Monthly Archives: August 2024

This HR Learning Bundle is Packed with Lessons to Help You Thrive

Accelerate your human resources career with eight comprehensive expert-led training courses on recruitment, onboarding, and talent management.

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Google’s AI overviews in Hindi need a quality upgrade

Given India’s language diversity, digital content companies already face a challenge in trying to show and translate content accurately. Google is facing a similar problem with AI overviews recently rolled out in the country. The company introduced Hindi support for … Continue reading

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African B2B e-commerce startups Wasoko and MaxAB complete merger: Interview with co-CEO Daniel Yu

Two of Africa’s largest B2B e-commerce platforms, Wasoko and MaxAB, have finally completed the continent’s much-talked-about merger. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Calendar tool Clockwise adds new AI-powered interface called Prism

Clockwise is changing up its interface with an AI-powered assistant called Prism that lets you manage calendar invites and scheduling with text prompts. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Canada to slap 100% import tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles over ‘unfair’ competition

Canada on Monday said it is imposing a 100% tariff on China-made EV imports, as well as a 25% tariff on steel and aluminium imports from China.

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Science-heavy Swiss VC firm Redalpine raises fresh $200M fund for early-stage investments

Many VC funds, especially recent vintages, have failed to return money to their investors. Swiss VC firm Redalpine is one exception, and this largely explains why its newly announced $200 million seventh early-stage fund was oversubscribed, according to the firm. … Continue reading

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Wait, what? Pavel Durov says he has fathered more than 100 children

Pavel Durov, the founder of the messaging platform Telegram, has been in the headlines since his arrest at a private airport near Paris on Saturday, reportedly in connection with an investigation into criminal activity on the his app. While many … Continue reading

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Canada hits China-made electric cars with 100% tariff

The move comes after similar announcements, including in the US and European Union.

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This Nvidia partner says it can cut data center energy use by 50% as AI boom strains power grid

Data center company Sustainable Metal Cloud wants to reduce the strain on energy resources and carbon emissions.

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Elon Musk unexpectedly offers support for California’s AI bill

Elon Musk has come out in support of California’s SB 1047, a bill that requires makers of very large AI models to create and document safeguards against those models causing serious harm. “This is a tough call and will make … Continue reading

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