The Waymo robotaxi honking problem has been resolved for real this time

Posted on August 19, 2024 by Techme101

The group honking was an unintended consequence of Waymo’s tech.
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What margins? AI’s business model is changing fast, says Cohere founder

Posted on August 19, 2024 by Techme101

OpenAI and Anthropic spend billions of dollars a year training models like GPT-4 and Claude, but competitive price dumping is making the business around these platforms rather precarious. Aidan Gomez, CEO of competing AI provider Cohere, says that selling access to models is quickly becoming a “zero margin business” in a podcast appearance on Monday. […]
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Qualtrics Is Betting AI Will Change the Game in the Customer Experience Software Market in 2024

Posted on August 19, 2024 by Techme101

Qualtrics is adding a new menu of AI features that ingest huge amounts of customer data to create insights for global customers seeking to better manage customer experiences.

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SOCI Act 2024: Thales Report Reveals Critical Infrastructure Breaches in Australia

Posted on August 19, 2024 by Techme101

Thales’ 2024 Data Threat Report reveals key insights for Australian critical infrastructure under the SOCI Act 2024. Our exclusive interview with Erick Reyes reveals the security impacts.

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Gemini Live could use some more rehearsals

Posted on August 19, 2024 by Techme101

What’s the point of chatting with a human-like bot if it’s an unreliable narrator — and has a colorless personality? That’s the question I’ve been turning over in my head since I began testing Gemini Live, Google’s take on OpenAI’s Advanced Voice Mode, last week. Gemini Live is an attempt at a more engaging chatbot […]
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Now a million people can watch you fumble Zoom’s screen share settings at once

Posted on August 19, 2024 by Techme101

Zoom on Monday announced a new single-user webinar feature that caps out at 1 million attendees. The addition comes less than a month after the #WinWithBlackWomen fundraiser for Vice President Kamala Harris peaked at 44,000 users before crashing. More recently, an X interview between owner Elon Musk and Harris’ challenger, Donald Trump, crashed prior to […]
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PBX: 7 Fast Facts Every Company Should Know

Posted on August 19, 2024 by Techme101

PBX (Private Branch Exchange) allows you to use the same system to manage outgoing and incoming calls, plus internal communication. Learn how to leverage PBX to stay competitive.

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Could Trump’s AI-generated Taylor Swift endorsement be illegal?

Posted on August 19, 2024 by Techme101

On Sunday, former President Donald Trump posted a collection of memes on Truth Social — the platform owned by his media company — that make it seem like Taylor Swift and her fans are coming out in support of his candidacy. But as new legislation takes effect, these images could have deeper implications about the […]
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Swarmbotics founders grew ‘obsessed with robot swarms’ and now plan to bring them to the battlefield

Posted on August 19, 2024 by Techme101

Few truly autonomous systems are deployed on the battlefield, but one startup is looking to change that with robotic systems that use cooperative behavior to boost troops’ intelligence and tactical advantage. Those systems are called “swarms,” and they’re basically collections of autonomous robots that can coordinate their actions.  Swarm robotics have been the stuff of […]
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Former a16z VC Balaji Srinivasan obtained a private island for his new longevity ‘technocapitalist’ school

Posted on August 19, 2024 by Techme101

Former a16z-investor Balaji Srinivasan has booked out an island in Singapore to create his own “Network School.”
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