Monthly Archives: February 2024

AIs serve up ‘garbage’ to questions about voting and elections

A number of major AI services performed poorly in a test of their ability to address questions and concerns about voting and elections. The study found that no model can be completely trusted, but it was bad enough that some … Continue reading

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OpenAI claims New York Times misused ChatGPT to fabricate lawsuit evidence

OpenAI has requested a federal judge to dismiss parts of a copyright lawsuit filed by The New York Times, accusing the newspaper of employing deceptive tactics to generate misleading evidence, according to a recent Reuters report. The lawsuit, which centers … Continue reading

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Instagram’s Threads outpaces X with mobile download surge

Instagram’s Threads is swiftly outpacing its competitors, most notably X (formerly Twitter), in daily downloads across both iOS and Google Play platforms, according to TechCrunch reporting. This surge signifies a potential shift in the market dynamics of social networking and … Continue reading

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Alibaba headlines record funding for $2.5 billion Chinese AI startup

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. is the headline backer supporting the largest single financing round for a significant Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) initiative. The e-commerce giant led the funding in Moonshot AI, with the $1 billion round turbo-charging the new company’s … Continue reading

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Everything we’ve seen at Pokémon Presents

It’s a very happy Pokémon Day for all fans of the pocket monsters who have been a part of our lives since Red and Green hit the scene on the Gameboy Color 27 years ago. Pokémon Presents brings us no … Continue reading

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Bumble to lay off 350 employees, or about 37% of its workforce

Bumble announced plans to lay off about 350 employees in its fourth-quarter report Tuesday.

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6 Best Accounting Software for Canadian Businesses in 2024

We review the best Canadian accounting software for small, midsize and large businesses. Compare features, pricing, pros and cons for software like Xero, Zoho and QuickBooks.

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Why VCs are investing in startups that help other startups shut down

In one of the VC world’s greatest ironies, investors have lately been clamoring to back startups that are helping other startups shut down. So whether a VC-backed startup is succeeding or shuttering, investors themselves are finding ways to make returns … Continue reading

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Bitcoin firm MicroStrategy pops 27% in two days as company’s crypto stake hits $11 billion

MicroStrategy announced Monday that it added another $155 million worth of bitcoin to its balance sheet.

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Intuitive Machines faces early end to moon mission after lander tips over

Intuitive Machines’ first moon mission will come to a premature end due to the spacecraft landing on its side, which altered how the solar panels are positioned in relation to the sun, the company said in an update Tuesday morning. … Continue reading

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