Monthly Archives: February 2024

MWC 2024: Nothing enters the budget range with Phone (2a)

Nothing isn’t one to be quiet about new releases. The London-based phone company’s media push largely relies on trickling out information about devices bit by bit. It’s been a solid strategy thus far (if a bit annoying as someone who … Continue reading

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Streamline Working with PDFs with $20 Off AcePDF Editor

Hate working with PDFs? You just haven’t found the right tool. Right now, though, you can get a lifetime license to AcePDF Editor & Converter for just $39.99.

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Thrasio, once king of e-commerce aggregation, files for Ch.11

Thrasio, the U.S. start-up that raised billions of dollars and popularized the concept of e-commerce aggregation — buying up and restructuring dozens of smaller brands and third parties selling on marketplaces like Amazon in a bid for better economies of … Continue reading

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Why Google’s ‘woke’ AI problem won’t be an easy fix

The firm paused its AI image generation tool after claims it was over-correcting against the risk of being racist.

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From expanding screens to see-through displays: How tech giants are trying to jazz up their gadgets

Gadget makers are experimenting with various types of displays from expandable to bendable screends on their devices to stand out from the crowd.

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Mistral AI releases new model to rival GPT-4 and its own chat assistant

Mistral AI, a Paris-based AI startup, has announced its own alternative to OpenAI and Anthropic with Mistral Large, its large language model. In a blog post, the company described Mistral Large as a “cutting-edge text generation model” with “top-tier reasoning … Continue reading

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Dailyhunt in talks to acquire social network startup Koo

Media startup DailyHunt is in advanced stages of talks to acquire the Bengaluru-headquartered social network Koo, two sources familiar with the matter told me. The potential deal under discussion involves a share-swap agreement and could be finalized within weeks, the … Continue reading

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Honor to launch its first foldable flip phone to challenge Samsung

Honor will launch a foldable flip phone this year, the Chinese smartphone maker’s CEO George Zhao told CNBC in an exclusive interview.

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Apple unplugs electric car project, reports say

The firm never acknowledged the project publicly but had recruited thousands of car engineers.

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Bumble cuts ~350 employees as dating apps face a reckoning

Bumble, a once-powerful force in online dating, is facing a reckoning. The company posted weak Q4 2023 results today showing a $32 million net loss and $273.6 million in revenue. While up from the same period a year ago, earnings … Continue reading

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