Cameo’s Birthday Reminder app, Candl, is a weak attempt at a comeback
Around this time last year, cameo scored a significant low point. Its valuation fell by at least 90%, and the company’s disastrous financial situation meant it was unable to pay a $600,000 fine from the FTC. Now, the company behind celebrity greeting apps is exploring new and new things for growth, although somewhat boring. On […]
Elon Musk’s Xai launches Grok 4 along with a monthly subscription of $300
Elon Musk’s AI company Xai released its latest flagship AI model, the Grok 4, late Wednesday, and announced SuperGrok Heavy, an AI subscription plan that costs $300 per month. Grok is Xai’s answer to models such as Openai’s ChatGpt and Google’s Gemini, allowing you to analyze images and respond to questions. Over the past few […]
Why isn’t Cluely’s Roy Lee sweating cheating?
Cluely has gained fame for its controversial claim that AI startups using hidden browser windows to analyze online conversations, allowing users to “check everything” with their “undetected” feature. The company’s co-founder, Roy Lee, was stopped by Columbia University for “cheating” her coding test when she applied for a developer job on Amazon using Clery, originally […]
Microsoft has internally shared $500 million in AI savings since cutting 9,000 jobs
In a presentation this week, Microsoft’s Chief Commercial Officer Judson Althoff said that AI tools are increasing productivity across sales, customer service and software engineering, Bloomberg reports. Althoff said that because AI is so convenient, Microsoft was able to save over $500 million in call centers alone last year. The internal remarks come a week […]
California legislators behind SB 1047 raise mandatory AI safety reports
California Sen. Scott Wiener introduced a new amendment to his latest bill, SB 53, on Wednesday. If signed into law, California will be the first state to impose meaningful transparency requirements on leading AI developers, including Openai, Google, Humanity, and Xai. Senator Wiener’s previous AI bill, SB 1047, contained similar requirements for AI model developers […]
X’s advertising business has improved under the late CEO Linda Yaccarino, but it remains a difficult time to come
Former NBCU Advertising executive Linda Yaccarino’s tenure at X may have been rather short – just two years from start to finish, but she was able to influence the social networks’ advertising business. Yaccarino will leave X in a better position with the advertiser than she found, it says. In the US, AD spending rose […]
Jack Dorsey says his “safe” new bitchat app hasn’t been tested for security
On Sunday, Block CEO and Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey launched an open source chat app called Bitchat, pledged to provide “safe” and “private” messaging without a centralized infrastructure. Unlike traditional messaging apps that rely on the internet, this app relies on Bluetooth and end-to-end encryption. By being decentralized, Bitchat could become a secure app in […]
YouTube prepares crackdowns on “mass production” and “repeated” videos as concerns about AI slops grow
YouTube is preparing to update its policy to crack down on creators’ ability to generate revenue from “fraud” content, such as mass-produced videos and other types of repetitive content. On July 15th, the company will update its YouTube Partner Program (YPP) monetization policy, using more detailed guidelines on the types of content that can make […]
Hallucinations about soundslice on chatgpt music app frequently, founders have made to lie
Earlier this month, Adrian Holovaty, founder of Soundlice, a music teaching platform, solved the mystery that had been worrisome for several weeks. The strange images, which were obviously ChatGpt sessions, continued to be uploaded to the site. Once he solved it, he realized that ChatGpt had become one of his company’s biggest hype men, but […]
Linda Jaccarino resigns as CEO of Elon Musk’s X
X CEO Linda Yaccarino resigned from her role two years later on Wednesday morning. “When @elonmusk and I first spoke about his vision for X, I knew it would be a lifelong opportunity to carry out the company’s extraordinary mission,” Jaccarino wrote. “I am extremely grateful to him for protecting free speech, turning the company […]