Monthly Archives: August 2024

Dailyhunt parent VerSe’s valuation gets slashed 42% to $2.9B: investor note

Indian tech and media startup VerSe, which operates popular news aggregator Dailyhunt, is worth about 42% below its last private valuation, according to estimates by its investor 360 One.  The wealth and asset manager disclosed in a June update to … Continue reading

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Mark Zuckerberg Vows to Be Neutral–While Tossing Gifts to Trump and the GOP

In a letter to Congress, the Meta CEO echoed what many right-wingers have claimed for years: that some of the company’s content decisions amounted to censorship.

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TikTok’s new ‘Manage Topics’ tool gives you more control over your For You feed, here’s how to use it

TikTok is introducing a new “Manage Topics” feature that will give you more control over what you see on your For You feed, the company announced on Friday. The new feature is rolling out to users in the U.S. With … Continue reading

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The sneaky way Big Tech is acquiring AI unicorns without buying the companies

Google, Microsoft, Amazon and others have been quietly poaching coveted talent from AI startups, without actually acquiring the companies.

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Alibaba jumps 4% in premarket after it completes three-year regulatory overhaul

Alibaba has completed a three-year regulatory “rectification” process following an antitrust fine it received for monopolistic practices in 2021, China’s market regulator said on Friday.

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Your Secret Weapon for AI-Enhanced Natural-Sounding Content Creation

This tool helps you transform AI-generated text into high-quality, human-like content that bypasses AI detection, enhances SEO, and drives business growth.

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Google is working on AI that can hear signs of sickness

Given everything you’ve already heard about AI, you may not be surprised to learn that Google is among other outfits beginning to use sound signals to predict early signs of disease.  How? According to Bloomberg, Google has trained its foundation … Continue reading

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Intel working with bankers to present board with strategic options

The advisors are likely to present their findings to Intel’s full board in September, with a variety of options including M&A on the table.

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Apple and Nvidia could be OpenAI’s next big investors

Nvidia and Apple are reportedly in talks to contribute to OpenAI’s next fundraising round — a round that could value the ChatGPT maker at $100 billion. Per its sources, the New York Times says earlier OpenAI investor Thrive Capital would … Continue reading

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Elon Musk’s X can proceed to trial in case against Media Matters after Texas judge denies dismissal request

A federal judge in Texas has ruled against Media Matters and its request to dismiss a lawsuit filed by Elon Musk’s X

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