New neural network from OpenAI and chatbot from Nvidia: what's new in the IT world over the past week

We share the latest interesting news from the IT sphere.

Nvidia has introduced a chatbot that works without the internet

Leading manufacturer of consumer and server computing systems, Nvidia, has presented a new intelligent chatbot model called Chat with RTX. The main feature of this model is its ability to operate in offline mode without an internet connection. The chatbot can analyze text queries, PDF documents, and videos from the YouTube platform.

Venture fund GVA Alatau Fund LLC closed its first deal

Startup Verigram has successfully completed the investment return stage. In the first wave of investment in 2018, the team received pre-seed investments that helped develop the company. Today, Verigram provides services for online biometric verification, automated recognition of documents, faces, and objects, as well as video analytics systems.

In Uzbekistan, a student created a device for blind and visually impaired people

The Vision device, created by Iroda Ahmadbekova, a student of the Andijan State Medical Institute, will help blind and visually impaired people navigate space. The device's camera scans objects and people and, within two seconds, informs the owner via headphones about the size and shape of moving and stationary objects in front of them.

Apple plans to develop its own GitHub Copilot

Apple is developing an AI-powered update for Xcode. They are already testing it within their developer team and plan to release it to customers by the end of the year. This tool will be similar to GitHub Copilot, helping programmers automatically complete code.

Source: bloomberg.com

A platform for creating content and voiceovers using AI has appeared in Kazakhstan

The AI iDos Games platform hosts various tools designed for content creation. These tools allow users to generate text and images using AI, use specialized chatbots, voice over texts, convert audio materials into text, and even write code in programming languages.

TCL has launched AR glasses with OLED screens

TCL has launched the Nxtwear S Plus AR glasses with Sony Micro OLED displays, which connect to a smartphone or laptop via USB-C. The glasses provide Full HD resolution, a refresh rate of up to 120 Hz, and an impressive virtual screen size of up to 215 inches.

Source: techradar.com

In Kazakhstan, a math teacher created an app for schoolchildren

Aktobe math teacher Zhassulan Kaidasov created an electronic app for schoolchildren. His project won at the Festival of Pedagogical Ideas in Almaty and received high praise from experts. The chatbot in the Telegram channel reminds students about assignments, explains them, and supports feedback.

QIC and Sturgeon Capital Ltd signed an agreement to create a venture fund

The Fund is planned to finance projects in various IT sectors at the pre-Seed, Seed, A, and B stages. The signing ceremony took place during the annual meeting of investors, partners, and portfolio companies managed by Sturgeon Capital Ltd.

OpenAI presented AI for converting text to video

OpenAI released a new neural network called Sora, designed for video generation. Sora can create realistic scenes from text instructions up to one minute long with Full HD resolution. Sora can create videos with multiple characters, specific types of movement, and detailed objects and backgrounds.