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YouTube and LinkedIn have games now, and here’s how you can play them

Here are the latest companies venturing into the gaming scene and details about each offering, including pricing, examples of titles and supported devices.  © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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CIOs’ concerns over generative AI echo those of the early days of cloud computing

CIOs trying to govern generative AI have the same concerns they had about cloud computing 15 years ago, but they’ve learned some things along the way. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Epic Games CEO promises to ‘fight’ Apple over ‘absurd’ changes

It sounds like the latest dispute between Apple and Fortnite-maker Epic Games isn’t over. Epic has been fighting Apple for years over the company’s revenue-sharing requirements in the App Store. While Epic’s antitrust lawsuit against Apple was defeated last year, … Continue reading

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What happens if you shoot down a delivery drone?

As deep-pocketed companies like Amazon, Google and Walmart invest in and experiment with drone delivery, a phenomenon reflective of this modern era has emerged. Drones, carrying snacks and other sundries, are being shot out of the sky.  Incidents are still … Continue reading

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Waymo robotaxi pulled over by Phoenix police after driving into the wrong lane

A police officer pulled over a self-driving Waymo vehicle in Phoenix after it ran a red light and pulled into a lane of oncoming traffic, according to dispatch records. The incident took place on June 19, but local media including … Continue reading

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Figma pauses its new AI feature after Apple controversy

Welcome back to TechCrunch’s Week in Review — TechCrunch’s newsletter recapping the week’s biggest news. Want it in your inbox every Saturday? Sign up here. This week, Figma CEO Dylan Field said the company will temporarily disable its “Make Design” … Continue reading

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How to set up parental controls on Facebook, Snapchat, TikTok and more popular sites

We’ve created this guide to help parents navigate the controls offered by popular social media companies. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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You could learn a lot from a CIO with a $17B IT budget

Lori Beer’s work is a case study for every CIO out there, most of whom will never come close to JP Morgan Chase’s scale, but who can still learn from how it goes about its business. © 2024 TechCrunch. All … Continue reading

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Tesla makes it onto Chinese government purchase list

For the first time, Chinese government workers will be able to purchase Tesla’s Model Y for official use. Specifically, officials in eastern China’s Jiangsu province included the Model Y in a government procurement list, which was also reported in the … Continue reading

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Tokens are a big reason today’s generative AI falls short

Generative AI models don’t process text the same way humans do. Understanding their “token”-based internal environments may help explain some of their strange behaviors — and stubborn limitations. Most models, from small on-device ones like Gemma to OpenAI’s industry-leading GPT-4o, … Continue reading

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