In his keynote, Databricks CEO Ali Ghodsi shared several innovations at the intersection of data and AI as part of the company’s broader effort to help teams make the most of their governed datasets on its Data Intelligence platform.
Day: June 13, 2024
Tesla’s $50 billion question comes down to the wire
Illustration: Lille Allen / The Verge On Thursday, Tesla shareholders will face a stark choice: approve Elon Musk’s enormous pay package, the largest ever awarded to a chief executive, or risk him picking up his ball and going home. The shareholder meeting on Thursday is […]
This humanoid robot can drive cars — sort of
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LiveBench is an open LLM benchmark that uses contamination-free test data and objective scoring
Yann LeCun and other researchers have developed LiveBench, an open AI benchmark evaluating models using challenging, contamination-free test data.
Zack Snyder’s animated series Twilight of the Gods hits Netflix in September
Image: Netflix It’s going to be a busy few weeks for Zack Snyder on Netflix. Just a day after Netflix announced the director’s cut of Rebel Moon would start streaming on August 2nd comes the news that another Snyder project will hit the service soon […]
Alamo Drafthouse is being bought by Sony Pictures
Sony Pictures Entertainment announced today that it has acquired Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, a beloved independent theater business. Alamo Drafthouse won scores of loyal fans over the years for its well-enforced policy of no talking and no texting during showings, as well as its dine-in experience […]
Music publishers accuse Spotify of ‘bait-and-switch subscription scheme’
Spotify has once again drawn the ire of the music industry. The National Music Publishers’ Association has called on the Federal Trade Commission to examine the streaming service’s addition of audiobook content into all of its paid subscription plans. According to the group’s FTC complaint, […]
India’s 360 One acquires mutual fund app ET Money for $44M
360 One WAM, India’s largest wealth manager focused on ultra-high-net-worth individuals, has agreed to acquire popular Indian mutual fund investment app ET Money for about $44 million. 360 One disclosed (PDF) the deal in a stock exchange filing Wednesday evening. ET Money boasts over 900,000 […]
Warner Bros. is beefing up its animation slate with even more Adventure Time
Image: Cartoon Network As part of Warner Bros. Discovery’s big plan to double down on previously established IP, the studio has ordered a slate of new projects spun off from the worlds of Adventure Time, Regular Show, and Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends. Timed to […]