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Getting started with AI agents (part 1): Capturing processes, roles and connections | VentureBeat

To get started with AI agents, we must first identify differences between agents and models and define roles and communication requirements.

AI2 closes the gap between closed-source and open-source post-training | VentureBeat

Ai2 released Tülu 3, a model that makes fine-tuning open-source LLMs easier and get its performance closer to closed LLMs like GPT-4o.

Lightricks bets on open-source AI video to challenge Big Tech | VentureBeat

Lightricks releases LTXV, a breakthrough open-source AI model that generates professional-quality videos in real-time on consumer hardware, challenging tech giants with faster processing speeds and free access for developers.

Mythical Games teams with FIFA to make Web3 mobile soccer game FIFA Rivals | VentureBeat

FIFA and game maker Mythical Games are teaming up on FIFA Rivals, a Web3 mobile game that is licensed from the global sports group.

How South Korean gaming veteran Joonmo Kwon sees the new reality for Web3 games | The DeanBeat | VentureBeat

Joonmo Kwon, a former CEO of Nexon, is an example of an established game developer who decided to march into the wilds of Web3 gaming.

Amazon doubles down on Anthropic, positioning itself as a key player in the AI arms race | VentureBeat

Amazon strengthens its position in the AI race with an additional $4 billion investment in Anthropic, committing to custom silicon and cloud dominance to compete with Microsoft and Google.

Gam3 Awards unveils 2024 winners for top Web3 games | VentureBeat

The winners of the Gam3 Awards 2024 have been crowned, with 21 winners revealed at a live event in partnership with Yield Guild Games (YGG).

Chinese researchers unveil LLaVA-o1 to challenge OpenAI's o1 model | VentureBeat

LLaVA-o1 breaks down the answer into multiple reasoning components and uses inference-time scaling to optimize each stage.

YGG esports player wins $20,000 in Parallel Web3 gaming tournament | VentureBeat

The Parallel tournament at the YGG Play Summit saw Colombian YGG Esports player Zeliaser win $20,000 grand prize.

Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 drove October's sales growth | Circana | VentureBeat

Circana's October best-sellers list is comprised of almost half new games, but Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 and Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero! take top honors.

xpander.ai Agent Graph System makes AI agents 4X more reliable | VentureBeat

It enables AI agents to achieve a 98% success rate in multi-step tasks, compared to just 24% for agents using traditional methods.

H2O.ai improves AI agent accuracy with predictive models | VentureBeat

AI agents need to consistent, and H2O.ai believes a mix of generative and predictive AI models is the answer.

Wordware raises $30 million to make AI development as easy as writing a document | VentureBeat

Wordware, a San Francisco startup, raised $30 million to simplify AI development with a natural language platform, enabling non-coders to build AI agents without traditional programming.

Co-dev studio Blind Squirrel reveals in-house original IP Cosmorons | VentureBeat

Blind Squirrel Gamesm, previously best known for its co-development work, has revealed its new Cosmorons, an original IP.

Microsoft’s AI agents: 4 insights that could reshape the enterprise landscape | VentureBeat

We dive into the most significant takeaways from Microsoft Ignite, and Microsoft's emerging leadership in the area of AI agents.

Star Wars Outlaws rolls out more changes and fixes in bid for more buys | VentureBeat

Ubisoft rolls out the long-awaited major update for Star Wars Outlaws -- fixes that'll help revitalize the game in time for holiday sales.

Salesforce launches Agentforce Testing Center to put agents through paces | VentureBeat

Salesforce announced Testing Center, a platform that lets enterprises test AI agents responses without touching sensitive information.

Google Cloud launches AI Agent Space amid rising competition | VentureBeat

VentureBeat's viewing of the AI Agent Space revealed only 19 distinct agent models available for use, a fry cry from cloud rivals.

Anomalo’s unstructured data solution cuts enterprise AI deployment time by 30% | VentureBeat

Data quality vendor raises new money as it expands its unstructured data quality monitoring technology in a bid to help accelerate enterprise AI deployment.

