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It’s pretty easy to get DeepSeek to talk dirty
AI companions like Replika are designed to engage in intimate exchanges, but people use general-purpose chatbots for sex talk too, despite their stricter content moderation policies. Now new research shows that not all chatbots are equally willing to talk dirty: DeepSeek is the easiest to convince. But other AI chatbots can be enticed too, if…
Playground, Seraphim and Root VCs talk funding trends at TC Sessions: Space
It’s no secret that VC spending in 2022 did not take a page from the wild funding spree that was 2021. This year’s more measured approach has had a cooling effect — particularly on space-related startups. In Q3 alone, investments in 79 space companies hit $3.4 billion — down 44% from Q3 2021. Still, some […]
Playground, Seraphim and Root VCs talk funding trends at TC Sessions: Space by Lauren Simonds originally published on TechCrunch
Hulu Live TV adds 14 channels including Hallmark and The Weather Channel
Hulu is expanding its Live TV line-up with 14 new channels, such as Hallmark Channel, The Weather Channel, Comedy.TV, JusticeCentral.TV, TheGrio Television Network, and six channels from the music video network Vevo. The new channels bring the total to over 85 channels, which include entertainment, live sports, and national and local news. Today, November 14, […]
Hulu Live TV adds 14 channels including Hallmark and The Weather Channel by Lauren Forristal originally published on TechCrunch
Gradient backs Butter’s operating system for food distribution businesses
Many small to mid-sized food distributors still run on pen and paper. This makes it difficult to pinpoint things like how certain products are performing and customer churn. It also makes it hard for businesses to comply with the FDA’s new food traceability regulations. Butter’s solution is an all-in-one management system that helps distributors run […]
Gradient backs Butter’s operating system for food distribution businesses by Catherine Shu originally published on TechCrunch
FTX and Avalanche co-led $5M round for Joepegs NFT marketplace
NFT marketplace Joepegs raised $5 million in a seed round led by FTX Ventures and the Avalanche Foundation
FTX and Avalanche co-led $5M round for Joepegs NFT marketplace by Jacquelyn Melinek originally published on TechCrunch
Cleanup, aisle FTX
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Cleanup, aisle FTX by Alex Wilhelm originally published on TechCrunch
Best practices for bolstering machine learning security
Nearly 75% of the world’s largest companies have already integrated AI and machine learning (ML) into their business strategies. As more and more companies — and their customers — gain increasing value from ML applications, organizations should be considering new security best practices to keep pace with the evolving technology landscape. Companies that utilize dynamic…
Bird tells SEC it overstated revenue for two years
Micromobility company Bird said Monday it had overstated its revenue for more than two years by recognizing unpaid customer rides. Bird’s audit committee found on Friday that the company’s financial reports spanning the first quarter of 2020 through the second quarter of 2022 “should no longer be relied upon,” according to a U.S. Securities and […]
Bird tells SEC it overstated revenue for two years by Jaclyn Trop originally published on TechCrunch
Musk says orgs will soon verify affiliated accounts; Blue sign-ups and name changes will be reinstated end of this week
Twitter Blue, Twitter’s paid tier, appears to be on ice at the moment as the company tries to navigate how to control it from being abused by impersonators while still promoting it as a mass market product to build out a new revenue stream among “official” users and the hundreds of millions of others who […]
Musk says orgs will soon verify affiliated accounts; Blue sign-ups and name changes will be reinstated end of this week by Ingrid Lunden originally published on TechCrunch
African web3 startup Nestcoin declares it held its assets in FTX, lays off employees
African web3 startup Nestcoin has laid off some employees as FTX’s demise impacted its business. This information was shared by the startup’s CEO, Yele Bademosi, who, in a tweet, said FTX’s fall from grace affected his one-year-old startup, which held its assets (cash and stablecoins) in the now-defunct crypto exchange to manage operational expenses. Since […]
African web3 startup Nestcoin declares it held its assets in FTX, lays off employees by Tage Kene-Okafor originally published on TechCrunch