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Amazon updates Q Business to let companies build public-facing chatbots

Amazon wants companies to build public-facing chatbots using its Q Business assistant. On Wednesday, the company announced that Q Business, its AWS-hosted AI assistant that can answer questions, provide summaries, and complete tasks, now supports anonymous user access. This effectively … Continue reading

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Pinterest launches new tools to fight AI slop

Pinterest says it’s finally going to do something about the AI slop that’s taken over its platform. After an increasing volume of complaints, the social networking and image pinboarding site announced Wednesday a plan to begin labeling AI-generated and AI-modified … Continue reading

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Rivian’s reportedly sitting on a stockpile of tariff-free batteries

Rivian built up a stockpile of batteries for its trucks, SUVs, and commercial vans before and after the election of Donald Trump, a strategy used to soften the blow of the president’s tariffs, according to Bloomberg News. The company apparently … Continue reading

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If you own Ray-Ban Meta glasses, you should double-check your privacy settings

Meta has updated the privacy policy for its AI glasses, Ray-Ban Meta, giving the tech giant more power over what data it can store and use to train its AI models. The company emailed Ray-Ban Meta owners on Tuesday with … Continue reading

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Gruve.ai promises software-like margins for AI tech consulting, disrupting decades-old Industry

Companies of all sizes are recognizing the game-changing possibilities of AI. Despite the excitement about the new technology, most of their pilot projects don’t make it into production. Gruve.ai, a startup founded by the team behind Rahi Systems aims to … Continue reading

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JetBrains releases Mellum, an ‘open’ AI coding model

JetBrains, the company behind a range of popular app development tools, has released its first “open” AI model for coding. On Wednesday, JetBrains made Mellum, a code-generating model the company released for its various software development suites last year, openly … Continue reading

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Orb, a new app by Ookla’s ex-CEO, offers a broader picture of your internet connection

Since it launched nearly 20 years ago, Speedtest.net has been one of the most popular tools used to measure internet speeds. However, Doug Suttles, the founder and former CEO of Ookla, the network testing company behind Speedtest, felt that just … Continue reading

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Anthropic suggests tweaks to proposed U.S. AI chip export controls

Anthropic agrees with the U.S. government that implementing robust export controls on domestically made AI chips will help the U.S. compete in the AI race against China. But the company is suggesting a few tweaks to the proposed restrictions. Anthropic … Continue reading

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Social Agent’s new app lets you book a photographer within 30 minutes

There’s an unspoken pressure nowadays to share all your special moments online, whether it be birthdays, graduations, or engagements.  However, not everyone has the skills to take high-quality pictures, and often, people find themselves too distracted to snap the perfect … Continue reading

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Side Event submission deadline extended for TechCrunch Sessions: AI

Did you miss your chance to apply for a Side Event at “TechCrunch Sessions: AI Week?” Don’t worry – we’ve extended the deadline by three more days! You now have until May 2 at 11:59 p.m. PT to submit your … Continue reading

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