by Andreessen Horowitz and a $100M Series B led by Thrive. The latter round places the startup at an estimated $2.6B valuation.
https://dataphoenix.info/anysphere-reportedly-secured-100m-from-thrive-capital/
[News] Carbon, a startup specializing in retrieval augmented generation, is now owned by Perplexity
Perplexity has acquired Carbon, a startup specializing in connecting LLMs with external data sources. The deal will allow Perplexity to integrate Carbon's technology into its products, enabling Perplexity to connect to users' apps to deliver a more personalized experience.
https://dataphoenix.info/carbon-a-startup-specializing-in-retrieval-augmented-generation-is-now-owned-by-perplexity/
Perplexity has acquired Carbon, a startup specializing in connecting LLMs with external data sources. The deal will allow Perplexity to integrate Carbon's technology into its products, enabling Perplexity to connect to users' apps to deliver a more personalized experience.
https://dataphoenix.info/carbon-a-startup-specializing-in-retrieval-augmented-generation-is-now-owned-by-perplexity/
[News] Instagram plans to launch more AI-powered features for creators next year
AI-powered video editing features are coming to Instagram. These tools will be based on Meta's recently previewed Movie Gen model suite. According to the announcement, the upcoming features will enable creators to make edits like changing their outfits or modifying the background of the video.
https://dataphoenix.info/instagram-plans-to-launch-more-ai-powered-features-for-creators-next-year/
AI-powered video editing features are coming to Instagram. These tools will be based on Meta's recently previewed Movie Gen model suite. According to the announcement, the upcoming features will enable creators to make edits like changing their outfits or modifying the background of the video.
https://dataphoenix.info/instagram-plans-to-launch-more-ai-powered-features-for-creators-next-year/
[News] Weekly AI Highlights Review: December 17–25
Databricks, Decart, Perplexity, and Anysphere all raised new funding; Google gave no breaks to OpenAI and launched a reasoning model and Veo 2; Grammarly acquired Coda; GitHub Copilot introduced a new free tier; Instagram is planning to launch Movie Gen-powered features; and more.
https://dataphoenix.info/weekly-ai-highlights-review-december-17-25/
Databricks, Decart, Perplexity, and Anysphere all raised new funding; Google gave no breaks to OpenAI and launched a reasoning model and Veo 2; Grammarly acquired Coda; GitHub Copilot introduced a new free tier; Instagram is planning to launch Movie Gen-powered features; and more.
https://dataphoenix.info/weekly-ai-highlights-review-december-17-25/
[News] Mindgard, a Lancaster University spinoff, raised $8M to expand its presence in the US
Mindgard, a Lancaster University spinoff specializing in AI security, has raised $8 million in funding led by .406 Ventures to develop its continuous AI security testing solution further. The startup has also appointed two US-based executives as it plans to expand its presence in the US.
https://dataphoenix.info/mindgard-a-lancaster-university-spinoff-raised-8m-to-expand-its-presence-in-the-us/
Mindgard, a Lancaster University spinoff specializing in AI security, has raised $8 million in funding led by .406 Ventures to develop its continuous AI security testing solution further. The startup has also appointed two US-based executives as it plans to expand its presence in the US.
https://dataphoenix.info/mindgard-a-lancaster-university-spinoff-raised-8m-to-expand-its-presence-in-the-us/
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[News] Coralogix acquired Aporia to offer a comprehensive observability platform to users
Coralogix has acquired Aporia to integrate its technology into a comprehensive observability platform that provides unified monitoring of AI and traditional software workflows. As part of the deal, Coralogix will also establish Coralogix AI, a dedicated AI research center.
https://dataphoenix.info/coralogix-acquired-aporia-to-offer-a-comprehensive-observability-platform-to-users/
Coralogix has acquired Aporia to integrate its technology into a comprehensive observability platform that provides unified monitoring of AI and traditional software workflows. As part of the deal, Coralogix will also establish Coralogix AI, a dedicated AI research center.
https://dataphoenix.info/coralogix-acquired-aporia-to-offer-a-comprehensive-observability-platform-to-users/
[News] Google is reportedly testing Gemini against Anthropic's Claude
Google contractors have been reportedly asked to compare and score Gemini's responses against Claude's using criteria including truthfulness and verbosity. A spokesperson for Google DeepMind confirmed the company was only using Claude for model output comparison, a standard industry practice.
https://dataphoenix.info/google-is-reportedly-testing-gemini-against-anthropics-claude/
Google contractors have been reportedly asked to compare and score Gemini's responses against Claude's using criteria including truthfulness and verbosity. A spokesperson for Google DeepMind confirmed the company was only using Claude for model output comparison, a standard industry practice.
