Good morning, it’s Thursday! Mistral is taking AI to the edge—literally. Their new models, “Les Ministraux,” are here to supercharge laptops and phones with on-device generative AI. Whether you're cranking out content or running local analytics, these sleek models (Ministral 3B and 8B) have got you covered.

In other news: NVIDIA's flashy new “Nemotron” is poised to outrun GPT-4, a futuristic “electronic tongue” for AI-powered taste-testing, and a $400M boost for data centers with Lightmatter’s photonic twist. Let’s dive in!

Inside Today’s Edition:

1. Top Stories 🗞️

2. Mistral Launches AI Models for Edge Devices 📱 

3. [NEW VIDEO] Hinton Wins Nobel Prize 📽️

4. Top No-Code Tools for Data, Revenue, and Audio Automation 🧰

🗞️ YOUR DAILY ROLLUP

Top Stories of the Day

• NVIDIA Unveils Llama-3.1-Nemotron: NVIDIA's 70B parameter Llama-3.1-Nemotron surpasses GPT-4 and Sonnet 3.5, advancing AI towards potential AGI.
  

• Electronic Tongue Breakthrough: A graphene-based electronic tongue with AI detects liquids with 80% accuracy, offering applications in food testing.
  

• Study Reveals LLM Math Reasoning Limits: A new benchmark shows LLMs struggle with minor question changes, exposing reliance on pattern replication.
  

• Graphene Chemosensors: Research explores graphene-based sensors and methodologies for training models in ion-sensitive device applications.
  

• Parents Sue School Over AI Penalty: Massachusetts parents sue school after their son was penalized for using AI in research, seeking policy clarification.
  

• Lightmatter's $400M Boost for Photonic Datacenters: Lightmatter raised $400M to revolutionize data centers with photonic chips, enabling faster, efficient AI model training and earning a $4.4B valuation.
  

• Former Palantir CISO Joins OpenAI: Dane Stuckey joins OpenAI as CISO, enhancing security amid military partnerships with the U.S. DOD.

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Mistral Releases New AI Models Optimized for Laptops and Phones

The Recap: Mistral, a French AI startup, launched "Les Ministraux," a series of generative AI models designed for use on laptops and phones. These models, Ministral 3B and 8B, offer high-performance text generation and on-device analytics, optimized for edge computing.

Highlights:

• "Les Ministraux" models are geared towards edge devices like phones and laptops.

• Ministral 3B and Ministral 8B have large context window capacities, enhancing their generative abilities.

• The 8B model is available for research, while both models need a commercial license for broader use.

• They can also be accessed via Mistral's cloud service, Le Platforme.

• Le Platforme follows a usage-based pricing model, making it scalable for users.

• The models are optimized for real-time, on-device processing, ideal for apps with constrained compute resources.

• Mistral is focusing on reducing latency and cost with this new suite of models.

Forward Future Takeaways: Mistral’s release of edge-optimized AI models signals a growing trend towards decentralizing AI power to devices like phones and laptops, potentially enabling more privacy-conscious and efficient AI applications. This move could reshape the AI landscape by allowing businesses to deploy advanced models without relying on high-power cloud infrastructure, promoting innovation in portable AI solutions. → Continue reading here.

🛰️ NEWS

Looking Forward: More Headlines

• AI Models Fail EU Compliance: A new tool shows AI models struggle with EU regulations on bias and cybersecurity, risking potential fines.

• AI Domain Boom: Anguilla's .ai domain surge has quadrupled its revenue to $32 million, driving economic growth and development.

• AI Misuse and Cybercrime: Cybercriminals are leveraging AI for phishing, with concerns over future abuse through advanced prompt engineering.

• AI for Doctors: Ambience Healthcare's AI platform streamlines EHR tasks, reducing burnout, improving care, and expanding specialist access.

• Shift Bioscience Secures $16M: Meant to advance its AI-driven platform for reversing cellular aging and developing rejuvenation therapies.

• Tesla's FSD Faces Hurdles: Tesla's unsupervised FSD and robotaxi plans face potential delays due to regulatory challenges in California and Texas.

• Career Karma Founders Launch OutRival: OutRival helps companies build AI agents to enhance customer service, leveraging the AI boom.

• Apple Unveils New iPad Mini: Apple's new iPad Mini, featuring the A17 Pro chip, Apple Intelligence, and enhanced connectivity, starts at $499.

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📽️ VIDEO

Hinton Wins Nobel Prize and More!

Jeffrey Hinton, famed "Godfather of AI," won the Nobel Prize in Physics, crowning a legacy that spans pivotal developments like the backpropagation algorithm and AlexNet, but he also voices growing concerns over AI's risks. Get the full scoop on this story and more in our latest video! 👇

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