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This week in AI: Mistral and the EU’s fight for AI sovereignty

Keeping up with an industry as fast-moving as AI is a tall order. So until an AI can do it for you, here’s a handy roundup of recent stories in the world of machine learning, along with notable research and experiments we … Continue reading

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Gag City is a viral win for Nicki Minaj

Welcome to Gag City, the pink metropolis inhabited by stans and brands alike. In the days leading up to the release of “Pink Friday 2,” Nicki Minaj’s fifth studio album and sequel to her debut record “Pink Friday” that dropped … Continue reading

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EU lawmakers bag late night deal on ‘global first’ AI rules

After marathon ‘final’ talks which stretched to almost three days European Union lawmakers have tonight clinched a political deal on a risk-based framework for regulating artificial intelligence. The file was originally proposed back in April 2021 but it’s taken months … Continue reading

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Report: FAA should improve investigation process after a rocket launch goes awry

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration has let launch providers conduct their own investigations in nearly every instance that a launch mishap has occurred since the start of the century — a practice that needs closer scrutiny, a federal watchdog said … Continue reading

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Apple cuts off Beeper Mini’s access after launch of service that brought iMessage to Android

Was it too good to be true? Beeper, the startup that reverse engineered iMessage to bring blue bubble texts to Android users, is experiencing an outage, the company reported via a post on X on Friday. And Apple is to … Continue reading

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Will December bring startup winter?

Borrowing has become more expensive, and profits are harder to come by, which means that 2023 has been a savage year in startup land. © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Travelsist hopes its air travel concierge will take off from Atlanta

Founded by a former flight attendant, Atlanta-based startup Travelsist and its Travelsistants provides assistance to travelers on behalf of airports and airlines. © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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DNA companies should receive the death penalty for getting hacked

DNA companies should receive the death penalty for getting hacked Personal data is the new gold. The recent 23andMe data breach is a stark reminder of a chilling reality – our most intimate, personal information might not be as secure … Continue reading

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OpenAI taps former Twitter India head to kickstart in the country

OpenAI is working with former Twitter India head Rishi Jaitly as a senior advisor to facilitate talks with the government about AI policy, TechCrunch has exclusively learned. OpenAI is also looking to set up a local team in India. People … Continue reading

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Google’s AI-assisted NotebookLM note-taking app is now open to users in the US

Google’s AI note-taking app is now available to all users in United States who are at least 18 years old, the company announced on Friday. The experimental app is also getting a slew of new features and starting to use … Continue reading

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