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Alphabet’s new CFO was in the middle of the GLP-1 boom. Now she’s onto generative AI
After running the books during a period of historic growth at Eli Lilly, Anat Ashkenazi is becoming Alphabet’s first new CFO since 2015.
Revel’s latest pivot: Ditching all-employee ride-hail in favor of gig worker model
New York-based Revel has made a lot of pivots since initially launching in 2018 as a dockless e-moped sharing service. The BlackRock-backed startup briefly stepped into the e-bike subscription business. It launched and now operates a handful of electric vehicle … Continue reading
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Google Play cracks down on AI apps after circulation of apps for making deepfake nudes
Google says apps offering AI features will have to prevent the generation of restricted content. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
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Humane, the startup behind the AI Pin, in talks with HP, telecoms to sell
Humane, the AI hardware startup behind the AI Pin, is seeking a buyer and is in talks with HP, Tidal and others, according to a source.
A social app for creatives, Cara grew from 40k to 650k users in a week because artists are fed up with Meta’s AI policies
Artists have finally had enough with Meta’s predatory AI policies, but Meta’s loss is Cara’s gain. An artist-run, anti-AI social platform, Cara has grown from 40,000 to 650,000 users within the last week, catapulting it to the top of the … Continue reading
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Google looks to AI to help save the coral reefs
Google has developed a new AI tool to help marine biologists better understand coral reef ecosystems and their health, which can aid in conversation efforts. The tool, SurfPerch, created with Google Research and DeepMind, was trained on thousands of hours … Continue reading
U.S. regulators to open antitrust probes into Nvidia, Microsoft and OpenAI
Federal regulators will proceed with antitrust investigations focusing on Microsoft, OpenAI and Nvidia, according to a source familiar with the situation.
How the Humane AI Pin Flopped
Humane’s Ai Pin was supposed to free people from smartphones, but sales have been slow. Now Humane is talking to HP and others about a potential sale.
TikTok preparing a US copy of the app’s core algorithm
Reuters exclusively reported that TikTok is working on a clone of its recommendation algorithm for its 170 million U.S. users that may result in a version that operates independently of its Chinese parent and be more palatable to American lawmakers … Continue reading
Some Generative AI Company Employees Pen Letter Wanting ‘Right to Warn’ About Risks
Both the promise and the risk of “human-level” AI has always been part of OpenAI’s makeup. What should business leaders take away from this letter?
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