google Google Releases TensorFlow 3D to Advance Spatial Scene Understanding Google introduces TensorFlow 3D, a new library designed to make 3D deep learning more accessible to researchers. The tool provides essential operations and pipelines for tasks like 3D object detection and semantic segmentation.
tensorflow 3d Google AI Releases TensorFlow 3D for Advanced Spatial Understanding Google AI introduces TensorFlow 3D, a new library designed to help developers build and train models for 3D scene understanding. This open-source toolkit brings powerful spatial perception capabilities to computer vision applications.
google Google Open-Sources Trillion-Parameter Switch Transformer AI Model Google Brain releases the Switch Transformer, a 1.6-trillion-parameter NLP model that trains seven times faster than its T5 predecessor. The model achieves this efficiency by using a mixture-of-experts approach to activate only a portion of its massive network for any given input.
google Google Releases TensorFlow 3D to Advance Spatial Scene Understanding Google launches TensorFlow 3D, a new library designed to help researchers process 3D sensor data for applications like autonomous vehicles and augmented reality. The open-source toolkit provides essential models and pipelines to lower the barrier to entry for 3D deep learning.
tensorflow 3d Google AI Releases TensorFlow 3D for Advanced Scene Understanding Google AI introduces TensorFlow 3D, a new library designed to train and deploy 3D scene understanding models. This open-source toolkit enables developers to process complex spatial data for applications like autonomous navigation and augmented reality.
openai Grassroots Researchers Race to Build an Open Source GPT-3 Alternative A decentralized group called EleutherAI leads the charge to replicate and freely release a model comparable to OpenAI's massive GPT-3, which remains locked behind a commercial API.
microsoft Microsoft Officially Releases Windows Terminal 1.0 at Build 2020 Microsoft celebrates the one-year anniversary of its command line tool by releasing the stable version of Windows Terminal 1.0 alongside a new preview channel and official documentation website.
microsoft Microsoft Open Sources Fluid Framework for Collaborative Apps Microsoft makes its Fluid Framework open source and integrates it into Outlook and Office.com to enable real-time collaborative editing.
nvidia Nvidia and Partners Release Open Source AI Framework for Medical Research Nvidia and King's College London launch Project MONAI, an open source framework designed to improve reproducibility in healthcare AI research. The alpha release integrates with PyTorch and focuses on tasks like 3D organ segmentation and brain MRI classification.
3d printing Open Source 3D Printed Ventilators Emerge to Fight COVID-19 Shortages As the COVID-19 pandemic causes severe ventilator shortages worldwide, open-source projects are utilizing 3D printing to create emergency respiratory devices. These initiatives automate standard manual resuscitation bags to provide critical life-saving support.
verily Verily Shares Free COVID-19 Testing Toolkit to Aid Community Expansion Alphabet's Verily releases a comprehensive guide for setting up community drive-through COVID-19 testing sites based on its California experience.
saveourfaves Instagram Co-Founder Launches Directory to Save Local Restaurants During Pandemic Mike Krieger and his wife Kaitlyn create SaveOurFaves, a site that connects Bay Area residents with local restaurants selling gift certificates to survive coronavirus closures. The couple also open-sources the platform so other communities can build similar relief directories.
cortex labs Cortex Labs Simplifies Machine Learning Model Deployment for Data Scientists Cortex Labs provides open-source tooling that helps data scientists easily deploy machine learning models into production without needing infrastructure expertise. The startup eventually plans to offer a multi-cloud managed service to compete with AWS SageMaker.
apple Apple Opens HomeKit Development to Boost Smart Home Adoption Apple releases an open-source version of its HomeKit Accessory Development Kit on GitHub to encourage more smart home device integration. The move aligns with a broader industry effort to create a unified standard for connected devices.
microsoft Microsoft Brings Teams to Linux in Public Preview Microsoft launches a public preview of Teams for Linux, marking the first Office 365 app available on the open-source operating system. The release highlights Microsoft's continued embrace of open source under CEO Satya Nadella.