Scams are all over the internet, and AI is making matters worse (no, Taylor Swift didn’t giveaway Le Creuset pans, and Tom Hanks didn’t promote a dental plan). Now, companies such as Match Group, Meta and Coinbase are launching Tech Against Scams, a new coalition […]
Day: May 21, 2024
GamesBeat Summit 2024: Will Wright on his new game Proxi and the future of AI
Legendary game designer and SimCity creator Will Wright believes that AI will be a transformative force in game development, and he hopes that his new project will help illustrate some of those possibilities. “Right now, we’re just seeing the earliest uses of AI in the […]
Vitesse, a payments and treasury management platform for insurers, raises $93M to fuel US expansion
London-based fintech Vitesse has closed a $93 million Series C round of funding led by investment giant KKR. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Do developers still need to learn programming languages in the age of AI?
While AI tools are nice to have, they are not a sum total solution, or replacement in the case of developers.
Scarlett Johansson says OpenAI used her likeness without permission for its ‘Sky’ voice assistant
Actor Scarlett Johansson has accused OpenAI of copying her voice for one of the voice assisstants in ChatGPT despite denying the company permission to do so. Johansson’s statement on Monday came hours after OpenAI said that the company would no longer use the voice in […]
The Morning After: Microsoft introduces its AI-centric Copilot+ PCs
Microsoft couldn’t wait until its Build conference today. It just revealed a bunch of new hardware and plans for Windows. Copilot+ PCs were the big announcement, designed to run generative AI processes locally instead of in the cloud. Of course, Microsoft had new Surface devices […]
Transformative tech development and tech companies in 2024
CONTRIBUTOR CONTENT: Since the start of 2024, the technology sector has undergone significant transformative innovations. Notably, the diversification offered by the industry, including Telecommunication, Cloud Engineering, Quantum Computing, the Internet of Things (IoT), Artificial Intelligence (AI), Blockchain, etc, are worth emulating by other industries. However, […]
EU Council gives final nod to set up risk-based regulations for AI
It’s a wrap: European Union lawmakers have given the final approval to set up the bloc’s flagship, risk-based regulations for artificial intelligence. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
IBM CEO praises real open source for enterprise gen AI, new efforts emerge at Think 2024
IBM CEO explains why open source gen AI matters as Granite models get an Apache license and new AI assistants are announced at Think 2024.
GamesBeat Summit 2024: Will Wright on his new game Proxi and the future of AI
Legendary game designer and SimCity creator Will Wright believes that AI will be a transformative force in game development, and he hopes that his new project will help illustrate some of those possibilities. “Right now, we’re just seeing the earliest uses of AI in the […]