March 12, 2026

Defense official reveals how AI chatbots could be used for targeting decisions

The US military might use generative AI systems to rank lists of targets and make recommendations about which to strike first, which would then be vetted by humans, according to a Defense official with knowledge of the matter. The disclosure about how the military may use AI chatbots comes as the Pentagon faces scrutiny over…

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On-prem data centers are hanging in, but cloud capacity is growing much faster

July 14, 2023

In 2017, on-prem data centers accounted for nearly 60% of capacity. By 2027, Synergy Research is projecting that number will be cut in half, but that data doesn’t tell the whole story. New research from Synergy finds that on-prem data center growth is actually hanging in, but over the next five years, growth will remain […]

On-prem data centers are hanging in, but cloud capacity is growing much faster by Ron Miller originally published on TechCrunch

Gamified e-learning platform Kahoot gets acquired in a $1.7B deal led by Goldman Sachs, Lego and more

July 14, 2023

Big moves ahead for Kahoot, the Oslo startup that’s built a popular platform for users to create, share and play education-focused “games”, played by billions of students and adults over the years. The company has announced that it is going fully private in an all-cash PE deal at 35 NOK per share, valuing Kahoot at […]

Gamified e-learning platform Kahoot gets acquired in a $1.7B deal led by Goldman Sachs, Lego and more by Ingrid Lunden originally published on TechCrunch

The Download: a new Turing test, and working with ChatGPT

July 14, 2023
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. My new Turing test would see if AI can make $1 million —Mustafa Suleyman is the co-founder and CEO of Inflection AI and a venture partner at Greylock, a venture capital firm. Before…

Mustafa Suleyman: My new Turing test would see if AI can make $1 million

July 14, 2023
AI systems are increasingly everywhere and are becoming more powerful almost by the day. But even as they become ever more ubiquitous and do more, how can we know if a machine is truly “intelligent”? For decades the Turing test defined this question. First proposed in 1950 by the computer scientist Alan Turing, it tried…

Kenya’s Lawyers Hub gains traction helping startups meet regulatory compliance

July 14, 2023

African startups clashing with regulators due to non-compliance are often faced with far-reaching consequences, including some that render their businesses defunct or inoperable in some markets – as was experienced by some scale-ups last year. Non-compliance incidents are pervasive in Africa’s startup community, often due to the lack of proper guidance at the foundation stage. […]

Kenya’s Lawyers Hub gains traction helping startups meet regulatory compliance by Annie Njanja originally published on TechCrunch

Telly starts shipping its free ad-supported TVs to its first round of customers

July 13, 2023

Telly, the hardware startup that is giving U.S. consumers free dual screen smart TVs that are supported by advertising, announced today that it has started shipping its TVs to its first round of customers. The company says the customers in this initial wave have been invited to participate in its beta program, but did not […]

Telly starts shipping its free ad-supported TVs to its first round of customers by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch

FTC reportedly looking into OpenAI over ‘reputational harm’ caused by ChatGPT

July 13, 2023

The FTC is reportedly in at least the exploratory phase of investigating OpenAI over whether the company’s flagship ChatGPT conversational AI made “false, misleading, disparaging or harmful” statements about people. It seems unlikely this will lead to a sudden crackdown, but it shows that the FTC is doing more than warning the AI industry of […]

FTC reportedly looking into OpenAI over ‘reputational harm’ caused by ChatGPT by Devin Coldewey originally published on TechCrunch