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Meta confirms that its Llama 3 open-source LLM is coming in the next month Meta's Llama families, built as open-source products, represent a different philosophical approach to how AI should develop as a wider technology. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal...

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Meta confirms that its Llama 3 open source LLM is coming in the next month | TechCrunch

Meta's Llama families, built as open-source products, represent a different philosophical approach to how AI should develop as a wider technol...

techcrunch 2 years ago

WordPress.com owner Automattic acquires multi-service messaging app Beeper for $125M The deal, which was for $125 million according to sources close to the matter, is Automattic's second acquisition of a cross-platform messaging solution. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For p...

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WordPress.com owner Automattic acquires multiservice messaging app Beeper for $125M | TechCrunch

The deal, which was for $125 million according to sources close to the matter, is Automattic's second acquisition of a cross-platform messagin...

techcrunch 2 years ago

X adds support for passkeys globally on iOS X, formerly Twitter, is rolling out support for passkeys, a new and more secure login method compared with traditional passwords, to all iOS users globally. The option had first debuted in January, bu...

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X adds support for passkeys globally on iOS | TechCrunch

X, formerly Twitter, is rolling out support for passkeys, a new and more secure login method compared with traditional passwords, to all iOS users

techcrunch 2 years ago

Pan-African VC Verod-Kepple closes its first fund at $60M Verod-Kepple Africa Ventures (VKAV) plans to back up to 21 growth-stage companies across the continent after closing its first fund at $60 million. The pan-African VC hit the milestone following fresh...

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Pan-African VC Verod-Kepple closes its first fund at $60M | TechCrunch

It hit the milestone after fresh backing from Nigeria’s SCM Capital, Taiyo Holdings and C2C Global Education Japan.

techcrunch 2 years ago

Shure MV7+: The best USB podcast mic gets better I was happy — excited, even — to check out Shure’s latest USB microphone. Its predecessor, the MV7, has been my default podcasting mic since it was launched toward to end of 2022. I’ve recorded more t...

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Shure MV7+: The best USB podcast mic gets better | TechCrunch

I was happy -- excited, even -- to check out Shure’s latest USB microphone. Its predecessor, the MV7, has been my default podcasting mic since it...

techcrunch 2 years ago

Metalab goes from quietly building the internet to investing in it With Metalab Ventures, the venture arm will play the role of a long-term value investor, essentially “putting our money where our mouth is,” CEO Luke Des Cotes said. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights res...

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Metalab goes from quietly building the internet to investing in it | TechCrunch

Canadian interface design firm Metalab launches Metalab Ventures to invest in the product-led startups it helps.

techcrunch 2 years ago

Ransomware gang’s new extortion trick? Calling the front desk Ransomware gangs are increasingly calling up victim organizations to extort and intimidate rank-and-file employees. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Ransomware gang's new extortion trick? Calling the front desk | TechCrunch

Ransomware gangs are increasingly calling up victim organizations to extort and intimidate rank-and-file employees.

techcrunch 2 years ago

Symbolica hopes to head off the AI arms race by betting on symbolic models In February, Demis Hassabis, the CEO of Google‘s DeepMind AI research lab, warned that throwing increasing amounts of compute at the types of AI algorithms in wide use today could lead to diminishing ...

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Symbolica hopes to head off the AI arms race by betting on symbolic models | TechCrunch

In February, Demis Hassabis, the CEO of Google's DeepMind AI research lab, warned that throwing increasing amounts of compute at the types of AI

techcrunch 2 years ago

Lucid Motors ekes out a new delivery record as it searches for more EV buyers Lucid Motors delivered more EVs in the first quarter of 2024 than it has in any other quarter, though it set the record by a very slim margin. The Saudi-backed, California-based electric vehicle compa...

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Lucid Motors ekes out a new delivery record as it searches for more EV buyers | TechCrunch

The Saudi-backed, California-based startup narrowly topped its previous record set all the way back in the fourth quarter of 2022.

techcrunch 2 years ago

Google bets on partners to run their own sovereign Google Clouds Google is renewing its focus on data sovereignty. For the time being, though, it looks like its emphasis is on partnerships, not building its own sovereign clouds. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reser...

