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Day: August 8, 2024
Bilingual dictation assistant Silvia understands ‘Spanglish’ and other language mixtures
Natural language AI assistants tend to be excellent English speakers, and passable in other tongues — but if you are one of the millions who fluidly switch between two languages on the fly, they’re stumped. A new AI helper called Silvia, however, understands “Spanglish” just […]
Bitkraft invests in Gam3Girl Ventures to help Web2 devs move to Web3
Bitkraft announced it has invested in Gam3Girl Ventures as part of the latter’s mission to bring more Web2 devs into the Web3 space.
Thirdverse appoints Masaru Ohnogi as CEO to drive VR games forward
Thirdverse, one of Japan’s prolific virtual reality game companies, has appointed Masaru “Nogi” Ohnogi as CEO. Ohnogi will become a representative director and CEO of the company on August 8 under a new management structure to strengthen its overseas growth strategy. Under this new structure, […]
Generative AI Has a “Shoplifting” Problem. This Startup CEO Has a Plan to Fix It
Bill Gross’ ProRata, which has struck deals with partners like Time and Universal Music Group, has a strategy for making AI powerhouses pay for content.
The Benefits of Ozempic Are Multiplying
There’s mounting evidence that GLP-1 drugs have health benefits beyond diabetes and weight loss, for conditions ranging from addiction to Parkinson’s—and scientists are evolving theories of why.
Indian conglomerate Reliance slashed over 42,000 jobs last financial year
Reliance, India’s largest conglomerate, reduced its workforce by 11%, or more than 42,000 people, in the financial year ended March 2024. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Anduril raises $1.5B at a $14B valuation
The Palmer Luckey-founded defense startup wants to become a serious rival to longstanding kingpins, and has been clocking some big wins. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Bilingual dictation assistant Silvia understands ‘Spanglish’ and other language mixtures
Natural language AI assistants tend to be excellent English speakers, and passable in other tongues — but if you are one of the millions who fluidly switch between two languages on the fly, they’re stumped. A new AI helper called Silvia, however, understands “Spanglish” just […]
YouTube invites users to test its community notes feature
YouTube seems to be starting to roll out its community notes feature to a select group of users. Screenshots of YouTube’s official invitation to join the pilot program for its new community correction feature are popping up all over social media, according to 9to5Google. Aye […]
