Google has taken the wraps off Bard, its conversational AI meant to compete with ChatGPT and other large language models. But after its shaky debut, users may understandably be a bit wary of trusting the system — so we compared it on a few example prompts with its AI peers, GPT-4 and Claude. This is […]
Google’s Bard lags behind GPT-4 and Claude in head-to-head comparison by Devin Coldewey originally published on TechCrunch
Magic Eden, one of the largest cross-chain NFT platforms, launched a Bitcoin marketplace for digital artifacts, the company shared on Tuesday. “We are already a multichain platform and believe that adding Bitcoin will connect us to a deep community of people and a rapidly growing collectibles market thanks to Ordinals,” Zhuoxun Yin, COO and co-founder […]
Magic Eden launches Bitcoin marketplace as Ordinal inscriptions continue to grow by Jacquelyn Melinek originally published on TechCrunch
Early-stage founders need mentorship and support to build a successful startup, and conventional wisdom says, “Get thee to an incubator or an accelerator!” However, the two programs are not interchangeable — they serve very different purposes — and there are roughly 500 accelerators and 1,400 incubators in the U.S. alone. Which type of startup program […]
Everything you need to know about accelerators and incubators by Lauren Simonds originally published on TechCrunch
How are API-first startups faring in the face of private-market headwinds and some market pessimism about the health of many startups far from their exit point?
Even the hottest startup categories are not immune from the venture slowdown by Anna Heim originally published on TechCrunch
Nvidia and Quantum Machines, the Israeli startup offering an orchestration platform to controlling and operating quantum processors, today announced the launch of Nvidia DGX Quantum, which combines Nvidia’s Grace Hopper Superchip with Quantum Machines’ controller. Over the course of the last few years, it’s become increasingly clear that to effectively operate a quantum computer, you’ll […]
Nvidia teams up with Quantum Machines to combine classical and quantum machines by Frederic Lardinois originally published on TechCrunch
Elon Musk’s Boring Company is doubling down on its Vegas bet, with a proposal that would expand its underground transport system to 65 miles of tunnels below the streets of Sin City. The proposed network map, which was recently filed with the city of Las Vegas and not previously reported, depicts dozens of tunnels criss-crossing […]
Elon Musk’s The Boring Company seeks to double the size of its Vegas Loop by Kirsten Korosec originally published on TechCrunch