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TikTok faces watchdog probe after supplying inaccurate information

Ofcom had asked the viral video platform for information about its parental controls.

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Salesforce’s Einstein Copilot AI Will Soon Analyze Unstructured Data

At the Salesforce World Tour New York 2023 event, Salesforce expanded on its Apple partnerships.

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Nearmap’s Aerial Image Data and AI Is Streamlining How Insurers Can Rate and Price Risk in Australia

Aerial image and data intelligence firm Nearmap’s recent acquisition of Betterview will allow the company to make insurance decisions faster and speed up claims during natural disasters.

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Climactic launches first fund as its partners eye looming M&A boom in climate tech

The venture capital firm’s $65 million inaugural fund will back founders who are starting climate tech software companies. © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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OpenAI thinks superhuman AI is coming — and wants to build tools to control it

While investors were preparing to go nuclear after Sam Altman’s unceremonious ouster from OpenAI and Altman was plotting his return to the company, the members of OpenAI’s Superalignment team were assiduously plugging along on the problem of how to control … Continue reading

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GM’s Cruise laying off 900 employees, or 24% of its workforce: Read the memo here

The cuts come after a barrage of safety concerns and incidents have plagued the robotaxi subsidiary since it gained approval to operate in San Francisco.

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Twitch revamps rules on sexual content

The Amazon-owned site, popular with gamers, says previous rules around nudity were “confusing”.

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Temu’s latest lawsuit against Shein is wild

Besides making allegations of abusing legal systems and agressive contracts, Temu’s lawsuit makes Shein’s business practices look like they’re from a mobster movie. © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Spotify confirms test of prompt-based AI playlists feature

Earlier this fall, Spotify was found to be developing a new feature that would allow its streaming app users to create playlists using AI technology and prompts. Now, that “AI playlists” feature has been spotted in the wild, as part … Continue reading

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My Not-So-Perfect Holiday Shopping Excursion With A.I. Chatbots

With Shopify, Mercari and other retailers rolling out chatbots to help buyers, this holiday shopping season is the first to be powered by A.I.

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