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BlackRock and Microsoft are reportedly planning a $30B AI-focused megafund

Posted on September 17, 2024 by Techme101

Investment powerhouse BlackRock is set to launch a massive AI-focused investment fund, exceeding $30 billion, in collaboration with Microsoft and the Abu Dhabi-backed investment outfit MGX, the FT reported today. According to the outlet, the fund — among Wall Street’s … Continue reading →

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Discord launches end-to-end encrypted voice and video chats

Posted on September 17, 2024 by Techme101

Discord will now offer audio and video calls that even the company won’t be able to listen in on. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Mozilla exits the fediverse and will shutter its Mastodon server in December

Posted on September 17, 2024 by Techme101

Users will be able to download their data or migrate their account to another Mastodon instance, if they choose. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Ursa Major nabs $12.5M from U.S. Navy, DoD for 3D printed rocket motors

Posted on September 17, 2024 by Techme101

Ursa Major, a startup that produces rocket motors through 3D printing, received a $12.5 million grant to develop new solid fuel rocket engines © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Snap’s extremely large Spectacles bring impressive AR to developers at $99 a month

Posted on September 17, 2024 by Techme101

The Spectacles 5 are designed specifically for developers. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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AWS shuts down DeepComposer, its MIDI keyboard for AI music

Posted on September 17, 2024 by Techme101

AWS’ weird AI-powered keyboard experiment, DeepComposer, is no more. In a blog post today, the company announced it’s shutting down the five-year-old DeepComposer, a physical MIDI piano and AWS service that let users compose songs with the help of generative … Continue reading →

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Snap’s new AI feature lets you create Snapchat Lenses by simply describing them

Posted on September 17, 2024 by Techme101

Snap, Snapchat’s parent company, is expanding its suite of AI tools for creators. At this year’s Snap Partner Summit in Santa Monica, Snap announced a new feature, Easy Lens, that translates plain-English descriptions into Lenses, Snap’s brand of augmented reality … Continue reading →

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Epic Games Store — and Fortnite — now available on iPad in the EU

Posted on September 17, 2024 by Techme101

Just a day after third-party app stores were officially allowed on the iPad in the European Union, Epic Games announced on X that the Epic Games Store can now be installed on iPadOS. However, you need to live in a … Continue reading →

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IBM acquires Kubernetes cost optimization startup Kubecost

Posted on September 17, 2024 by Techme101

Tuesday’s announcement follows IBM’s $4.3 billion acquisition of Apptio in 2023, another company in the FinOps space. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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iOS 18 lets you replace Apple’s camera app with Halide or Obscura on the lock screen: Here’s how

Posted on September 17, 2024 by Techme101

With iOS 18, users can replace the default camera app on the lock screen with a third-party app. Halide and Obscura — two popular camera apps designed as alternatives to Apple’s default camera app with manual controls and different image … Continue reading →

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