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Amazon brings its Rufus AI shopping assistant to more international markets

Amazon is extending the availability of its AI-enabled shopping assistant, Rufus, to more markets in Europe and the Americas. The ecommerce giant has been widely considered to be playing catchup with its Big Tech brethren in the AI sphere, particularly … Continue reading

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LinkedIn launches its first AI agent to take on the role of job recruiters

LinkedIn, the social platform used by the working world to connect with others in their field, hunt for jobs, and develop skills, is taking the wraps off its latest effort to build artificial intelligence tools for its users: Hiring Assistant, … Continue reading

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Apple’s new M4 Mac Mini really lives up to its name

The week of Macs keeps rolling along with a brand-new Mac Mini. The rumors were true: The M4 edition finds the company scaling the little desktop down to not much larger than an Apple TV. The Mini enclosure measures 5 … Continue reading

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Apple introduces M4 Pro chip, debuting on the new Mac Mini

The week of Mac announcements chugs along, as Apple introduces the latest addition to its line of first-party silicon. The new M4 is debuting as an upgradeable option for the just-announced palm-size Mac Mini. The Pro follows the May release … Continue reading

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EU boosts EIC budget for supporting deeptech R&D and strategic scale-ups

The European Union will spend €1.4 billion (about $1.5 billion) next year to bolster deeptech research and support scale-ups in strategic areas like AI, low-carbon technologies, agritech and biotech, the European Commission said on Tuesday. The budget for the 2025 Work … Continue reading

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Why Crosscut Ventures is ‘following the founders’ into climate, space, and beyond

The focus of the new $100 million fund, Crosscut’s sixth, will include energy and power, space and underwater exploration, advanced manufacturing, advanced materials, and security and defense. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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U.S. finalizing rules to ban certain investments in AI tech in China

President Joe Biden’s administration says it’s finalizing rules to curb investments in AI and other tech sectors in China, Reuters reports. The rules, which were first proposed in June by the U.S. Treasury and directed by an executive order President … Continue reading

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MoneyGram replaces CEO weeks after massive customer data breach

The CEO’s removal comes soon after the company confirmed it had lost an unspecified amount of personal customer information in an earlier September cyberattack. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Salesforce AI chatbot Agentforce hits general availability

Salesforce on Tuesday announced the general availability of its AI agent development platform called Agentforce. The offering is, in essence, a low- or no-code method for deploying chatbots for employees or customers. Salesforce says the new platform is already being … Continue reading

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Margaret Atwood’s verdict on AI poetry is in — and it’s not good

Bestselling author Margaret Atwood isn’t worried about the indefatigable rise of generative AI — telling Reuters that she’s too old to be concerned about its impact on the arts. Her remarks follow a petition calling for an end to the … Continue reading

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