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Will X’s addition of audio and video calling create stickiness in the app?
Elon Musk announced Wednesday that an early version of video and audio calling is now available on X, formerly known as Twitter. The move is another step
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ULA aims to launch Astrobotic lunar lander on Christmas Eve
Pittsburgh-based Astrobotic’s first lunar lander is set to take off on United Launch Alliance’s new Vulcan Centaur rocket on Christmas Eve.
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Ford and UAW negotiators reach ‘tentative agreement’ to end strike
Ford has reached a "tentative agreement on a new labor contract" with the United Auto Workers (UAW) union for the automaker's U.S. operations. The UAW
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Electron will likely return to the skies before the year is out, Rocket Lab says
Rocket Lab's Electron will likely fly missions again before the year is out, the company said in a new statement Wednesday.
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TwitchCon 2023 was better than last year, but everyone hated Las Vegas
Compared to the shitshow that went down last year, TwitchCon Las Vegas was largely a success. The problem? Nobody liked Las Vegas. This year’s TwitchCon Though attendees said Twitch itself had improved, they complained that the Las Vegas Strip, an area that’s expensive, not walkable and lacks ...
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AMD and Korean telco KT back AI software developer Moreh in $22M Series B
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and Korean telco KT are among the investors of Moreh, which builds an AI software tool that optimizes and creates AI models.
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Carta’s CEO reaches out to customers about bad press, alerting them to bad press
Henry Ward told customers today that if they are concerned about “negative press” tied to the outfit, they should read a Medium post of his.
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Kids on Roblox are hosting protests for Palestine
In the Lego-like world of Roblox, about a hundred blocky avatars march through a lamplit street, wielding Palestine flags that are larger than their own
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Pony.ai gets $100M, establishes JV with Saudi Arabia’s Neom
Chinese autonomous vehicle startup Pony.ai has scored $100 million from Neom, Saudi Arabia's futuristic city and development project. As part of the deal,
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Singapore-based fintech YouTrip picks up $50M led by Lightspeed
YouTrip, a Singapore-based fintech that offers multi-currency wallet for consumers and business accounts with corporate cards for SMEs, has its eyes on YouTrip, a Singapore-based fintech that offers multi-currency wallet for consumers and business accounts with corporate cards for SMEs, has its eyes...
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EU commissioner sidesteps MEPs’ questions about CSAM microtargeting
The European Union's home affairs commissioner, Ylva Johansson, has confirmed the Commission is investigating whether or not it broke recently updated
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Robotaxis ‘do not belong in the city of Los Angeles,’ lawmaker says
Robotaxi oversight is now a priority at Los Angeles City Hall. At a press briefing on Wednesday, Councilmember Hugo Soto-Martínez told Waymo and Cruise
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Apple Pay Later is now available to all users in the US
Apple is making Apple Pay Later available to all users in the United States, after initially releasing it to a limited number of users back in March.
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Amazon’s new generative AI tool lets advertisers enhance product images
Amazon is rolling out a new AI image generation tool for advertisers to generate backgrounds based on product descriptions and themes. Amazon is currently Amazon's new AI image generation tool lets advertisers generate backgrounds for product images.
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Raising without a deck is more common than you think
There are, in fact, people out there raising lots of capital without employing a deck at all. Here's how they do it.
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Ask Sophie: Is it now easier for founders to get H-1B visas?
I heard that the USCIS released proposed H-1B regulations that make it easier for founders to get H-1Bs. What are the details?
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Apple Watch’s best new feature is now live
With today's watchOS 10.1 drop, Apple Watch Series 9 and Apple Watch Ultra 2 owners now have access to DoubleTap.
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AI is finally resulting in real growth for big tech
Generative AI technologies are being suffused into a host of applications, and the financial results of all that investment are starting to show up.
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TikTok partners with Tickets.com to sell tickets for its first live music event
A few months ago, TikTok launched its subscription-only music streaming service to compete with major players Spotify, Apple and Amazon. Now, the company TikTok will host its first live global music event, exclusively selling event tickets to its users.
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Google Play’s policy update cracks down on ‘offensive’ AI apps, disruptive notifications
Google is taking aim at potentially problematic generative AI apps with a new policy, to be enforced starting early next year, that will require
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