Microsoft is reportedly hunting for AI startups it could acquire, aiming to strengthen its talent pool and build an advanced AI model independently. The company’s discussions are said to include Inception, a startup focused on developing novel large language model approaches. The strategy signals a shift toward owning more of the next wave of AI progress.
Tencent Holdings reported a first-quarter revenue and net profit that fell short of market expectations, even as gaming revenue rose on the back of popular titles and online advertising gained. The company’s sharper focus is on artificial intelligence, including the launch of its advanced Hunyuan 3.0 large language model, signaling a bid to catch up with major rivals.
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A Harvard-backed study tests large language models across multiple medical scenarios, including real emergency room cases. The researchers report that at least one AI model performed more accurately than two human doctors, raising questions about how these systems could support urgent care workflows and where their limits may still be.
AI customer service startup Netomi has raised $110 million in a Series C round led by Accenture Ventures. The company builds customer support solutions powered by recent large language model advances, aiming to improve responses and reduce workload for major businesses. Netomi plans to pour the funding into expanding customer deployments and accelerating research and development.
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