Analysis reveals slowing growth in ChatGPT mobile app downloads and daily usage
ChatGPT’s mobile app growth may have peaked, according to new analysis of download trends and daily active user numbers provided by third-party app intelligence firm Apptopia. According to its estimates, the growth in new users, as measured by the rate of change in global new downloads, has slowed since April. The company looked at global […]
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Ousted Luminar CEO Austin Russell wants to buy company
Luminar founder Austin Russell, the billionaire founder of Luminar, has stepped forward to buy the lidar maker, five months after he was replaced as CEO following an ethics investigation. The takeover maneuver was revealed in an SEC filing by Russell early Friday morning. This includes his new company, Russell AI Labs, purchasing 100% of Luminar’s […]
Meta previews new parental controls for AI Experiences
Meta on Friday previewed an upcoming parental control feature for teens to interact with AI characters on the platform. The features, scheduled to roll out next year, will include the ability to block certain characters and monitor conversation topics. Starting in the coming months, parents will be able to completely turn off chatting with AI […]
OpenAI pauses Martin Luther King Jr.’s Sora video generation
OpenAI announced Thursday that it has suspended the ability for users to use its AI video model, Sora, to generate videos resembling the late civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr. The company said it added this protection at the request of Dr. King’s estate after some Sora users generated “disrespectful depictions” of Dr. King’s […]
Venture Capital Legend Ron Conway Leaves Salesforce Foundation Following Benioff National Guard Comments
Ron Conway, founder of venture firm SV Angel, known for its early investments in Google, Airbnb, and Meta, has resigned from the Salesforce Foundation, The New York Times reported. The resignation comes after Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff said last week that he “fully supports” President Trump and suggested that the National Guard should patrol the […]
Why AI startups are getting their hands on the data themselves
For one week this summer, Taylor and her roommate wore GoPro cameras on their foreheads as they painted, sculpted, and did chores. They trained an AI vision model and carefully synchronized footage so the system could capture the same action from multiple angles. It was a difficult job in many ways, but they were well […]
Amazon’s Ring to partner with Flock, an AI camera network used by ICE, federal government, and law enforcement
Amazon-owned surveillance camera maker Ring on Thursday announced a partnership with Flock, a maker of AI-powered surveillance cameras that share footage with law enforcement. Agencies using Flock can now request Ring doorbell users to share footage to aid in “evidence collection and investigative efforts.” Flock cameras work by scanning the license plates and other identifying […]
The real reason Google DeepMind partners with fusion energy startups
Energy startup Commonwealth Fusion Systems announced Thursday that it is working with Google’s DeepMind division to use AI to fine-tune and even improve the operation of future Sparc reactors. The companies’ plan is to use specialized DeepMind software, known as Torax, to simulate the plasma burning inside the CFS reactor. They also plan to combine […]