These Are the Top 10 Threats From Artificial Intelligence
The new book, “The Wolf Is At The Door,” breaks down the most pressing problems that AI presents to the world we live in.
The Download: trustworthy humanoid robots, and Anduril’s latest project
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. Will we ever trust robots? The world might seem to be on the brink of a humanoid-robot heyday. New breakthroughs in artificial intelligence promise the type of capable, general-purpose robots previously seen only…
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CandidateView helps hiring managers avoid an avalanche of resumes with an AI-powered video solution.
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Writer’s latest models can generate text from images including charts and graphs
As generative AI continues to dominate the headlines, it’s hard sometimes to find actual working business use cases among the hype. Writer is a San Francisco startup that is working to create generative AI writing products with the enterprise in mind. Today, the company announced a new capability for its Palmyra model that generates text […]
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The Download: tiny TikTok-style soap operas, and how algorithms change us
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. China’s next cultural export could be TikTok-style short soap operas Until last year, Ty Coker, a 28-year-old voice actor who lives in Missouri, mostly voiced video games and animations. But in December, they…
3 Pharma Stocks to Anchor Your Portfolio
The pharma market is poised to thrive due to the continuous medicinal advancements to meet the escalating demand for chronic disease treatment, technological advancements, and increased research and development. Given…
Lapse, the app turning your phone into an old-school camera, snaps up $30M
It can cost a fortune in 2024 to find an analogue camera, buy film (and maybe special batteries) for it, and take pictures that then need to be developed. For those who long for those old days, a startup called Lapse has been giving smartphone users an alternative — you take pictures that you have to […]
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Zacua Ventures has launched a new $56 million fund dedicated to construction tech
Zacua, which has a regional presence in San Francisco, Madrid, Mexico and Singapore, is targeting startups addressing sustainability, productivity and urbanization.
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Asymmetric Financial has a plan to unlock Bitcoin’s trillion-dollar potential with dedicated DeFi fund
As the digital asset industry picks up steam again, some crypto funds are looking to hone in on specific sectors. Crypto fund Asymmetric Financial is creating its Bitcoin DeFi Venture Fund I to focus on investing in the blockchain’s nascent space with a target raise of $21 million. The fund will be spearheaded by general […]
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Glean wants to beat ChatGPT at its own game — in the enterprise
GenAI has its issues. But if there’s one thing it excels at, it’s surfacing answers from vast pools of data. Enter Glean, whose software connects to enterprise first- and third-party databases to field plain-English requests (e.g. “How do I invest in our company’s 401k?”) from employees, sort of like a custom ChatGPT. Launched by Arvind […]
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