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Monthly Archives: February 2024
Snapchat parent Snap is laying off 10 percent of employees
We’re not surprised that another big tech company is announcing layoffs in its ranks — there has been a lot of that already in 2024. You can now add Snapchat social network to the list announcing layoffs — about 529 … Continue reading
AI researchers discover AI models deliberately reject instructions
Researchers at an AI safety and research company have made a disturbing discovery: AI systems can deliberately reject their instructions. Specifically, researchers at Anthropic found that industry-standard training techniques failed to curb ‘bad behavior’ from the language models. These AI … Continue reading
Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control sanctions six Iranian officials
The Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has sanctioned Iranian officials linked to cyber activities against critical infrastructure in the United States and other countries. The six individuals in question were part of the Iranian Islamic … Continue reading
EV startup Arrival looks to sell off assets, intellectual property of UK division
Commercial EV startup Arrival’s business continues to unravel. Arrival announced Monday in a regulatory filing that its U.K. division is entering administration, the country’s version of bankruptcy. The troubled company, which went public in 2021 via a merger with a … Continue reading
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Meta cuts off third-party access to Facebook Groups, leaving developers and customers in disarray
The recent surprise announcement that Meta will soon be shutting down its Facebook Groups API is throwing some businesses and social media marketers into disarray. On January 23, Meta announced the release of its Facebook Graph API v19.0, which included … Continue reading
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Cloud native container management platform Weaveworks shuts its doors
Weaveworks, a startup focusing on cloud native development tooling, announced today on LinkedIn that it would be shutting down, a sad day for any startup. “I am very sad to announce – officially – that Weaveworks will be closing its … Continue reading
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Jio Financial says not in talks to acquire Paytm’s wallet business
Reliance Industries-spin off Jio Financial Services said Monday evening that it is not negotiating with Paytm to acquire its wallet business, quashing “speculative” media reports as the Noida-headquartered firm scrambles to put out a fire from the central bank’s clampdown … Continue reading
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Yandex takes a big hit to get rid of Russian assets
Today, we take a look at the costs Yandex’s parent had to endure to exit from Russia, easing price movements in crypto, and some juicy venture fundraising. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
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Deepfake video call scam cons company out of $25 million
A multinational company’s Hong Kong office was the victim of an elaborate scam using deepfake video technology to impersonate executives and scam the company out of HK$200 million ($25.6 million), local police reported on Sunday (Jan 4). In what police … Continue reading
AI Dungeon: Artificial intelligence turns Gamemaster, creating infinite worlds to adventure in
Let’s get this out of the way first, AI Dungeon is not a new game, but it is updating almost daily, and with the keenness of everything around AI in the world right now, more and more people are searching … Continue reading