Ubitium tackles edge AI and more with new universal processor | VentureBeat

With this chip, Ubitium hopes it will be able to replace dedicated processors for specialized computing tasks at the edge, like NPUs for AI.

Will Republicans continue to support subsidies for the chip industry? | PwC interview | VentureBeat

The Chips & Science Act was a bipartisan law passed to give $52 billion to the U.S. semiconductor industry. Will Republicans stand behind it?

War Robots: Frontiers launches console playtest to ready for early 2025 launch | VentureBeat

Snowflake beats Databricks to integrating Claude 3.5 directly | VentureBeat

The company has partnered with Anthropic to bring Claude 3.5 family of models to Cortex AI, the fully-managed service for gen AI development

Anthropic's Computer Use mode shows strengths and limitations in new study | VentureBeat

Claude can perform impressively complex tasks, but it will also make stupid mistakes from time to time.

DeepSeek-R1-Lite-Preview AI reasoning model beats OpenAI o1 | VentureBeat

The company’s published results highlight its ability to handle a wide range of tasks, from complex mathematics to logic-based scenarios.

OpenScholar: The open-source A.I. that’s outperforming GPT-4o in scientific research | VentureBeat

OpenScholar, an innovative AI system by Allen Institute for AI and University of Washington, revolutionizes scientific research by processing 45 million papers instantly, offering researchers citation-backed answers and challenging proprietary AI systems.

StreamElements focuses on creator monetization in new product roadmap | VentureBeat

StreamElements debuted its roadmap of upcoming products and features, which are focused on creator monetization and maximizing revenue.

Quicksave announces QSApp to make WebGL more accessible through no-code editors | VentureBeat

Quicksave Interactive wants to make the web interactive with WebGL technology by launching QSApp, a tool to make the web more accessible.

Pivoting in politics, tech, antitrust and economic growth | Gary Shapiro interview | VentureBeat

Gary Shapiro, the CEO of the CTA, is blunt when he articulates his views of politics, tech, antitrust law and economic growth.

aiOla unveils open source AI transcription that masks sensitive info | VentureBeat

For applications that do not require masking, the model can be configured to simply tag sensitive entities, providing options.

xMEMS introduces Sycamore 1mm-thick micro speaker for smart watches and more | VentureBeat

xMEMS Labs unveiled its Sycamore micro-speaker components for smart watches, XR glasses and goggles as well as open-fit earbuds.

Dovell Bonnett shares the simple solution to stopping cyberattacks in their tracks | VentureBeat

Microsoft launches Azure AI Foundry with orchestration tools | VentureBeat

Microsoft's new developer tools lets users build orchestration frameworks and evaluate AI models and agents.

OpenText expands AI capabilities to improve enterprise productivity and ROI | VentureBeat

OpenText expands its enterprise AI portfolio while demonstrating ROI through real-world implementations and a 30-day proof-of-concept program.

Microsoft's new AI agents support 1,800 models (and counting) | VentureBeat

New Copilot capabilities allow users to build customized autonomous AI agents, pull from out-of-the-box options and deploy without coding.

The Indie Game Awards make debut on December 19 | VentureBeat

The Indie Game Awards, an awards-only ceremony dedicated to celebrating excellence in indie gaming, will make its debut on December 19.

Google Play's Best of 2024 list emphasizes multi-device strategies | VentureBeat

Google Play has announced its best apps and games of 2024, with special emphasis on those with strong multi-device presences.

Microsoft brings transactional databases to Fabric to boost AI agents | VentureBeat

At its Ignite 2024 conference today, Microsoft announced a major step toward breaking down data silos separating transactional databases and analytical tools. The tech giant revealed that Azure SQL, its flagship transactional database, is now integrated into Fabric, Microsoft’s unified data platform. This integration allows enterprises to combine real-time and historical data into a single, AI-ready data later called OneLake.

Microsoft debuts custom chips to boost data center security and power efficiency  | VentureBeat

At the Ignite developer conference today, Microsoft unveiled two new chips designed for its data center infrastructure: the Azure Integrated HSM and the Azure Boost DPU.

Microsoft quietly assembles the largest AI agent ecosystem—and no one else is close | VentureBeat