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Beleaguered startup Humane drops AI Pin price by $200

Humane on Wednesday announced a $200 price cut to its flagship product, the AI Pin. The Bay Area startup, founded by two former Apple executives, has reportedly struggled to sell the product, which launched in April for $700. In a … Continue reading

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Philly’s Portal is like social media come to life

For once, the biggest tourist attraction in Philadelphia’s Love Park isn’t the iconic artwork that gives the plaza its name. While a couple of tourists trickle through to take pictures with the love sculpture, the main attraction this week is … Continue reading

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Arm reportedly cancels Qualcomm design license

In a move that could profoundly affect an already beleaguered global supply chain, Arm has reportedly issued Qualcomm a 60-day notice of cancelation for chip design licensing. The move, reported by Bloomberg, would have an impact on a majority of … Continue reading

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Longtime policy researcher Miles Brundage leaves OpenAI

Miles Brundage, a longtime policy researcher at OpenAI and senior advisor to the company’s AGI readiness team, has left. In a post on X today and an essay on his personal blog, Brundage said that he believes he’ll have more … Continue reading

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Wayve starts testing its buzzy end-to-end self-driving tech in the US

Buzzy, well-funded U.K. startup Wayve is starting to test its self-learning automated driving software in San Francisco, and it’s celebrating that entry into the U.S. by also opening an office in Sunnyvale, California. Wayve says it will start by testing … Continue reading

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DuckDuckGo will be making more early-stage investments in privacy-focused startups

DuckDuckGo, the privacy-focused search alternative to Google, wants to put money into startups that have a similar focus on privacy. The company says that it’s actively seeking startups looking for investment, or startups that might be interested in partnering up … Continue reading

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Google releases tech to watermark AI-generated text

Google is making SynthID Text, its technology that lets developers watermark and detect text written by generative AI models, generally available. SynthID Text can be downloaded from the AI platform Hugging Face and Google’s updated Responsible GenAI Toolkit. “We’re open-sourcing our SynthID … Continue reading

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5 days to go: TechCrunch Disrupt 2024 kicks off and ticket prices go up

In only 5 short days, Moscone West in San Francisco will come alive with 10,000 startup and VC leaders for TechCrunch Disrupt 2024. It’s set to be a powerhouse event, drawing innovative minds from every corner of the globe. Time … Continue reading

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VCs love using the AI meeting notepad Granola, so they gave it $20M

Granola’s notepad app has become a popular tool among venture capitalists who use it to record meetings and augment notes using AI technology. That made it easier for the startup to raise funds from a crowd of investors for its … Continue reading

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Amazon adds gasoline discounts for Prime members, EV charging savings to follow

Amazon is challenging Walmart+ by offering Prime members a discount on fuel to combat high gas prices.  The company announced on Wednesday that Prime members will receive a 10 cents per gallon discount at around 7,000 Amoco, AM/PM, and BP … Continue reading

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