MDaaS Global, a Nigerian health tech company that operates a network of tech-enabled diagnostic centers across the country, has secured $3 million in pre-Series A funding. The round was led by Aruwa Capital and Newton Partners, the latter of which was the lead investor in […]
Month: March 2024
Turmoil at OpenAI: what’s next for the creator of ChatGPT?
Illustration: The Verge CEO Sam Altman has returned to OpenAI, and Elon Musk is suing the company he helped to start. The world’s hottest generative AI company went through three CEOs in under a week and ended up with the same one it had at […]
OpenAI says Elon Musk wanted it to merge with Tesla to create a for-profit entity
Elon Musk, who sued OpenAI for violating its non-profit mission and chasing profits, allegedly wanted the organization to merge with Tesla when it was starting to plan its transition into a for-profit entity in order to accomplish its goals. Well, either that or get full […]
Apple releases a new API to fetch transactions from Apple Card and Apple Cash
Apple’s iOS 17.4 update is primarily about adapting iOS to EU’s Digital Market Act Regulation. But the company has also released a new API called FinanceKit that lets developers fetch transactions and balance information from Apple Card, Apple Cash, and Savings with Apple. At launch, […]
The Logitech MX Brio packs a big upgrade in image quality and a handy party trick
Logitech has been in the webcam game since way before the pandemic made having one a necessity. But for some reason, none of them were good enough to be part of its flagship productivity lineup alongside peripherals like the MX Master 3S and MX Mechanical. […]
Political deepfakes are spreading like wildfire thanks to GenAI
This year, billions of people will vote in elections around the world. 2024 will see — and has seen — high-stakes races in more than 50 countries, from Russia and Taiwan to India and El Salvador. Demagogic candidates — and looming geopolitical threats — would […]
Microsoft’s new Orca-Math AI outperforms models 10x larger
Arindam Mitra noted and posted a chart showing that Orca Math bests most other 7-70 billion parameter-sized AI models.
Waze now helps you navigate roundabouts, alerts you about speed limit changes and more
Waze is adding a few new features that will help users navigate tricky roundabouts, get alerts when a speed limit is about to change and get warnings about speed bumps and sharp curves. The Google-owned company is also making it easier for users to find […]
YouTube is experiencing outages too, site confirms
Several social media websites are experiencing outages on Tuesday morning. YouTube confirmed that some users are having trouble loading videos on the platform; meanwhile, platforms like Discord and Meta’s Threads, Facebook and Instagram are down as well. According to a post on Google’s support page, […]
TikTok says its revamped creator fund has increased total creator revenue by over 250%
TikTok announced today that its revamped creator fund has increased total creator revenue by over 250% within the last six months. The company says the fund, which launched a year ago and eventually replaced TikTok’s original $1 billion Creator Fund, is exiting beta in the […]