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CPO Paul Gubbay says Squarespace is training its AI tools with curation and taste

Will generative AI tools help people build better websites, or will they just fill the web with spam? With the recent launch of Design Intelligence, a new website builder full of generative AI tools, Squarespace is betting on the former. … Continue reading

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23andMe’s future prompts more worries, as genomic data analysis improves

The roughly 15 million customers of genetic data outfit 23andMe may be at greater risk than they realize, suggests a new New York Times story that argues the company’s near-term woes could become problematic for others for a very long … Continue reading

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OpenAI closes the largest VC round of all time

Welcome back to Week in Review. This week, we’re diving into OpenAI’s $6.6 billion fundraising round, the fifth Cybertruck recall in less than a year, and a neat project that’s Shazam-ing songs heard on a San Francisco street. Let’s get … Continue reading

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What’s in the rug? How TikTok got swept into a real-time true crime story

A woman in Ohio is being haunted by ghosts. Or maybe she’s not. There’s a dead body buried underneath her house, rolled up inside a rug. Or there’s actually no body at all, despite signals from cadaver dogs. This week’s … Continue reading

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Fisker’s HQ abandoned in “complete disarray” with apparent hazardous waste, clay models left behind

The headquarters Fisker used in its waning days was recently abandoned and left in “complete disarray,” with drums of apparent hazardous waste, automotive equipment, and even vehicles and full-size clay models left behind, according to the landlord. The chaos was … Continue reading

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SoCreate wants to transform screenwriting software with AI imagery and community sharing tools

Many screenwriters have embraced modern tools over traditional PDFs to craft their film or TV show pilots. SoCreate, the latest entrant in the screenwriting software arena, is challenging established players like Final Draft and Celtx with its fresh approach to … Continue reading

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Amazon bets on selling cashierless technology to retailers after pulling it from most U.S. stores

Amazon is selling its cashierless technology called “Just Walk Out” to outside retailers. CNBC gets a behind-the-scenes look at how the technology works.

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5 ‘dumbphones’ that can still run WhatsApp

With the luddite revival in full-swing, here are five dumbphones that can still run WhatsApp — and a few others. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Why WordPress founder Matt Mullenweg has gone ‘nuclear’ against tech investing giant Silver Lake

Matt Mullenweg, who founded WordPress more than two decades ago, finds himself in a legal battle against Silver Lake over the firm’s ownership of WP Engine.

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The ‘Mozart of Math’ isn’t worried about AI replacing math nerds — ever

Terence Tao, a UCLA professor considered to be the “world’s greatest living mathematician,” last month compared ChapGPT’s o1 reasoning model to a “mediocre, but not completely incompetent” graduate student that could correctly answer a complex analysis problem with “a lot … Continue reading

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