January 9, 2025

The Download: greener steel, and what 2025 holds for climate tech

This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. The world’s first industrial-scale plant for green steel promises a cleaner future As of 2023, nearly 2 billion metric tons of steel were being produced annually, enough to cover Manhattan in a layer…

February 2023

Relationship app Flamme, previously Sparks, rebrands and adds new AI tool

February 14, 2023

Relationship app Flamme, previously known as Sparks, has launched its rebranded app and introduced a new AI-powered Ask Me Anything tool in time for Valentine’s Day. Although there are numerous dating apps on the market, there aren’t many apps that aim to keep the spark alive after you enter a relationship. Flamme is catered toward […]

Relationship app Flamme, previously Sparks, rebrands and adds new AI tool by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch

MarioGPT hints at a glorious AI-generated future where we will all play Nintendo forever

February 14, 2023

There can never be too much Mario in the world. Sure, it’s probably been a while since you played one of the original NES games, but probably because they’re so familiar. What if I told you researchers had created a way to generate infinite Mario levels so you can play a brand new one every […]

MarioGPT hints at a glorious AI-generated future where we will all play Nintendo forever by Devin Coldewey originally published on TechCrunch

Deploying a multidisciplinary strategy with embedded responsible AI

February 14, 2023
The finance sector is among the keenest adopters of machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI), the predictive powers of which have been demonstrated everywhere from back-office process automation to customer-facing applications. AI models excel in domains requiring pattern recognition based on well-labeled data, like fraud detection models trained on past behavior. ML can support…

Peacock will no longer include its free Premium offering as part of Xfinity bundle on June 26

February 14, 2023

Peacock continues to shift its focus to paid subscriber growth. Yesterday, the streamer began notifying Xfinity customers that on June 26, 2023, Peacock Premium will no longer be bundled in at no extra charge, an NBC Universal spokesperson confirmed to TechCrunch. Plus, starting on April 3, new Xfinity subscribers will be able to get six […]

Peacock will no longer include its free Premium offering as part of Xfinity bundle on June 26 by Lauren Forristal originally published on TechCrunch

Royal Mail refused to pay ‘absurd’ LockBit ransom, chat logs say

February 14, 2023

The LockBit ransomware gang has published what it claims is the full transcript of its negotiations with Royal Mail, which continues to experience disruption due to last month’s cyberattack. The chat logs negotiating the ransom is the first data that LockBit has published following the cyberattack on Royal Mail, which left the British postal service […]

Royal Mail refused to pay ‘absurd’ LockBit ransom, chat logs say by Carly Page originally published on TechCrunch