The goal of the competition between Google and Microsoft is to use as much generative AI as possible in their productivity tools.Google just announced a big update to Workspace just a few days before Microsoft’s “Future of Work” event. The update includes new developer tools that will make Google’s foundation …
Read More »Meta will stop rewarding Facebook and Instagram creators with Extra bonuses
In order to reward producers for creating Reels and achieving certain milestones, Meta is stopping its program. The program encouraged content creators to produce more brief video content when it was first offered in 2021. The Instagram program was only open to producers residing in the U.S., therefore the shutdown …
Read More »Apple releases a preorder for their new classical music streaming app
Apple is launching a brand-new music streaming service that focuses on classical music.According to Apple, the new Apple Music Classical app will provide Apple Music subscribers access to more than 5 million classical music tracks, including new releases in high-quality audio, as well as hundreds of curated playlists, thousands of …
Read More »Discord releases AI-generated discussion summaries, improves its bot with ChatGPT-like functionality, and more
The newest firm to join the AI craze is Discord. The business revealed today that it is introducing a number of new AI experiences to its servers. Most significantly, Discord is integrating OpenAI ChatGPT technology into its Clyde bot update so that users can have more in-depth conversations with the …
Read More »Silicon Valley Bank puts itself in harm’s way
The incident with Silicon Valley’s best-known bank, which was started over 40 years ago, may go down in the history of the area as the time when it hurt itself so badly that it had to be saved by another bank or it could have gone up in flames in …
Read More »Tweed is a crypto wallet API that can be added to any web service to give it a web3 feel
Meet Tweed, a startup that has been working on a white-label cryptocurrency wallet and payment solution. The company is coming out of stealth today. With Tweed, companies can make wallets for their users so they can buy, hold, send, and spend crypto assets without knowing how to do it. Accel …
Read More »The startups of today should scare you
Rporters hear from a steady stream of new startups every day about their ideas, concepts, products, and services. Startups that say they can tell when an employee might want to leave for a new job, that think they can tell if someone is depressed by listening to their voice, that …
Read More »After creator backlash, YouTube loosened profanity and monetization rules
YouTube relaxed its controversial profanity rules today. The company claims the new rules created a “stricter approach” than intended. The new policy allows moderate and strong profanity without demonetization. The November policy flagged videos with profanity in the first 15 seconds and made them ineligible for monetization, meaning YouTube wouldn’t …
Read More »Indian fintech unicorn Slice buys bank stake
Analysts say Slice has a 5% stake in an Indian bank. North East Small Finance is a key step in the unicorn fintech startup’s journey amid mounting central bank challenges that have toppled many young firms. A regulatory filing showed that the Bengaluru startup paid $3.42 million for the 5% …
Read More »Google I/O returns to Mountain View May 10
Google announced that I/O will return to Mountain View’s Shoreline Amphitheater on May 10. The company will stream the keynotes for free, but the in-person event will be small, like last year’s. Pre-pandemic I/O was a multi-day event with keynotes and workshops. This scaled-down event appears to focus on public-facing …
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