Cerebras and Perplexity AI partner to launch ultra-fast Sonar search model running at 1,200 tokens per second, challenging traditional search engines with specialized AI chips and near-instant results.
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AI chatbots are distorting news stories, BBC finds
AI chatbots struggle with factual inaccuracies and distortions when summarizing news stories, research from the BBC has found. The study, which examined whether OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Google Gemini, Microsoft Copilot, and Perplexity can accurately summarize news, found more than half of all the AI-generated output had […]
Apple and Google take down malicious mobile apps from their app stores
Apple and Google have pulled as many as 20 apps from their respective apps for carrying a data-stealing malware. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Two senior partners are leaving Peak XV amid strategy shift
Two senior partners are leaving Peak XV, the largest India-focused venture capital firm, four sources familiar with the matter told TechCrunch. Shailesh Lakhani, a 17-year veteran of the firm, and Abheek Anand, who co-led Southeast Asian investments, are departing, said the sources, who asked not […]
These are the investors funding Musk’s $97 billion OpenAI take over attempt
As if Elon Musk doesn’t have enough going on, a consortium of investors led by him announced plans Monday for what appears to be a hostile takeover of OpenAI. The investor group offered nearly $97.4 billion to buy all of OpenAI’s assets and is “prepared […]
Instagram is introducing teen accounts with new safety features in India
Instagram said Tuesday that the platform is introducing its teen accounts feature, which has extra protective measures for safety for users in India, one of its biggest markets with over 350 million users. The company introduced Teen Accounts last year in The U.S., U.K, Canada, […]
QED leads $11M investment in Nigerian fintech Raenest
As Africa’s tech ecosystem booms, more people from the region are landing remote jobs with big tech firms and global startups. But getting paid remains a challenge for many of these freelancers and remote workers — they struggle to open accounts that accept U.S. dollars, […]
Mobile games can support each other in the race for user attention | Aarki
Aarki’s mobile retention report sheds light on the app-browsing habits of different types of gamers, and how devs can keep their attention.
Mobile games can support each other in the race for user attention | Aarki
Aarki’s mobile retention report sheds light on the app-browsing habits of different types of gamers, and how devs can keep their attention.
Elon Musk’s rapid unscheduled disassembly of the US government
Almost 250 years after the Declaration of Independence, America has gotten herself a new king. His name is Elon Musk. âWait a minute,â you may be saying. âWhat about President Donald Trump?â Trump ran, much like Silvio Berlusconi before him, primarily to avoid prosecutions. He […]