TECH

One of Europe’s top AI researchers raised a $13M seed to crack the ‘holy grail’ of models

From OpenAI’s 4o to Stable Diffusion, AI foundation models that create realistic images from a text prompt are now plentiful.…

11 months ago

Naukri exposed recruiter email addresses, researcher says

Naukri.com, a popular Indian employment website, has fixed a bug that exposed the email addresses of recruiters using its platform…

11 months ago

Fortnite returns to the US App Store after a five-year gap

Popular battle royale game Fortnite has finally returned to the U.S. App Store amid game maker Epic Games’ lengthy legal…

11 months ago

Microsoft’s Satya Nadella is choosing chatbots over podcasts

While Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella says he likes podcasts, he might not actually be listening to them anymore. That tidbit…

11 months ago

Billionaire founder of Luminar replaced as CEO following ethics inquiry

Austin Russell, who became a billionaire after his lidar startup Luminar went public, appears to be out as CEO, according…

11 months ago

Egypt’s Nawy, the largest proptech in Africa, raises $52M to take on MENA

For decades, buying property in Egypt meant navigating a fragmented real estate market, relying on personal networks, dealing with commission-driven…

11 months ago

One of Elon Musk’s longtime VCs is suing his former employer after allegedly being fired

Josh Raffaelli, who has deep roots as a Silicon Valley investor and has backed a number of Elon Musk companies,…

11 months ago

Musk clashes with neighbors in exclusive Austin suburb

Elon Musk may have a sizable fan base, but residents of the upscale Austin suburb of West Lake Hills, Texas,…

11 months ago

AI chatbots are ‘juicing engagement’ instead of being useful, Instagram co-founder warns

Instagram co-founder Kevin Systrom says AI companies are trying too hard to “juice engagement” by pestering their users with follow-up…

12 months ago

Sarah Tavel, Benchmark’s first woman GP, transitions to venture partner

Eight years after joining Benchmark as the firm’s first woman general partner, Sarah Tavel announced on X that she is…

12 months ago