Drone manufacturer DJI has sued the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) over its designation as a “Chinese military company.” After more than sixteen months of trying to engage with the DoD, DJI said it had no alternative but to take legal action in federal court. A DJI spokesperson said that DJI is not owned or…
The unveiling of the new iPad Mini also sent a crucial message about aspirational improvement in Apple’s software with advanced AI advancements. True, such aspirations are there, but the journey so far, in terms of development, of Apple Intelligence has been nothing to pen home or pencil home, so to speak, but worse, by several…
Artificial intelligence is transforming the wealth and asset management industry. Because it grows so fast, experts have designed solutions that will shift how high-net-worth individuals manage their assets. This month, the firm WealthArc discussed AI’s influence in the industry, focusing on real-world applications and future prospects. AI will broadly and deeply affect wealth management. Companies…
Meta Announces New AI Tools For Building Fully Independent AI Meta’s CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, has announced a series of new AI models through its research arm, Fundamental AI Research, or FAIR. The latest models consist of the “Self-Taught Evaluator,” designed to minimize human intervention in creating AI, and another that combines text-to-speech fluidly. This statement…
Investor attention to SandboxAQ has been rising. Several SPVs have been formed through which investors can purchase shares in the company that are suitable for the long term. That is the second significant increase SandboxAQ has seen in less than two years. Early in 2023, it had a $500 million raise from investors, including Breyer…
Child sexual abuse content created by AI is increasingly appearing on the open internet, at a “tipping point,” according to the Internet Watch Foundation. The online safety organization said that illegal AI-generated content over the last six months exceeds the quantity it found throughout the previous year. Much of this content is in publicly accessible…
ChatGPT for Windows. It’s finally here, though users have had a beta version available for macOS for five months. The new Windows app, very similar to the Macintosh one, looks and feels like its own web-based sibling of the ChatGPT platform. The company’s launch would be considered part of a more significant trend of AI…
New research indicates that human scientists and engineers still lead AI models. Super-intelligent AI models fail when they pit themselves against a newly found Discovery World simulator. The new deep, core need of humanity is manifest in humanity’s creativity while hypothesizing hypotheses and running separate experiments – something early AI produced predictions for protein interactions…
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…
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…
