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Google DeepMind’s New AI Model Can Help Soccer Teams Take the Perfect Corner

TacticAI, a soccer AI model created by Google DeepMind, makes predictions about where corners will go, and suggests tweaks to make goals more—or less—likely.

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Microsoft hires DeepMind co-founder Mustafa Suleyman as CEO of new AI unit

Suleyman was part of DeepMind, one of the world’s top artificial intelligence research labs. He’s becoming a top leader at Microsoft after running a startup.

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Crypto firm Ledger to launch iPod-inspired crypto wallet in May, after months of delays

The product has reportedly faced production bottlenecks.

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MicroStrategy, largest corporate holder of bitcoin, drops as much as 18% as cryptocurrency falls

Shares of MicroStrategy tumbled on Tuesday with the price of bitcoin, as the company bought even more of the cryptocurrency.

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Gitai’s autonomous robot installs panel outside the ISS, showing orbital repairs in action

Los Angeles-based Gitai said Tuesday that its autonomous robotic arm has nailed a tech demonstration outside the International Space Station. Gitai CEO Sho Nakanose told TechCrunch in an interview last year that the company aims to reduce in-space labor costs … Continue reading

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Microsoft hires Inflection founders to run new consumer AI division

Microsoft has hired Mustafa Suleyman and Karen Simonyan, co-founders of high-profile AI startup Inflection AI, and several of their colleagues as the Satya Nadella-led cloud giant continues its aggressive push to attract top talent. Suleyman — also a co-founder of … Continue reading

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Facebook is trying to make ‘poking’ cool again

Remember when you would “poke” your friends on Facebook to get their attention, annoy them or just start a poke war? Well, Facebook is trying to bring back that experience with some small updates to the poking feature. The company … Continue reading

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Nala set out to offer remittance services, it’s building a B2B payment platform too

Payments company Nala pivoted to offer remittance service in 2021, tapping the growing money transfer market in Africa, and demand for reliable and affordable services. Nala founder, Benjamin Fernandes, said they intended to build their products on this premise right … Continue reading

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Nvidia stock dips after company unveils latest AI chips

Nvidia shares dipped 3% Tuesday morning after the company unveiled its new generation of artificial intelligence chips called Blackwell.

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From Russia, Elaborate Tales of Fake Journalists

As the Ukraine war grinds on, the Kremlin has created increasingly complex fabrications online to discredit Ukraine’s leader and undercut aid. Some have a Hollywood-style plot twist.

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