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YouTube Shorts’ Dream Screen feature can now generate AI video backgrounds

Posted on November 21, 2024 by Techme101

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

Posted on November 21, 2024 by Techme101

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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Apple Patches Two Zero-Day Attack Vectors

Posted on November 21, 2024 by Techme101

Threat actors exploited two vulnerabilities in Intel-based machines. Google’s Threat Analysis Group discovered the flaws.

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Battery unicorn Northvolt files for bankruptcy, upending Europe’s industrial plan

Posted on November 21, 2024 by Techme101

The company chose Chapter 11 in an effort to right its listing finances.  © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Brave Search adds AI chat for follow-up questions after your initial query

Posted on November 21, 2024 by Techme101

Brave announced on Thursday that it’s introducing an AI chat mode for follow-up questions based on initial queries on Brave Search. Earlier this year, the company launched “Answer with AI” summaries that appear above search results after you submit a … Continue reading →

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Bluesky CEO Jay Graber says X rival is ‘billionaire proof’

Posted on November 21, 2024 by Techme101

Bluesky CEO Jay Graber told CNBC that the social media app’s open design could thwart potential acquisition efforts.

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Alphabet shares slide 6% following DOJ push for Google to divest Chrome

Posted on November 21, 2024 by Techme101

Alphabet shares fell Thursday following news that the Department of Justice is proposing Google divest its Chrome browser to end its search monopoly.

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German fintech unicorn N26 just had its first profitable quarter

Posted on November 21, 2024 by Techme101

Ten years after pitching on stage at TechCrunch Disrupt in London, fintech N26 has reported its first ever quarterly (pre-tax) profit. The challenger bank with millions of customers across Europe generated a net operating income of €2.8 million during the … Continue reading →

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Teleo wants to help the robotics industry reach its ‘ChatGPT moment’

Posted on November 21, 2024 by Techme101

Teleo describes itself as a construction robotics startup, but its mission is bigger than automating heavy equipment like excavators and tractors. Today, Teleo’s retrofitted machinery allows its customers to operate their existing fleets semi-autonomously. In the future, the startup sees … Continue reading →

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Crusoe, a rumored OpenAI data center supplier, has secured $686M in new funds, filing shows

Posted on November 21, 2024 by Techme101

Crusoe Energy, a startup building data centers reportedly to be leased Oracle, Microsoft, and OpenAI, is in the process of raising $818 million, according to an SEC filing. The filing indicates that Crusoe has secured $686 million of the $818 … Continue reading →

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