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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