Decart's Open World Apps, Perplexity Acquire Carbon to Boost AI Search, Deepfake Romance £17,000, Gmail's AI Fighting Scam for You, New Robot Physics Sim 430,000x Faster
Decart's $32M AI Funding: Building Open World Apps. Decart, a young AI startup, secured $32M in Series A funding, boasting a $500M+ valuation and generating millions in revenue from its GPU optimization software. At the same time, its consumer AI model, Oasis, attracts millions of players.
Perplexity boosts AI search with Carbon acquisition. Perplexity just boosted its AI prowess by acquiring Carbon, a Seattle startup specializing in connecting AI to your files, promising enterprise-level search capabilities by early 2025.
Deepfake Romance Scam: £17,000 Lost to AI Fraud. A 77-year-old woman lost £17,000 to a romance scammer using deepfake videos, highlighting the growing threat of AI-powered fraud and urging caution with online relationships.
Gmail's AI: Fighting Holiday Spam and Scams. Gmail's AI blocked 35% fewer holiday scams this year, thanks to new models that catch invoice, celebrity endorsement, and extortion attempts; stay safe by carefully reviewing suspicious emails before clicking links or sending money.
New Robot Physics Sim: 430,000x Faster Training. Researchers unveiled Genesis, a blazing-fast, open-source robot simulator that lets AI learn complex tasks in virtual environments 430,000 times quicker than reality, using Python and text prompts to create realistic 3D worlds.
