How Zalando optimized large-scale inference and streamlined ML operations on Amazon SageMaker

This post is cowritten with Mones Raslan, Ravi Sharma and Adele Gouttes from Zalando. Zalando SE is one of Europe’s largest ecommerce fashion retailers with around 50 million active customers. Zalando faces the challenge of regular (weekly or daily) discount steering for more than 1 million products, also referred to as markdown pricing. Markdown pricing is … Read more

Unleashing Stability AI’s most advanced text-to-image models for media, marketing and advertising: Revolutionizing creative workflows

To stay competitive, media, advertising, and entertainment enterprises need to stay abreast of recent dramatic technological developments. Generative AI has emerged as a game-changer, offering unprecedented opportunities for creative professionals to push boundaries and unlock new realms of possibility. At the forefront of this revolution is Stability AI’s  family of cutting-edge text-to-image AI models. These … Read more

Hyperbridge Launches Its Mainnet On Polkadot, Unlocking Secure, Scalable Cross-Chain Communication

ZURICH, Switzerland, November 7th, 2024/Chainwire/–Hyperbridge the highly anticipated blockchain interoperability protocol, has officially launched, unlocking new possibilities for seamless cross-chain communication. Following its $2.5 million seed funding led by the Web3 Foundation and Scytale Digital, Hyperbridge now brings its groundbreaking technology to users, delivering secure, scalable, and verifiable cross-chain solutions across multiple blockchains. Hyperbridge launches … Read more

BTC.COM Reshapes To Open-Source Computing Power Platform

SINGAPORE, Singapore, November 5th, 2024, Chainwire/-BTC.com officially announced the completion of its upgrade and the launch of an open-source computing power platform. The platform continues to embody the community spirit and adopts the motto “Embrace Open Source, Gather Computing Power, Create the Future Together” to support developers and computing power providers in jointly promoting the … Read more

0G.AI Node Sale on Fjord: Decentralised Capital Formation Meets Decentralised AI

SINGAPORE, Singapore, November 7th, 2024/Chainwire/–0G Foundation in conjunction with Fjord Foundry are proud to announce its upcoming node sale on Fjord, web3’s leading capital formation platform. The sale will run from November 7th to 13th, offering participants valuation terms and an opportunity to lead in the decentralized AI space. 0G recently closed its last funding … Read more

Canoo’s latest loss, tales from Waymo riders, and what a Trump win means for Elon (and his companies) 

Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation. Sign up here for free — just click TechCrunch Mobility! We’re just two days past the election, and there is already a ton of speculation about what another Trump presidency will mean for transportation and tech — … Read more

Roblox adds safety measures to ban kids under 13 from social spaces and other experiences

Throughout the years, several reports have accused Roblox, the popular gaming platform aimed at preteens, of lacking strict safety protocols for children, which exposes them to dangers such as grooming, explicit content, and violent or abusive material. In a significant update to its safety policy, Roblox plans to keep users under the age of 13 … Read more

Mistral launches a moderation API

AI startup Mistral has launched a new API for content moderation. The API, which is the same API that powers moderation in Mistral’s Le Chat chatbot platform, can be tailored to specific applications and safety standards, Mistral says. It’s powered by a fine-tuned model (Ministral 8B) trained to classify text in a range of languages, … Read more

Star Wars is reportedly getting a new film trilogy

Image: Disney / Lucasfilm The future of Star Wars movies just got a little more confusing. Deadline and Variety both report that Lucasfilm has tapped Simon Kinberg, best-known for his work on the X-Men films, to write and develop a new Star Wars trilogy. Kinberg will be working alongside Lucasfilm boss Kathleen Kennedy to produce … Read more