Apple researchers achieve state-of-the-art results in multimodal AI with MM1 models, combining text and images for breakthroughs in image captioning, visual question answering, and few-shot learning, as the company invests heavily in AI to enhance Siri, Messages, and future products.
Zapata Computing, Inc., the Industrial Generative AI company, announced that its scientists, in collaboration with Insilico Medicine, the University of Toronto, and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital have demonstrated the first instance of a generative model running on quantum hardware outperforming state-of-the-art classical models in generating viable cancer drug candidates. The research points to a promising future of hybrid quantum generative AI for drug discovery using today’s quantum devices.
Cognizant launches Advanced AI Lab in San Francisco to drive innovation and research in AI systems and technologies, as part of its $1 billion investment in generative AI.
Alibaba researchers have developed a new AI system called EMO that animates portraits with fluid and expressive talking and singing motions perfectly synced to audio, significantly advancing the state-of-the-art in controllable video synthesis.
The 20th annual Ig Nobel Prizes were awarded Thursday night for "achievements that first make people laugh, and then make them think." Organized by the same people who produce Annals of Improbable http://improbable.com/ Research, the prizes commemorate the world's funniest research, and sometimes the world's biggest villains (BP is a winner this year). Here's a list of the 2010 prizes, with text from the official award announcements.
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The 3-D movie "Despicable Me" opens Friday in theaters, and what you'll see on the screen is the story an arch-villain named Gru who is out to steal the moon to prove his badness. What most movie goers won't realize is that behind the scenes of this family-friendly film was a two-year effort blending animation art, music and digital technology in a non-stop and massive flurry of files sent between artists and production teams in Paris and Hollywood.
The people you'll want the book for are the other members of the web group -- everyone who's helping you with the art, layout, content, and moderating comments and forums.
For too long now innovation has been viewed as a black art. Business journals, such as Business Week and Fortune, that regularly publish their lists of the most innovative companies, select top performers based on surveys of CEO/business executives, not hard data of performances. Similarly, few managers have the required metrics to make informed decisions about their innovation programs. Therefore, managers of all types, and IT managers especially (since they are often out of the strategy decision-making l
Fluor Corp. and the Buffalo Sabres weren't looking to implement a unified communications infrastructure, but pressing telecom needs led both in that direction after Fujitsu exited the U.S. PBX business.
Microsoft is planning to increase the pace of releases for its Dynamics CRM (customer relationship management) software, according to a new "statement of direction" document from the vendor. The move may signal pressure Microsoft is feeling from rivals such as Salesforce.com, which updates its software several times a year.
Automation of security is a concept with momentum this year as some of the larger federal agencies, including the Department of Defense, National Security Agency, Agriculture and Energy, are pushing for a new direction beyond the current FISMA audit mandate for compliance.
Today I bring you a story that has it all: a solar-powered, low-cost, open source cellular network that's revolutionizing coverage in underprivileged and off-grid spots. It uses VoIP yet works with existing cell phones. It has pedigreed founders. Best of all, it is part of the sex, drugs and art collectively known as Burning Man. Where do you want me to begin?
Cutting spending is nice; companies can always find something to do with the savings. But increasing product prices--if customers don't balk--brings in pure profit.
Sony on Thursday unveiled an impressive 3D display that can be viewed from any direction. The screen, development of which was announced earlier this week, is on show until Sunday at the DC Expo in Tokyo.
A longtime game designer and collector of gaming systems, Chris Melissinos talks with Network World about why the art of video games is different from other artistic media, the 'separation anxiety' he's feeling after loaning his vintage gaming systems to the travelling exhibition, and why now is the opportune time for an exhibition like this.
Cisco Systems multibillion-dollar purchases of videoconferencing leader Tandberg and Starent Networks make the networking gear company seem like a Hollywood movie mogul from the 1930s, with the boss's fingers reaching into distribution and even content.
The Fedora Project released a beta of the next version of its free Linux OS with new security, desktop and developer features that provide a glimpse of the direction Red Hat could take with its enterprise Linux distribution.
U.S. President Barack Obama will appoint a government-wide cybersecurity coordinator and elevate cybersecurity concerns to a top management priority for the U.S. government, he announced Friday.
Bruce Schneier shared his ideas about the psychology of security, and the need for thinking sensibly about security, in his hometown Wednesday night when he gave a lecture at the Weisman Art Museum on the campus of the University of Minnesota.
Confessional poetry, tell-all memoirs, painted self portraits and thinly veiled autobiographical novels are all intensely personal works of art, but none comes close to what the company DNA 11 can create for you.