Presti uses generative AI to improve product photography in the furniture industry

Posted on July 16, 2024 by Techme101

If you’ve ever bought a sofa on an online store, have you thought about the homes that you can see in the background? When it’s time to release a new collection, furniture brands usually spend a small fortune on photo shoots. It’s a cumbersome and expensive process as it’s not easy to move furniture around. […]
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Google backs Indian open-source Uber rival

Posted on July 16, 2024 by Techme101

Google has joined investors backing Namma Yatri, an open-source ride-sharing app in India that is eroding market share from Uber and Ola with its no-commission model. Namma Yatri, whose parent firm is Moving Tech, works atop of Open Network for Digital Commerce, an interoperable e-commerce scheme backed by the Indian government. Namma Yatri’s app connects […]
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Russia antivirus firm Kaspersky quits US after ban

Posted on July 16, 2024 by Techme101

The move comes after sales and distribution of its products were banned by the Biden administration.

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Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 multiplayer beta dates tabbed for early September

Posted on July 16, 2024 by Techme101

Call of Duty: Black Ops 6’s multiplayer beta weekends kick off on Friday, Aug. 30 at 1 p.m. EDT, Activision announced on Monday.
The first weekend, which runs until Wednesday, Sept. 4 at 1 p.m. EDT, is set aside for those who have pre-ordered the game before then. However, Xbox Game Pass subscribers will be able to get in the first beta without a pre-order. They can access it through the Game Pass library.
An open beta available to everyone kicks off the next weekend, Friday, Sept. 6 at 1 p.m. EDT, ending the following Monday, Sept. 9 at 1 p.m. EDT.
The beta is available for all platforms (PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows PC, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X). The beta client is available in those consoles marketplaces, as well as through Xbox Game Pass. For PC, it’s available from Steam, Battle.Net, and the Microsoft Store.
“The Black Ops 6 Multiplayer Beta gives fans hands-on with the incredible new Omnimovement system and other gameplay innovations across a variety of brand-new Core maps,” Activision said in a statement, “lets them build their own loadouts, access a variety of weapons, equipment and Perks, and drop in across a number of Modes.”
Call of Duty Black Ops 6 launches Oct. 25. It was formally announced May 23; rumor and speculation for months had suggested Treyarch would take the game to the Gulf War era, and a nostalgia-filled live-action trailer confirmed that four days after its announcement:

Featured image via Activision.
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Trump’s VP candidate J.D. Vance has long ties to Silicon Valley, and was a VC himself

Posted on July 16, 2024 by Techme101

Former President Donald Trump picked Ohio Senator J.D. Vance as his running mate on Monday, as he runs to reclaim the office he lost to President Joe Biden in 2020. Vance, who’s best known for his memoir, “Hillbilly Elegy,” spent years as a venture capitalist before leaving the industry when elected to the U.S. Senate […]
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Thomson Reuters’ Future of Professionals Report Shows Cautious Optimism Toward AI in Law

Posted on July 15, 2024 by Techme101

Almost no one wants AI to represent people in court – yet. Thomson Reuters Chief Product Officer David Wong explores the ethical use of generative AI in law and what AI can’t do.

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TechCrunch Space: Space cowboys

Posted on July 15, 2024 by Techme101

Hello and welcome back to TechCrunch Space. Is it just me, or is the news cycle only accelerating this summer?! Want to reach out with a tip? Email Aria at aria.techcrunch@gmail.com or send a message on Signal at 512-937-3988. You also can send a note to the whole TechCrunch crew at tips@techcrunch.com. For more secure communications, click […]
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Without Apple Intelligence, iOS 18 beta feels like a TV show that’s waiting for the finale

Posted on July 15, 2024 by Techme101

Apple Intelligence features are not available in the developer beta, which is available now.
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Apple’s public betas for iOS 18 are here to test out

Posted on July 15, 2024 by Techme101

Apple released the public betas for its next generation of software on the iPhone, Mac, iPad, and Apple Watch on Monday. You can now test out iOS 18 and many of its new features, except for Apple Intelligence which is coming to beta this fall, and provide feedback to Apple. Anyone interested in trying out […]
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Apple releases iOS 18 public beta for iPhone — Here’s what’s new and how to get it

Posted on July 15, 2024 by Techme101

The iOS 18 preview is a beta version of the software that will launch alongside new iPhones this fall

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