Monthly Archives: June 2024

SoftBank shares rise on $1.86 billion debt offering as CEO talks up ‘super’ AI

Softbank, which has a huge technology investment arm called the Vision Fund, has suggested it is looking to ramp up investments in artificial intelligence.

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Rohlik rolls up $170M to expand in European grocery delivery and sell its tech to others

The salad days of fresh grocery delivery startups are over, but those that have stayed the course, and have built businesses that are seeing gains, are still here and are hungry for more growth. On Friday, one of those survivors, … Continue reading

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French AI Startups Felt Unstoppable. Then Came the Election

With polls suggesting voters are about to swing toward the far right or hard left, the AI industry is starting to freak out.

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Chinese smartphone maker Honor says AI’s power is ‘worthless’ without data privacy

The transforming power of artificial intelligence is of no value unless user data is protected, says the CEO of Chinese smartphone company Honor, George Zhao.

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Peter Thiel says, ‘If you hold a gun to my head I’ll vote for Trump’ though he isn’t backing campaign

Peter Thiel said on Thursday that he’d vote for Donald Trump over Joe Biden but he won’t provide money to Republican presumptive nominee’s super PAC.

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Steam gamers get another official controller, five years after the last one

PC gamers who prefer gamepads to console-and-mouse have a number of peripherals supported within Steam, from PlayStation 4 to Xbox Series X. The officially official Wireless Horipad for Steam, however, uses twin analog sticks instead of the unusual touch pads … Continue reading

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Play Xbox games console-free as major titles come to Amazon Fire TV

A new collaboration between Xbox and Amazon is bringing major titles to Fire TV, meaning you can play Xbox games console-free. In July, Xbox Game Pass Ultimate members can play hundreds of cloud-enabled games through the Xbox app on select … Continue reading

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Character.AI just got a major upgrade

Character.AI is introducing a new addition to its Voice features where you can actually talk to them as if on a phone call. AI character generation tool Character.AI has announced the feature, Character Calls, in a post on X. Joining … Continue reading

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Google Translate uses AI to introduce 110 new languages

Google Translate will introduce 110 new languages, thanks to a large AI learning model that helps to expand the variety of languages on offer. As part of Google’s 1,000 Languages Initiative – a commitment to build AI models that will … Continue reading

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Electric car battery charges in under five minutes in track test

The charging time is much quicker than even the fastest-charging batteries currently on the market.

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