The Download: flaws in anti-AI protections for art, and an AI regulation vibe shift
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Nothing Phone (2) review
Carl Pei seemed practically giddy when he spotted a pretender on the MWC show floor. He posed for a picture status with the phone and fired off a series a tweets. Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, after all — though most in the industry don’t handle it in such stride. For Pei, on […]
Nothing Phone (2) review by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch
China unveils provisional rules for generative AI, including a licensing regime
As the use cases of generative AI see explosive adaption, China has taken a leading role in defining how the rapidly changing technology should be used, including a licensing regime for service providers. On Thursday, China’s top cyberspace regulator unveiled a set of provisional rules to govern generative AI services, including API providers, that serve […]
China unveils provisional rules for generative AI, including a licensing regime by Rita Liao originally published on TechCrunch
Causaly, an AI platform for drug discovery and biomedical research, raises $60M
Artificial intelligence has been a big theme in the world of health and medical research, and specifically in the area of drug discovery. Today, another hopeful in the space is announcing a funding round to expand its own contribution to the field. Causaly, a London startup that has built an AI platform to help researchers […]
Causaly, an AI platform for drug discovery and biomedical research, raises $60M by Ingrid Lunden originally published on TechCrunch
The Download: cleaning up shipping, and Elon Musk’s new AI startup
Google’s Bard and other AI chatbots remain under privacy watch in the EU
As we reported earlier, Google’s AI chatbot Bard has finally launched in the European Union. We understand it did so after making some changes to boost transparency and user controls — but the bloc’s privacy regulators remain watchful and big decisions on how to enforce the bloc’s data protection law on generative AI remain to […]
Google’s Bard and other AI chatbots remain under privacy watch in the EU by Natasha Lomas originally published on TechCrunch
Indian upskilling platform Skill-Lync cuts 20% jobs to ‘streamline operations’
Skill-Lync, an Indian startup offering upskilling programs, has laid off 20% of its workforce — around 225 employees — to reduce operational costs amid the ongoing, global funding crunch for startups. The five-year-old Chennai-based company, which has its headquarters in Palo Alto, started its most job cutting drive on June 27, TechCrunch learned, but they […]
Indian upskilling platform Skill-Lync cuts 20% jobs to ‘streamline operations’ by Jagmeet Singh originally published on TechCrunch
Ford picks up the pace on hands-off driving with BlueCruise 1.3 release
Ford is on a quest to ensure that its drivers keep their hands off the wheel for as long as possible. Drivers that own BlueCruise-equipped cars, anyway. Today, the company is announcing BlueCruise 1.3, dropping just a few months after the 1.2 release, which added niceties like automatic lane changes. For 1.3, BlueCruise will stay […]
Ford picks up the pace on hands-off driving with BlueCruise 1.3 release by Tim Stevens originally published on TechCrunch
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Cruise, Waymo say humans are bad drivers amid robotaxi permit delays
Autonomous vehicle companies Cruise and Waymo have separately pushed a narrative this week that humans are bad drivers, and that their technologies are crucial to making roads safer. The moves – full-page ads in major newspapers from Cruise and a blog post from Waymo – come as California regulators delay for a second time granting […]
Cruise, Waymo say humans are bad drivers amid robotaxi permit delays by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch