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Threads starts testing search feature in Australia and New Zealand

August 31, 2023
Threads launched one of the most anticipated features, a web version of the platform, last week. Now, Meta is testing another highly demanded feature for the social network — searching for posts. At the moment, users can only search for usernames on Threads. However, the company is working on bringing full-text search. It is already […]

Satgana appoints Anil Maguru as partner to back climate-tech startups in Europe, Africa

August 31, 2023
Europe-based climate-tech VC Satgana has appointed Anil Maguru, formerly an investment director at the firm, as its newest partner. Satgana, which emerged out of stealth last year, invests in climate startups in Europe and Africa. Maguru joined the VC firm at inception three years ago, starting as an analyst. At 28, he becomes one of […]

3 Internet Stocks Worth Watching

August 31, 2023
With digitization gaining momentum worldwide, the rising internet penetration and supportive government initiatives to make the internet accessible to everyone provide ample growth opportunities to companies providing internet services. Hence,…

Microsoft unbundles Teams from Microsoft Office in Europe to appease regulators

August 31, 2023
Microsoft has announced that it will unbundle its Teams business collaboration software from its broader Office suite, following growing regulatory scrutiny and complaints filed by its rival Slack. The changes are effective from October 1 (a month from today), and come in various forms depending on the size of company. Enterprise customers in the European […]

iPhone camera app Obscura releases a new version with iPad support

August 31, 2023
Obscura, the iPhone camera app for pro users, has released a new major version called Obsucra 4 with support for the iPad. It also brings new features, such as dual reticule mode to have different points on the viewfinder for focus and exposure. Ben McCarthy, the developer of the app, launched the first version in […]

OpenAI-backed language learning app Speak raises $16M to expand to the U.S.

August 31, 2023
Speak, an English language learning platform backed by OpenAI’s startup investment fund, the OpenAI Startup Fund, today announced that it raised $16 million in a Series B-2 funding round led by angel investor Lachy Groom. The co-founders of Dropbox, Drew Houston and Arash Ferdowsi, also participated in Speak’s tranche, which brings the startup’s total raised […]

Martian Lawyers Club raises $2.2M for AI-based game personalization tech

August 31, 2023
The Martian Lawyers Club (MLC) wants to take game personalization to the next level with the help of generative AI. While there are plenty of companies that focus on using AI to generate game assets, MLC is taking a decidedly different approach by focusing less on content and more on the systems that form the […]

Chinese users can finally try their homegrown ChatGPT equivalents

August 31, 2023
One month after China announced its provisional measures to oversee generative artificial intelligence, the country has granted approval to the first batch of large language model-empowered services for public use. Eight generative AI applications have registered with China’s cyberspace authority, including Baidu’s Ernie Bot, ByteDance’s Doubao, Sogou founder’s Baichuan and chatbots built on the lab […]