Social magazine app Flipboard had already committed to joining the ‘fediverse‘ — the decentralized social web, which includes apps like Mastodon. Now, it’s doubling down on those ambitions with an announcement that it will stop tweeting while also launching a new podcast devoted to exploring […]
Day: November 21, 2023
Microsoft releases Orca 2, a pair of small language models that outperform larger counterparts
When tested on 15 diverse benchmarks (in zero-shot settings) covering aspects like language understanding and common-sense reasoning, the Orca 2 models matched or outperformed five to ten times bigger models.
Microsoft releases Orca 2, a pair of small language models that outperform larger counterparts
When tested on 15 diverse benchmarks (in zero-shot settings) covering aspects like language understanding and common-sense reasoning, the Orca 2 models matched or outperformed five to ten times bigger models.
Chessarama puzzle games collection launches on PC and Xbox in December
Minimol Games is releasing Chessarama, its collection of single-player chess-based games, to Xbox and PC on December 5.
X lawsuit accuses Media Matters of running a campaign to drive advertisers away from its website
X has filed a lawsuit against media watchdog group Media Matters over the latter’s research that showed ads on the social network appearing next to antisemitic content. The company’s owner, Elon Musk, promised to file a “thermonuclear lawsuit” against the organization late last week following […]
Players sue AviaGames for racketeering for disguising bots as humans in skill-based games
Players filed a fraud and racketeering lawsuit against AviaGames for allegedly using bots in what are supposed to be human-only skill-based games.
Cruise co-founder resigns following CEO exit
Cruise, the self-driving car company owned by General Motors, confirmed to Reuters that its co-founder and chief product officer Daniel Kan has resigned. Kan’s departure comes just a day after the company’s CEO Kyle Vogt announced his resignation on X after a 10-year tenure. Kan […]
Spotify reportedly struck a special deal with Google that let it skip Play Store fees
Spotify struck a special deal with Google that lets it pay no commission to Google when people sign up for subscriptions using the music streaming service’s own payment system on Android, according to new testimony in the ongoing Epic v. Google trial first reported by […]
Indy raises $44 million to simplify taxes and paperwork for freelancers
French startup Indy has recently closed a new funding round of $44 million (€40 million) with BlackFin Capital Partners leading the round. Indy started as an automated accounting platform for freelancers and other self-employed people. But the company has been slowly iterating on its product […]
Google admits Spotify pays no Play Store fees because of a secret deal
A Google executive said during a testimony in the Epic vs Google trial that a deal with Spotify allows the audio company to bypass Play Store fees, as reported by The Verge. Don Harrison, Google’s head of partnership, said that Spotify pays no fees when […]