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Texas AG opens investigation into advertising group that Elon Musk sued for ‘boycotting’ X
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced on Thursday he is opening an investigation into the World Federation of Advertisers (WFA) to determine whether the trade group’s members conspired to boycott “certain social media platforms.” While the press release doesn’t name … Continue reading
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American Airlines is deploying new tech to shame boarding line cutters
American Airlines has a new tactic for shaming boarding line cutters: A loud beeper. CNBC reports that the airline is rolling out a system that emits two loud beeps when a traveler tries to get on an airplane before their … Continue reading
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Hackers break into Andrew Tate’s online ‘university,’ steal user data and flood chats with emojis
Hackers have breached an online course founded by ostensible influencer and self-described misogynist Andrew Tate, leaking data on close to 800,000 users, including thousands of email addresses and private user chat logs. The Daily Dot, which broke the news Thursday, … Continue reading
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Apple is reportedly building a more conversational Siri powered by LLMs
Apple is developing a new version of its voice assistant, Siri, powered by advanced large language models (LLMs), according to sources cited by Bloomberg. This more conversational Siri is part of Apple’s attempt to catch up in AI, where competitors … Continue reading
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Future Google supplier Kairos gets approval to build two small nuclear reactors
The reactors are scaled down versions of what Kairos hopes to ultimately build to supply Google with electricity. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
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Intuit shares drop as quarterly forecast misses estimates due to revenue getting delayed
While Intuit reiterated its full-year view, the company said promotional changes in the current quarter will have implications for revenue timing.
Zepto raises another $350M amid retail upheaval in India
Zepto has secured $350 million in new funding, its third round of financing in six months, as the Indian quick-commerce startup strengthens its position against its competitors ahead of a planned IPO next year. Indian family offices, wealthy individuals, and … Continue reading
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Retrieval Augmented Generation: What It Is and Why It Matters for Enterprise AI
DataStax’s CTO discusses how Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) enhances AI reliability, reduces hallucinations, and transforms information retrieval.
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YouTube Shorts’ Dream Screen feature can now generate AI video backgrounds
YouTube announced on Thursday that its Dream Screen feature for Shorts now lets you create AI-generated video backgrounds. Up until now, Dream Screen could only create image backgrounds. The new capability is possible due to the integration of Google DeepMind’s … Continue reading
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Marissa Mayer just laid out a possible business model for ad-supported AI chatbots
Marissa Mayer has a lot of insights into the promise and problems with online advertising. She played an instrumental role in the early days of Google Search and spent several years as Yahoo’s CEO. Today, Mayer is the CEO of … Continue reading
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