OpenAI’s plan to bring ChatGPT closer to Amazon isn’t going very well
OpenAI’s plan to turn ChatGPT into an e-commerce hub is not progressing as planned, at least not yet. In an announcement Tuesday, the company said it is pivoting away from a recently released feature that allowed users to purchase items directly from the chatbot’s interface. OpenAI originally launched purchasing functionality on ChatGPT last year, positioning […]
Crunchyroll confirms data breach as hackers claim unauthorized access
Anime streaming service Crunchyroll has confirmed a data breach involving customer service ticket information following an incident with a third-party vendor after hackers claimed to have accessed user data and internal systems. The streaming site, which Sony acquired from AT&T in 2020 for $1.18 billion, is operated as a joint venture between U.S.-based Sony Pictures […]
Doss raises $55M for AI inventory management that connects to ERP
Enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems are often referred to as the “central brain” of a company because they connect various departments, such as finance, human resources, and inventory, into a single database so everyone shares the same information. In recent years, a number of AI-powered ERP startups, such as Rillet and Campfire, have emerged, hoping […]
Meet the former Apple designers building new AI interfaces with Hark
The secretive AI lab founded by serial entrepreneur Brett Adcock has shared new details about what it believes is a novel fusion of model building and hardware design that will change the way humans interact with intelligent software. The company said in a statement that it designs multimodal end-to-end models, hardware and interfaces together to […]
Ads are coming to Apple Maps as Apple expands
Apple announced Tuesday that it will allow advertisers to target customers on Apple Maps starting in the U.S. and Canada later this summer. This ad is available to businesses of all sizes with a physical location and an existing business listing on Apple Maps. Users, on the other hand, see ads next to relevant search […]
FCC bans import of new foreign-made consumer routers due to security risks
The Federal Communications Commission has ordered a ban on imports of new consumer routers manufactured overseas, citing cybersecurity risks. The order, released late Monday, states that the import ban “includes all consumer routers manufactured in foreign countries.” The FCC said the order does not affect the import or use of existing routers, but exceptions could […]
TikTok ads will become a little more disruptive
TikTok announced Tuesday that it is introducing new ad formats, including displaying another brand’s logo alongside the TikTok logo on the launch page when users open the app. The new “Logo Takeover” ad format allows businesses to co-brand with TikTok in a way that captures users’ attention from the moment they open the app. TikTok […]
Delve suspends demos, Insight Partners removes investment posts due to ‘fake compliance’ allegations
Y Combinator-backed compliance startup Delve has disabled the “Book a Demo” feature on its website after being accused of fabricating credentials for its customers. The controversy, detailed last week in a Substack post by an anonymous whistleblower known as “DeepDelver,” has apparently led Insight Partners to remove an article describing its $32 million investment in […]
Insight Partners deletes investment post about Delve amid ‘fake compliance’ allegations
The controversy surrounding Delve, a Y Combinator-backed compliance startup accused of forging certificates for customers, appears to have spurred the company’s investor Insight Partners to remove an article describing a $32 million investment in the startup. The accusations were detailed last week in a post on Substack by an anonymous whistleblower known as “Deep Delver,” […]
Emile Michael, now a senior Pentagon official, says he will never forgive the Uber investors who ousted him and Kalanick.
Emile Michael, a senior technology official at the Pentagon, is back in the spotlight over the government’s ongoing battle with Anthropic, and a newly released podcast interview provides the most in-depth look yet at his thoughts on the controversy, as well as unapologetically settling old scores from his Uber days. The interview, released Monday and […]