Monthly Archives: May 2024

Sources: Mistral AI raising at a $6B valuation, SoftBank ‘not in’ but DST is

Paris-based Mistral AI, a startup working on open source Large Language Models — the building block for generative AI services — has been raising money at a $6 billion valuation, three times its valuation in December, to compete more keenly … Continue reading

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Google I/O 2024: What to expect

You can expect plenty of AI, but probably not a lot of hardware. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Destiny’s Into the Light Update gives players three new maps

Bungie has launched three new PvP Crucible maps for Destiny 2 as part of the Into the Light update, a free content offering that began in April. The maps are currently available to play as part of a 3v3 playlist … Continue reading

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EA’s next Battlefield title will be developed by the ‘largest team in franchise history’

This week, EA released its latest financial statements in the quarterly earnings call, during which CEO Andrew Wilson stated that the next Battlefield title will be developed by the “largest team in franchise history.” Wilson seemed to acknowledge the lukewarm … Continue reading

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Online casinos are future for US gambling industry, claim insiders

Online casino gambling is the future for the sector, according to several industry insiders in the US. This week at the SBC Summit North America, a major gambling industry conference, there was an acceptance of the difficulty faced so far … Continue reading

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Asus teases new ROG Ally which could launch today complete with an OLED screen

There’s a new ASUS ROG Ally set to be unveiled and it looks like it will be shown off in just a few hours time. The original ROG Ally has been the most potent Steam Deck competitor over the past … Continue reading

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Banned he is. Yoda booted from Fortnite after causing games to crash

Let’s be honest, it is going to be difficult for me to do a story about Yoda without talking like that, so you are going to have to bear with me. Afraid I am. It seems Epic Games has removed … Continue reading

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Meet My A.I. Friends

Our columnist spent the past month hanging out with 18 A.I. companions. They critiqued his clothes, chatted among themselves and hinted at a very different future.

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Artificial Intelligence ‘Friends’

What Times tech columnist Kevin Roose learned about digital companionship.

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Rowing startup Hydrow acquires a majority stake in Speede Fitness as their CEO steps down

Hydrow, the at-home rowing machine, announced Thursday that it has acquired a majority stake in Speede Fitness, the company behind the AI-enabled strength training machine. The rowing startup also announced that CEO and founder Bruce Smith will step down, and … Continue reading

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