Here is top trending news from the world of technology. News that every tech enthusiast should keep a tab on.
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Mistral launches new AI model ‘Codestral Mamba’ for faster and efficient code generation
Paris based AI startup Mistral, which has gained reputation for releasing powerful open source LLM models, has just added a new AI model to its growing family of LLM models. This new AI model is called ‘Codestral Mamba,’ which is trained with exclusive and overwhelming focus on coding; making it perfect for tasks like code generation and understanding complex code generation. Codestral Mamba is powered by Mamba2 architecture, which is considered not only different but also efficient than the Transformer based models used in most LLMs; it particularly offers a faster inference, especially for tasks requiring a larger context window, especially up to 256 tokens.
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Anthropic’s Claude chatbot is now available on Android app
After making Claude chatbot available on IOS app in May, Anthropic has now made it available on Android app as well. Similar to IOS app, the Android app is also available for free. And just like the web version, you can use Claude Android app for several tasks including writing, analysis and math. It is also multilingual as well as multimodal and can also seamlessly switch between different hardware devices, picking up the conversation where you exactly left off. Overall, Claude android app is a welcome addition for all those who want to leverage powerful LLMs directly on their mobile devices.
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Apple, Nvidia & Anthropic faces heat for training their AI models by using YouTube Transcripts
According to Proof News, AI models belonging to some of the most powerful tech companies have illegally trained their AI models by using YouTube transcripts. These big tech companies include Apple, Nvidia and Anthropic among other companies, who supposedly used more than 173,000 YouTube videos from more than 48,000 channels without permission. This includes video transcripts from YouTube’s biggest content creators including Marquee Brownlee, MrBeast and also well known news publishers like New York Times, BBC and ABC News. Barely a month ago, YouTube CEO Neal Mohan said that companies using YouTube data to train their AI models is a blatant violation of the platform’s policy.
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Microsoft’s recent inflection AI Hiring attracts probe from UK’s anti-trust body
Microsoft’s recent hiring of slew of top executives from AI startup inflection AI including its co-founder Mustafa Suleyman has triggered investigation from UK’s competition watchdog, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). CMA will especially look into whether Microsoft has stifled the competition in the AI sector by hiring most of the inflection AI’s staff. It will also look into if this move qualifies for a merger under the UK law, though technically Microsoft has not technically acquired inflection AI. It looks more of an acquihire than acquisition. The British competition watchdog is still in the initial phase of the investigation and will decide by September whether to go ahead with more in-depth probe in this matter.
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WhatsApp launches ‘Favorites’ for easy access to important Groups & Contacts
WhatsApp has just added a yet another new feature to its growing list of features. It has just launched ‘Favorites,’ which will help you in creating a personalized list of frequently contacted people and groups within the app. This list will be easily available at the top of your call tab, making it easier to initiate calls with your favorite contacts. It can also work as a filter for your chat list, allowing you to quickly find conversation with people you interact with most. Over all, this is a welcome feature as it provides quick access to some of the most important people in your lives.
