Shield AI’s founder on death, drones in Ukraine, and the AI weapon ‘no one wants’
Shield AI cofounder Brandon Tseng has raised over $1 billion to create AI pilots. Here’s what he’s learned in Ukraine and the future of AI-powered weapons....
Amazon Wants AI to Decide What You Buy
AI slop: Coming soon to a doorstep near you Source : Amazon Wants AI to Decide What You Buy
After winning Nobel for foundational AI work, Geoffrey Hinton says he’s proud Ilya Sutskever ‘fired Sam Altman’
Geoffrey Hinton accepted a Nobel Prize this week, recognizing the foundational work on artificial neural networks that earned him the nickname “godfather of AI.” In a...
Tesla designer Franz von Holzhausen says he’s been designing a robotaxi in his mind for years
About 12 years ago, not long after Tesla began delivering the Model S, chief designer Franz von Holzhausen started to think about what an autonomous vehicle...
This Week in AI: Tech giants embrace synthetic data
Hiya, folks, welcome to TechCrunch’s regular AI newsletter. If you want this in your inbox every Wednesday, sign up here. This week in AI, synthetic data rose...
Zoom’s custom AI avatar tool may come with risks
Zoom plans to introduce a feature to let people effectively clone themselves digitally. There’s concerns that this could be misused. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved....
The new Global Signal Exchange will help fight scams and fraud
Today we’re sharing an update on Cross-Account Protection and the newly launched Global Signal Exchange. Source : The new Global Signal Exchange will help fight scams...
Kim Dotcom Fends Off Arrest Before Conspiracy Theories & Reality Collide
Kim Dotcom’s war of attrition, against the governments of New Zealand and the United States, seems to have entered a new phase. After 12 years of...
Palantir now owns nearly 9% of EV startup Faraday Future — here’s why
Palantir now owns 8.7% of struggling electric vehicle startup Faraday Future, according to a new filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The data-mining company...
Prime Day: Amazon Reveals Exciting New Deals, Here Are Our Top 12 Picks for Wednesday
Tonight marks the conclusion of Prime Day, and Amazon is making a concerted effort to slash prices across a wide array of products. With the countdown...
