AI research lab NeoCognition receives $40M seed to build agents that learn like humans
Investors are actively lobbying AI researchers to build startups that make AI more reliable and efficient. Yu Su, the Ohio State University professor who heads the AI Agent Lab, said he initially resisted pressure from venture capitalists to commercialize his research. Last year, he finally took the plunge and spun his work out into a […]
Apple’s Cal AI crackdown suggests Apple is still monitoring the App Store
Apple’s recent crackdown on the Cal AI food tracking app, owned by MyFitnessPal, shows that the tech giant is still enforcing the App Store’s strict rules regarding the use of external payments. The calorie counting app, which was temporarily removed from the App Store last week, attempted to circumvent Apple’s in-app purchase guidelines and also […]
ChatGPT’s new Images 2.0 model is amazingly good at generating text
It used to be easy to tell the difference between human-created images and AI-generated images. Just two years ago, you couldn’t use image models to create a Mexican restaurant menu without inventing new dishes like “entuitas,” “churillos,” “burtos,” and “margartas.” Now, if you ask the new ChatGPT Images 2.0 model to create a Mexican menu, […]
Sam Altman criticizes Anthropic’s cyber model Mythos, calling it “fear-based marketing”
OpenAI and Anthropic continue to take swipes at each other. During a podcast appearance this week, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman criticized competitors’ new cybersecurity models, saying the company is trying to exploit fear to make its products look more impressive than they actually are. Anthropic announced Mythos earlier this month and released the model to […]
Ex-Pinterest Team Redesigns Email with Extra — It’s Actually Better
When was the last time you got really excited about email? If you’re older, it was probably in 2004, when Gmail was rolling out its first beta invitations. If you’re young, probably never. Over the years, many startups have tried and failed to reinvent it, but the most successful companies have simply bolted new features […]
AI dungeon maker Latitude launches AI-powered RPG creation platform Voyage
If you’ve ever played a role-playing game (RPG), you know how much fun it is to create a character any way you like and embark on an epic adventure. Now imagine an AI-powered, text-based RPG where every interaction with non-player characters (NPCs) is completely unscripted. Latitude, a startup known for its open-ended text adventure games […]
Ransomware negotiator pleads guilty to aiding ransomware gang
Former ransomware negotiator Angelo Martino has pleaded guilty to helping cybercriminals extort businesses in a cyberattack. On Monday, the U.S. Department of Justice announced the guilty plea. Martino, who worked for cybersecurity firm Digital Mint, acknowledged playing both sides of the negotiations in five different cases. Martino admitted that while ostensibly working for victims, he […]
New social media platform Bond hopes to use AI to help you kick your doomscrolling habit
Traditional social media sites are designed to keep us glued to our devices and our eyes glued to retinal feeds of memes and silly videos in order to create more engaging advertising platforms. But in recent years, a proliferation of companies have sought to capitalize on user burnout, encouraging users to engage in IRL experiences […]
Revolut aims for up to $200 billion valuation in eventual IPO
British neobank Revolut appears to be aiming for a huge valuation when it eventually goes public. The company is targeting a market capitalization of $150 billion to $200 billion in its initial public offering, the Financial Times reported Tuesday, citing anonymous investor sources. The fintech giant, which received a full banking license in the UK […]
Cash App targets a new type of customer between the ages of 6 and 12
Technology companies are always looking for new customers, and Cash Up, the fintech company owned by Jack Dorsey’s Block, believes it has found a promising new demographic: children. The company, which already provides financial services to teenagers, announced this week that it will expand its youth-focused services to build relationships with Generation Alpha and the […]