February 17, 2026

The Download: the rise of luxury car theft, and fighting antimicrobial resistance

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 curious case of the disappearing Lamborghinis Across the world, unsuspecting people are unwittingly becoming caught up in a new and growing type of organized criminal enterprise: vehicle transport fraud and theft. Crooks…

Plex’s music player, Plexamp, now works with ChatGPT for playlist creation

May 3, 2023

Plexamp, the music player originally incubated by the Labs division of media company Plex, is tapping into ChatGPT with its latest update. The company announced today a new feature called “Sonic Sage,” powered by OpenAI’s ChatGPT, that will build unique music playlists by scanning users’ libraries and leveraging their TIDAL subscription. The update follows other […]

Plex’s music player, Plexamp, now works with ChatGPT for playlist creation by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch

Databricks acquires AI-centric data governance platform Okera

May 3, 2023

Databricks today announced that it has acquired Okera, a data governance platform with a focus on AI. The two companies did not disclose the purchase price. According to Crunchbase, Okera previously raised just under $30 million. Investors include Felicis, Bessemer Venture Partners, Cyber Mentor Fund, ClearSky and Emergent Ventures. Data governance was already a hot […]

Databricks acquires AI-centric data governance platform Okera by Frederic Lardinois originally published on TechCrunch

Fandom launches new creator initiative and invests in more original video content

May 3, 2023

Fandom, the entertainment site and wiki hosting service, had two announcements to share this week—the launch of Creator Class, new quarterly workshops for creators, as well as a new portfolio of original video content featuring its acquired brands GameSpot, Metacritic and Screen Junkies. The company introduced a new program Wednesday for its top creators — […]

Fandom launches new creator initiative and invests in more original video content by Lauren Forristal originally published on TechCrunch

Reddit enhances link embeds and adds more sharing functions on iOS and Android

May 3, 2023

Reddit is introducing a series of updates to make it easier for users to share content from its platform, acknowledging that it previously “didn’t make it easy” to do so. As part of the update for iOS and Android, Reddit is enhancing link embeds for messaging apps and adding more sharing functions. “Previously, when a […]

Reddit enhances link embeds and adds more sharing functions on iOS and Android by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch

Nova is building guardrails for generative AI content to protect brand integrity

May 3, 2023

As brands incorporate generative AI into their creative workflows to generate new content associated with the company, they need to tread carefully to be sure that the new material adheres to the company’s style and brand guidelines. Nova is an early-stage startup building a suite of generative AI tools designed to protect brand integrity, and […]

Nova is building guardrails for generative AI content to protect brand integrity by Ron Miller originally published on TechCrunch