Threads will start showing others when you’re online by default
A new “activity status” feature will be rolled out on Meta’s social media platform, Threads….
Threads will start showing others when you’re online by default
A new “activity status” feature will be rolled out on Meta’s social media platform, Threads. Using this feature, users will be able to see when their connections are online. Head of Instagram, Adam Mosseri, announced the same in a post on Threads, claiming that the new update would help enhance real-time engagement between users. Here’s…
Two more weeks to go: Connect with Meta, Dropbox, J.P. Morgan, and HP at Disrupt
In two more weeks, TechCrunch will host some of the most influential companies in the startup ecosystem at Disrupt in San Francisco. In addition to the attendant financial support from our partners, Disrupt provides vital tools, insights, and a flourishing community to help startups at all stages succeed. We are grateful to Meta for hosting…
Alibaba’s international arm says its new AI translation tool beats Google and ChatGPT
Read Also: A benchmarking framework, as proposed by Flores, has established that its Marco MT has done better than other alternative products. Earlier tools used small language models and, hence, needed help grasping the cultural and industry-related nuances flavoring most translations. Zhang says this tool can enrich the transcreation contextually, increasing the chances of getting…
Former Palantir CISO Dane Stuckey joins OpenAI to lead security
Dane Stuckey, a former Chief Information Security Officer at analytics company Palantir, is joining OpenAI as its newest CISO. He will work with Matt Knight, the head of security. Stuckey announced the move on platform X, expressing his excitement about this new role and how much security underpins OpenAI’s mission. Read Also: “Security is core…
How Damaging Are AI News Summaries to Publishers?
The New York Times has stepped into the ongoing battle involving publishers and companies that make AI, as it issued a cease-and-desist letter against Perplexity, a generative AI startup financed by Jeff Bezos and YouTube’s former CEO. The war over search traffic is the new battle as AI firms gather miles of content from the…
Google will help build seven nuclear reactors to power its AI systems
Google has entered into a first-of-its kind deal to help build seven small nuclear reactors in the United States along with venture Kairos Power. Starting with the first reactor in 2030, others will be operational from 2035. Combined, the reactors will produce 500 megawatts of electricity, enough to power a midsize city, and all will…
UAE-based Web3 gaming startup PiP World lands $10 million in seed funding
The UAE-based Web3 gaming startup PiP World raises a $10m seed round. UAE-based Web3 gaming startup PiP World has raised $10 million in a seed round backed by the fintech firm Exinity. This startup combines video game experience, education, and Web3 technology to create an experience that should help improve financial literacy, especially in regions…
Meta’s Yann LeCun says fears about AI’s existential threat are complete B.S.’
Meta AI mastermind and researcher Yann LeCun took to Twitter to dismiss the idea that AI will ever be capable of executing a threat to humanity, describing those fears as “complete B.S.“. A professor at New York University, a senior researcher at Meta, and a recipient of the prestigious A.M. End. Turing Award has been…
WordPress takes control of ACF plugin in latest move against WP Engine
The fight between WordPress founder Matt Mullenweg and hosting provider WP Engine continues to escalate, with Mullenweg announcing that WordPress is “forking” a plugin developed by WP Engine. Specifically, it’s Advanced Custom Fields—the plugin helping make WordPress editing easier—and is going from the hands of those at WP Engine to come out as a new…
Xbox Android app will start game sales next month
Starting next month, Xbox gamers can now buy games from their Android device using the Xbox App. The Xbox President, Sarah Bond, cited a recent U.S. court decision simply opening up the possibility of having more mobility and freedom with choices in Google’s mobile ecosystem as the reason for the move. She also stated that…
