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Experiment finds AI boosts creativity individually — but lowers it collectively

Posted on July 12, 2024 by Techme101

A new study examines whether AI could be an automated helpmeet in creative tasks, with mixed results: it appeared to help less naturally creative people write more original stories — but dampened the creativity of the group as a whole. … Continue reading →

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HeadSpin, whose founder is in prison for fraud, sold to PE firm in fire sale, sources say

Posted on July 12, 2024 by Techme101

In total, HeadSpin raised $117 million since its 2015 inception and was last valued at $1.1 billion in 2020. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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New Senate bill seeks to protect artists’ and journalists’ content from AI use

Posted on July 12, 2024 by Techme101

A bipartisan group of senators has introduced a new bill that seeks to protect artists, songwriters, and journalists from having their content used to train AI models or generate AI content without their consent. The bill, called the Content Origin … Continue reading →

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From Ethan Choi to Spencer Peterson, venture capitalists continue to play musical chairs

Posted on July 12, 2024 by Techme101

When Keith Rabois announced he was leaving Founders Fund to return to Khosla Ventures in January, it came as a shock to many in the venture capital ecosystem — and not just because Rabois is a big name in the … Continue reading →

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Archer’s vision of an air taxi network could benefit from Southwest customer data

Posted on July 12, 2024 by Techme101

Archer Aviation and Southwest Airlines are teaming up to figure out what it will take to build out a network of electric air taxis at California airports. Southwest’s customer data is at the heart of it.  The two companies signed … Continue reading →

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Wikipedia’s mobile website finally gets a dark mode — here’s how to turn it on

Posted on July 12, 2024 by Techme101

If you visited the Wikipedia website on mobile this week, you might have seen a pop-up indicating that dark mode is ready for prime time. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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SpaceX Falcon 9 suffers rare failure on orbit during Starlink deployment

Posted on July 12, 2024 by Techme101

The error brings to a close SpaceX’s incredible streak of 335 flawless launches across the company’s Falcon family of rockets, which also includes the more powerful Falcon Heavy. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Amazon AI chatbot Rufus is now live for all U.S. customers

Posted on July 12, 2024 by Techme101

Amazon’s AI-powered shopping assistant, named “Rufus,” is now live for all U.S. customers in the Amazon mobile app, the retailer announced on Friday. The assistant, which lives on the bottom right of the app’s main navigation bar, is designed to … Continue reading →

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More bad news for Elon Musk after X user’s legal challenge to shadowban prevails

Posted on July 12, 2024 by Techme101

If X continues to violate Europe’s data protection rules, the company is on the hook for fines of up to €4,000 per day. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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A startup set out to fight climate change — it did it by helping plumbers

Posted on July 12, 2024 by Techme101

The founders of HERO Software didn’t start out to help small tradespeople in construction with a platform. They started out to fight the climate crisis. But in doing so, they stumbled on a way to help the whole business. Now, … Continue reading →

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