Monthly Archives: July 2023

5 Ways ChatGPT Can Improve, Not Replace, Your Writing

Generate your own text—but get help from the AI bot to make it stand out.

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Wild Donkeys Are on the Vanguard of Ukraine’s Ecological Recovery

Maybe one tweak: Ecologists in Ukraine are reintroducing kulans and other species to the steppes to help recover the war-ravaged ecoystem. It’s worked before—at Chernobyl.

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Intel’s deepfake detector tested on real and fake videos

We tested Intel’s new tool, “FakeCatcher”, on videos of Donald Trump and Joe Biden – with mixed results.

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An AI-generated ‘South Park’ episode, Microsoft’s security woes, and Tesla’s first Cybertruck build

Hey, folks, welcome to Week in Review (WiR), TechCrunch’s regular roundup of the past week in tech. Too busy to check the headlines this week? Don’t sweat it. That’s why WiR exists — we’ll get you caught up to speed. … Continue reading

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Reining in API sprawl

W elcome to the TechCrunch Exchange, a weekly startups-and-markets newsletter. It’s inspired by the daily TechCrunch+ column where it gets its name. Want it in your inbox every Saturday? Sign up here. Today I’m looking at a recent acquisition that … Continue reading

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Deal Dive: Futureverse is a metaverse company that might actually get it

Startups that look to improve an industry’s outdated infrastructure are definitely welcome in sectors like financial services and healthcare. But why would a company build infrastructure for an industry that seems to have hit its prime and zoomed past it … Continue reading

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This week in robotics: Chinese startups net a series of fundraising successes

Before we dive into this week’s biggest news within the robotics space, there’s an announcement of our own to highlight. We’ll be hosting a number of robotics industry experts at our very first Hardware Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2023. The … Continue reading

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This week in AI: Companies voluntarily submit to AI guidelines — for now

Keeping up with an industry as fast-moving as AI is a tall order. So until an AI can do it for you, here’s a handy roundup of recent stories in the world of machine learning, along with notable research and experiments we … Continue reading

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Please Stop Asking Chatbots for Love Advice

We get it, relationships are hard. But asking ChatGPT how to do emotions is not going to work. Here are some better ideas.

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Tech warriors in the battle for Israel’s democracy

Erel Margalit Contributor Share on Twitter Erel Margalit is an Israeli high-tech investor, social entrepreneur, and former Knesset member. He is the founder and Executive Chairman of the Jerusalem-based VC firm Jerusalem Venture Partners, and Margalit Startup City, the international … Continue reading

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