Anthropic, Google score win by nabbing OpenAI-backed Harvey as a user

Posted on May 13, 2025 by Techme101

Popular legal AI tool Harvey will now be using leading foundation models from Anthropic and Google, moving beyond strictly using OpenAI’s, Harvey announced in a blog post on Tuesday. This is noteworthy because Harvey is one of the OpenAI Startup Fund’s most successful early-backed portfolio companies. The OpenAI Startup Fund is an OpenAI-associated fund to […]

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Seven things we learned from WhatsApp vs. NSO Group spyware lawsuit

Posted on May 13, 2025 by Techme101

The landmark trial between WhatsApp and NSO Group unearthed several new revelations. We recap some of them here.

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Y Combinator says Google is a ‘monopolist’ that has ‘stunted’ the startup ecosystem

Posted on May 13, 2025 by Techme101

Fabled startup investor and accelerator Y Combinator has some choice words for Google in an amicus brief it just submitted in the U.S.’s monopoly case against the search giant. In the brief, YC charged that Google is a “monopolist” that has “stunted” the U.S. startup ecosystem by making VC firms like itself hesitate to fund […]

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AWS enters into ‘strategic partnership’ with Saudi Arabia-backed Humain

Posted on May 13, 2025 by Techme101

Amazon says it will work with Humain, the AI company recently launched by Saudi Arabia’s ruler, Mohammed bin Salman, to invest “$5 billion-plus” in a strategic partnership to build an “AI Zone” in Saudi Arabia. The AI Zone will include dedicated Amazon Web Services (AWS) AI infrastructure, servers, networks, and training and certification programs, according […]

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Airbnb Is in Midlife Crisis Mode

Posted on May 13, 2025 by Techme101

CEO Brian Chesky is spending hundreds of millions to relaunch his travel company as an everything app. Fitness! Food! Microdermabrasion? A WIRED exclusive.

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Airbnb launches redesigned app, new services business

Posted on May 13, 2025 by Techme101

Airbnb launched a redesigned app to showcase the company’s push to let travelers book services, like catering and personal training, at their home rentals.

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Airbnb expands into services and experiences, plans more social and AI features

Posted on May 13, 2025 by Techme101

As part of a broader app update, Airbnb on Tuesday introduced a new feature that allows travelers to book services and experiences, like getting a massage, haircut, or chef-prepared meal, or taking part in some activity. These new offerings can be added to your stay, but they can also be booked independently, Airbnb says. For […]

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Coinbase jumps 22%, heads for biggest gain since post-election pop on S&P 500 inclusion

Posted on May 13, 2025 by Techme101

Coinbase had its best day since just after last year’s presidential election, as investors bought shares ahead of the company’s inclusion in the S&P 500.

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Tencent hires WizardLM team, a Microsoft AI group with an odd history

Posted on May 13, 2025 by Techme101

WizardLM, a Beijing-based Microsoft AI research group, appears to have joined Tencent, the Chinese company that owns WeChat and blockbuster games like PUBG Mobile. In a post on X on Tuesday, Can Xu, a senior AI researcher who led a number of projects within WizardLM, said that he and the team left Microsoft to join […]

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TikTok launches TikTok AI Alive, a new image-to-video tool

Posted on May 13, 2025 by Techme101

TikTok is launching its first image-to-video AI feature, the company announced on Tuesday. The new feature is called “TikTok AI Alive” and allows users to turn static photos into videos within TikTok Stories. The feature is only accessible via TikTok’s Story Camera and uses AI to create short-form videos with “movement, atmospheric and creative effects,” […]

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