EU Invests €1.3 Billion to Boost AI Adoption & Improve ‘Digital Competencies’

Funding from the EU’s DIGITAL programme will go toward testing “immersive environments” to be used in healthcare for purposes like training and virtual patient assessments. Continue reading EU Invests €1.3 Billion to Boost AI Adoption & Improve ‘Digital Competencies’

Elon Musk’s xAI Acquires X in $45B Deal to ‘Unlock Immense Potential’

The merger will “combine the data, models, compute, distribution and talent” of the two companies, according to Elon Musk. In particular, Grok AI is expected to expand on X. Continue reading Elon Musk’s xAI Acquires X in $45B Deal to ‘Unlock Immense Potential’

Open Source Genetic Database Shuts Down To Protect Users From ‘Authoritarian Governments’

An anonymous reader quotes a report from 404 Media: The creator of an open source genetic database is shutting it down and deleting all of its data because he has come to believe that its existence is dangerous with “a rise in far-right and other autho… Continue reading Open Source Genetic Database Shuts Down To Protect Users From ‘Authoritarian Governments’