Ethan B. Holland

Founderful raises $140M fund as Switzerland vies for Europe’s tech top spot

https://thenextweb.com/news/founderful-140m-fund-switzerland-tech-europe-startups

“NEWS: Chinese EV maker Xpeng today unveiled their humanoid robot named Iron that they’ve been working on for 5 years. Video below is not CGI. • 60+ joints & 200 total degrees of freedom • Tech shared from its vehicles • 5 foot 8 inches tall • Weighs 154 lbs (70kg) • Robots 

https://twitter.com/SawyerMerritt/status/1854213966664261827

“Researchers at Zurich-based startup @latticeflowai introduced COMPL-AI, an unofficial framework to evaluate LLMs’ alignment with the European Union’s AI Act. Learn more in #TheBatch: 

https://twitter.com/DeepLearningAI/status/1856094571681263851

Indonesia’s new capital, Nusantara, is packed with tech • The Register

https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/06/indonesias_new_capital_nusantara

OpenAI to present plans for U.S. AI strategy and an alliance to compete with China

https://www.cnbc.com/2024/11/13/openai-to-present-plans-for-us-ai-strategy-and-an-alliance-to-compete-with-china.html

Our AI Opportunity Initiative comes to the Middle East and North Africa

https://blog.google/around-the-globe/google-middle-east/ai-opportunity-initiative-middle-east-north-africa

Baidu announces its own pair of AI smart glasses

https://www.engadget.com/ai/baidu-announces-its-own-pair-of-ai-smart-glasses-143044805.html

“Xiaomi Reportedly Partners with Goertek to Chase Success of Ray-Ban Meta Smartglasses See more 👉

https://twitter.com/RtoVR/status/1856725163867303940

Taiwanese law prevents TSMC from producing 2nm chips overseas, Taiwanese govt official confirms | Tom’s Hardware

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/tsmc-cannot-produce-2nm-chips-overseas-until-domestic-output-becomes-more-advanced-confirms-taiwanese-govt-official

Baidu bolsters AI lineup with enhanced text-to-image tech, no-code app builder | Reuters

https://www.reuters.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/baidu-bolsters-ai-lineup-with-text-to-image-generator-no-code-app-builder-2024-11-12

Exclusive: Chinese researchers develop AI model for military use on back of Meta’s Llama | Reutershttps://www.reuters.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/chinese-researchers-develop-ai-model-military-use-back-metas-llama-2024-11-01/