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Farewell, dunks? Threads launches quote controls for all users

Threads users can now exert more control over who can quote their posts. This builds on a feature that already allows Threads users to limit who can reply to their posts (competing services like X and Bluesky offer similar reply … Continue reading

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Deal Dive: Amae Health is building an in-person approach to mental healthcare in an increasingly digital space

While many recent mental health-focused startups are digital first, Amae Health focuses on the importance of in-person care. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Why RAG won’t solve generative AI’s hallucination problem

RAG is being pitched as a solution of sorts to generative AI hallucinations. But there’s limits to what the technique can do. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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This Week in AI: Generative AI and the problem of compensating creators

Keeping up with an industry as fast-moving as AI is a tall order. So until an AI can do it for you, here’s a handy roundup of recent stories in the world of machine learning, along with notable research and experiments … Continue reading

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Instagram courts TikTok users with algorithm revamp

With TikTok’s future uncertain, Instagram is trying to get more viral content on its Reels feature.

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Have the wheels come off for Tesla?

As the electric carmaker sees sales fall and cuts jobs, we take a closer look at its problems.

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Iconiq raises $5.15B toward seventh flagship fund

Iconiq Capital has raised $5.15 billion across two funds associated with the seventh growth fund family, according to SEC filings. The firm, which launched in 2011 as a private office managing capital of some of the most prominent and wealthiest … Continue reading

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Luminar cuts 20% of staff and outsources lidar production

Lidar company Luminar is slashing its workforce by 20% and will lean harder on its contract manufacturing partner as part of a restructuring that will shift the company to a more “asset-light” business model, as it aims to scale production. … Continue reading

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X launches Stories, delivering news summarized by Grok AI

X’s Premium subscribers will be able to read a summary of posts on X associated with each trending story featured on the For You tab in Explore. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Apple remains Buffett’s biggest public stock holding, but his thesis about its moat faces questions

Berkshire Hathaway has been amassing a stake in Apple since 2016, and now owns about 6% of the iPhone maker.

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