Automatically retrain neural networks with Renate

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Today we announce the general availability of Renate, an open-source Python library for automatic model retraining. The library provides continual learning algorithms able to incrementally train a neural network as more data becomes available. By open-sourcing Renate, we would like to create a venue where practitioners working on real-world machine learning systems and researchers interested … Read more

Create Amazon SageMaker models using the PyTorch Model Zoo

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Deploying high-quality, trained machine learning (ML) models to perform either batch or real-time inference is a critical piece of bringing value to customers. However, the ML experimentation process can be tedious—there are a lot of approaches requiring a significant amount of time to implement. That’s why pre-trained ML models like the ones provided in the PyTorch … Read more

Toyota president keeps pushing idea that people hate EVs, despite epic waitlists

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Toyota president Akio Toyoda has made it no secret that he really, really dislikes electric vehicles. This weekend, he offered this latest installment: “People involved in the auto industry are largely a silent majority,” Toyoda told reporters in Thailand, according to The Wall Street Journal. “That silent majority is wondering whether EVs are really OK … Read more

Tesla accused of illegally firing two employees after they criticized Elon Musk

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Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Two former Tesla employees are saying they were illegally fired from the company after taking part in an organized effort to publicly criticize Elon Musk, according to Bloomberg. The two employees, both of whom are based in California, have filed complaints with the National Labor Relations Board. The … Read more

Supreme Court will hear Section 230 challenges in February

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Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge The Supreme Court has scheduled arguments for two major internet moderation cases in February of 2023. As noted by Bloomberg reporter Greg Stohr, hearings for Gonzalez v. Google and Twitter v. Taamneh have been respectively scheduled for February 21st and February 22nd, respectively. The two cases could result … Read more

Helm.ai snags $31M to scale its ‘unsupervised’ autonomous driving software

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A few bright spots remain in the autonomous vehicle industry even amid macroeconomic headwinds that have nearly shut off the spigot of venture capital and led to further consolidation. Helm.ai, a startup developing software designed for advanced driver assistance systems, autonomous driving and robotics, is one of them. The Menlo Park, California-based startup recently raised … Read more