London through the ages inspires Civilization VII

Posted on August 21, 2024 by Techme101

An eight-year wait for news on the next Civilization game is finally over.

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Vogue publisher and ChatGPT owner OpenAI strike deal

Posted on August 21, 2024 by Techme101

The multi-year deal is the latest such agreement to be struck between OpenAI and a major media company.

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SleekFlow snaps up $7M to tap the conversational AI opportunity across Asia  

Posted on August 21, 2024 by Techme101

SleekFlow, a Singapore- and Hong Kong-headquartered social commerce platform that has built a conversational AI suite for customer engagement targeted to Asian markets, said Wednesday it had secured a further $7 million in funding. The money will be used to continue developing its AI, as well as penetrate deeper into Southeast Asia and the Middle […]
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The banks that loaned Musk $13B to buy Twitter might be having regrets

Posted on August 20, 2024 by Techme101

X, the social network formerly known as Twitter, looks like a pretty bad investment right about now. As readers might recall, billionaire Elon Musk borrowed $13 billion from Morgan Stanley, Bank of America and five other major banks to help finance the $44 billion acquisition of Twitter, as it was then called. According to the […]
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Is your company AI-washing? Rippling founder Parker Conrad thinks it might be.

Posted on August 20, 2024 by Techme101

Right now, there’s a mad scramble to capitalize on AI.
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Move over, Apple: Meet the alternative app stores coming to the EU

Posted on August 20, 2024 by Techme101

A list of some of the alternative app stores iPhone users in the EU can try today. 
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Google’s Nest Learning Thermostat is still the one to beat

Posted on August 20, 2024 by Techme101

The Nest Learning Thermostat remains a beautiful piece of industrial design, with some fresh twists that help it more seamlessly blend in.
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Watch this robot quickly install roof shingles

Posted on August 20, 2024 by Techme101

Renovate says this model is faster and more accurate than its predecessor, despite being roughly half its weight.
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OpenAI announces content deal with Condé Nast, including content from Wired, The New Yorker and Vogue

Posted on August 20, 2024 by Techme101

OpenAI on Tuesday announced a partnership with Condé Nast, in which the startup’s products, such as ChatGPT and SearchGPT, will be able to display its content.

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Amazon-backed Anthropic hit with class-action lawsuit over copyright infringement

Posted on August 20, 2024 by Techme101

Anthropic, the Amazon-backed AI startup, on Monday was hit with a class-action lawsuit in California federal court over alleged copyright infringement.

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