The Top Fears and Dangers of Generative AI — and What to Do About Them
Here are a few of the biggest reasons people fear generative AI and potential solutions for each.
The Download: AI’s impact on the economy, and DeepSeek strikes again
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. The State of AI: Welcome to the economic singularity —David Rotman and Richard Waters Any far-reaching new technology is always uneven in its adoption, but few have been more uneven than generative AI.…
CRO: Why startups should prioritize conversion rate optimization early
Think of CRO as a grand supplement to all the other items the growth side rolls out in the early days of a startup.
CRO: Why startups should prioritize conversion rate optimization early by Walter Thompson originally published on TechCrunch
Meta’s new AI models can recognize and produce speech for more than 1,000 languages
Meta has built AI models that can recognize and produce speech for more than 1,000 languages—a tenfold increase on what’s currently available. It’s a significant step towards preserving languages that are at risk of disappearing, the company says. Meta is releasing its models to the public via the code hosting service GitHub. It claims that…
How Motivation Can Turn a Stagnant Team into a High-Performance Machine
Salespeople are the driving force behind a company’s revenue, so finding the right people to join the sales team is crucial. However, simply hiring the right employees is not enough to ensure success.
Dish says ransomware gang stole almost 300,000 employee records
U.S. satellite television giant Dish has confirmed that hackers stole the personal information of almost 300,000 individuals during a February ransomware attack. In a data breach notification filed with Maine’s attorney general last week, Dish said that while customer databases were unaffected by the incident, hackers accessed hundreds of thousands of employee-related records during the […]
Dish says ransomware gang stole almost 300,000 employee records by Carly Page originally published on TechCrunch
Workplace Issues Often Trickle Down From the Top. Have You Tried These 3 Ways to Fix Your Biggest Challenges?
Employee stress, burnout and engagement problems are often symptoms of a top-down management structure issue — that’s why bottom-up change is the solution. Check out these three ways to restructure your management and watch your productivity — and team engagement — improve.
These Translation Earbuds Know 50 Languages and Could Help You Expand Your Customer Base
Find out how business owners can increase customer satisfaction using a pair of $80 translation earbuds.
Will startups have a shot in the enterprise AI race?
Recent news from Appian and Neeva make plain that the number of participants racing to build AI tooling and services for large companies is expected to be healthy.
Will startups have a shot in the enterprise AI race? by Alex Wilhelm originally published on TechCrunch
Meet the Disrupt Audience Choice roundtable winners
You voted in droves and the results are finally in! We can’t wait to hear the 10 incredible roundtables that you chose to send to TechCrunch Disrupt 2023, September 19–21 in San Francisco. After counting literally thousands of votes, we’re ready to share the winners with you. But first… A reminder from the home office: […]
Meet the Disrupt Audience Choice roundtable winners by Lauren Simonds originally published on TechCrunch
Meta and data, chips and dips, crypto and meltdowns
Hello and welcome back to Equity, the podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. Our Monday show covers the latest in tech news from the weekend and what’s making headlines early in the week. Today, we are talking about Meta’s latest fines, what’s new in chips, and […]
Meta and data, chips and dips, crypto and meltdowns by Alex Wilhelm originally published on TechCrunch