Monthly Archives: June 2023

Google’s Ads Violate Antitrust Laws, E.U. Says

European Union regulators filed new antitrust charges against Google, which could lead to fines and orders for the company to change its business practices.

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E.U. Takes Major Step Toward Regulating A.I.

A draft law in the European Parliament has become the world’s most far-reaching attempt to address the potentially harmful effects of artificial intelligence.

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Generative A.I. Can Add $4.4 Trillion in Value to Global Economy, Study Says

The report from McKinsey comes as a debate rages over the potential economic effects of A.I.-powered chatbots on labor and the economy.

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Nvidia’s Jensen Huang Is Transforming A.I., One Leather Jacket at a Time

Jensen Huang, the C.E.O. of Nvidia, is transforming a black leather jacket into a symbol of the A.I. paradigm shift.

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Lip Readers Decode Celebrity Conversations

There are millions of views to be had for those who can decode the caught-on-camera conversations of royal family members, Taylor Swift, and Ben and Jennifer Affleck.

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Europe takes another big step towards agreeing an AI rulebook

The European Parliament has voted to confirm its negotiating mandate for the AI Act — hitting a major milestone which unlocks the next stage of negotiations toward a pan-EU rule-book for artificial intelligence. Parliamentarians backed an amended version of the … Continue reading

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Rejoice, for startup valuations are slowly recovering

We have good news for tech companies big and small this fine Wednesday morning: valuations are heading higher, though at a modest pace. New public market data indicates that software stocks are rising to their highest points so far this … Continue reading

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Mitigating AI biases in healthcare with Amy Brown from Authenticx

Welcome back to Found, where we get the stories behind the startups. This week Becca and Dom are joined by Amy Brown, the co-founder and CEO of Authenticx, a Midwestern startup that helps insurance companies and medical organizations extract data … Continue reading

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Paro raises $25M to match freelance financial experts with firms

In 2015, Michael Burdick and Dan Wywrot, who’d spent years working at large accounting firms, founded a startup — Paro — to deliver finance and accounting solutions to businesses through a network of freelance talent. They say they were inspired … Continue reading

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EU charges Google with anti-competitive practices in ad tech business

The European Union on Wednesday charged Google with breaching antitrust rules in advertising technology, known as adtech.

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