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What are AI chatbots good for? Lovers of sci-fi novels may recall the “librarian”, a character in Neal Stephenson’s 1992 classic Snow Crash; not a person but an AI program and virtual library which was capable of interacting with users in a conversational manner. The fictional concept suggested an elegant and accessible solution to the […]

Wellen taps OpenAI’s GPT for a chatbot that dishes advice on bone health by Natasha Lomas originally published on TechCrunch

Lordstown Motors will issue a reverse stock split, a last-ditch move meant to pull the EV automaker out of the penny stock doldrums and salvage a deal with Taiwanese manufacturer Foxconn. The stock fell about 3.7% to $0.28 a share following the announcement. Lordstown’s board approved a 1:15 reverse stock split during its shareholder meeting […]

Lordstown Motors turns to a reverse stock split to save Foxconn deal by Kirsten Korosec originally published on TechCrunch

In its early days, the Microsoft Store (which was previously known as the Windows Store), had a bit of a middling reputation, in part because it was full of low-quality tools. With the launch of Windows 11, Microsoft gave the store a major facelift and today, at its annual Build developer conference, it’s adding a […]

Microsoft puts a spotlight on AI in its Windows app store by Frederic Lardinois originally published on TechCrunch

Balenciaga Pope. Fake Pentagon explosions. It’s becoming increasingly difficult to tell AI-generated images apart from the real thing, sometimes to disastrous effect. A solution remains elusive. But Microsoft’s making an attempt with new media provenance features debuting at its annual Build conference. Launching for Bing Image Creator and Designer, Microsoft’s Canva-like web app that can […]

Microsoft pledges to watermark AI-generated images and videos by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch

The tedium of videoconferencing getting you down? Fret not. You’ll be pleased to know that, if you’re a Teams users, avatars are now generally available for all Microsoft 365 Business and Enterprise licenses starting this week in the Teams desktop app on Windows and Mac. Hurrah. Microsoft notes that avatars for Microsoft Teams “offer an […]

Microsoft brings avatars to Teams enterprise customers to spruce up meetings by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch