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OpenAI hires its first chief economist

OpenAI has hired its first chief economist: Aaron Chatterji, formerly the chief economist at the Commerce Department under President Joe Biden and a senior economist in President Barack Obama’s Council of Economic Advisers. Chatterji, who’s also a professor of business and … Continue reading

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Farewell to Foursquare’s app

“I would be lying if I didn’t admit that I have been in a real funk these last few days over this news,” writes Foursquare founder Dennis Crowley, speaking about the company’s plan to sunset the Foursquare City Guides app … Continue reading

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SEC fines four companies $7 million for ‘misleading cyber disclosures’ regarding SolarWinds hack

The SEC concluded that four tech companies misled investors and minimized the damage they suffered from the SolarWinds supply chain hack. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Thousands of creatives sign petition against AI data scraping

What do the actor Kevin Bacon, the novelist Kazuo Ishiguro, the musician Robert Smith, and the journalist and historian Sidney Blumenthal have in common? They are among the 11,500 signatories of a petition against unlicensed use of creative works for … Continue reading

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

The clock is ticking down! Just 6 days to go until TechCrunch Disrupt 2024! Join 10,000 industry leaders from around the world at Moscone West in San Francisco from October 28-30 to witness groundbreaking discussions with top-tier industry experts, elite … Continue reading

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Ex-SpaceX engineers land $14M to scale new method for 3D printing metal

3D printing objects using metal is a well-established technique, but it tends to be too complex, expensive, or imprecise to match traditional methods at scale. Armed with $14 million from Nvidia and Boeing, Freeform aims to change that, building a … Continue reading

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Stability claims its newest Stable Diffusion models generate more ‘diverse’ images

Following a string of controversies stemming from technical hiccups and licensing changes, AI startup Stability AI has announced its latest family of image generation models. The new Stable Diffusion 3.5 series is more customizable and versatile than Stability’s previous-generation tech, … Continue reading

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Spotify now lets you create custom cover art for your playlists

Spotify is rolling out the ability for users to design and customize their own playlist cover art, the company announced on Tuesday. While users have already been able to upload a custom image for a playlist, this new feature lets … Continue reading

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Marc Andreessen says AI model makers are in ‘race to the bottom’ and it’s not good for business

Marc Andreessen, general partner at VC firm Andreessen Horowitz, was on stage at the Ray Summit conference earlier this month, talking about AI. CFO.com has pulled out the best quotes so you don’t have to watch the full interview. “Maybe … Continue reading

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Turnover Labs is helping chemical plants to reuse their waste CO2

Turnover Labs was born out of Marissa Beatty’s doctoral research into improving the durability of electrolyzers. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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