Linux Foundation: Slash costs, boost growth with open-source AI

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19.08.2025

The Linux Foundation and Meta are putting some numbers behind how open-source AI (OSAI) is driving innovation and adoption. The adoption of AI tools is pretty much everywhere now, with 94% of organisations surveyed already using them. And get this: within that crowd, 89% are tapping into open-source AI for...

Navigating the EU AI Act: Implications for UK businesses

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12.08.2025

The EU AI Act, which came into effect on August 1, 2024, marks a turning point in the regulation of artificial intelligence. Aimed at governing the use and development of AI, it imposes rigorous standards...

Graphcore’s C600 adds FP8 for low and mixed-precision AI

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09.08.2025

British semiconductor firm Graphcore has launched the C600, a PCIe card that adds support for the 8-bit floating point (FP8) specification. FP8 aims to provide a common format that accelerates AI development by optimising memory...

EU AI Act: What businesses need to know as regulations go live

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05.08.2025

Next week marks the beginning of a new era for AI regulations as the first obligations of the EU AI Act take effect. While the full compliance requirements won’t come into force until mid-2025, the...

Amazon will use computer vision to spot defects before dispatch

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03.08.2025

Amazon will harness computer vision and AI to ensure customers receive products in pristine condition and further its sustainability efforts. The initiative – dubbed “Project P.I.” (short for “private investigator”) – operates within Amazon fulfilment...

Tencent Hunyuan3D-PolyGen: A model for ‘art-grade’ 3D assets

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18.07.2025

Tencent has released a model that could be quite literally game-changing for how developers create 3D assets. The new Hunyuan3D-PolyGen model is Tencent’s first attempt at delivering what they’re calling “art-grade” 3D generation, specifically built...

AI & Big Data Expo: Demystifying AI and seeing past the hype

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17.07.2025

In a presentation at AI & Big Data Expo Global, Adam Craven, Director at Y-Align, shed light on the practical applications of AI and the pitfalls often overlooked in the hype surrounding it. Craven —...

How to safeguard your business from AI-generated deepfakes 

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12.07.2025

Recently, cybercriminals used ‘deepfake’ videos of the executives of a multinational company to convince the company’s Hong Kong-based employees to wire out US $25.6 million. Based on a video conference call featuring multiple deepfakes, the...

Open X-Embodiment dataset and RT-X model aim to revolutionise robotics

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10.07.2025

In a collaboration between 33 academic labs worldwide, a consortium of researchers has unveiled a revolutionary approach to robotics. Traditionally, robots have excelled in specific tasks but struggled with versatility, requiring individual training for each...

Meta unveils SeamlessM4T multimodal translation model

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08.07.2025

Meta researchers have unveiled SeamlessM4T, a pioneering multilingual and multitask model that facilitates seamless translation and transcription across both speech and text.  The internet, mobile devices, social media, and communication platforms have ushered in an...