Netflix debuts its generative AI-powered search tool

After hinting at a new AI-powered search experience during its recent earnings call, Netflix officially unveiled the feature at its tech and product event on Wednesday.  This new search experience will utilize OpenAI’s ChatGPT to provide users with a conversational discovery experience. Users can enter their preferences using natural phrases like “I want something funny […]

Posted in Tech | Tagged | Comments Off on Netflix debuts its generative AI-powered search tool

Uber misses revenue expectations with trips up 18% over last year

CEO Dara Khosrowshahi said that autonomous vehicle tech is “the single greatest opportunity ahead for Uber.”

Posted in Tech | Tagged | Comments Off on Uber misses revenue expectations with trips up 18% over last year

Kapor Capital’s managing partner Ulili Onovakpuri is leaving the firm

Kapor Capital’s managing partner Ulili Onovakpuri said yesterday that she is leaving the firm.  Onovakpuri started as a principal at Kapor Capital more than a decade ago, and rose through the ranks to become managing partner, and eventually (with Brian Dixon) took over the reins from the firm’s co-founders Mitch Kapor and Freada Kapor Klein.  […]

Posted in Tech | Tagged | Comments Off on Kapor Capital’s managing partner Ulili Onovakpuri is leaving the firm

Ox Security lands a fresh $60M to scan for vulnerabilities in code

As “vibe coding” gains in popularity and tech companies push devs in their employ to embrace generative AI tools, a platform that scans for vulnerabilities in AI-generated code has raised a fresh round of funding. Ox Security, which models risk across both AI- and human-produced code, on Wednesday announced that it closed a $60 million […]

Posted in Tech | Tagged | Comments Off on Ox Security lands a fresh $60M to scan for vulnerabilities in code

Trump tariffs and export curbs on China cast a cloud over major chip stocks

Chip companies from AMD to Super Micro said U.S. tariff policy and export restrictions to China have caused uncertainty for their businesses.

Posted in Tech | Tagged | Comments Off on Trump tariffs and export curbs on China cast a cloud over major chip stocks

Mitsubishi in talks to source its new EVs for Australia, New Zealand from Foxconn unit

Mitsubishi Motors is in talks with Taiwan-based Foxconn’s EV division to source an EV model for the Australia and New Zealand markets.

Posted in Tech | Tagged | Comments Off on Mitsubishi in talks to source its new EVs for Australia, New Zealand from Foxconn unit

Amazon is working on an AI code generation tool

Amazon Web Services is building a new AI-powered code generation tool codenamed “Kiro,” Business Insider reported, citing internal documents it had viewed. The tool can use prompts and existing data to generate code in “near real-time” by connecting with AI agents, the report said. The tool is said to have web and desktop apps, multimodal […]

Posted in Tech | Tagged | Comments Off on Amazon is working on an AI code generation tool

Amazon Has Made a Robot With a Sense of Touch

Vulcan, a robot with tactile senses, is a step towards automating more of picking and stowing work done by humans inside Amazon’s fulfillment centers.

Posted in Business | Tagged | Comments Off on Amazon Has Made a Robot With a Sense of Touch

Ofcom needs more powers to remove misleading posts, says watchdog

It says the 2024 summer riots showed the regulator does not have the tools to stop the spread of viral misinformation.

Posted in Tech | Tagged | Comments Off on Ofcom needs more powers to remove misleading posts, says watchdog

Maker of Pegasus spyware told to pay $167m for WhatsApp hack

Journalists and activists say the software is used by authoritarian regimes to spy on them.

Posted in Tech | Tagged | Comments Off on Maker of Pegasus spyware told to pay $167m for WhatsApp hack