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Category Archives: Tech
Elon Musk’s X gains a new image generator, Aurora
X, the Elon Musk-owned social network previously known as Twitter, has added a new image generator to its Grok assistant. Just like the first image generator X added to Grok in October, this one, called Aurora, appears to have few … Continue reading
As YC retreats from Africa, alumni launch accelerators to fill the gap
The influential accelerator Y Combinator made a splash in Africa in 2020 when it shined its light on the market and began to accept startups from the region into its cohorts. The move was huge: in this nascent market, startups … Continue reading
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What’s next for Meta’s metaverse
It’s been three years since Facebook changed its name to Meta and went all in on the metaverse, and a decade since it purchased Oculus. What happened?
As Australia bans social media for kids under 16, age-assurance tech is in the spotlight
Age assurance, an umbrella term that refers to technologies for verifying, estimating, or inferring an internet user’s age, is being thrust into the global spotlight thanks to a blanket ban on social media use for people under 16 in Australia. … Continue reading
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Paytm sells PayPay stake to SoftBank for $279.2 million
Paytm has agreed to sell its stake in Japanese payments firm PayPay to SoftBank for $279.2 million, as the Indian firm sheds non-core assets following a bruising regulatory clampdown earlier this year. The sale of Paytm’s stake in PayPay, which … Continue reading
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Silicon Valley hitters take over Trump transition team: “a dozen Musk allies”
About a “dozen Musk allies” have put a pin in their daily routines to serve as unofficial advisers to the Trump transition effort, says the New York Times. Among them, reports the outlet: Jared Birchall, the head of Elon Musk’s … Continue reading
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Grok is now free for all X users
The AI chatbot within X, Grok, is now free for all users – but with some limits. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Will people really pay $200 a month for OpenAI’s new chatbot?
On Thursday, OpenAI released what’s effectively a $200-a-month chatbot — and the AI community didn’t know quite what to make of it. The company’s new ChatGPT Pro plan grants access to “o1 pro mode,” which OpenAI says “uses more compute … Continue reading
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Super Micro gets Nasdaq listing extension, says it can file financials by February
Super Micro said it received a letter from Nasdaq informing the company of the extension to stay listed.