Ford and SK On are ending their U.S. battery joint venture
The factories live on; the joint venture will not.
Apple might take a new approach to announcing its next products
Apple has invited the tech press to a “special Apple experience” on March 4, but it might unfold a bit differently than the company’s standard press event.
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Disney signs deal with OpenAI to allow Sora to generate AI videos featuring its characters
Disney says that alongside the agreement, it will “become a major customer of OpenAI,” as it will use its APIs to build new products, tools, and experiences, including for Disney+.
I Abandoned My Comfortable Career For a Business I Knew Nothing About — and It Turned Out to Be My Best Decision
I took a leap into the unknown, and it taught me three things that are more valuable than any expertise.
On Me raises $6M to shake up the gift card industry
On Me raises $6 million for its digital gift card platform that lets users purchase cards categorized by interests rather than being restricted to specific retailers.
TIME names ‘Architects of AI’ its Person of the Year
TIME Magazine has named the ‘Architects of AI’ its Person of the Year, who include Jensen Huang, Elon Musk, Sam Altman, Mark Zuckerberg, Lisa Su, Dario Amodei, Demis Hassabis, and Fei-Fei Li
Visual Content Can Make or Break Your Business: How to Master It for $73
AI-powered editing that works as hard as you do.
Security flaws in Freedom Chat app exposed users’ phone numbers and PINs
The founder of Freedom Chat said the company has reset user PINs and released a new version to app stores.
Interest in Spoor’s bird monitoring AI software is soaring
Spoor’s computer vision software can help wind farms, and other industries, track bird populations and migration patterns.
Eclipse Energy’s microbes can turn idle oil wells into hydrogen factories
The biotech startup is betting that owners of abandoned oil wells will use the tech to squeeze energy out of their wells.
Opera wants you to pay $20 a month to use its AI-powered browser Neon
Following a couple of months’ testing, Opera has finally made its AI-powered browser, Neon, available to the public — though you’ll have to shell out for a $19.90-per-month subscription to use it.