Allen Career Institute has acquired Doubtnut in a deal that values the young edtech at $10 million, according to a person familiar with the matter, a reversal of fortune for the once promising edtech leading app. The two firms confirmed the deal on Monday, but […]
Month: December 2023
Spotify’s layoffs make sense when you consider its margins and market
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Bending Spoons lays off entire staff of Flimic
Milan-based creative app studio Bending Spoons has laid off the entire staff of Filmic, which made popular video and photo editing apps such as Filmic Pro, per a report by PetaPixel. Bending Spoons acquired Filmic last July and the move was announced in September. In […]
The best kitchen gifts for techy chefs in 2023
The kitchen is a sacred place. Some chefs insist on keeping things low-tech — Christine’s favorite purchase of the year is a piece of plastic from QVC, and Haje thinks that the Internet of Things has gone too far with Wi-Fi enabled toasters. But some […]
Hugging Face dodged a cyber-bullet with Lasso Security’s help
Further validating how brittle the security of generative AI models and their platforms are, Lasso Security helped Hugging Face dodge a potentially devastating attack by discovering that 1,681 API tokens were at risk of being compromised. The tokens were discovered by Lasso researchers who recently […]
Spotify laying off 17 percent of employees across the company
In a pre-holiday shocker, Spotify is laying off 17 percent of its workforce across the company, CEO Daniel Ek announced in a company press release. The cuts are being made due to what Ek called “the challenges ahead” and he elected to make them immediately […]
Looking back at a transformative year for AI
Breakthrough AI and LLMs like ChatGPT have unleashed waves of optimism, apprehension and speculation. What will 2024 bring?
Gravel gets funding from NEA to support Indonesia’s booming construction industry
Indonesia’s construction industry is growing quickly, driven by residential and industrial building, alongside infrastructure development plans by the government. Sourcing skilled labor is still a time-intensive process, however, and often relies on personal networks and lengthy recruitment efforts. The founders of Gravel want to change […]
Unveiling Ridley Scott’s ‘Napoleon’: Hit or Miss?
Today, we’re exploring Ridley Scott’s latest historical epic, ‘Napoleon’, a film that has sparked much conversation among movie enthusiasts and history buffs alike. Ridley Scott, a name synonymous with cinematic…
The Game Awards trailer gets us hyped for the games of 2024
Geoff Keighley’s The Game Awards released a trailer aimed at getting us hyped for the show on December 7 and the games of 2024.