Tuesday, August 13, 2024

Made by Google 2024: A few AI features you might’ve missed

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We rounded up some of the more intriguing AI-related announcements that didn't get a ton of play, like Pixel Studio.

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Thiel’s Gawker takedown could be coming to a theater near you

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Ben Affleck and Matt Damon have acquired a screenplay called “Killing Gawker,” which presumably delves into billionaire VC Peter Thiel’s campaign to bury the media outfit for posting excerpts from a Hulk Hogan sex tape. The film is based on a book that details the 2016 court case in which Hogan won a $140 million […]

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Google’s Pixel Buds Pro 2 bring Gemini to your ears

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The $229 Pixel Buds Pro 2 start shipping September 26.

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Gemini Live, Google’s answer to ChatGPT’s Advanced Voice Mode, launches

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Gemini Live lets users have "in-depth" voice chats with Gemini, Google's generative AI-powered chatbot, on their smartphones.

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Singaporean investment app Syfe pulls in $27M to hasten growth in Asia Pacific

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The Asia Pacific region has long been an important market for wealth management firms with the plethora of developing economies and a burgeoning retail investment market. But there’s still a huge market to capture: About 40% to 45% of personal financial assets in the region are held in cash and deposits as of 2023, according […]

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She grew up a gearhead — now her startup has raised $4.3M to cut CO2 from trucking

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The irony was not lost on her. Growing up the daughter of a family obsessed with car racing, Danielle Walsh had become — in her late 20s — the head of HSBC’s ‘Future Cities’ project, the global banking giant’s effort to serve clients’ climate change mandates. It was 2018, and she was reporting both into the […]

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Opera is releasing its redesigned browser on iOS

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Opera is releasing its redesigned Opera One browser on iOS as a stable release after testing it in the beta phase for weeks. The new browser has a bottom placed search bar for easy browsing, quick search suggestions while typing, and Aria AI assistant integration. While the placed search bar will be the default option, […]

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FBI takes down ransomware gang that hacked dozens of companies

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The FBI's takedown of the Radar/Dispossessor ransomware and extortion gang is a rare win in the fight against ransomware.

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The crypto founder who didn’t save Puerto Rico after all

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In Puerto Rico, tax breaks enacted in 2012 aimed to juice the economy by encouraging mainland U.S. citizens to do business and live on the island, where they could apply to pay nothing in capital gains taxes. But the tech — and primarily crypto — entrepreneurs who showed up in droves to shield their wealth […]

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Antler doubles down on Southeast Asia with $72M second startup fund

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Antler, the Singapore VC that focuses on early-stage investments, just closed its second Southeast Asia fund. It’s raised $72 million to double down on startups in Singapore, Indonesia, Vietnam and Malaysia. This should be welcome news for startups. Like other regions, Southeast Asia has faced a persistent funding slump. Between January and July 2024, tech […]

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Elon Musk and Donald Trump’s X Spaces crashes

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Elon Musk and Donald Trump’s joint X Spaces appears to have crashed Monday afternoon. The conversation between the owner of X and the former President was scheduled for 5 pm PT, but users received an error message when joining at that time. “This Space is not available,” said a message on X when trying to […]

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Elon Musk and Donald Trump’s X Spaces crashes

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Score, the dating app for people with good to excellent credit, quietly shuts down

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It racked up around 18,000 users, made 8,000 matches, and gathered a lot of insights on the current dating scene.

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Crewed commercial SpaceX mission will traverse the poles like the explorers of old

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Fram2 would launch into a polar orbit from Florida in late 2024, after which it will stay up at 425-450 kilometers of altitude for three to five days.

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Artists’ lawsuit against generative AI makers can go forward, judge says

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A class action lawsuit filed by artists who allege that Stability, Runway, and DeviantArt illegally trained their AIs on copyrighted works can move forward, but only in part, the presiding judge decided on Monday. In a mixed ruling, several of the plaintiffs’ claims were dismissed while others survived, meaning the suit could end up at […]

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