https://dataphoenix.info/google-is-reportedly-testing-gemini-against-anthropics-claude/
[News] The massive DeepSeek V3 rivals many of the latest openly available models
DeepSeek, a Chinese AI firm backed by quantitative hedge fund High-Flyer, recently released DeepSeek V3, a model available for commercial and non-commercial applications. DeepSeek V3 displays competitive performance that approaches recent models and is particularly proficient in coding.
https://dataphoenix.info/the-massive-deepseek-v3-rivals-many-of-the-latest-openly-available-models/
DeepSeek, a Chinese AI firm backed by quantitative hedge fund High-Flyer, recently released DeepSeek V3, a model available for commercial and non-commercial applications. DeepSeek V3 displays competitive performance that approaches recent models and is particularly proficient in coding.
https://dataphoenix.info/the-massive-deepseek-v3-rivals-many-of-the-latest-openly-available-models/
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[News] AMD at CES 2025: new consumer chips for gaming, content creation and AI PCs
AMD announced its new Ryzen AI Max processor series at CES 2025, featuring up to 16 Zen 5 CPU cores, RDNA 3.5 graphics, and enhanced AI processing capabilities. The company also added more models to its Ryzen AI 300/300 PRO Series and introduced the more affordable 200/200 PRO Series.
https://dataphoenix.info/amd-at-ces-2025-new-consumer-chips-for-gaming-content-creation-and-ai-pcs/
AMD announced its new Ryzen AI Max processor series at CES 2025, featuring up to 16 Zen 5 CPU cores, RDNA 3.5 graphics, and enhanced AI processing capabilities. The company also added more models to its Ryzen AI 300/300 PRO Series and introduced the more affordable 200/200 PRO Series.
https://dataphoenix.info/amd-at-ces-2025-new-consumer-chips-for-gaming-content-creation-and-ai-pcs/
[News] Nvidia at CES 2025: announcing the RTX Blackwell 5090, "the most powerful consumer GPU ever created"
At CES 2025, Nvidia unveiled its GeForce RTX 50 Series graphics cards, headlined by the $2,000 RTX 5090 with 21,760 CUDA cores and 32GB GDDR7 memory, promising twice the performance of previous generations in both gaming and AI applications.
https://dataphoenix.info/nvidia-at-ces-2025-announcing-the-rtx-blackwell-5090-the-most-powerful-consumer-gpu-ever-created/
At CES 2025, Nvidia unveiled its GeForce RTX 50 Series graphics cards, headlined by the $2,000 RTX 5090 with 21,760 CUDA cores and 32GB GDDR7 memory, promising twice the performance of previous generations in both gaming and AI applications.
https://dataphoenix.info/nvidia-at-ces-2025-announcing-the-rtx-blackwell-5090-the-most-powerful-consumer-gpu-ever-created/
[News] Nvidia at CES 2025: a desktop supercomputer that can run 200B parameter LLMs
Announced this Monday at CES, Nvidia's Project DIGITS personal AI supercomputer aims to put a petaflop of AI processing power in the hands of every data scientist, AI researcher and student. The small and mighty unit packs a GB10 Grace Blackwell Superchip and can run models of up to 200 parameters.
https://dataphoenix.info/nvidia-at-ces-2025-a-desktop-supercomputer-that-can-run-200b-parameter-llms/
Announced this Monday at CES, Nvidia's Project DIGITS personal AI supercomputer aims to put a petaflop of AI processing power in the hands of every data scientist, AI researcher and student. The small and mighty unit packs a GB10 Grace Blackwell Superchip and can run models of up to 200 parameters.
https://dataphoenix.info/nvidia-at-ces-2025-a-desktop-supercomputer-that-can-run-200b-parameter-llms/
[News] Nvidia at CES 2025: Introducing Cosmos, the chipmaker's contribution to 'physical AI' research
At CES 2025, Nvidia announced Cosmos, an end-to-end world foundation model platform trained on 9,000 trillion tokens, designed to help developers create and test virtual environments for physical AI applications like robotics and autonomous vehicles.
https://dataphoenix.info/nvidia-at-ces-2025-introducing-cosmos-the-chipmakers-contribution-to-physical-ai-research/
At CES 2025, Nvidia announced Cosmos, an end-to-end world foundation model platform trained on 9,000 trillion tokens, designed to help developers create and test virtual environments for physical AI applications like robotics and autonomous vehicles.
https://dataphoenix.info/nvidia-at-ces-2025-introducing-cosmos-the-chipmakers-contribution-to-physical-ai-research/
[News] Anthropic is reportedly in talks with Lightspeed and others to raise more funding
After securing a $4B investment from Amazon in November 2024, Anthropic is reportedly close to raising an additional $2B led by Lightspeed Venture Partners, which would value the AI company at $60B.
https://dataphoenix.info/anthropic-is-reportedly-in-talks-with-lightspeed-and-others-to-raise-more-funding/
After securing a $4B investment from Amazon in November 2024, Anthropic is reportedly close to raising an additional $2B led by Lightspeed Venture Partners, which would value the AI company at $60B.
