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Most AI programs don’t fail in the lab. They fail in the handoff: the moment a promising pilot meets procurement, legacy integration, audit requirements, and the day-two reality of monitoring and ownership. The fastest way to move “from pilot to production” is to treat scaling as a business system design problem, not a model-selection problem—so the initiative ships with an operating model,...
OptikosPrime just obliterated the primary barrier in digital optometry. The company announced today that it has successfully derived a complete eye prescription using only a standard smartphone camera. Developed under the internal platform name Argus, its vision tests bypass the need for traditional optometry hardware or specialized clinical personnel.
In short, OptikosPrime’s Argus provides a...
In the world of high-stakes finance, where assets under management can soar into the hundreds of billions, the margin for error in data is zero. We sat down with Kostiantyn Shkliar a QA Automation Architect with over 13 years of experience, to discuss how he transitioned from traditional quality assurance to architecting mission-critical validation engines for $130B+ AUM environments.
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OpenAI launched its Sora video-generation app in October 2024 for iOS devices on an invite-only basis, topping the U.S. App Store and reaching 1 million downloads faster than ChatGPT, but Appfigures data shows subsequent declines in downloads and consumer spending.
The app recorded over 100,000 installs on its first day despite the invite-only restriction and iOS exclusivity. This rapid adoption...
Spotify announced this week the rollout of group chats in its app after launching a one-on-one messaging feature last August. The update enables users to share podcasts, playlists, and audiobooks with up to 10 people, but chats initiate only with prior content-sharing contacts.
Eligible contacts include those involved in collaborative playlists, group listening sessions via Jam, or personalized...
Google announced on Thursday that Google Maps users can access Gemini hands-free while walking and cycling. The update extends a Gemini-powered hands-free conversational driving experience launched in Google Maps a few months earlier. This change supports Google’s efforts to integrate Gemini into daily activities and evolve Maps from static directions to real-time conversational navigation.
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Elon Musk’s companies SpaceX, xAI, and Tesla are in early-stage merger talks, reports from Bloomberg and Reuters indicate. Discussions explore SpaceX absorbing one of the others through two scenarios: a SpaceX-Tesla merger or a SpaceX-xAI merger.
Bloomberg, citing unnamed insiders, details the SpaceX-Tesla merger possibility. This scenario would integrate Tesla’s electric vehicle operations with...
NVIDIA and Uber are joining forces to turn the long-promised world of robotaxis into a global reality, announcing a massive partnership to deploy 100,000 autonomous vehicles starting in 2027. The deal centers on NVIDIA’s new “Hyperion 10” architecture, a specialized hardware and sensor kit that effectively makes any car “Level 4-ready”—meaning it can drive itself without human intervention under...
Google launched Project Genie on January 29, 2026, for Google AI Ultra subscribers aged 18 and older in the United States. This experimental research prototype, powered by the Genie 3 world model, Nano Banana Pro, and Gemini, enables users to create, explore, and remix interactive worlds using text prompts and images.
Diego Rivas, Product Manager at Google DeepMind, Elliot Breece, Product Manager...
OpenAI announced Thursday it will retire several models, including GPT-4o, from its ChatGPT chatbot next month to concentrate development on models used by most customers.
The company launched GPT-4o in May 2024. This model gained popularity among a subset of paid users for its warm conversational style. OpenAI described it as beloved by some for these qualities. In August 2024, OpenAI briefly...