Monthly Archives: December 2024

Telegram U-turns and joins child safety scheme

Posted on December 4, 2024 by Techme101

It is the latest in a series of changes announced by the platform since its founder Pavel Durov was arrested.

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‘Surreal Elderhood’ using OpenAI’s text-to-video model, Sora

Posted on December 4, 2024 by Techme101

Katsukokoiso.AI is a project from professional photographer Eugenio Marongiu, an alpha tester on OpenAI’s text-to-video model Sora. Marongiu used the unreleased Sora model to create a piece titled “Surreal Elderhood,” which aims to balance absurdity and striking realism. Earlier users … Continue reading →

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Brian Chesky Says Big Things Are Coming for Airbnb in 2025

Posted on December 4, 2024 by Techme101

At WIRED’s The Big Interview event in San Francisco, Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky said next year Airbnb could have “one of the biggest reinventions” in recent memory.

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Jensen Huang Wants to Make AI the New World Infrastructure

Posted on December 4, 2024 by Techme101

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has a plan to bring AI infrastructure to countries around the world, and he’s pitching it in person.

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OpenAI Poaches 3 Top Engineers From DeepMind

Posted on December 4, 2024 by Techme101

The new hires, all experts in computer vision, are the latest AI researchers to jump to a direct competitor in an intensively competitive talent market.

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Mira Murati Quit OpenAI. She’s as Optimistic as Ever About AGI

Posted on December 4, 2024 by Techme101

At WIRED’s The Big Interview event, the ex-OpenAI CTO said she’s still in the midst of setting up her startup, but AGI is top of mind.

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Bluesky Now Has 24 Million Users. Jay Graber Is Still Vowing to Keep It From Enshittification

Posted on December 4, 2024 by Techme101

At WIRED’s The Big Interview event, Bluesky CEO Jay Graber discussed the booming user numbers for the Twitter rival and why giving social media users more control is a recipe for success.

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ACD vs IVR: Which One Will Save You More Customers?

Posted on December 4, 2024 by Techme101

Struggling to choose between ACD vs IVR? Learn which one’s best if you have to choose and when you should use both.

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Mark Cuban’s War on Drug Prices: ‘How Much Fucking Money Do I Need?’

Posted on December 4, 2024 by Techme101

“I’m not trying to land on Mars,” Cost Plus Drugs founder Mark Cuban joked at WIRED’s The Big Interview event.

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HuggingFace CEO has concerns about Chinese open source AI models

Posted on December 4, 2024 by Techme101

HuggingFace’s CEO warns that open source Chinese AI models risk spreading censorship worldwide. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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