Elon Musk Says AI Technology Will Be Smarter Than ‘Any Human’ By ‘Next Year’
The billionaire spoke about the rapid advancement of the technology in a livestream interview on X.
AI crawler wars threaten to make the web more closed for everyone
We often take the internet for granted. It’s an ocean of information at our fingertips—and it simply works. But this system relies on swarms of “crawlers”—bots that roam the web, visit millions of websites every day, and report what they see. This is how Google powers its search engines, how Amazon sets competitive prices, and…
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Poe introduces a price-per-message revenue model for AI bot creators
Bot creators now have a new way to make money with Poe, the Quora-owned AI chatbot platform. On Monday, the company introduced a revenue model that allows creators to set a per-message price for their bots so they can make money whenever a user messages them. The addition follows an earlier October 2023 of a […]
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Faraday Future faked early sales, lawsuits claim
Two internal whistleblowers at Faraday Future claim the troubled EV company has been lying about some of the few sales it has announced to date. They also claim founder Jia Yueting has “weaponized” the EV startup’s HR department to retaliate anyone who speaks up about these alleged misrepresentations. The employees, Jose Guerrero and Victoria Xie, […]
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This Insurance Agent Started a Side Hustle Inspired By Nostalgia for His Home State — Now It Earns Nearly $40,000 a Month
After moving to New York City, Danny Trejo started a business to stay in touch with his roots — literally.
Tesla risks losing its lead without an inexpensive EV
Given flagging sales of the company’s existing product line, a mass-market electric vehicle would be a welcome shot in the arm.
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Messenger now lets you create shared albums, send HD photos and share larger files
Messenger is rolling out the ability for users to create shared albums in chats, send photos in high-definition and share larger files up to 100MB in size. With these new features, Messenger is targeting people who tend to create shared albums or share HD images via services like Google Drive. Up until now, users have […]
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Open-sourcing generative AI
The views expressed in this video are those of the speakers, and do not represent any endorsement or sponsorship. Is the open-source approach, which has democratized access to software, ensured transparency, and improved security for decades, now poised to have a similar impact on AI? We dissect the balance between collaboration and control, legal ramifications,…
Employees Are Burning Out — and the Culprit Isn’t What You Think
There’s a type of stress that has a huge impact on employees’ health, work performance and personal lives. Here’s what it is and what you can do to combat it, both for yourself and your employees.
Best Buy, Mercedes Benz, and ADT Are All Making Custom AI Chatbots With Technology from the Same Company
Google AI will power the chatbots.
Check out the complete roundtable lineup at TC Early Stage 2024
Among the highlights of Early Stage are its fan-favorite roundtable sessions. These intimate gatherings, guided by experts, delve into targeted subjects crafted to enlighten, invigorate, and enhance your entrepreneurial endeavors. Moreover, they serve as prime opportunities to forge connections with like-minded individuals. Networking, anyone? Take a look at the complete roundtable roster for this year’s […]
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