Bose was the answer to the question “What headphones should I buy for a flight?” for years. The QuietComfort line was known for blocking plane noise on long flights. Apple and Sony have risen to the top of the category in recent years, making the question harder to answer. In …
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The former Myspace founders create a text-to-video generator that customizes content with your selfie
Chris DeWolfe and Aber Whitcomb, the founders of Myspace and Jam City, have followed tech trends for nearly two decades. The veteran tech entrepreneurs launched Plai Labs, an a16z-backed social platform development startup that provides AI tools for consumers to collaborate and connect, earlier this year. Plai Labs launched PlaiDay, …
Read More »Startups receive free AI chips from Microsoft and VCs
Microsoft wants to give a few startups free Azure cloud “supercomputing” resources to develop AI models during an AI chip shortage. Microsoft added a free Azure AI infrastructure option for “high-end,” Nvidia-based GPU virtual machine clusters to train and run generative models, including large language models like ChatGPT, to its …
Read More »The Samsung Gauss alternative to ChatGPT generates text, code, and images
Samsung Gauss, its generative AI model, was unveiled at the Samsung AI Forum 2023 a few days after OpenAI’s developer event. Samsung Gauss Language, Code, and Image are three tools developed by Samsung Research. The large language model, Samsung Gauss Language, can answer ChatGPT questions and understand human language. It …
Read More »TikTok Music and CapCut now accept DistroKid songs
Millions of independent artists can now promote their music on TikTok Music, the recently launched subscription-based music streaming service, thanks to a new partnership with DistroKid. The deal lets musicians upload their songs to CapCut, ByteDance’s video editing app with 490 million iOS and Android users. Independent artists who promote …
Read More »Without legislation, Biden’s AI EO was broad but shallow
A long-awaited AI Executive Order was released by the Biden administration before an international AI safety summit in the UK. Without legislative support, the president can only issue so many orders, experts and stakeholders say. The order comes as governments worldwide try to address AI’s fast-moving opportunities and risks. Long …
Read More »Quora Poe launches AI chatbot creator economy
When you hear “creator,” you probably think of someone who makes content for TikTok, YouTube, or Instagram. Quora’s AI chatbot platform Poe now pays bot creators, including those who create “prompt bots” on Poe and server bots created by developers who integrate their bots with Poe AI. The program, launched …
Read More »SEC accuses SolarWinds CISO of deceiving investors before Russian cyberattack
The SEC has charged SolarWinds and its top cybersecurity executive, Timothy Brown, with fraud and internal control failures for misleading investors about the company’s cybersecurity practices before a 2019 Russian cyberattack. The SEC stated late Monday that SolarWinds “allegedly misled investors by disclosing only generic and hypothetical risks” when SolarWinds …
Read More »M1/M2 Pro Has 25% More Memory Bandwidth Than M3 Pro
The new 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro’s M3 Pro chip has 25% less memory bandwidth than the M1 Pro and M2 Pro chips in equivalent models from the two previous generations. Apple’s fastest and most power-efficient chip yet, the M3 series, uses 3-nanometer technology and a new GPU architecture. Apple …
Read More »Apple’s Scary Fast October Mac event: What to watch and expect
Surprise! Apple has one more event this year. At last month’s iPhone 15 event, supply chain issues reportedly halted hardware announcements. This year, the company is holding a standalone event instead of press releases for its final announcements. Last week’s Scary Fast invites raised hopes that an October event could …
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