Meta reportedly recruits Apple’s head of AI models
Ruoming Pang previously ran Apple’s in-house team that trained the AI foundation models that underpin Apple Intelligence and other on-device AI features.
Battling next-gen financial fraud
From a cluster of call centers in Canada, a criminal network defrauded elderly victims in the US out of $21 million in total between 2021 and 2024. The fraudsters used voice over internet protocol technology to dupe victims into believing the calls came from their grandchildren in the US, customizing conversations using banks of personal data,…
Tulum Energy rediscovered a forgotten hydrogen tech and used it to raise $27M
Results of a 20-year-old curiosity now form the basis of Tulum, a startup that has attracted significant investor attention.
Cursor apologizes for unclear pricing changes that upset users
Cursor’s CEO issued an apology this weekend over an unclear change to its pricing model that resulted in some users being charged more.
OpenAI Executives Look For These 3 Key Traits in New Hires: ‘It’s Actually My Advice to Students’
These traits matter more than a Ph.D or formal schooling in AI, say the executives.
Fortnite maker Epic Games settles antitrust case against Samsung
Fortnite maker Epic Games has settled its antitrust case against Samsung, according to a court filing.
Jack Dorsey Announces WhatsApp Competitor Called Bitchat
Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey went on X to reveal a new messaging app called Bitchat that will not require internet connectivity.
ChatGPT is testing a mysterious new feature called ‘study together’
Some ChatGPT subscribers are reporting a new feature appearing in their drop-down list of available tools called “Study Together.” The mode is apparently the chatbot’s way of becoming a better educational tool. Rather than providing answers to prompts, some say it asks more questions and requires the human to answer, like OpenAI’s answer to Google’s […]
Bluesky users can customize their notifications, including activity alerts from their favorite accounts
Bluesky updated its notifications to allowing users to personalize their experience, including the option to be notified only when accounts reply to them.
Being ‘Nice’ Almost Cost Me My Business — Here’s What I Do Differently Now
Don’t let politeness undermine your authority — here’s how I rebuilt my client relationships
‘Absolute Freedom’: Siblings Behind a Self-Funded 8-Figure Brand Reveal 3 Secrets Aspiring Entrepreneurs Should Know About Growth and Success
Rae and David Liu leveraged their complementary skill sets to start a business that’s been profitable every year since launch.