April 16, 2026

Making AI operational in constrained public sector environments

The AI boom has hit across industries, and public sector organizations are facing pressure to accelerate adoption. At the same time, government institutions face distinct constraints around security, governance, and operations that set them apart from their business counterparts. For this reason, purpose-built small language models (SLMs) offer a promising path to operationalize AI in…

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Microsoft pledges to watermark AI-generated images and videos

May 23, 2023

Balenciaga Pope. Fake Pentagon explosions. It’s becoming increasingly difficult to tell AI-generated images apart from the real thing, sometimes to disastrous effect. A solution remains elusive. But Microsoft’s making an attempt with new media provenance features debuting at its annual Build conference. Launching for Bing Image Creator and Designer, Microsoft’s Canva-like web app that can […]

Microsoft pledges to watermark AI-generated images and videos by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch

Microsoft brings avatars to Teams enterprise customers to spruce up meetings

May 23, 2023

The tedium of videoconferencing getting you down? Fret not. You’ll be pleased to know that, if you’re a Teams users, avatars are now generally available for all Microsoft 365 Business and Enterprise licenses starting this week in the Teams desktop app on Windows and Mac. Hurrah. Microsoft notes that avatars for Microsoft Teams “offer an […]

Microsoft brings avatars to Teams enterprise customers to spruce up meetings by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch

Buy or Sell: Starbucks (SBUX) and Luckin Coffee (LKNCY)

May 23, 2023
Despite the macroeconomic challenges, the restaurant industry looks poised for stable growth. However, is this the right time to invest in Starbucks (SBUX) and Luckin Coffee (LKNCY)? Continue reading to…

Dispersion Capital launches $40M fund focused on decentralized infrastructure

May 23, 2023

This deep into the crypto winter big venture fund debuts are few and far between, a far cry compared to previous years. But the freeze is not stopping some venture capitalists from launching new funds targeting the decentralized technology market. Dispersion Capital has compiled a $40 million first fund to invest in decentralized infrastructure, the […]

Dispersion Capital launches $40M fund focused on decentralized infrastructure by Jacquelyn Melinek originally published on TechCrunch