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Symbolica hopes to head off the AI arms race by betting on symbolic models | TechCrunch
In February, Demis Hassabis, the CEO of Google ‘s DeepMind AI research lab, warned that throwing increasing amounts of compute at the types of AI algorithms in wide use today could lead to diminishing returns. Getting to the “next level” of AI, as it were, Hassabis...
Lucid Motors ekes out a new delivery record as it searches for more EV buyers | TechCrunch
Lucid Motors delivered more EVs in the first quarter of 2024 than it has in any other quarter, though it set the record by a very slim margin. The Saudi-backed, California-based electric vehicle company said Tuesday morning that it shipped 1,967 luxury sedans in the...
Shure MV7+: The best USB podcast mic gets better | TechCrunch
I was happy — excited, even — to check out Shure’s latest USB microphone. Its predecessor, the MV7 , has been my default podcasting mic since it was launched toward to end of 2020 . I’ve recorded more than 100 episodes of my show on the thing — not to mention using it...
Metalab goes from quietly building the internet to investing in it | TechCrunch
Nearly 20 years after finding success in helping startups build products, Canadian interface design firm Metalab has launched Metalab Ventures to invest in many of those product-led startups. Serial entrepreneur and investor Andrew Wilkinson started Metalab in 2006, a...
Ransomware gang’s new extortion trick? Calling the front desk | TechCrunch
When a hacker called the company that his gang claimed to breach, he felt the same way that most of us feel when calling the front desk: frustrated. The phone call between the hacker, who claims to represent the ransomware gang DragonForce, and the victim company...
Pan-African VC Verod-Kepple closes its first fund at $60M | TechCrunch
Verod-Kepple Africa Ventures (VKAV) plans to back up to 21 growth-stage companies across the continent after closing its first fund at $60 million. The pan-African VC hit the milestone following fresh backing from new investors including Nigeria’s SCM Capital...
X adds support for passkeys globally on iOS | TechCrunch
X, formerly Twitter, is rolling out support for passkeys , a new and more secure login method compared with traditional passwords, to all iOS users globally. The option debuted in January , but only for iOS users in the U.S. In an update to the X @Safety account on...
WordPress.com owner Automattic acquires multiservice messaging app Beeper for $125M | TechCrunch
WordPress.com owner Automattic is acquiring Beeper , the company behind the iMessage-on-Android solution that was referenced by the Department of Justice in its antitrust lawsuit against Apple. The deal, which was for $125 million according to sources close to the...
Meta confirms that its Llama 3 open source LLM is coming in the next month | TechCrunch
At an event in London on Tuesday, Meta confirmed that it plans an initial release of Llama 3 — the next generation of its large language model used to power generative AI assistants — within the next month. This confirms a report published on Monday by The Information...
YouTube launches new Shopping features to help creators market products and grow their earnings | TechCrunch
YouTube announced on Tuesday that it’s launching new Shopping features that allow creators to curate shoppable collections, better plan their shoppable videos, quickly monetize older videos and more. The launch of the new features come as TikTok Shop is seeking to...