April 17, 2025

A Google Gemini model now has a “dial” to adjust how much it reasons

Google DeepMind’s latest update to a top Gemini AI model includes a dial to control how much the system “thinks” through a response. The new feature is ostensibly designed to save money for developers, but it also concedes a problem: Reasoning models, the tech world’s new obsession, are prone to overthinking, burning money and energy…

June 2023

5 Traits and Characteristics of Successful Entrepreneurs in 2023

June 7, 2023
Entrepreneurship has become the new trending topic in the business world. In 2023, the entrepreneurial world is expected to flourish more than ever, and it will take a certain set of skills to be a successful entrepreneur. This article highlights what it takes to be a successful entrepreneur in 2023.

‘Star Wars: Ahsoka’ will debut on Disney+ on August 23

June 7, 2023

Disney+ revealed Wednesday the premiere date for the upcoming live-action series, “Star Wars: Ahsoka,” which is set to debut on August 23. “Star Wars: Ahsoka” takes place after the fall of the Empire and sees Rosario Dawson reprise her role as Ahsoka Tano, a former Jedi Knight that is investigating a new threat to the […]

‘Star Wars: Ahsoka’ will debut on Disney+ on August 23 by Lauren Forristal originally published on TechCrunch

NASA spends $45M to seed tech from hundreds of space businesses

June 7, 2023

Hundreds of small aerospace businesses will receive grant funding from NASA to accelerate their technologies, as part of a wider government program to seed cutting-edge American enterprises. A total of 249 small businesses and 39 research institutions received Phase I grants under the space agency’s Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer […]

NASA spends $45M to seed tech from hundreds of space businesses by Aria Alamalhodaei originally published on TechCrunch

Amazon Pay taps Affirm to be its first buy now, pay later player

June 7, 2023

Affirm has become the first buy now, pay later player to be added to Amazon Pay, the two companies announced today. As part of the new partnership, any Amazon Pay merchants in the U.S. can now choose to offer their customers the option to “buy now, pay later” using Affirm’s technology. Merchants who offer Amazon Pay […]

Amazon Pay taps Affirm to be its first buy now, pay later player by Mary Ann Azevedo originally published on TechCrunch

Antler branches out from pre-seed to later stage investing with $285M fund

June 7, 2023

Antler has made a name for itself with its rather trusting method of investing in founders without actually knowing what they’re founding. Now the global investment network is moving past pre-seed to A rounds and beyond with its hefty new $285M million Elevate fund. If you’re not familiar with Antler, the investment group was started […]

Antler branches out from pre-seed to later stage investing with $285M fund by Devin Coldewey originally published on TechCrunch

Meta to let users refuse its cross-site tracking following German antitrust intervention

June 7, 2023

Meta has been dragged kicking and screaming into another notable privacy concession in Europe: The German Federal Cartel Office (FCO) has announced a new account center incoming which will see the tech giant provide users of its social networking services with a greater degree of choice over whether they allow it to combine data on […]

Meta to let users refuse its cross-site tracking following German antitrust intervention by Natasha Lomas originally published on TechCrunch