A sneak peek at the new Siri app reveals Apple’s plans to tackle ChatGPT and more
Just ahead of Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) in June, Bloomberg published leaked images of what Apple’s planned AI upgrades will look like on the iPhone (including a new Siri app meant to rival ChatGPT and other AI chatbots) and how Siri’s new features will be incorporated throughout the operating system. These images were created […]
RSI is the new AGI, but it’s just as difficult to identify
The word “recursion” is the latest buzzword in the AI world. Two separate startups have taken over the name, and many more are starting to mention recursive self-improvement (RSI) in their roadmaps. Like AGI before it, RSI has become a three-letter synonym for AI’s catastrophic takeoff. Even though there is still some disagreement about what […]
Oura launches Ring 5 with thinner, lighter design starting at $399
Oura on Thursday announced the fifth generation of its popular smart ring, starting at $399. The Ring 5, which Oura describes as the world’s smallest smart ring, arrives just a year and a half after the company launched the Ring 4 and seven months after the launch of the Ring 4 Ceramic. Ring 5 is […]
Google engineer who made $1.2 million from Polymarket charged with insider trading
The U.S. Department of Justice has indicted Google software engineer Michele Spagnuolo on insider trading charges, accusing the company’s employees of making $1.2 million in trades on Polymarket based on confidential business information. Spagnuolo, who used the name “AlphaRaccoon” at Polymarket, has worked at Google for more than 12 years, according to information on LinkedIn. […]
Why Google’s AI can’t spell Google (or anything else)
How many P’s does Google have? According to Google, there are two. According to Google’s AI Overview, “The word ‘poop’ has exactly one ‘r’ in it,” and the word ‘journalism’ has two ‘d’s, but is spelled ‘journadism.’ Google identified at least one P in the U.S. president’s last name, spelled trpum. You don’t need to […]
Payroll startup Remote announces 50% increase in revenue per employee without increasing headcount
Remote, a seven-year-old payroll service provider based in Amsterdam, says it recently surpassed $300 million in annual recurring revenue and is cash flow positive. But he insists the real story is what’s happening behind the scenes. After implementing AI at all levels of the organization, the startup saw a 50% increase in revenue per employee. […]
UK visa portal publishes passports and selfies of thousands of applicants, then calls in lawyers
A TechCrunch investigation found that a website called UK Visa Portal had published thousands of passports and selfies of applicants who paid fees to the site to obtain UK immigration visas. An anonymous person alerted TechCrunch to the security lapse, saying at least 100,000 documents were publicly available on the website from people who uploaded […]
Meta launches subscriptions for Instagram, Facebook, WhatsApp, AI plans and more to come
Meta is doubling down on subscription services. On Wednesday, the social networking giant announced it would roll out consumer subscription plans for its flagship apps Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp globally and begin testing new subscriptions for businesses, creators, and Meta AI users. Consumers who subscribe to Instagram Plus ($3.99 per month), Facebook Plus ($3.99 per […]
With $100 million in new funding, Princeton’s Thea Energy becomes the most funded fusion startup
Thea Energy has raised an oversubscribed $100 million Series B led by the US Innovative Technology Fund, the fusion startup told TechCrunch. This amount would make the company one of the better-funded fusion startups and increase its chances of making a commercial reactor a reality. The new funding will help Thea expand production of its […]
CrowdStrike and Google take down botnet used by hackers to target open source software developers
CrowdStrike worked with Google and Shadowserver, a nonprofit organization that scans and monitors internet cyberattacks, to stop a botnet that cybercriminals were using to push malware and steal passwords from open source software developers. According to CrowdStrike, the purpose of the takedown operation was to disrupt the activities of the cybercriminals behind the so-called Glassworm […]