Monthly Archives: July 2024

Sixteen-year-old beat-em-up Castle Crashers actually has new DLC coming

Posted on July 30, 2024 by Techme101

Castle Crashers, the side-scrolling multiplayer beat-em-up that launched in 2008, is getting premium DLC. This is significant because, in addition to launching in 2008, it hasn’t gotten a DLC update since 2012, but it obviously still has enough of an … Continue reading →

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Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon chip aims to bring 5G to sub-$100 devices

Posted on July 30, 2024 by Techme101

Qualcomm has launched the Snapdragon 4s Gen 2 chip to 5G smartphones in the sub-$100 price segment in India and other emerging markets. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Zoe, a microbiome-focused nutrition company, raises $15 million to expand in the U.S.

Posted on July 30, 2024 by Techme101

Zoe sends customers at-home testing materials to collect blood or feces to test blood fat, blood sugar, and gut microbiome health. Following those results, the company scores every food (on a scale from 0 to 100), so people can make … Continue reading →

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Self-driving tech company WeRide accelerates global expansion as transportation industry adopts AI

Posted on July 30, 2024 by Techme101

WeRide said it is the only company which has driverless permits from the U.S., China, UAE and Singapore, and plans to enter more markets.

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Apple brings Apple Intelligence with iOS 18.1 dev beta, but there are a lot of limitations

Posted on July 30, 2024 by Techme101

Users will be able to get the first taste of Apple Intelligence as Apple has started to make some of the features of its AI suite available with the iOS 18.1 developer beta released Monday. The company launched Apple Intelligence … Continue reading →

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Canva acquires Leonardo.ai to boost its generative AI efforts

Posted on July 30, 2024 by Techme101

Canva has acquired Leonardo.ai, a generative AI content and research startup, as the company looks to deepen its investments in its AI tech stack. The financial terms of the deal weren’t disclosed, but Canva co-founder and chief product officer Cameron … Continue reading →

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U.S. Commerce Department report endorses ‘open’ AI models

Posted on July 30, 2024 by Techme101

The U.S. Commerce Department today issued a report in support of “open-weight” generative AI models like Meta’s Llama 3.1, but recommended the government develop “new capabilities” to monitor these models for potential risks. The report, authored by the Commerce Department’s … Continue reading →

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Lime is piloting two new e-bikes to attract more women and older riders 

Posted on July 30, 2024 by Techme101

Shared micromobility giant Lime is piloting two new vehicles designed to appeal to women and older folks who might appreciate a lower step-through frame, smaller wheels and an upgrade from pedal-assist. Lime has experimented with several new form factors over … Continue reading →

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Apple says it took a ‘responsible’ approach to training its Apple Intelligence models

Posted on July 30, 2024 by Techme101

Apple has published a technical paper detailing the models that it developed to power Apple Intelligence, the range of generative AI features headed to iOS, macOS and iPadOS over the next few months. In the paper, Apple pushes back against … Continue reading →

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Huang and Zuckerberg swapped jackets at SIGGRAPH 2024 and things got weird

Posted on July 30, 2024 by Techme101

A fireside chat on Monday between Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg at the SIGGRAPH 2024 conference in Colorado took a few unexpected turns. It started innocently enough, with Huang waxing positive about the capabilities of Nvidia … Continue reading →

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