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The models tended to answer questions inconsistently, which reflects biases embedded in the data used to train the models.
When you look at how generative AI is being implemented across developer tools, the focus for the most part has been on generating code, as with Github Copilot. Greptile, an…
A growing number of businesses are embracing data models — abstract models that organize elements of data and standardize how they relate to one another. But as the data analytics…
Stock-trading platform Robinhood is diving deeper into the cryptocurrency realm with the acquisition of crypto exchange Bitstamp. Robinhood said it expects the deal to close in the first half of 2025, with…
Fintech
Fintech Torpago has a unique way to compete with Brex and Ramp: turning banks into customers
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Torpago’s Powered By product is geared for regional and community banks, with under $20 billion in assets, to launch their own branded cards and spend management programs.
Startups
Eyebot raised $6M for AI-powered kiosks that provide 90-second eye exams without optometrist
1 hour ago
Over half of Americans wear corrective glasses or contact lenses. While there isn’t a shortage of low-cost and luxury frames available online or in stores, consumers can only buy them…
AI
Google’s updated AI-powered NotebookLM expands to India, UK and over 200 other countries
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Google on Thursday said it is rolling out NotebookLM, its AI-powered note-taking assistant, to over 200 new countries, nearly six months after opening its access in the U.S. The platform,…
Fintech
Starting in war-torn Sudan, YC-backed Elevate now provides fintech to freelancers globally
3 hours ago
Inflation and currency devaluation have always been a growing concern for Africans with bank accounts.
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Amazon buys Indian video streaming service MX Player
Amazon has agreed to acquire key assets of Indian video streaming service MX Player from the local media powerhouse Times Internet, the latest step by the e-commerce giant to make its services and brand popular in smaller cities and towns in the key overseas market. The two firms reached a…
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Startups
Dealt turns retailers into service providers and proves that pivots sometimes work
7 hours ago
Dealt is now building a service platform for retailers instead of end customers.
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Security
Hundreds of Snowflake customer passwords found online are linked to info-stealing malware
14 hours ago
Snowflake is the latest company in a string of high-profile security incidents and sizable data breaches caused by the lack of MFA.
The buy will benefit ChromeOS, Google’s lightweight Linux-based operating system, by giving ChromeOS users greater access to Windows apps “without the hassle of complex installations or updates.”
Mistral is no doubt looking to grow revenue as it faces considerable — and growing — competition in the generative AI space.
Gadgets
Humane urges customers to stop using charging case, citing battery fire concerns
16 hours ago
The warning for the Ai Pin was issued “out of an abundance of caution,” according to Humane.
The keynote will be focused on Apple’s software offerings and the developers that power them, including the latest versions of iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, visionOS and watchOS.
As WWDC 2024 nears, all sorts of rumors and leaks have emerged about what iOS 18 and its AI-powered apps and features have in store.
Welcome to Elon Musk’s X. The social network formerly known as Twitter where the rules are made up and the check marks don’t matter. Or do they? The Tesla and…
TechCrunch has kept readers informed regarding Fearless Fund’s courtroom battle to provide business grants to Black women. Today, we are happy to announce that Fearless Fund CEO and co-founder Arian…
Bridgy Fed is one of the efforts aimed at connecting the fediverse with the web, Bluesky and, perhaps later, other networks like Nostr.
Zoox, Amazon’s self-driving unit, is bringing its autonomous vehicles to more cities. The self-driving technology company announced Wednesday plans to begin testing in Austin and Miami this summer. The two…
