Nintendo releases trailers for new ‘Zelda’ and ‘Pikmin’ games

Nintendo hosted a forty-five minute Nintendo Direct livestream on Wednesday, revealing upcoming games and updates for the Nintendo Switch. As many players expected, Nintendo shared a trailer for the highly anticipated “The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom,” the follow-up to the franchise’s beloved “Breath of the Wild.” The game will be released on […]

Nintendo releases trailers for new ‘Zelda’ and ‘Pikmin’ games by Amanda Silberling originally published on TechCrunch

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AI is eating itself: Bing’s AI quotes COVID disinfo sourced from ChatGPT

One of the more interesting, but seemingly academic, concerns of the new era of AI sucking up everything on the web was that AIs will eventually start to absorb other AI-generated content and regurgitate it in a self-reinforcing loop. Not so academic after all, it appears, because Bing just did it! When asked, it produced […]

AI is eating itself: Bing’s AI quotes COVID disinfo sourced from ChatGPT by Devin Coldewey originally published on TechCrunch

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Hands-on with the new Bing

Yesterday, Microsoft launched the new Bing on the web and in its Edge browser, powered by a combination of a next-gen OpenAI GPT model and Microsoft’s own Prometheus model. With this, Microsoft jumped ahead of Google in bringing this kind of search experience to the mainstream, though we’ll likely see the competition heat up in […]

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Daily Crunch: Google announces global rollout for AI-driven ‘multisearch’ on mobile devices

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Daily Crunch: Google announces global rollout for AI-driven ‘multisearch’ on mobile devices by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch

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Affirm’s stock plunges as it misses earnings, cuts 500 jobs and shutters crypto unit

Citing economic turbulence, buy now, pay later giant Affirm announced today that it is reducing its staff by 19%, or about 500 employees, and shutting down its crypto unit. That leaves the company with about 2,000 employees. In a written statement, Founder and CEO Max Levchin said that he takes “full responsibility for this decision […]

Affirm’s stock plunges as it misses earnings, cuts 500 jobs and shutters crypto unit by Mary Ann Azevedo originally published on TechCrunch

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Twitter is telling users that they’re over the daily tweet limit

Twitter users have seen their fair share of erratic policy changes and weird bugs lately, but today they can’t even tweet through it. Many users reported that they were suddenly unable to tweet on Wednesday, starting around 2PM PT. Right now, the bug appears to be affecting all non-scheduled tweets. Tweets that were scheduled previously […]

Twitter is telling users that they’re over the daily tweet limit by Taylor Hatmaker originally published on TechCrunch

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Giannis, Doja Cat and Amy Schumer will peddle Google’s Pixel during the Super Bowl

Super Bowl ads make strange bedfellows. Half a week out from The Big Game™, Google just dropped their spot. This time out, the company’s Pixel 7 is in the spotlight — specifically the smartphone’s impressive AI imaging features. Legally, one can’t have a Super Bowl spot without enlisting celebrities, so the company hired musician Doja […]

Giannis, Doja Cat and Amy Schumer will peddle Google’s Pixel during the Super Bowl by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch

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Streamdal wants to bring greater visibility to streaming data architectures

The rise of streaming architectures — frameworks of software components built to ingest and process large volumes of data from multiple sources — is driving the demand for better reliability and performance. Engineering teams often encode data to improve app performance by using what are known as “message envelopes.” But these add complexity — and […]

Streamdal wants to bring greater visibility to streaming data architectures by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch

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UK regulator says Microsoft’s proposed $68.7B Activision merger could create ‘higher prices, fewer choices’

Seven months after the U.K.’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) confirmed it was launching an antitrust investigation into Microsoft’s $68.7 billion bid for video game giant Activision Blizzard, the U.K. competition regulator has provisionally concluded that the merger “could harm U.K. gamers” through higher prices, fewer choices, or less innovation. Microsoft first revealed plans for […]

UK regulator says Microsoft’s proposed $68.7B Activision merger could create ‘higher prices, fewer choices’ by Paul Sawers originally published on TechCrunch

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Musk’s Twitter is facing tricky questions over data deletion

European data protection regulators are “engaging” with Twitter following a series of complaints from users that it’s ignoring requests to delete their direct messages, TechCrunch has learned. Concerns over the privacy and security of Twitter DMs — which are not end-to-end encrypted (E2EE) — has grown since Elon Musk’s takeover of the company last fall, […]

Musk’s Twitter is facing tricky questions over data deletion by Natasha Lomas originally published on TechCrunch

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Dear Sophie: Will published articles better my odds of getting an O-1A or H-1B visa?

I’ve heard that articles in publications about an entrepreneur or a startup can be a big plus when applying for an O-1A or H-1B visa. Is that true?

Dear Sophie: Will published articles better my odds of getting an O-1A or H-1B visa? by Ram Iyer originally published on TechCrunch

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Russian ‘WhisperGate’ hackers are using new data-stealing malware to target Ukraine

Security researchers say they have recently observed a Russian hacking crew, who were behind the destructive WhisperGate malware cyberattacks, targeting Ukrainian entities with a new information-stealing malware. Symantec’s Threat Hunter Team has attributed this campaign to a Russia-linked cyber threat actor, widely known as TA471 (or UAC-0056), which has been active since early 2021. The […]

Russian ‘WhisperGate’ hackers are using new data-stealing malware to target Ukraine by Carly Page originally published on TechCrunch

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Chinese influence, loan-collection practices reasons for India’s crackdown on lending apps

India’s push to ban over 90 lending apps has sent a panic to the industry as many scramble to understand why they have been impacted. The IT Ministry’s move is reportedly aimed at protecting the nation’s integrity and curb China’s influence in the South Asian market, the state-owned broadcaster said on Sunday. In meetings with […]

Chinese influence, loan-collection practices reasons for India’s crackdown on lending apps by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch

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Daily Crunch: Global VC firm Partech reaches first close of largest African fund at €245 million

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Daily Crunch: Global VC firm Partech reaches first close of largest African fund at €245 million by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch

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GlossAi’s generative highlights are a glimpse of content’s crowded future

For anyone who wants to get a piece of content they’ve created out there, the number of platforms and formats means it’s not so simple as it used to be. GlossAi is a startup aiming to automate the process using (what else?) AI, and its approach of turning a half hour of content into an […]

GlossAi’s generative highlights are a glimpse of content’s crowded future by Devin Coldewey originally published on TechCrunch

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