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Reelo stands out among the apps building a ‘TikTok for Bluesky’

There are a number of projects now underway that are focused on developing a video-first app for the open source social network Bluesky. However, one stands out from the rest: An upcoming app called Reelo isn’t building on top of … Continue reading

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Boom’s XB-1 becomes first civil aircraft to go supersonic

Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 demonstrator plane just went supersonic in the skies over California’s Mojave desert, making it the first civil aircraft to break the sound barrier. The American startup’s plane notched the historic achievement in its twelfth test flight. It … Continue reading

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GM expects to save up to $1 billion on Cruise costs

General Motors expects to save up to $1 billion annually by ending its Cruise robotaxi development program, CEO and Chair Mary Barra said Tuesday during the company’s earnings call.  The estimate comes nearly two months after the automaker said it … Continue reading

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Quibim raises $50M to develop AI models for medical imaging

Quibim, a Spanish startup that’s developing foundational AI models for medical imaging spanning oncology, immunology, neurology, and metabolic disorders, has raised $50 million in a Series A round of funding. The cash injection comes as AI makes ever deeper inroads … Continue reading

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Hugging Face makes it easier for devs to run AI models on third-party clouds

AI dev platform Hugging Face has partnered with third-party cloud vendors including SambaNova to launch Inference Providers, a feature designed to make it easier for devs on Hugging Face to run AI models using the infrastructure of their choice. Other … Continue reading

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Trump says Microsoft is in talks to acquire TikTok

President Donald Trump told reporters that Microsoft is in talks to acquire TikTok’s U.S. operations, Bloomberg reports. Although Trump didn’t elaborate, he stated that “there’s great interest in TikTok” and that there will be “a lot of people bidding on … Continue reading

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OpenAI launches ChatGPT plan for U.S. government agencies

In a week dominated by headlines about China’s growing AI competitiveness, OpenAI has launched ChatGPT Gov. The new version of the AI-powered chatbot platform is designed to provide U.S. government agencies an additional way to access the tech. ChatGPT Gov includes … Continue reading

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Alice&Bob raises $104M, says quantum computers based on cat qubits will be ready by 2030

Quantum computing remains something of a holy grail in the world of technology: it promises a huge leap in computing power, but only if someone can figure out how to square away the fault rates that prevent any scaling of … Continue reading

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ENGlobal says hackers accessed ‘sensitive personal’ data during cyberattack

The engineering and automation contractor for the U.S. government said the hackers encrypted some of the company’s files. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Atomicwork gets backing from Khosla for its AI alternative to old-school IT software like ServiceNow

Atomicwork has raised $25 million in a Series A round co-led by Khosla Ventures and Z47 to expand its AI agentic platform for enterprises. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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