Monthly Archives: February 2023

Palm.hr raises $5M, embarks on MENA growth

A few years ago, Richard Schrems was working as a human resources consultant in Riyadh, and at one point sought to implement a tech-solution for his clients to help them better their huge teams, but couldn’t find a localized solution. … Continue reading

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ChatGPT Has Been Sucked Into India’s Culture Wars

Hindu nationalists claim that the chatbot has insulted their deities, sparking an online uproar.

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How to connect the Compass GUI to a Docker-deployed MongoDB database

MongoDB is a widely used NoSQL database that can function well in containers if you know how to set it up. Learn how to connect the Compass GUI here. The post How to connect the Compass GUI to a Docker-deployed … Continue reading

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Daily Crunch: Global VC firm Partech reaches first close of largest African fund at €245 million

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Microsoft will let companies create their own custom versions of ChatGPT, source says

Microsoft is planning to let companies, schools and governments create their own chatbots with OpenAI’s ChatGPT for purposes like customer service.

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Ebay plans to lay off 500 employees, about 4% of its workforce

Ebay CEO Jamie Iannone said the company decided to do layoffs after examining the global macroeconomic environment over the past several months.

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Billionaire Tesla bull Ron Baron says Musk suggested he would make multiples on his $100 million Twitter investment

Tesla CEO Elon Musk suggested billionaire investor Ron Baron would make “two or three times” his investment in Twitter’s take-private deal, Baron said Tuesday.

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Microsoft announces new A.I.-powered Bing homepage that you can chat with

Microsoft announced a new version of Bing search and its Edge browser that tie in with OpenAI’s GTP artificial intelligence.

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GlossAi’s generative highlights are a glimpse of content’s crowded future

For anyone who wants to get a piece of content they’ve created out there, the number of platforms and formats means it’s not so simple as it used to be. GlossAi is a startup aiming to automate the process using … Continue reading

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Silvija Martincevic leaves Affirm to lead shift work management platform Deputy

Silvija Martincevic, former chief commercial officer of Affirm, one of the U.S.’s biggest buy now, pay later startups, is leaving to become CEO of shift work management platform Deputy. Based in Australia, Deputy is focused on expanding in the United … Continue reading

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