YouTube will soon let creators make Shorts with their own AI likeness
YouTube is preparing to empower creators with new artificial intelligence (AI) tools, including the ability to generate YouTube Shorts using their own digital likeness. The announcement, made by YouTube CEO…
OpenAI’s former sales leader joins VC firm Acrew: OpenAI taught her where startups can build a ‘moat’
The rapidly evolving field of artificial intelligence is seeing a shift in leadership as former OpenAI sales executive Aliisa Rosenthal transitions to venture capital. Rosenthal has joined Acrew Capital as…
We’re not nostalgic for 2016 — we’re nostalgic for the internet before all the slop
A wave of nostalgia for 2016 is sweeping across the internet, with users on platforms like Instagram and Spotify actively sharing memories from the year. This unexpected trend, fueled by…
YouTube TV’s multiview is getting a huge upgrade, letting viewers mix and match channels
YouTube TV is poised to significantly enhance its viewing experience with the upcoming launch of a fully customizable multiview feature. This upgrade, announced by YouTube CEO Neal Mohan, will allow…
Threads rolls out ads to all users worldwide
Meta is expanding ads on Threads to all global users starting next week, a move signaling the company’s commitment to monetizing the rapidly growing social media platform. The rollout will…
OpenEvidence hits $12B valuation, with new round led by Thrive, DST
OpenEvidence, an artificial intelligence platform providing medical information to healthcare professionals, has secured $250 million in Series D funding, valuing the company at $12 billion. The investment, co-led by Thrive…
Zipline charts drone delivery expansion with $600M in new funding
U.S.-based autonomous delivery company Zipline announced Wednesday it will expand its drone delivery services to Houston and Phoenix in early 2024, fueled by a $600 million investment. The company, which…
Blue Origin’s satellite internet network TeraWave will move data at 6 Tbps
Jeff Bezos’s space exploration company, Blue Origin, has announced plans to build a new satellite internet network called TeraWave. The network aims to deliver high-speed connectivity, with peak data rates…
Irony alert: Hallucinated citations found in papers from NeurIPS, the prestigious AI conference
A recent scan of papers presented at the prestigious Conference on Neural Information Processing Systems (NeurIPS) revealed a concerning trend: the presence of hallucinated citations generated by Large Language Models…
Apps for boycotting American products surge to the top of the Danish App Store
European consumers, particularly in Nordic countries, are demonstrating their disapproval of recent political rhetoric from the United States with their wallets. Following statements regarding Greenland, downloads of mobile applications designed…