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EU and US lawmakers move to draft AI Code of Conduct fast

May 31, 2023

The European Union has used a transatlantic trade and technology talking shop to commit to moving fast and producing a draft Code of Conduct for artificial intelligence, working with US counterparts and in the hope that governments in other regions — including Indonesia and India — will want to get involved. What’s planned is a […]

EU and US lawmakers move to draft AI Code of Conduct fast by Natasha Lomas originally published on TechCrunch

Apple touts $1.1 trillion in App Store commerce in 2022, with $104B in digital sales

May 31, 2023

Ahead of Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference next week, the company is offering an update on its app ecosystem with the release of a new report detailing app earnings over the course of last year. In the analysis, released today, Apple says its App Store ecosystem generated $1.1 trillion in developer billings and sales in 2022, […]

Apple touts $1.1 trillion in App Store commerce in 2022, with $104B in digital sales by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch

SellerX acquires US e-commerce roll-up rival Elevate Brands in an all-share deal, raises $64M+

May 31, 2023

E-commerce aggregators have collectively raised hundreds of millions of dollars over the last several years to push ahead on strategies to consolidate a number of smaller online retailers. Now, the aggregators themselves are the ones getting swallowed up. Today, SellerX, a Berlin-based roll-up play that has raised nearly $900 million in equity and debt and […]

SellerX acquires US e-commerce roll-up rival Elevate Brands in an all-share deal, raises $64M+ by Ingrid Lunden originally published on TechCrunch

The Linux Foundation Europe launches RISE, the RISC-V Software Ecosystem project

May 31, 2023

The Linux Foundation Europe, the relatively new European arm of the Linux Foundation foundation of foundations, today announced the launch of the RISC-V Software Ecosystem (RISE) project. RISE aims to bring together a wide range of software and hardware vendors to accelerate “the availability of software for high-performance and power-efficient RISC-V cores running high-level operating […]

The Linux Foundation Europe launches RISE, the RISC-V Software Ecosystem project by Frederic Lardinois originally published on TechCrunch

Instacart launches new in-app AI search tool powered by ChatGPT

May 31, 2023

Instacart is launching a new AI search tool powered by OpenAI’s ChatGPT, the company announced on Wednesday. The new “Ask Instacart” search tool is designed to help customers save time and assist them with with shopping questions by offering personalized recommendations. The new tool is starting to roll out today and will be available to […]

Instacart launches new in-app AI search tool powered by ChatGPT by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch

Is Alphabet (GOOGL) a Buy This Week?

May 31, 2023
Tech behemoth Alphabet (GOOGL) has been making significant strides in AI technology. With recent positive developments and the stock’s upward trajectory, it might be worth exploring whether Alphabet presents a…

Hyro secures $30M for its AI-powered, healthcare-focused conversational platform

May 31, 2023

Israel Krush and Rom Cohen first met in an AI course at Cornell Tech, where they bonded over a shared desire to apply AI voice technologies to the healthcare sector. Specifically, they sought to automate the routine messages and calls that often lead to administrative burnout, like calls about scheduling, prescription refills and searching through […]

Hyro secures $30M for its AI-powered, healthcare-focused conversational platform by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch

Snapchat launches a new generative AI feature, ‘My AI Snaps,’ for paid subscribers

May 31, 2023

Snapchat today announced the launch of a new generative AI feature that will allow Snapchat+ subscribers to send Snaps of what they’re up to in order to receive a generative Snap back from the in-app chatbot, My AI. The feature has been previewed at last month’s Snap Partner Summit along with the news that the My […]

Snapchat launches a new generative AI feature, ‘My AI Snaps,’ for paid subscribers by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch

India kicks off a pilot to become electronics repair capital of the world

May 31, 2023

After expanding its footprint in manufacturing smartphones and other tech devices, India is looking to become the electronics repair capital of the world, taking the crown from China and Malaysia, which currently dominate the industry. On Wednesday, the country’s Ministry of Information and Technology launched a pilot project called Electronics Repair Services Outsourcing (ERSO) to […]

India kicks off a pilot to become electronics repair capital of the world by Jagmeet Singh originally published on TechCrunch

Hubble Network wants to connect a billion devices with space-based Bluetooth network

May 31, 2023

Bluetooth-enabled devices are ubiquitous, but how those devices are used is constrained by the relatively short range provided by Bluetooth technology. Seattle-based startup Hubble Network wants to completely upend that status quo, by launching a satellite network that any Bluetooth-enabled device can connect to, anywhere in the world. The company’s aim is to build out […]

Hubble Network wants to connect a billion devices with space-based Bluetooth network by Aria Alamalhodaei originally published on TechCrunch