📦 All about Google I/O 2023, Hugging Face's latest API, Microsoft keeps investing in AI

Big tech 🌟

Everything to know about Google I/O 2023 (18 min)

Yesterday's developers conference was a glimpse into the exciting year ahead for Google. From AI to gadgets and software, here's a summary of the latest announcements made by the tech giant.

Microsoft invests in app-building startup (1 min)

Unlocking new possibilities for app development, Builder.ai seals a strategic collaboration with Microsoft. By bringing its “Natasha” AI to Teams.

Programming 💻

Hugging Face releases Transformers Agents (1 min)

This revolutionary API sets a new standard in natural language processing, emerging as the boldest feature from Hugging Face Transformers, with a visionary concept of tools and agents.

Metabob: The AI code review tool (2 min)

Revolutionize the way you tackle complex coding issues with this innovative product as your ultimate code debugging companion.

Electric cars 🚗

GM's plugging back into Europe (3 min)

With the electric era in full swing, General Motors aims to establish itself as a leader in the European EV market by introducing fully electric cars this autumn.

Panasonic hits the brakes on Tesla's battery cell production (2 min)

With a focus on improving performance, the automaker's longtime battery partner is taking a brief hiatus from volume production of the Tesla 4680 cell.

AI 🤖

No more AI hallucinations (2 min)

Knowledge Graph, the content validation tool introduced by Writer AI, automatically identifies content that needs fact-checking and suggests replacements based on relevant data.

Europe's plan to tame artificial intelligence (4 min)

The European Union AI Act aims to strike the right balance between harnessing the capabilities of AI and safeguarding against its potential risks.

Google is exposing AI-generated content (2 min)

The "About this image" feature on Google Images, unveiled at yesterday’s I/O developer conference, uncovers the origins of any image, including AI-generated ones.

Rocket science 🚀

Starlink's cosmic web keeps growing (2 min)

Yesterday, a Falcon 9 rocket deployed 51 Starlink satellites into space, with its first stage returning as planned and gracefully landing on SpaceX's Of Course I Still Love You droneship.

Miscellaneous 🌐

Big news for Blue verified users (2 min)

With encrypted direct messages now available as a paid feature, is Twitter's secure messaging worth the investment?