Wednesday, June 5, 2024

Dealt turns retailers into service providers and proves that pivots sometimes work

on 11:30 PM in features, Tech News with No comments

Dealt is now building a service platform for retailers instead of end customers.

Posted from: this blog via Microsoft Power Automate.

Hundreds of Snowflake customer passwords found online are linked to info-stealing malware

on 4:30 PM in features, Tech News with No comments

Snowflake is the latest company in a string of high-profile security incidents and sizable data breaches caused by the lack of MFA.

Posted from: this blog via Microsoft Power Automate.

Google acquires Cameyo to bring Windows apps to ChromeOS

on 4:00 PM in features, Tech News with No comments

Google has acquired Cameyo, a company developing virtualization tools to run Windows apps on ChromeOS devices, for an undisclosed amount. In a blog post, Cameyo CEO Andrew Miller and Google product lead Naveen Viswanatha write that the buy will benefit ChromeOS, Google’s lightweight Linux-based operating system, by giving ChromeOS users greater access to Windows apps […]

Posted from: this blog via Microsoft Power Automate.

This Week in AI: Ex-OpenAI staff call for safety and transparency

on 10:30 AM in features, Tech News with No comments

Hiya, folks, and welcome to TechCrunch’s inaugural AI newsletter. It’s truly a thrill to type those words — this one’s been long in the making, and we’re excited to finally share it with you. With the launch of TC’s AI newsletter, we’re sunsetting This Week in AI, the semiregular column previously known as Perceptron. But […]

Posted from: this blog via Microsoft Power Automate.

Wix’s new tool taps AI to generate smartphone apps

on 10:00 AM in features, Tech News with No comments

Wix, the platform known chiefly for its web design tools, is launching a generative AI feature that’ll let customers create and edit iOS or Android apps by describing what they want to see in plain English. Set to arrive in Wix’s app builder tool this week, the capability guides users through a chatbot-like interface to […]

Posted from: this blog via Microsoft Power Automate.

Whizz wants to own the delivery e-bike subscription space, starting with NYC

on 9:30 AM in features, Tech News with No comments

New York City, home to over 60,000 gig delivery workers, has been cracking down on cheap, uncertified e-bikes that have resulted in battery fires across the city. Some e-bike providers may see such regulations as a problem for business. But e-bike subscription startup Whizz sees it as an opportunity. “I think the market is moving […]

Posted from: this blog via Microsoft Power Automate.

Three ways founders can shine at TechCrunch Disrupt 2024

on 8:30 AM in features, Tech News with No comments

TechCrunch Disrupt 2024 in San Francisco is the must-attend event for startup founders aiming to make their mark in the tech world. This year, founders have three exciting ways to participate, each tailored to maximize exposure, networking, and growth opportunities. Here’s how founders can join us this October: Attend with a Founder Pass Investing in […]

Posted from: this blog via Microsoft Power Automate.

Google’s new startup program focuses on bringing AI to public infrastructure

on 7:30 AM in features, Tech News with No comments

Google’s newest startup program, announced on Wednesday, aims to bring AI technology to the public sector. The newly launched “Google for Startups AI Academy: American Infrastructure” will offer participants hands-on training from AI experts and other support for companies solving problems in areas like agriculture, energy, education, public safety, healthcare, telecommunications, transportation, urban development, and […]

Posted from: this blog via Microsoft Power Automate.

Modi’s third term signals policy continuity in India – but with spending cuts

on 7:29 PM in features, Tech News with No comments

The BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) has emerged victorious in India’s 2024 general election, but with a smaller majority compared to 2019. According to post-election analysis by Goldman Sachs, UBS, Bernstein and Citi, this slimmer mandate may push the government – known for transforming India into a global manufacturing powerhouse and making investments in sectors […]

Posted from: this blog via Microsoft Power Automate.

ChatGPT: Everything you need to know about the AI-powered chatbot

on 9:59 AM in features, Tech News with No comments

ChatGPT, OpenAI’s text-generating AI chatbot, has taken the world by storm. What started as a tool to hyper-charge productivity through writing essays and code with short text prompts has evolved into a behemoth used by more than 92% of Fortune 500 companies for more wide-ranging needs. And that growth has propelled OpenAI itself into becoming […]

Posted from: this blog via Microsoft Power Automate.

Worldcoin faces pivotal EU privacy decision within weeks

on 9:29 AM in features, Tech News with No comments

The next few weeks could be pivotal for Worldcoin, the controversial eyeball-scanning crypto venture co-founded by OpenAI’s Sam Altman, whose operations remain almost entirely shuttered in the European Union following a series of privacy complaints — including in France, Germany, Portugal and Spain. The only EU market where Worldcoin is still scanning eyeballs according to […]

Posted from: this blog via Microsoft Power Automate.

Discord and TuneIn partner to bring live radio to the social platform

on 8:59 AM in features, Tech News with No comments

Audio streaming service TuneIn is teaming up with Discord to bring free live radio to the platform. This is TuneIn’s first collaboration with a social platform and one that is likely to help it reach a larger audience. Discord has a vast user base of 200 million, while TuneIn today touts 75 million monthly active […]

Posted from: this blog via Microsoft Power Automate.

Scale AI founder Alexandr Wang is coming to Disrupt 2024

on 8:29 AM in features, Tech News with No comments

The early victors in the AI gold rush are selling the picks and shovels needed to develop and apply artificial intelligence. Just take a look at data-labeling startup Scale AI — and its long and diverse list of customers and investors. The San Francisco-based startup, founded in 2016, developed software that labels image, text, voice […]

Posted from: this blog via Microsoft Power Automate.

Engineer brothers found Forge to modernize hardware procurement

on 7:29 AM in features, Tech News with No comments

Try to imagine the number of parts that go into making a rocket engine. Now imagine requesting and comparing quotes for each of those parts, getting approvals to purchase the part you eventually do select, and tracking those parts until they arrive at your HQ. It’s exactly as complex as it sounds – but it […]

Posted from: this blog via Microsoft Power Automate.