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Meta says India is the largest market for Meta AI usage

WhatsApp’s massive 500 million users in India have supercharged Meta’s AI ambitions. Meta CFO Susan Li said Wednesday that India is the largest market in terms of Meta AI usage, a notable milestone considering the product launched in India just … Continue reading

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Founder behind social media app IRL charged with fraud

While venture capitalists and the rest of the technorati are off on holiday or attending the Paris Olympics, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and its staff attorneys are keeping busy this summer.  For the second time this week — … Continue reading

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Microsoft says OpenAI is now a competitor in AI and search

What once was a strategic, long-term partnership between the world’s biggest software company and an AI startup has morphed into something more complicated.

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Video games strike rumbles on in row over AI

Video game performers are concerned that generative AI could be used to reproduce their voices.

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Can technology fix the ‘broken’ concert ticketing system?

The increased use of AI may prevent tickets being resold at excessively high prices.

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Meta’s advertising growth is proof that hefty AI spending is already paying off

For investors skeptical of Meta’s massive investment in artificial intelligence infrastructure, CEO Mark Zuckerberg is urging them to look at the results.

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Instagram and Facebook ads drive profit surge

Sales of Instagram and Facebook adverts have soared, delivering a surge in profits for parent company Meta.

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23andMe CEO Anne Wojcicki files proposal to take company private as stock craters

23andMe CEO Anne Wojcicki has submitted a proposal to take the genetic testing company private.

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Fintech Execs from Synctera, Unit, and Treasury Prime discuss the future of BaaS at TechCrunch Disrupt 2024 

The serious, long-term negative impact of the bankruptcy of banking-as-a-service (BaaS) fintech Synapse will be significant “on all of fintech, especially consumer-facing services,” one observer has said. In the wake of that company’s collapse, other startups in the space are … Continue reading

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Google releases new ‘open’ AI models with a focus on safety

Google has released a trio of new, “open” generative AI models that it’s calling “safer,” “smaller” and “more transparent” than most — a bold claim, to be sure. They’re additions to Google’s Gemma 2 family of generative models, which debuted … Continue reading

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