Software

Generative AI, which translates text into prose, graphics, and videos, is developing in a fragmented tech landscape between the U.S. and China due to the decoupling. China is developing huge language models like OpenAI’s GPT models to minimize its reliance on the U.S. Unlike the U.S., Baidu is one of …

Hyperspectral photography firm Pixxel raised $36 million to launch new remote sensing and analytics capabilities. Google, known for its maps and search engine, invested in the L.A. and Bangalore startup. In an interview, Pixxel CEO Awais Ahmed stated Google’s Series B capital round did not start their relationship. He explained …

BeReal claims 20 million daily active users. Despite a $60 million Series B financing, the app has no ads or paid services, limiting its revenue possibilities. BeReal will try a conversation feature in Ireland. At debut, users can message friends, share a private BeReal (no time limit, just a front-back …

Productivity app Portal’s Mac app launched. With vivid backgrounds and natural sounds, the company helps customers focus and work better. The PC and iOS apps share goals. The company reported over a million app downloads. The native Mac program, compatible with Apple silicon, targets professionals who work from home and …

Amazon India is testing dine-in payments after ending meal delivery last year. Amazon Pay is being tested for restaurant bill payments. A restricted number of Bengaluru restaurants use the facility. Credit/debit cards, net banking, UPI, and Amazon Pay Later are accepted at Amazon Pay > Dining on the Amazon app. …

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Everybody has. Shopping online and desperate for a promo code to save money. I was there. Enter Checkmate. The startup wants to end promo/discount/coupon code hunting. For that, it raised $15 million in Series A funding. This raise had some interesting features. Checkmate recently raised $5 million. Raising capital soon …

Our 98SE gaming rig is surfing warez sites in 1999. Finally, we find an FTP server with “.rar,.r00,.r01, r.02” files. What’s this? “Oh, segmented. To expand, download this program. It’s WinRAR. Beats WinZip.” “Do we pay?” “No…but if you’re as cheap as I think you are, it’ll keep bugging you …

On Wednesday, Meta will lay off about 6,000 people. Meta’s “Year of Efficiency” is reorganizing to save money and flatten the organization, which includes these cuts. Employees expected layoffs. Meta founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced in a March blog post that he would lay off 10,000 workers in late …

Twitter prevented Florida Governor Ron DeSantis from announcing his 2024 presidential campaign on a Twitter Space with Elon Musk today. The livestreamed group voice chat ended shortly after 3 p.m. PDT. The audio glitched, sometimes only playing reverb noises and distorted speech from the hosts trying to find the problem. …