Monthly Archives: August 2023

AI Can’t Read Books. It’s Reviewing Them Anyway

ChatGPT-powered avatars recently gushed over a new book—unconvincingly. But if AI develops actual opinions, authors might be in for a shock.

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Startups that are Ramp-ing up, and startups that are full of sh**

Listen here or wherever you get your podcasts. Hello and welcome back to Equity, a podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. This is our Friday show, and we’re talking about the week’s … Continue reading

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YouTube to support RSS uploads for podcasters by year-end, plus private feeds in YouTube Music

YouTube is growing its commitment to hosting podcasts on its platform. This week, at the Podcast Movement conference, YouTube product lead Steve McLendon confirmed the platform will be rolling out support for RSS uploads for podcasters by the end of … Continue reading

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Trump returns to Twitter, now X, to post his mugshot

Trump posted for the first time since Jan. 8, 2021, to share his mugshot in the Georgia election interference case.

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This Dutchman moved to San Francisco a year ago to help tech giants prepare for new EU rules

Since moving from Europe to San Francisco last September, the EU’s Gerard de Graaf has seen a dramatic change in the technology landscape.

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Mastercard ends Binance card partnership in latest blow to crypto giant

Mastercard will no longer offer Binance-branded cards in Latin America and the Middle East, which let customers user their crypto to purchase goods.

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The evolution of the Volkswagen bus — from Type 2 to the electric ID Buzz

The ID. Buzz is VW’s electric play on its iconic bus. CNBC gets a first look at the ID Buzz and dives into the evolution of the Type 2 bus from 1950s to today.

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Alibaba launches AI model that can understand images and have more complex conversations

Alibaba’s artificial intelligence push is being driven by its cloud computing division which is looking to reignite growth as it prepares to go public.

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How to Calculate the Hours Worked Using Excel

Follow along in this step-by-step guide to learn how to easily calculate hours worked in Microsoft Excel.

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Byju’s exposed sensitive student data, including loan details

Byju’s, the edtech giant and India’s most valuable startup, has fixed a server-side misconfiguration that was exposing the sensitive data of its students. The Indian startup exposed some students’ names, phone numbers, addresses and email IDs. The exposed data also … Continue reading

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