Wednesday, November 29, 2023

Elon Musk is now taking applications for data to study X — but only EU researchers need apply…

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Lawmakers take note: Elon Musk-owned X appears to have quietly complied with a hard legal requirement in the European Union that requires larger platforms (aka VLOPs) to provide researchers with data access in order to study systemic risks arising from use of their services — risks such as disinformation, child safety issues, gender-based violence and […]

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Call for content: Speak at TechCrunch Early Stage 2024

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We’re searching for seasoned startup founders and subject-matter experts to host a roundtable at TechCrunch Early Stage 2024. Our one-day summit, designed for emerging early-stage startup founders, takes place in Boston, Massachusetts, on April 25, 2024. Do you possess essential, game-changing advice for aspiring founders in the idea stage or newly minted founders with an […]

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Amazon SageMaker HyperPod makes it easier to train and fine-tune LLMs

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At its re:Invent conference today, Amazon’s AWS cloud arm announced the launch of SageMaker HyperPod, a new purpose-built service for training and fine-tuning large language models (LLMs). SageMaker HyperPod is now generally available. Amazon has long bet on SageMaker, its service for building, training and deploying machine learning models, as the backbone of its machine […]

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Amazon finally releases its own AI-powered image generator

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Amazon is releasing an image generator — joining the ranks of the many, many other tech giants and startups that have already done so. During a keynote at its re:Invent conference this morning, Amazon debuted Titan Image Generator, which is now available in preview for AWS customers. Titan Image Generator, a part of Amazon’s Titan […]

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Apple and Google avoid naming ChatGPT as their ‘app of the year,’ picking AllTrails and Imprint instead

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Both Apple and Google today announced their best apps and games of the year, with the hiking and biking companion AllTrails winning as Apple’s iPhone App of the Year in 2023, while the educational app Imprint: Learn Visually won as Google Play’s best app. Meanwhile, Apple and Google agreed on their Game of the Year, […]

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Tuesday, November 28, 2023

FEBE Ventures launches $75 million second fund

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FEBE Ventures’ name stands for “for entrepreneurs by entrepreneurs,” and true to form, it is continuing to support seed-stage startups with the launch of its second fund. Targeting $75 million, Fund II is 2.5 times larger than FEBE’s first fund and 90% has already been committed. As part of the launch, FEBE Ventures also announced […]

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London’s iconic black cabs can soon be hailed on Uber

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Uber has secured another win over the struggling taxi industry. Soon, riders in London will be able to hail an iconic black cab in the city. London cabbies can now start signing up for Uber trip referrals, but the service won’t roll out until early 2024. Uber says some drivers have already begun showing interest […]

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LockBit claims cyberattack on India’s national aerospace lab

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The notorious ransomware gang LockBit has claimed responsibility for a cyberattack targeting India’s state-owned aerospace research lab. On Wednesday, LockBit added the National Aerospace Laboratories (NAL) to its dark web leak site, which ransomware gangs use to extort victims for ransom payments. The group threatened to publish the organization’s stolen data if it fails to […]

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Polestar’s climate-tweeting bot isn’t actually a bot, for good reason

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“When is a bot a person?,” my colleague Kirsten asked after I learned that Polestar’s climate bot is more human than machine. Polestar launched its “Truth Bot” on X (formerly Twitter) ahead of COP28, the UN climate conference overseen by an oil executive. The Truth Bot replies to misleading tweets about the climate crisis and […]

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Scooter startup Tier lays off 22% of workforce to reach profitability

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German micromobility operator Tier Mobility is laying off another 22% of its workforce to cut costs in the never-ending grind toward profitability, according to a LinkedIn post from CEO Lawrence Leuschner. The hits keep coming for the micromobility giant, which sailed into 2022 on a high note. By March 2022, Tier had raised a $200 […]

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Amazon unveils Q, an AI-powered chatbot for businesses

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Amazon is launching an AI-powered chatbot for AWS customers called Q. Announced during a keynote at Amazon’s re:Invent conference today, Q can answer questions like “how do I build a web application with AWS.” Trained on 17 years’ worth of AWS knowledge, it’ll offer a list of potential solutions along with reasons why you might […]

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