Salesforce introduced Einstein in 2016 to provide predictive AI services across its products. Just months after ChatGPT, OpenAI introduced Einstein GPT to allow natural language software questions across the platform in March. At the Dreamforce customer conference in San Francisco today, the company introduced Einstein Copilot, which embeds this ability …
Read More »Former Twitter X caught running unlabeled ads in Following feeds
Confirmed that X, formerly Twitter, was running unlabeled ads in users’ Following feeds. On a Mac using Chrome, we saw a few unlabeled ads among posts from people we follow, as well as ads that displayed the “Ad” label at the top right. Many of X’s ads are labeled, making …
Read More »Coinbase says India services will continue, but sign-ups are disabled
After media reports, including one in TechCrunch, cited customer emails, Coinbase clarified Monday that it disabled new user sign-up on its exchange product in India in June but remains committed to the country, where its operations have been in limbo for over a year. The U.S. crypto exchange operator said …
Read More »India to consider foreign exchange listing for local firms
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said Monday that India will reconsider listing local firms on foreign exchanges like the London Stock Exchange to help startups grow. India is considering the London Stock Exchange, one of the largest and tech-heavy exchanges after the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq. India considered allowing …
Read More »Updated interior seen in Cybertruck
The summer of 2023 is almost over, and we have no Cybertruck. But a serendipitous visit to a San Francisco parking lot yielded new images of the unreleased polygonal electric truck. Tesla watchers The Kilowatts posted new interior photos of Elon Musk’s Cybertruck. Fingerprints? On this blocky buggy’s exterior? Fingerprints. …
Read More »Musk limited Ukraine’s Starlink to prevent Russia attack
Elon Musk said he canceled a Ukrainian military strike on Russia by refusing to use Starlink. The billionaire claims the decision was made to avoid being “complicit in a major act of war,” but it raises serious questions about oligarchs’ military roles. CNN reported it, citing Walter Isaacson’s upcoming Musk …
Read More »NASA leases Relativity Space historic test stand for Terran R development
Today, Relativity Space announced it would lease a historic first-stage test stand at NASA’s Stennis Space Center to advance Terran R launch vehicle development. NASA will lease the A-2 Test Stand to Relativity for seven years for $2.76 million. The company can renew the lease for 10 years. The investment …
Read More »BMW stops charging for cheek warming due to heat
When BMW started charging $18 per month for heated seats in 2022, the backlash was swift and brutal. Customers united to discourage automakers from encouraging this behavior, fearing it would encourage avarice. “You’ve already paid for it!” cried one Redditor. “The fucking hardware is in your car and you paid!” …
Read More »Reliance and Nvidia build large language model
Reliance Industries’ Jio Platforms and GPU giant Nvidia announced Friday that they are building a large language model trained on India’s diverse languages. The largest Indian corporate firm is expanding into the fast-growing but locally uncontested space. The companies will also build an AI infrastructure “over an order of magnitude …
Read More »Anna Gomez becomes FCC’s 5th commissioner
The Senate’s confirmation of Anna Gomez as the FCC’s fifth commissioner restores its ability to act faster on communication and space regulations. After a year and a half of Republican opposition to Gigi Sohn on questionable grounds, Gomez was nominated in June. She will be the third Democratic commissioner at …
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