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Italy orders ChatGPT blocked citing data protection concerns

Two days after an open letter called for a moratorium on more powerful generative AI models being developed so regulators can catch up with the likes of ChatGPT, Italy’s data protection authority has just put out a timely reminder that some countries do have laws that already apply to cutting edge AI.

7m
Mar 31
P97 fills up its tank with $40M to fuel its gas station mobile commerce services

The rising prices for gas continue to be a headache and stress for a lot of people around the world, but it underscores something more besides the cost of living becoming increasingly untenable: Cars are a central part of modern life. 

5m
Mar 31
Roku announces a second set of layoffs impacting 200 employees

Roku is the latest tech company to announce a second round of layoffs with today’s news that it’s letting go of 6% of its workforce, or around 200 employees. 

2m
Mar 30
Hygraph raises $30M to scale out a new, federated approach to managing digital content

Digital content and how we consume it continue to endlessly evolve, and with that, so too does the tech that helps manage all of it behind the scenes.

4m
Mar 30
Google to roll out new extreme heat alerts in Search soon

Google is introducing new extreme heat alerts in Search that are designed to surface information to help people stay safe during heat waves, the company announced on Tuesday.

2m
Mar 29
Turntable LIVE (née tt.fm) raises $7M ahead of public launch

The Turntable wars were one of the more fascinating stories to emerge in 2021 startup land (though I suspect those involved might dispute the matter).

3m
Mar 29
Amazon opens its low-bandwidth, long-range Sidewalk network to developers

Back in 2019, Amazon announced Sidewalk, its low-bandwidth, long-range wireless network that uses the 900 MHz spectrum to connect Internet of Things (IoT) devices.

3m
Mar 28
Apple acquired a startup using AI to compress videos

Apple has quietly acquired a Mountain View-based startup, WaveOne, that was developing AI algorithms for compressing video.

3m
Mar 28
France bans recreational apps like TikTok on government devices

France is the latest country that is taking steps to ban TikTok from government-managed devices.

3m
Mar 27
Huupe, a ‘smart’ basketball hoop startup, raises its game with $11M

Basketball can be played just about anywhere and by anyone in the U.S. and now many other parts of the world, thanks to a confluence of factors that lower a lot of barriers.

6m
Mar 27
Ford to build next-gen EV truck at $5.6B factory in 2025

Ford said Friday that its $5.6 billion BlueOval City complex outside of Memphis, Tennessee will include a truck plant capable of producing 500,000 electric vehicles a year.

2m
Mar 24
Ford to build next-gen EV truck at $5.6B factory in 2025

Ford said Friday that its $5.6 billion BlueOval City complex outside of Memphis, Tennessee will include a truck plant capable of producing 500,000 electric vehicles a year.

2m
Mar 24
DoorDash is adding three new retail partners and updating its shopping features

DoorDash is adding three new retail partners and updating its shopping features, the company announced on Thursday.

2m
Mar 24
DoorDash is adding three new retail partners and updating its shopping features

DoorDash is adding three new retail partners and updating its shopping features, the company announced on Thursday.

2m
Mar 24
Ford expects EV business unit to lose $3B this year, hit profitability in 2026

Any question of what business sector is — and is not — profitable at Ford is no longer a mystery.

5m
Mar 23
Ford expects EV business unit to lose $3B this year, hit profitability in 2026

Any question of what business sector is — and is not — profitable at Ford is no longer a mystery.

5m
Mar 23
CodiumAI is using generative AI to help developers build code logic tests automatically

Over his two decades of experience in the tech industry, CodiumAI co-founder and CEO Itmar Friedman has personally experienced the pain of building test suites to check his code logic.

3m
Mar 23
CodiumAI is using generative AI to help developers build code logic tests automatically

Over his two decades of experience in the tech industry, CodiumAI co-founder and CEO Itmar Friedman has personally experienced the pain of building test suites to check his code logic.

3m
Mar 23
Ubisoft’s new AI tool automatically generates dialogue for non-playable game characters

Ubisoft, the developer behind popular games like Assassin’s Creed and Far Cry, announced that it’s using an AI “Ghostwriter” tool to write dialogue for some of its games with the aim of keeping NPCs (non-playable characters) individually interesting and realistic with less manual work.

2m
Mar 22
Ubisoft’s new AI tool automatically generates dialogue for non-playable game characters

Ubisoft, the developer behind popular games like Assassin’s Creed and Far Cry, announced that it’s using an AI “Ghostwriter” tool to write dialogue for some of its games with the aim of keeping NPCs (non-playable characters) individually interesting and realistic with less manual work.

2m
Mar 22
IPRally, a patent search engine powered by explainable AI, raises $10.8M

IPRally, a Finnish startup building a knowledge graph-based patent search engine, has raised €10 million ($10.8 million) in a Series A round of funding.

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Mar 22
IPRally, a patent search engine powered by explainable AI, raises $10.8M

IPRally, a Finnish startup building a knowledge graph-based patent search engine, has raised €10 million ($10.8 million) in a Series A round of funding.

3m
Mar 22
Ferrari says ransomware attack exposed customers’ personal data

Italian supercar manufacturer Ferrari has confirmed it was hit by a ransomware attack that exposed customers’ personal information.

2m
Mar 21
Ferrari says ransomware attack exposed customers’ personal data

Italian supercar manufacturer Ferrari has confirmed it was hit by a ransomware attack that exposed customers’ personal information.

2m
Mar 21
Foiled again: Candela raises another $20M to set course for the future of ferries

Swedish company Candela will launch its 30-passenger commercial hydrofoil shuttle, the P-12, this summer — the vessel it believes will change the course of motorized water transport.

4m
Mar 21
Foiled again: Candela raises another $20M to set course for the future of ferries

Swedish company Candela will launch its 30-passenger commercial hydrofoil shuttle, the P-12, this summer — the vessel it believes will change the course of motorized water transport.

4m
Mar 21
Microsoft banks on regulations to build a mobile games store

Apple and Google have had a stronghold on mobile app distribution through their app store.

3m
Mar 20
Microsoft banks on regulations to build a mobile games store

Apple and Google have had a stronghold on mobile app distribution through their app store.

3m
Mar 20
FCC proposes satellite-to-phone rules to eliminate ‘no signal’ once and for all

The FCC has officially proposed, and voted unanimously to move forward with, a framework under which satellites can communicate directly with smartphones in a structured and useful way.

4m
Mar 20
FCC proposes satellite-to-phone rules to eliminate ‘no signal’ once and for all

The FCC has officially proposed, and voted unanimously to move forward with, a framework under which satellites can communicate directly with smartphones in a structured and useful way.

4m
Mar 20