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Mavenir raises $100M to build more AI into its cloud-based automated network technology for telecoms services

May 2, 2023

One of the bigger trends in telecoms has been the evolution of cloud computing and how software operating in the cloud is being used by carriers to build out and manage their networks — moves disrupting traditional business models based around the purchasing and deployment of costly telecoms routers, switches and other costly physical equipment. […]

Mavenir raises $100M to build more AI into its cloud-based automated network technology for telecoms services by Ingrid Lunden originally published on TechCrunch

Samsung bans use of generative AI tools like ChatGPT after April internal data leak

May 2, 2023

A month after internal, sensitive data from Samsung was accidentally leaked to ChatGPT, Samsung is cracking down on usage of the generative AI service. The electronics giant is planning a temporary block of the use of generative AI tools on company-owned devices, covering computers, tablets, phones, as well as non-company-owned devices running on internal networks. […]

Samsung bans use of generative AI tools like ChatGPT after April internal data leak by Kate Park originally published on TechCrunch

Augmental lets you control a computer (and sex toys) with your tongue

May 2, 2023

Worldwide, about one in six people live with a disability. Whether through injury or illness, disability can manifest itself as an impediment to mobility. There have been fantastic advancements in communication and operational technologies, but there’s always room for improvement, and Augmental, an MIT Media Lab spinoff, thinks that it might be on to something […]

Augmental lets you control a computer (and sex toys) with your tongue by Haje Jan Kamps originally published on TechCrunch

Vote for the breakout sessions you want at Disrupt 2023

May 2, 2023

In early 2022, you may remember, we called for experts to submit applications to present breakout sessions and roundtable discussions at TechCrunch Disrupt 2023, taking place on September 19–21 in San Francisco. After spending dozens of late nights poring over thousands of applications and consuming frightening levels of caffeine, it’s time to reveal the Audience […]

Vote for the breakout sessions you want at Disrupt 2023 by Lauren Simonds originally published on TechCrunch

Kodiak Robotics is adding an electric, autonomous semi truck to its fleet next year

May 2, 2023

Self-driving trucking company Kodiak Robotics plans to introduce an electric autonomous Class 8 truck to its fleet in 2024. The news comes as California, one of the states Kodiak hopes to do business in, recently voted to ban the sale of new diesel heavy duty trucks by 2036 and will require that all trucks be […]

Kodiak Robotics is adding an electric, autonomous semi truck to its fleet next year by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch

The Download: Geoffrey Hinton’s AI fears, and decoding our thoughts

May 2, 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. Geoffrey Hinton tells us why he’s now scared of the tech he helped build Geoffrey Hinton is a pioneer of deep learning who helped develop some of the most important techniques at the…

Box is partnering with OpenAI to bring generative AI tools across the platform

May 2, 2023

We’ve seen a number of enterprise software companies making announcements related to generative AI in the last six weeks from established companies like Salesforce and Adobe to startups like Ada and Forethought. Box is the latest to be announcing its own flavor of the technology under the moniker Box AI, and it will be teaming […]

Box is partnering with OpenAI to bring generative AI tools across the platform by Ron Miller originally published on TechCrunch

Nextdoor launches new ‘Assistant’ feature powered by OpenAI’s ChatGPT

May 2, 2023

Neighborhood social network Nextdoor is introducing new features powered by generative AI, the company announced on Tuesday. Most notably, Nextdoor is launching a new “Assistant” feature that helps users on the app write better posts. The new Assistant feature, which is being tested with select users, is powered by OpenAI’s ChatGPT. The Assistant feature is designed […]

Nextdoor launches new ‘Assistant’ feature powered by OpenAI’s ChatGPT by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch

How chemists could give new life to old wind turbine blades

May 2, 2023
Wind turbines are crucial for addressing climate change, but when they’ve reached the end of their lives, turbine blades could add up to a lot of waste. Now new research, published in Nature, could represent a first step toward building renewable-energy infrastructure that doesn’t end up in a landfill. Wind turbine blades need to be…

We need to bring consent to AI 

May 2, 2023
This story originally appeared in The Algorithm, our weekly newsletter on AI. To get stories like this in your inbox first, sign up here. This week’s big news is that Geoffrey Hinton, a VP and Engineering Fellow at Google, and a pioneer of deep learning who developed some of the most important techniques at the heart…