https://dataphoenix.info/anthropic-is-reportedly-in-talks-with-lightspeed-and-others-to-raise-more-funding/
[News] CES 2025: Delta announced a new AI-powered assistant is coming to its app
At CES 2025, Delta Air Lines announced Delta Concierge, an AI-powered digital assistant launching in 2025 that will provide travel assistance through the Fly Delta app, offering features like proactive notifications, natural language interaction, and real-time airport navigation guidance.
https://dataphoenix.info/ces-2025-delta-announced-a-new-ai-powered-assistant-is-coming-to-its-app/
At CES 2025, Delta Air Lines announced Delta Concierge, an AI-powered digital assistant launching in 2025 that will provide travel assistance through the Fly Delta app, offering features like proactive notifications, natural language interaction, and real-time airport navigation guidance.
https://dataphoenix.info/ces-2025-delta-announced-a-new-ai-powered-assistant-is-coming-to-its-app/
[News] Evidence shows AI data centers may be hurting the power quality for homes in the US
A Bloomberg analysis reveals that homes within 20 miles of AI data centers are experiencing dangerous levels of power grid distortions (bad harmonics), particularly in Virginia's "data center alley". Meanwhile, tech companies plan massive expansions of their data center infrastructure across the US.
https://dataphoenix.info/evidence-shows-ai-data-centers-may-be-hurthe-power-quality-for-homes-in-the-us/
A Bloomberg analysis reveals that homes within 20 miles of AI data centers are experiencing dangerous levels of power grid distortions (bad harmonics), particularly in Virginia's "data center alley". Meanwhile, tech companies plan massive expansions of their data center infrastructure across the US.
https://dataphoenix.info/evidence-shows-ai-data-centers-may-be-hurthe-power-quality-for-homes-in-the-us/
[News] Mistral AI has updated its code generation model Codestral to make it more efficient
Mistral recently announced an update to its code generation model, equipping it with a new architecture and improved tokenizer. Codestral 25.01 supports a leading 256K context length, performs strongly on popular coding benchmarks, and outperforms its rivals on fill-in-the-middle (FIM) tasks.
https://dataphoenix.info/mistral-ai-has-updated-its-code-generation-model-codestral-to-make-it-more-efficient/
Mistral recently announced an update to its code generation model, equipping it with a new architecture and improved tokenizer. Codestral 25.01 supports a leading 256K context length, performs strongly on popular coding benchmarks, and outperforms its rivals on fill-in-the-middle (FIM) tasks.
https://dataphoenix.info/mistral-ai-has-updated-its-code-generation-model-codestral-to-make-it-more-efficient/
[News] xAI's Aurora is being used to flood X with racist and hateful content
X users continue to take advantage of Grok's lack of guardrails to generate and flood the platform with harmful content. Reports point to a spike in the prevalence of abusive content after Grok's image generation capabilities were enhanced with Aurora, xAI's proprietary model.
https://dataphoenix.info/xais-aurora-is-being-used-to-flood-x-with-racist-and-hateful-content/
X users continue to take advantage of Grok's lack of guardrails to generate and flood the platform with harmful content. Reports point to a spike in the prevalence of abusive content after Grok's image generation capabilities were enhanced with Aurora, xAI's proprietary model.
https://dataphoenix.info/xais-aurora-is-being-used-to-flood-x-with-racist-and-hateful-content/
[News] Raspberry AI has raised a $24M Series A for its fashion design platform
Fashion design platform Raspberry AI has secured $24 million in Series A funding led by Andreessen Horowitz to expand its AI technology that converts fashion sketches into instant photorealistic renderings, already used by major brands like Under Armour and MCM Worldwide.
https://dataphoenix.info/raspberry-ai-has-raised-a-24m-series-a-for-its-fashion-design-platform-2/
Fashion design platform Raspberry AI has secured $24 million in Series A funding led by Andreessen Horowitz to expand its AI technology that converts fashion sketches into instant photorealistic renderings, already used by major brands like Under Armour and MCM Worldwide.
https://dataphoenix.info/raspberry-ai-has-raised-a-24m-series-a-for-its-fashion-design-platform-2/
[News] The new Tasks beta lets ChatGPT users schedule reminders and recurring actions
OpenAI has introduced a new "tasks" feature in beta for ChatGPT's paid users that enables scheduling reminders and recurring requests, marking the company's first step into AI agent capabilities.
https://dataphoenix.info/the-new-tasks-beta-lets-chatgpt-users-schedule-reminders-and-recurring-actions/
OpenAI has introduced a new "tasks" feature in beta for ChatGPT's paid users that enables scheduling reminders and recurring requests, marking the company's first step into AI agent capabilities.
https://dataphoenix.info/the-new-tasks-beta-lets-chatgpt-users-schedule-reminders-and-recurring-actions/