Google has updated its Bard AI chatbot, so you can use it to parse YouTube videos. In its most recent experiment update log, the company has announced it has expanded the capabilities of Bard’s YouTube extension, so when it’s enabled, the generative AI can “understand […]
Day: November 23, 2023
Instagram now allows anyone to download public Reels
Instagram head Adam Mosseri said Wednesday that the app now allows all users across the world to download public Reels to their devices. Prior to this rollout, you could only save Reels to the Instagram app for viewing them later. Mosseri said on his broadcast […]
Apple denied unionized workers better benefits, NLRB claims
Illustration: The Verge The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) claims Apple denied a set of new benefits to unionized employees at its Towson, Maryland store, according to a complaint filed on Tuesday. In the complaint, the NLRB alleges Apple didn’t extend enhanced benefits to Towson […]
Pakistan-based BusCaro is providing safer transportation options, especially for women
When Maha Shazhad was 19, she was force to drop out of university in Pakistan because she couldn’t find safe and reliable transportation. Shazhad explained to TechCrunch that 85% of working women in the country have faced sexual harassment at least once on public transport. […]
Elon Musk says X will show headlines on the platform again
Elon Musk said that X, formerly Twitter, will start showing headlines in preview cards with URLs on the platform again after removing titles last month. In a post on X, Musk said in an upcoming update, the company will overlay the title in the upper […]
OpenAI in turmoil: Altman’s leadership, trust issues and new opportunities for Google and Anthropic — 4 key takeaways
In a video podcast, VentureBeat’s editors explore OpenAI’s upheaval, Altman’s leadership crisis, and the opportunities it presents for Google and Anthropic.
Bruised Cruise shifts gears in scaled-down robotaxi comeback plan
Cruise executives are taking a measured business approach that preserves cash and improves safety culture in an attempt to put GM’s troubled autonomous vehicle subsidiary on the right path. The first steps in this rebuilding plan, which includes pausing production on its Origin robotaxi, were […]
Instagram now allows anyone to download public Reels
Instagram head Adam Mosseri said Wednesday that the app now allows all users across the world to download public Reels to their devices. Prior to this rollout, you could only save Reels to the Instagram app for viewing them later. Mosseri said on his broadcast […]
OpenAI, emerging from the ashes, has a lot to prove even with Sam Altman’s return
The OpenAI power struggle that captivated the tech world after co-founder Sam Altman was fired has finally reached its end — at least for the time being. But what to make of it? It feels almost as though some eulogizing is called for — like […]