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Stanford researchers released a white paper on AI's impact on Black Americans, highlighting risks like loan rejections and opportunities in education and creative fields.

Applied Systems acquired Planck, Applied Systems said on 23 July 2024. The price was not disclosed.

Mistral AI and NVIDIA release Mistral NeMo, a 12B parameter model with a 128k token context. It excels in reasoning, knowledge, and coding across multiple languages, outperforming similar models.

The research used GPU-powered simulations to study quantum annealer behaviour, investigating phase transitions in Ising spin glass and providing insights into quantum computing development.

NVIDIA launches self-paced AI and data science courses. Offerings include free introductory courses, comprehensive training through the Deep Learning Institute, and new AI certifications.

OpenAI's GPT-4o mini offers high AI performance at 60% lower cost than GPT-3.5 Turbo. It excels in reasoning, math, and coding, with a 128K token context window.

Mistral AI and NVIDIA launch Mistral NeMo 12B, a 12-billion-parameter language model for enterprise use, excelling in diverse tasks and easy customisation.

Mistral AI releases Mathstral, a STEM-focused language model built on Mistral 7B. It excels in mathematical reasoning, achieving top performance on MATH and MMLU benchmarks for its size. The model is available for use and fine-tuning.

OpenAI's 'Prover-Verifier Games' method improves AI text clarity. It trains advanced AI to create outputs that simpler AI can easily check, enhancing human understanding.

AlphaFold 3 predicts structures of DNA, RNA, ligands, and proteins. Potential to transform drug discovery. Free server available for researchers.

Anthropic and Menlo Ventures launch $100M Anthology Fund for AI startups. Focus: infrastructure, novel apps, consumer AI, safety, societal benefits.

Codestral Mamba offers linear time inference and infinite sequence handling. It excels in code generation and reasoning, matching top transformer models.

Stanford's HAI workshop gathered experts to address outdated AI healthcare regulations, focusing on clinical support, enterprise tools, and patient applications.

Pindrop secured US$100 million in debt financing from Hercules Capital, the company said on 17 July 2024. It said the money would accelerate its fraud and deepfake detection technology.

ABCI 3.0, featuring NVIDIA H200 GPUs, aims to boost Japan's AI research and technological independence. The $1B project underscores the push for AI sovereignty.