This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. What’s next in cybersecurity In the world of cybersecurity, there is always one certainty: more hacks. That is the unavoidable constant in an industry that will spend an […]
Memo: Evan Spiegel told Snap employees that he expects them to be in the company’s offices 80% of the time, or four or more days a week, starting February 2023 (Alex Barinka/Bloomberg)
Alex Barinka / Bloomberg:Memo: Evan Spiegel told Snap employees that he expects them to be in the company’s offices 80% of the time, or four or more days a week, starting February 2023 — Snap Inc. Chief Executive Officer Evan Spiegel told employees that he expects them to be in […]
His Dark Materials season 3 review: a wondrous but inconsistent end to the fantasy HBO Max show
His Dark Materials season 3 launches on HBO Max on Monday, December 5 – here’s our review of all eight episodes.
Top 10 AI Content Generator & Writer Tools in 2022
Are you looking for a way to create content that is both effective and efficient? If so, then you should consider using an AI content generator. AI content generators are a great way to create content that is both engaging and relevant to your audience. There are a number of […]
A look at OpenAI’s Minecraft bot, which has learned to complete complex tasks in Minecraft after being trained on 70K hours of video of people playing the game (Will Douglas Heaven/MIT Technology Review)
Will Douglas Heaven / MIT Technology Review:A look at OpenAI’s Minecraft bot, which has learned to complete complex tasks in Minecraft after being trained on 70K hours of video of people playing the game — Online videos are a vast and untapped source of training data—and OpenAI says it has […]
Xbox Elite Wireless Controller Series 2 review
Microsoft’s latest Xbox Elite Wireless Controller collection is a hefty, premium game pad – with a price tag to match.
The Download: AI conquers Minecraft, and babies after death
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. A bot that watched 70,000 hours of Minecraft could unlock AI’s next big thing The news: An AI that binged on 70,000 hours of people playing Minecraft has […]
New Delhi-based diabetes management app BeatO raised a $33M Series B led by Lightrock India, with Flipkart and others participating (Debjyoti Roy/Livemint)
Debjyoti Roy / Livemint:New Delhi-based diabetes management app BeatO raised a $33M Series B led by Lightrock India, with Flipkart and others participating — Diabetes management app BeatO has raised $33 million in its Series B round of funding led by impact investor Lightrock India.
Hong Kong-based XanPool, a cross-border payments infrastructure provider for both crypto and fiat currencies, raised $41M in Q2 2022 at a $400M valuation (Jonathan Burgos/Forbes)
Jonathan Burgos / Forbes:Hong Kong-based XanPool, a cross-border payments infrastructure provider for both crypto and fiat currencies, raised $41M in Q2 2022 at a $400M valuation — XanPool—a cross-border payments infrastructure provider—is accelerating expansion plans across Europe, Middle East …
The Download: climate responsibility, and AI training data shortages
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. The US and China are pointing fingers at each other over climate change The UN climate conference wrapped up over the weekend after marathon negotiations that ran way over. […]