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Google announces Gemini model, which can see and hear
Google was caught flat-footed when OpenAI suddenly released ChatGPT to the public a year ago, and the search giant has been furiously playing catch-up
The generative AI boom has sent governments worldwide scrambling to regulate the emerging technology, but it also has raised the risk of upending a European Union push to approve the world’s first comprehensive artificial intelligence rules.
The 27-nation bloc’s Artificial Intelligence Act has been hailed as a pioneering rule book. But with time running out, it’s uncertain if the EU’s three branches of government can thrash out a deal Wednesday in wh
On the heels of a hack that saw the data of roughly half of its users impacted, DNA testing service 23andme has changed the dispute resolution and arbitration section of its terms of service.
The company, in a note to customers sent Monday, says it “streamlined arbitration proceedings where multiple similar claims are filed,” and that the new procedures are meant to “encourage a prompt resolution of any disputes.” The changes to the terms of service were
Investor interest in generative AI startups remains high, with more than $21 billion plowed into companies in the first nine months of this year, according to Pitchbook. And xAI, the AI company founded by Elon Musk, wants to add significantly to that total.
xAI aims to raise up to $1 billion in equity investments, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission this week. That’s on top of the $135 million it’s already raised, per the filing; any new i
Yesterday, the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) members voted to ratify the 2023 TV/Theatrical Agreement with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP), which now officially puts an end to the historic Hollywood strikes that shut down most of the industry for months this year. Turnout for the vote was over 38%, and 78% of those voting did so in favor of accepting the new deal.
SAG-AFTRA says the new deal includ
In the excerpt from their new book, Founder vs Investor: The Honest Truth About Venture Capital from Startup to IPO, Elizabeth Zalman and Jerry Neumann explain how the relationship between those running the startup (the founders) and those investing in the startup (the investors) is destined for conflict.
The genesis for the book came from a blog post Neumann wrote in November 2021 titled “Your Board of Directors is Probably Going to Fire You.” It shot
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Seafood is the largest traded food commodity by value. It is also a distinctly tough commodity to track. Many fishing ships operate on the high seas where governments hold limited jurisdiction. There are dozens of handoffs after catch, from fishing boats to carrier ships to trucks to processing plants to exporters and importers; seafood often travels thousands of miles before arriving on consumers’ plates.
In an attempt to monitor this complicated supply chain, many seafood b
Artificial intelligence is fascinating and may well turn out to be the next big thing in the business world, but it might not deserve as much of your company’s attention as it’s currently dominating.
That’s according to Deloitte’s annual Tech Trends report, which assesses what’s hot now and what’s on the horizon for enterprise technology. For the past 15 years, the study has looked down the road to help businesses prepare for the future. And
Roku isn’t the underdog in streaming anymore.
Years ago, the company foretold how it would withstand competition from the likes of Amazon, Google, and Apple. While those companies fixated on streaming boxes and dongles, Roku’s plan involved shipping its software on cheap TVs from up-and-coming brands, keeping that software conservatively simple, and making money from the ads and other revenues that flow through its platform.
It worked. Roku’s software