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Google bets on partners to run their own sovereign Google Clouds | TechCrunch

Google is renewing its focus on data sovereignty. For the time being, though, it looks like its emphasis is on partnerships, not building its own s...

techcrunch 2 years ago

Google’s Gemini comes to databases Gemini in Databases is a bundle of AI-powered, developer-focused tools for Google Cloud customers who are creating, monitoring and migrating app databases. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For...

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Google's Gemini comes to databases | TechCrunch

Gemini in Databases is a bundle of AI-powered, developer-focused tools for Google Cloud customers who are creating, monitoring and migrating app da...

techcrunch 2 years ago

Google launches Code Assist, its latest challenger to GitHub’s Copilot Code Assist will be available through plug-ins for popular editors like VS Code and JetBrains. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Google launches Code Assist, its latest challenger to GitHub's Copilot | TechCrunch

Code Assist will be available through plug-ins for popular editors like VS Code and JetBrains.

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Google injects generative AI into its cloud security tools Many of the announcements had to do with Gemini, Google's flagship family of generative AI models. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Google injects generative AI into its cloud security tools | TechCrunch

At Cloud Next, many of the announcements had to do with Gemini, Google's flagship family of generative AI models.

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Google Workspace users will soon get voice prompting in Gmail and tabs in Docs Google is also launching a new feature in Gmail for Workspace that can instantly turn rough email drafts into a more polished email. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Google Workspace users will soon get voice prompting in Gmail and tabs in Docs | TechCrunch

Google is also launching a new feature in Gmail for Workspace that can instantly turn rough email drafts into a more polished email.

techcrunch 2 years ago

Nvidia’s next-gen Blackwell platform will come to Google Cloud in early 2025 In addition to the new custom Arm-based Axion chips, most of this year's announcements are about AI accelerators, whether built by Google itself or from Nvidia. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved...

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Nvidia's next-gen Blackwell platform will come to Google Cloud in early 2025 | TechCrunch

In addition to the new custom Arm-based Axion chips, most of this year's announcements are about AI accelerators, whether built by Google or N...

techcrunch 2 years ago

Google releases Imagen 2, a video clip generator Imagen 2 can now create short, four-second videos from text prompts, along the lines of AI-powered clip generation tools like Runway, Pika and Irreverent Labs. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved....

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Google launches a video clip generator | TechCrunch

Imagen 2 can now create short, four-second videos from text prompts, along the lines of AI-powered clip generation tools like Runway, Pika and Irre...

techcrunch 2 years ago

Google looks to monetize AI with two new $10 Workspace add-ons The jury is still out on how much AI increases individual productivity, but companies are now trying to monetize it as they build more advanced AI features into their software. Last year, Microsoft ma...

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Google looks to monetize AI with two new $10 Workspace add-ons | TechCrunch

Google introduced a couple of new $10 Workspace add-ons that help enhance meetings and bring more security to content stored in Google.

techcrunch 2 years ago

Chrome Enterprise goes Premium with new security and management features With Chrome Enterprise, IT departments get the ability to manage employees' browser settings, the extensions they install and web apps they use. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal u...

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Chrome Enterprise goes Premium with new security and management features | TechCrunch

With Chrome Enterprise, IT departments get the ability to manage employees' browser settings, the extensions they install and web apps they use.

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With Vertex AI Agent Builder, Google Cloud aims to simplify agent creation AI agents are the new hot craze in generative AI. Unlike the previous generation of chatbots, these agents can do more than simply answer questions. They can take actions based on the conversation, an...

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With Vertex AI Agent Builder, Google Cloud aims to simplify agent creation | TechCrunch

At Google Cloud Next, Google announced Vertex AI Agent Builder, a no code tool for building AI agents in the enterprise.

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Google’s Gemini Pro 1.5 enters public preview on Vertex AI Its headlining feature is the amount of context that it can process: 1 million tokens, which is equivalent to around 700,000 words or around 30,000 lines of code. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserv...

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Google's Gemini 1.5 Pro enters public preview on Vertex AI | TechCrunch

Its headlining feature is the amount of context that it can process: 1 million tokens, which is equivalent to around 700,000 words or around 30,000...