YouTube will now count a view as soon as a video starts playing
The change comes a year after YouTube applied the same approach to counting views on Shorts videos.
The Download: a secretive antiaging drug and joining virtual power plants
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. A startup claims it’s found a drug to make your blood young —Antonio Regalado I knew I’d officially become a “longevity influencer” when a company called Generation Lab offered me the…
Feedly attributes weeklong slowdown to bug, not its AI pivot
Feedly says a bug is behind the performance issues that have made its web app nearly “unusable” for some users, while complaints about its mobile apps and customer support are adding to frustrations.
Amazon, once an online bookseller, is destroying rare books to train AI models
Rare books are incredibly valuable for training LLMs, since these models have already trained on whatever’s available online.
Health Insurance Costs Hit a 15-Year High. Companies Are Changing How They Cover Employees.
More than 20,000 companies switched to HRAs this year alone, giving employees cash instead of a company-selected plan.
Groq raises $350M to fuel its pivot from AI chips to neocloud
Groq raised $350 million at a $3.5 billion valuation as the former AI chipmaker pivots to a neocloud business and expands its Nvidia-powered data center footprint.
People Want AI to Help Them Grow, Not Just Get Things Done. Almost Nobody Is Solving for That.
A 81,000-person study found personal growth ranks second on the list of what people want from AI. Only 6% say AI has actually delivered on it.
His Business Is a ‘Love Letter’ to His Late Mother. It Sold Out and Hit $500K in Sales After Beyoncé’s Mom Gave It a Boost.
Kahh Spence didn’t launch the brand many people expected of him.
Here’s How Job Applicants Are Trying to Make Their Resumes Stand Out: ‘There’s No Way to Fight It’
One professor created a free AI training program and expected 500 sign-ups. What happened next surprised him.
Nvidia investing $1.5B in SoftBank data center developer behind OpenAI project
Nvidia’s investment in SoftBank’s data center developer will guarantee its chips power an OpenAI data center.
Terra Industries closes $52M seed round to build defense infrastructure for the Global South
African defense tech company Terra Industries announced an additional $18 million in funding, bringing its seed round to $52 million.