Meta refuses to sign EU’s AI code of practice
Meta will not sign the EU’s new rules, calling the implementation “over-reach” Meta will not sign the EU’s new rules, calling the implementation “over-reach”
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With her app Smash, Kesha can be whoever she wants – even a tech CEO
Kesha’s app, Smash, is a community platform for music creators to collaborate. Kesha’s app, Smash, is a community platform for music creators to collaborate.
Confident Security, ‘the Signal for AI,’ comes out of stealth with $4.2M
San Francisco-based startup Confident Security wants to be “the Signal for AI.” The company just came out of stealth with $4.2 million and a tool that wraps around AI models to guarantee data stays private. San Francisco-based startup Confident Security wants to be “the Signal for AI.” The company just came out of stealth with … Read more
Mistral’s Le Chat chatbot gets a productivity push with new ‘deep research’ mode
French AI lab Mistral introduced a range of new features to its Le Chat chatbot on Thursday that bring it closer to the capabilities of rivals like OpenAI and Google. The new update includes a new “deep research” mode, native multilingual reasoning, and advanced image editing. French AI lab Mistral introduced a range of new … Read more
Zuckerberg and Meta investors reach settlement in $8B privacy case
The shareholders’ lawsuit alleges Facebook execs intentionally violated an FTC agreement by sharing user data with third-party apps without user consent. The shareholders’ lawsuit alleges Facebook execs intentionally violated an FTC agreement by sharing user data with third-party apps without user consent.
Boulevard raises $80M to power self-care boom driven by Botox and GLP-1 surge
The nine-year-old salon and spa software provider has hit a valuation of nearly $800 million. The nine-year-old salon and spa software provider has hit a valuation of nearly $800 million.
Hackers are trying to steal passwords and sensitive data from users of Signal clone
The bug in the modified messaging app can expose users’ “plaintext usernames, passwords, and other sensitive data,” per GreyNoise. The bug in the modified messaging app can expose users’ “plaintext usernames, passwords, and other sensitive data,” per GreyNoise.
Faraday Future faces potential SEC enforcement action after three-year probe
The troubled EV startup, its founder, and the founder’s nephew are all in the financial regulator’s crosshairs. The troubled EV startup, its founder, and the founder’s nephew are all in the financial regulator’s crosshairs.
ChatGPT: Everything you need to know about the AI-powered chatbot
ChatGPT, OpenAI’s text-generating AI chatbot, has taken the world by storm since its launch in November 2022. What started as a tool to supercharge productivity through writing essays and code with short text prompts has evolved into a behemoth with 300 million weekly active users. 2024 was a big year for OpenAI, from its partnership … Read more
Ex-Waymo engineers launch Bedrock Robotics with $80M to automate construction
Former Waymo engineers have launched an autonomous vehicle startup with $80 million in venture funds. Former Waymo engineers have launched an autonomous vehicle startup with $80 million in venture funds.