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Elon Musk’s X will pay Trump $10M to settle lawsuit over 2021 ban

​[[{“value”:” Elon Musk’s X has agreed to pay President Donald Trump $10 million to settle a lawsuit from the days when the company was still called Twitter and owned by Jack Dorsey, the Wall Street Journal reported citing unnamed sources. The lawsuit took issue with Twitter’s decision to ban Trump after January 6, when Trump’s supporters […] © 2024 TechCrunch….

Founded by DeepMind alumnus, Latent Labs launches with $50M to make biology programmable

​[[{“value”:” A new startup founded by a former Google DeepMind scientist is exiting stealth with $50 million in funding. Latent Labs is building AI foundation models to “make biology programmable,” and it plans to partner with biotech and pharmaceutical companies to generate and optimize proteins. It’s impossible to understand what DeepMind and its ilk are doing […] © 2024 TechCrunch….

Reddit hints at expanded AI-powered search

Reddit hints at expanded AI-powered search

​[[{“value”:” Reddit CEO Steve Huffman said that, over this year, Reddit plans to launch an upgraded search experience that’ll help users navigate the social network but also answer “subjective, hard, [and] interesting questions.” The company plans to achieve this by integrating Reddit Answers, its feature that allows visitors to ask questions and receive curated summaries of […] © 2024 TechCrunch….

VC industry reacts to Trump nominating a16z’s Brian Quintez for regulatory role

​[[{“value”:” Brian Quintenz, who leads policy for Andreessen Horowitz’s crypto team, announced on Wednesday that he’s being tapped to head the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), according to his X post. And many in the VC industry appear to be thrilled about it. The CFTC regulates the trading of commodity futures, options, and swaps, otherwise known […] © 2024 TechCrunch….

OpenAI pledges that its models won’t censor viewpoints

OpenAI pledges that its models won’t censor viewpoints

​[[{“value”:” Possibly in response to political pressure, OpenAI is making clear that its AI models won’t shy away from sensitive topics while refraining from making assertions that might “shut out some viewpoints.” In an updated version of its Model Spec, a collection of high-level rules that indirectly govern OpenAI’s models, OpenAI says that its models “must […] © 2024 TechCrunch….

Elizabeth Holmes says from prison she’s ‘committed’ to ‘making healthcare solutions available to everyone’

​[[{“value”:” People magazine has landed the first interview with Elizabeth Holmes since she reported to prison in 2023, and the convicted Theranos founder says she is still working on “research and inventions” in the healthcare space. “I remain completely committed to my dream of making affordable healthcare solutions available to everyone,” she told the magazine. Holmes, […] © 2024 TechCrunch….

Apple’s TV app, TV+ streaming service, and MLS Season Pass launches on Android

​[[{“value”:” Apple on Wednesday announced that its Apple TV app, including its Apple TV+ streaming service and MLS Season Pass, is arriving on Android devices. While the company previously offered a version of its app for Google TV, the newly released app will support a broader range of Android-based devices, including phones, tablets, and even foldables. […] © 2024 TechCrunch….

Apple is reportedly exploring humanoid robots

​[[{“value”:” Apple is exploring both humanoid and non-humanoid robotics form factors, according to a new scoop from longtime Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. The intel comes on the heels of a research paper from the iPhone-maker that explores human interactions with “non-anthropomorphic” robots – specifically a Pixar-style lamp. While Apple’s research paper highlights elements that could inform […] © 2024 TechCrunch….

Google expands Family Link parental controls with screen time tools, approved contacts, and more

​[[{“value”:” Google on Wednesday announced a series of updates for its parental control software Google Family Link and a plan to test new machine-learning techniques to estimate users’ ages so it could apply more age-appropriate experiences to kids’ devices. The company earlier said that it would soon use machine learning to determine the age of YouTube […] © 2024 TechCrunch….