Even as cloud infrastructure market growth slows, Microsoft continues to gain on Amazon

February 6, 2023

It was a rough quarter for the cloud infrastructure market as companies looked for ways to cut back on spending in an uncertain economy. When you combine that with the strong dollar and a weak Chinese market, the market slowed to 21% growth, a precipitous drop from the 36% growth we had seen the year […]

Even as cloud infrastructure market growth slows, Microsoft continues to gain on Amazon by Ron Miller originally published on TechCrunch

Wikipedia unblocked in Pakistan after Prime Minister’s intervention

February 6, 2023

Pakistan has unblocked Wikipedia in the South Asian market, three days after the online encyclopedia was censored in the nation over noncompliance with removing what the local regulator deemed as “sacrilegious” content. Shehbaz Sharif, the Prime Minister of Pakistan, directed the unblocking order, calling the censorship on Wikipedia “not a suitable measure to restrict access […]

Wikipedia unblocked in Pakistan after Prime Minister’s intervention by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch

Binance acquires majority stake in Korean crypto exchange GOPAX

February 6, 2023

Binance Holdings plans to return to South Korea after pulling out of the market in 2020. The world’s largest cryptocurrency trading platform by volume said it had acquired a majority stake in South Korea-based crypto exchange GOPAX.  In November, GOPAX suspended customer withdrawals from its DeFi service, GoFi, after suffering effects from the bankrupt lender Genesis […]

Binance acquires majority stake in Korean crypto exchange GOPAX by Kate Park originally published on TechCrunch

Quora opens its new AI chatbot app Poe to the general public

February 6, 2023

Q&A platform Quora has opened up public access to its new AI chatbot app, Poe, which lets users ask questions and get answers from a range of AI chatbots, including those from ChatGPT maker, OpenAI, and other companies like Anthropic. Beyond allowing users to experiment with new AI technologies, Poe’s content will ultimately help to […]

Quora opens its new AI chatbot app Poe to the general public by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch

SoftBank’s vibe shift is using silence loudly

February 6, 2023

Welcome back to Equity, the podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. It’s February, and that means two things: you can stop wishing people happy new year, and Succession is officially back next month. As always, you can find me on Instagram or Twitter when I’m not […]

SoftBank’s vibe shift is using silence loudly by Natasha Mascarenhas originally published on TechCrunch

Google takes on ChatGPT with Bard and shows off AI in search

February 6, 2023

Google is rushing to take part in the sudden fervor for conversational AI, driven by the pervasive success of rival OpenAI’s ChatGPT. Bard, the company’s new AI experiment, aims to “combine the breadth of the world’s knowledge with the power, intelligence, and creativity of our large language models.” Not short on ambition, Google! The model, […]

Google takes on ChatGPT with Bard and shows off AI in search by Devin Coldewey originally published on TechCrunch