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Former OpenAI CTO Mira Murati is reportedly fundraising for a new AI startup

Mira Murati, the OpenAI CTO who announced her departure last month, is raising VC funding for a new AI startup, according to Reuters. This startup will reportedly focus on building AI products based on proprietary models and could raise more … Continue reading

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DJI sues Department of Defense over listing as a Chinese military company

Drone-maker DJI filed a lawsuit Friday against the US Department of Defense over its inclusion on a DoD list of “Chinese military companies.” A DJI spokesperson said the company filed the suit after “attempting to engage with the DoD for … Continue reading

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What we know about the layoffs at Meta

Welcome back to Week in Review. This week, we’re diving into the recent layoffs at Meta; the fallout from the battle between WordPress and WP Engine; and whether Cybertrucks are simply too big to exist in Europe. Let’s get into … Continue reading

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I just spent my first week ever with an EV, the Chevy Equinox — here’s what it was like

The funnest car I ever drove was the original Tesla Roadster. This was in 2011, back when Elon Musk’s EV company was courting press instead of denigrating us, and they offered me a test drive. I took the car up … Continue reading

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Four takeaways from Pony AI’s IPO filing

Toyota-backed autonomous vehicle company Pony AI has joined the list of Chinese firms going public on the U.S. stock market after a multi-year ban from Beijing on offshore capital raising.  Zeekr, a luxury Chinese electric vehicle startup, debuted on the … Continue reading

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Penguin Random House is adding an AI warning to its books’ copyright pages

Penguin Random House, the world’s largest trade publisher, will be adding language to the copyright pages of its books to prohibit the use of those books to train AI. The Bookseller reports that new books and reprints of older titles … Continue reading

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Midjourney plans to let anyone on the web edit images with AI

Midjourney is planning to release an upgraded web tool that’ll let users edit any uploaded images from the web using Midjourney’s generative AI. The upgraded tool, which Midjourney CEO David Holtz said will be released “early next week,” will also … Continue reading

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Women in AI: Dr. Rebecca Portnoff is protecting children from harmful deepfakes

This is part of TechCrunch’s ongoing Women in AI series, which seeks to give AI-focused women academics and others their time in the spotlight. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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23andMe faces an uncertain future — so does your genetic data 

Financial and security chaos at the once-pioneering genetic testing firm has intensified concerns about user data. Here’s how to take action. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Match’s random video chat app Azar could be the next Chatroulette — for better or for worse

Azar has facilitated over 100 billion video chats with its app, which randomly connects strangers around the globe. But until recently, the Seoul-based app — which shares a parent company, Match, with Tinder, Hinge, and OkCupid — hasn’t been available … Continue reading

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