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Ring won’t say if it was hacked after ransomware gang claims attack
A notorious ransomware gang is threatening to leak data allegedly involving Amazon-owned video surveillance company Ring. On Monday, the ransomware group ALPHV listed the video doorbell maker Ring as a victim on its dark website. “There’s always an option to let us leak your data,” the Russia-linked group wrote alongside the listing, seen by TechCrunch. […]
Ring won’t say if it was hacked after ransomware gang claims attack by Carly Page originally published on TechCrunch
With Evals, OpenAI hopes to crowdsource AI model testing
Alongside GPT-4, OpenAI has open-sourced a software framework to evaluate the performance of its AI models. Called Evals, OpenAI says that the tooling will allow anyone to report shortcomings in its models to help guide improvements. It’s a sort of crowdsourcing approach to model testing, OpenAI explains in a blog post. “We use Evals to […]
With Evals, OpenAI hopes to crowdsource AI model testing by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch
Silicon Valley Bank’s new CEO urges customers to bring deposits back
SVB’s new CEO Tim Mayopoulos has had a lot to say in the 24 hours since he joined the bank on Monday. In a private Zoom meeting run by SVB for a select number of LPs and investors, he asked clients to return deposits to the institutions: “that’s the single most important thing you can […]
Silicon Valley Bank’s new CEO urges customers to bring deposits back by Natasha Mascarenhas originally published on TechCrunch
Duolingo launches new subscription tier with access to AI tutor powered by GPT-4
Duolingo is introducing a new subscription tier with features powered by OpenAI’s new GPT-4 technology, the company announced on Tuesday. The new tier, Duolingo Max, unlocks two new AI-powered features called “Roleplay” and “Explain My Answer.” The announcement comes the same day that OpenAI released its next-generation GPT-4 AI language model. The Roleplay feature unlocks […]
Duolingo launches new subscription tier with access to AI tutor powered by GPT-4 by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch