February 7, 2025

These documents are influencing the DOGE-sphere’s agenda

Reports from the US Government Accountability Office on improper federal payments in recent years are circulating on X and elsewhere online, and they seem to be a big influence on Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency and its supporters as the group pursues cost-cutting measures across the federal government.  The payment reports have been…

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Disclo aims to inspire inclusive workplaces – starting with disability accommodations

February 1, 2023

Disclo CEO and co-founder Hannah Olson was diagnosed with Lyme disease when she was in college. At the time, she didn’t really see herself as someone with a disability, even though it meant spending hours each day hooked up to an IV. When she entered the workforce, she soon was confronted with the difficulties of […]

Disclo aims to inspire inclusive workplaces – starting with disability accommodations by Natasha Mascarenhas originally published on TechCrunch

‘Inaudible’ watermark could identify AI-generated voices

February 1, 2023

The growing ease with which anyone can create convincing audio in someone else’s voice has a lot of people on edge, and rightly so. Resemble AI’s proposal for watermarking generated speech may not fix it in one, but it’s a step in the right direction. AI-generated speech is being used for all kinds of legitimate […]

‘Inaudible’ watermark could identify AI-generated voices by Devin Coldewey originally published on TechCrunch

The Biden administration says Apple and Google’s app stores are stifling competition

February 1, 2023

The Biden administration is calling out Apple and Google’s app stores for stifling competition. A new report, issued on Wednesday by the Commerce Department’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), said it had investigated the competitive conditions in the mobile app ecosystem and found that it’s “not a level playing field, which is harmful to […]

The Biden administration says Apple and Google’s app stores are stifling competition by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch

Damus, another decentralized social networking app, arrives to take on Twitter

February 1, 2023

Another decentralized social networking application to challenge Twitter has hit the App Store. Last year, Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey donated around $245,000 in bitcoin (then roughly 14 BTC) to fund the development of an open and decentralized social networking protocol known as Nostr, which is based on cryptographic key pairs. Now, the first mobile app […]

Damus, another decentralized social networking app, arrives to take on Twitter by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch

Samsung’s new Galaxy S23 Ultra arrives with a 200-megapixel camera

February 1, 2023

Common wisdom in digital photography says that megapixels aren’t everything. They matter to an extent, but smartphone makers have a long history of leaning too heavily on those numbers as a kind of shorthand for camera quality. In other words, they play an important role but need to work in concert with a number of […]

Samsung’s new Galaxy S23 Ultra arrives with a 200-megapixel camera by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch

Tackling huge challenges together

February 1, 2023
History tends to elevate lone heroes, but recent events have shown that enormous challenges can only be solved through team effort. Two celebrated leaders from science and sport discuss how collaboration, resolve, and empathy have contributed to some of their most recognizable achievements. They define their vision for the future, and chart where they’ll set their…

Report: Microsoft plans to update Bing with a faster version of ChatGPT in the coming weeks

February 1, 2023

Microsoft is working to incorporate a faster version of OpenAI’s ChatGPT, known as GPT-4, into Bing in the coming weeks in a move that would make the search engine more competitive with Google, according to a new report from Semafor. People familiar with the matter told Semafor that GPT-4 responds much faster than ChatGPT, and […]

Report: Microsoft plans to update Bing with a faster version of ChatGPT in the coming weeks by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch