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Alibaba unveils ambition for a copilot as China steps up scrutiny over generative AI

April 11, 2023

Over the last few months, the world’s two biggest economies have been racing to showcase their generative AI capabilities. ChatGPT, Midjourney, the new Bing and others have captivated tens of millions of users around the world. In China, entrepreneurs are racing to match their American counterparts. Baidu rolled out a ChatGPT equivalent, for instance. Today, […]

Alibaba unveils ambition for a copilot as China steps up scrutiny over generative AI by Rita Liao originally published on TechCrunch

TikTok considers ditching its ‘Friends’ tab for a new ‘Explore’ experience focused on discovery

April 11, 2023

Unlike Facebook, TikTok grew in popularity by connecting users with their interests, not their real-life friends and family. In fact, many people today deny the app’s request to upload their contacts because TikTok is a place where they don’t want to interact with people they know. That’s why the company’s decision last year to replace its […]

TikTok considers ditching its ‘Friends’ tab for a new ‘Explore’ experience focused on discovery by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch

6 Ways Businesses Can Plan for Busier Seasons

April 11, 2023
A business rarely follows a linear pattern. You’ll have days where the lobby feels like a ghost town and others where the same space looks like a sardine can. Supply,…

DBeaver takes $6M seed investment to build on growing popularity

April 11, 2023

When DBeaver creator Serge Rider began building an open source database admin tool in 2013, he probably had no idea that 10 years later, it would boast over 8 million users. The open source product proved so popular that he launched a company to support it in 2017, and began building a commercial product for […]

DBeaver takes $6M seed investment to build on growing popularity by Ron Miller originally published on TechCrunch

WhatsApp users in Brazil can now pay merchants through the app

April 11, 2023

WhatsApp is introducing the ability for users to directly pay businesses through chat in Brazil. This means that people in the country can have end-to-end shopping experiences from discovery to payments within the app. This move finally unlocks the merchant payment market in Brazil for WhatsApp. Mark Zuckerberg made this announcement in a post saying […]

WhatsApp users in Brazil can now pay merchants through the app by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch