Alphabet's Google is set to relaunch its Gemini AI image generation tool in the coming weeks, following a temporary pause due to inaccuracies in historical depictions generated by the tool.
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U.S. writing assistant startup Jasper has acquired Clipdrop, an artificial intelligence-powered photo application from Stability AI, the company told Reuters on Wednesday, as Jasper expands its offerings to corporates.
The deal, the terms of which were not disclosed, marks a reversal in strategy for Stability AI, a London-based startup known for its image generation AI model, which acquired Clipdrop less than a year ago.
In an emailed statement, Emad Mostaque, CEO at Stability AI said the deal will allow the company to continue to focus on developing "cutting-edge open models".
Founded in July 2020, Paris-based Clipdrop had raised seed investment from Air Street Capital before being sold to Stability AI in March 2023 for an undisclosed amount. At the time, Clipdrop said it had more than 15 million users.
Jasper and Stability AI are popular among users of and investors in generative AI, an area populated by OpenAI's ChatGPT.
Both companies have raised over $100 million from venture investors at billion dollar valuation, and are now trying to prove they can sustain the growth in the fast-moving race with other startups and big tech companies.
Jasper, known for its AI-based writing tool, has seen layoffs and CEO changes as it tries to focus on serving enterprises, instead of consumers, in the past year. It plans to offer Clipdrop through its platform, while keeping it available as a standalone product.
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Alphabet's Google is set to relaunch its Gemini AI image generation tool in the coming weeks, following a temporary pause due to inaccuracies in historical depictions generated by the tool.
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Remedy Entertainment has acquired the full rights to the Control franchise as a whole from 505 Games, including both the already-released 2019 game, and any future projects. Those games include Control 2, co-op game Condor and anything else related to Control that Remedy cooks up.
Remedy Entertainment has confirmed it has acquired the full rights to the Controlfranchise from 505 Games, the company that originally published the 2019 title.
Google has been in hot waters recently over the inaccuracies of Gemini, its AI chatbot, in generating AI images. In the last few days, Gemini has been accused of generating historically inaccurate depictions as well as subverting racial stereotypes. After screenshots of inaccurate depictions surfaced on social media platforms including X, it drew criticism from the likes of billionaire Elon Musk and The Daily Wire's editor emeritus Ben Shapiro. Google's AI chatbot Gemini has come under fire for inaccuracies and bias in image generation. From the problems, Google's statement to what really went wrong and the next steps, know all about the Gemini AI images disaster.
Remedy Entertainment has acquired the full rights to the Control franchise as a whole from 505 Games, including both the already-released 2019 game, and any future projects. Those games include Control 2, co-op game Condor and anything else related to Control that Remedy cooks up.