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AI 🌈 Tuesday Developments: New Hubs, Coding Assistants & Music Curation

AI Spotlight Apr 9, 2024
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1/ Microsoft Announces New AI Hub in London.
2/ Google Unveils Gemini Pro: An AI Assistant to Supercharge Your Android Development.
3/ Introducing Spotify's AI-powered Playlists.
4/ Multiverse acquires Searchlight to focus on AI.

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The world of technology is buzzing with exciting advancements today! From AI-powered tools for developers and music lovers to strategic acquisitions in the job training sector, there's something for everyone. Let's dive into the latest developments!

1/ Microsoft Announces New AI Hub in London.

Microsoft is establishing a new AI hub in London to tap into the UK's "enormous pool" of AI talent. This hub will focus on cutting-edge AI research, particularly in developing advanced language models and bolstering AI infrastructure.

Microsoft is actively seeking top AI scientists and engineers to join their team. This is a great opportunity for those passionate about AI to contribute to groundbreaking advancements in the field. The UK's strong foundation in AI talent and responsible AI development makes it a perfect location for this new hub.

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Microsoft AI opens London hub to access ‘enormous pool’ of talent
Microsoft is doubling down on its AI efforts in the UK with the opening of a major new AI hub in London. The Microsoft AI London outpost will focus on advancing state-of-the-art language models, supporting infrastructure, and tooling for foundation models.

2/ Google Unveils Gemini Pro: An AI Assistant to Supercharge Your Android Development.

Google has introduced Gemini Pro, a powerful AI coding assistant that integrates seamlessly into Android Studio. This innovative tool is designed to streamline your development workflow by providing real-time assistance and boosting your coding efficiency.

The availability of Gemini Pro in over 180 countries signifies Google's commitment to empowering developers worldwide. This exciting development promises to democratize access to advanced AI-powered coding assistance, fostering a more productive and collaborative development environment for the global Android developer community.

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Google rolls out Gemini in Android Studio for coding assistance | TechCrunch
Google continues rolling out Gemini to different products as today the company announced that Android Studio’s bot is getting upgraded with Gemini Pro.

3/ Introducing Spotify's AI-powered Playlists.

Spotify is launching a new AI-powered feature that generates playlists based on text descriptions. Users can input a description, like "music to read to on a cold, rainy day," and the AI will generate a 30-song playlist. The playlists can be further customized with additional prompts. Some limitations are that the prompts cannot be about non-musical topics and there are safeguards in place to avoid offensive prompts. Overall, this feature is a faster way to create playlists and a good tool for music discovery.

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Spotify’s latest AI feature builds playlists based on text descriptions
It does a pretty good job, even with niche playlist descriptions.

4/ Multiverse acquires Searchlight to focus on AI.

Multiverse, a company that helps people learn job skills through apprenticeships, has acquired Searchlight, a company that uses artificial intelligence to find talented people for jobs. By buying Searchlight, Multiverse hopes to improve its training services with AI. This will allow them to find the best people for jobs and give them the skills they need. Searchlight’s founders will now work for Multiverse.

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Multiverse, the apprenticeship unicorn, acquires Searchlight to put a focus on AI | TechCrunch
Multiverse, the U.K. unicorn that builds apprenticeship programs for people to learn technology skills while on the job, has made an acquisition as it

The world of AI is seeing exciting developments! From Microsoft's new London hub dedicated to cutting-edge research, to Google's Gemini Pro empowering Android developers, innovation is accelerating. Meanwhile, Spotify's AI-powered playlists personalize music discovery, and Multiverse leverages AI to enhance its apprenticeship programs. The future looks bright for AI's positive impact on various industries.


Disclaimer: The information provided in this blog post is based on external sources. Please do your own research and due diligence before making any investment or financial decisions based on the content shared here.

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