'Models are commodities.' -Marc Benioff
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DataRobot Named Leader in Gartner Magic Quadrant 2024
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ICYMI: DataRobot is named a Leader in the 2024 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Data Science and Machine Learning Platforms. See why DataRobot is a Leader and gain insight into the value we can bring to your organization: https://
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Regulatory Scrutiny Slows Tech M&A While AI Talent Deals Persist
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new: dealmakers in technology have seen what regulators in the US and abroad are willing to do to stop some large acquisitions. they're being more selective than usual before moving forward with campaigns. AI talent deals are still doable, for the moment
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Sakana AI Completes Series A Funding from Japanese Megabanks
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Completed Series A Funding https://
sakana.ai/series-a-jp In addition to the three megabanks—MUFG, SMBC, and Mizuho—we have received investments from leading Japanese companies in each industry sector. In order to jointly solve the challenges facing Japanese industries and society, we -
Monetizing Intellectual Value: Pure Quality-Based Compensation Models
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You want to be paid purely for the quality of your thoughts.
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SambaNova Named Startup Week by Arab News
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Thank you to @ArabNews for featuring us as "Startup of the Week"! In this article, our SVP of Product, @MarshallChoy
, shared why SambaNova is investing in the #Saudi market. Read more https://
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Scale and CAIS Launch Humanity’s Last Exam LLM Benchmark
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As LLMs get smarter, evals need to get harder.
OpenAI’s o1 has already maxed out most major benchmarks. Scale is partnering with CAIS to launch Humanity’s Last Exam: the toughest open-source benchmark for LLMs. We're putting up $500K in prizes for the best questions. (read on) -
Vodafone invests $1.5bn in Microsoft AI cloud services
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'Vodafone said it planned to invest $1.5bn (£1.2bn) over the next 10 years in cloud and customer-focused AI services developed in collaboration with Microsoft.'
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Salesforce Venture invests in AI startups
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Some more wonga for AI startups (aka prospective recipients of big, big bags of ) from corporate venture coffers – this time, from Salesforce's venture arm:

