[[{“value”:” With dozens of antitrust cases and close to a hundred on the consumer protection side, the agency is now turning to innovative tactics to help it fight fraud, particularly in the AI space. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. “}]]
Apple Watch is finally adding a feature I’ve been requesting for years
[[{“value”:” The ability to pause your activity rings is a minor feature update for most, but for those of us who obsess about such things to an unhealthy degree, it’s the best Apple Watch update in years. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. “}]]
Why Apple is taking a small model approach to generative AI
[[{“value”:” It’s a very Apple approach in the sense that it prioritizes a frictionless user experience above all. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. “}]]
Linq raises $6.6M to use AI to make research easier for financial analysts
[[{“value”:” When generative AI tools started making waves in late 2022 after the launch of ChatGPT, the finance industry was one of the first to recognize these tools’ potential for speeding up the data-gathering and research process. Speed, after all, is vital when you’re advising investors who need to respond quickly to market changes. Now a […] © 2024 TechCrunch….
Biden administration looks to give Rocket Lab $24M to boost space-grade solar cell production
[[{“value”:” In addition to the federal funding, the state of New Mexico — where SolAero is based — committed to providing financing and incentives that value $25.5 million. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. “}]]
Apple’s AI, Apple Intelligence, is boring and practical — that’s why it works
[[{“value”:” Some of the new Apple Intelligence features that Apple debuted at WWDC 2024 don’t even feel like AI, they just feel like smarter tools. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. “}]]
Master Your High School STEM Resume for College Applications
[[{“value”:” If you plan to pursue a STEM degree in college, creating a STEM-focused resume for your college applications may be the way to go. It allows you to showcase what you’ve been doing during high school and describe what makes you unique as an applicant. It also lets you to show colleges how you might […] The post Master…
Spawning wants to build more ethical AI training datasets
[[{“value”:” Jordan Meyer and Mathew Dryhurst founded Spawning AI to create tools that help artists exert more control over how their works are used online. Their latest project, called Source.Plus, is intended to curate “non-infringing” media for AI model training. The Source.Plus project’s first initiative is a dataset seeded with nearly 40 million public domain images […] © 2024 TechCrunch….
TikTok comes for Google as it quietly rolls out image search capabilities in TikTok Shop
[[{“value”:” After leading the social media landscape, TikTok appears to be interested in challenging Google’s dominance in search. The company confirmed to TechCrunch that it’s testing the ability for users to take or upload a photo to find similar products in TikTok Shop. The feature, which was first spotted by X user Jonah Manzano, is available […] © 2024 TechCrunch….
GM gives Cruise $850M lifeline as it relaunches robotaxis in Houston
[[{“value”:” General Motors is investing $850 million into Cruise as the autonomous vehicle subsidiary slowly makes its way back to testing in Phoenix, Dallas and, as of Tuesday, Houston. GM’s CFO Paul Jacobson announced the capital infusion onstage at Deutsche Bank’s Global Automotive Industry Conference on Tuesday. “This will help bridge Cruise funding until we can […] © 2024 TechCrunch….