It’s easy to tamper with watermarks from AI-generated text

March 29, 2024
Watermarks for AI-generated text are easy to remove and can be stolen and copied, rendering them useless, researchers have found. They say these kinds of attacks discredit watermarks and can fool people into trusting text they shouldn’t.  Watermarking works by inserting hidden patterns in AI-generated text, which allow computers to detect that the text comes…

Databricks’ GPT rival and who’s investing in “underdog” founders

March 29, 2024

Hello, and welcome to Equity, a podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. This is our Friday episode, in which we dig through the most critical stories and themes from the week. As the week comes to a close, we’re also shutting the book on the trial […]

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You’ll Never Succeed in a Complex Market Unless You Try These Strategies

March 29, 2024
Complex industries offer opportunities in market needs, potential profitability and expansion opportunities — but the key to being successful is developing and supporting a clearly differentiated value proposition that separates your organization from potential competitors. Here’s how to do it.

Mortgage Refinancing: How Does It Work?

March 29, 2024
Mortgage rates started to climb in late 2021. As a result, refinance activity decreased gradually and subsided altogether by 2023. During the initial quarter of 2023, the number of new…

The final countdown: Early Stage 2024 ticket savings end tonight

March 29, 2024

The final countdown is on! Today, March 29, marks the final opportunity to grab your early-bird savings for TechCrunch Early Stage 2024 — a one-day event set to ignite your entrepreneurial journey on April 25 in Boston. Don’t miss out on this exclusive opportunity to gain invaluable insights, resources, and connections to propel your startup […]

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Palmsy is a device-only “social network” to satisfy your posting itch

March 29, 2024

When you sign up to a new social network, you have zero friend, zero follower, zero like. But as you start posting content, you might get more and more likes and comments. That could lead to new followers. And that dopamine boost will encourage you to post even more. A new app called Palmsy is […]

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Brain-cell transplants are the newest experimental epilepsy treatment

March 29, 2024
This article first appeared in The Checkup, MIT Technology Review’s weekly biotech newsletter. To receive it in your inbox every Thursday, and read articles like this first, sign up here. Justin Graves was managing a scuba dive shop in Louisville, Kentucky, when he first had a seizure. He was talking to someone and suddenly the…