Monthly Archives: April 2024

Generative AI is coming for healthcare, and not everyone’s thrilled

Posted on April 14, 2024 by Techme101

The broad enthusiasm for generative AI is reflected in the investments in GenAI efforts targeting healthcare. But is healthcare-focused generative AI ready for prime time? © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Tesla drops prices, Meta confirms Llama 3 release, and Apple allows emulators in the App Store

Posted on April 13, 2024 by Techme101

Heya, folks, welcome to Week in Review (WiR), TechCrunch’s regular newsletter that recaps the past few days in tech. Google’s annual enterprise-focused dev conference, Google Cloud Next, dominated the headlines — and we had plenty of coverage from the event. … Continue reading →

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Naval Ravikant’s Airchat is a social app built around talk, not text

Posted on April 13, 2024 by Techme101

Airchat is a new social media app that encourages users to “just talk.” A previous version of Airchat was released last year, but the team — led by AngelList founder Naval Ravikant and former Tinder product exec Brian Norgard — … Continue reading →

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Vana plans to let users rent out their Reddit data to train AI

Posted on April 13, 2024 by Techme101

In the generative AI boom, data is the new oil. So why shouldn’t you be able to sell your own? From big tech firms to startups, AI makers are licensing e-books, images, videos, audio and more from data brokers, all … Continue reading →

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Deal Dive: Not all climate startups are focused on carbon

Posted on April 13, 2024 by Techme101

Windfall Bio sells methane-eating microbes to companies to help them reduce their carbon footprint in the short-term. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Google goes all in on generative AI at Google Cloud Next

Posted on April 13, 2024 by Techme101

Not to minimize what Google had on display, but the company failed to give all but a passing nod to its core business — except in the context of generative AI, of course. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For … Continue reading →

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Government spyware is another reason to use an ad blocker

Posted on April 13, 2024 by Techme101

Spyware makers are reportedly working on targeting individuals with stealthy data-stealing malware using online banner ads. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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How the U.S. government is regulating artificial intelligence

Posted on April 13, 2024 by Techme101

The U.S. government is conducting research and risk assessment as large language models improve labor productivity within industries such as financial services.

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Meta lowers WhatsApp’s age limit in Europe, drawing critics’ wrath

Posted on April 13, 2024 by Techme101

Meta’s decision to lower the minimum age to use its WhatsApp messaging service is drawing fire from children’s advocates in the UK and EU. The move lowers ages from 16 to 13 in both territories; it went into effect as … Continue reading →

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Tesla slashes price of its premium driver assistance option by half in U.S.

Posted on April 12, 2024 by Techme101

Tesla CEO Elon Musk posted on X on Friday that the company is cutting the price of its Full Self-Driving, or FSD, package in half to $99 a month.

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