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Boeing’s Starliner overcomes leaks and engine trouble to dock with ‘the big city in the sky’

Posted on June 6, 2024 by Techme101

Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft has successfully delivered two astronauts to the International Space Station, a key milestone in the aerospace giant’s quest to certify the capsule for regular crewed missions.  Starliner safely docked at 10:34 AM Pacific Time. After taking some … Continue reading →

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Rivian’s path to survival is now remarkably clear

Posted on June 6, 2024 by Techme101

Rivian needs to sell its new revamped vehicles at a profit in order to sustain itself long enough to get to the cheaper mass market R2 SUV on the road. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Meta rolls out Meta Verified for WhatsApp Business users in Brazil, India, Indonesia and Colombia

Posted on June 6, 2024 by Techme101

Meta launched its Meta Verified program today along with other features, such as the ability to call large businesses and custom messages. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Meta adds AI-powered features to WhatsApp Business app

Posted on June 6, 2024 by Techme101

Last year, during the Q3 2023 earnings call, Mark Zuckerberg talked about leveraging AI to have business accounts respond to customers for purchase and support queries. Today, Meta announced AI-powered features for WhatsApp Business apps, such as helping with the … Continue reading →

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Revel’s latest pivot: Ditching all-employee ride-hail in favor of gig worker model

Posted on June 6, 2024 by Techme101

New York-based Revel has made a lot of pivots since initially launching in 2018 as a dockless e-moped sharing service. The BlackRock-backed startup briefly stepped into the e-bike subscription business. It launched and now operates a handful of electric vehicle … Continue reading →

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Google Play cracks down on AI apps after circulation of apps for making deepfake nudes

Posted on June 6, 2024 by Techme101

Google says apps offering AI features will have to prevent the generation of restricted content. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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A social app for creatives, Cara grew from 40k to 650k users in a week because artists are fed up with Meta’s AI policies

Posted on June 6, 2024 by Techme101

Artists have finally had enough with Meta’s predatory AI policies, but Meta’s loss is Cara’s gain. An artist-run, anti-AI social platform, Cara has grown from 40,000 to 650,000 users within the last week, catapulting it to the top of the … Continue reading →

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Google looks to AI to help save the coral reefs

Posted on June 6, 2024 by Techme101

Google has developed a new AI tool to help marine biologists better understand coral reef ecosystems and their health, which can aid in conversation efforts. The tool, SurfPerch, created with Google Research and DeepMind, was trained on thousands of hours … Continue reading →

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SpaceX launches mammoth Starship rocket and brings it back for the first time

Posted on June 6, 2024 by Techme101

SpaceX achieved a key milestone in its Starship flight test campaign: returning the booster and the upper stage back to Earth. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Sirion, now valued around $1B, acquires Eigen in enterprise AI tooling consolidation play

Posted on June 6, 2024 by Techme101

There’s a lot of buzz right now about generative AI and what impact it might have on businesses. But look beyond the hype and high-profile deals like the one between OpenAI and PwC last week, and you’ll see that the … Continue reading →

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