Elon Musk is backing Mandalorian actor’s suit against Disney
Photo by Rodin Eckenroth / WireImage Three years after Disney cut ties with The Mandalorian’s Gina Carano, the actor is now filing a lawsuit against the company — with a little help from Elon Musk. As The Hollywood Reporter reports, Carano is suing Disney for discrimination and wrongful termination after
Read moreCisco launches AI features, Nvidia partnership in Amsterdam
Today, at Cisco Live Amsterdam, Cisco made a series of announcements designed to add more artificial intelligence (AI) power and capabilities across the organization’s portfolio. “The opportunity to power progress has never been greater,” said Oliver Tuszik, senior vice president and president of Europe, Middle East and Africa at Cisco.
Read moreBell, Mila to embark on joint deep learning AI initiative
Artificial intelligence research institute Mila and Bell Canada have announced an 18-month collaborative project that, the two said, will apply deep learning neural network algorithms to Bell’s systems and data. The lab, which specializes in artificial intelligence (AI) advances, was founded in 1993 by Yoshua Bengio, a professor at the
Read moreAs Bluesky opens to the public, CEO Jay Graber faces her biggest challenge yet
Bluesky CEO Jay Graber says that her job is like being a substitute teacher. It’s not what you’d expect from the head of an experimental, up-and-coming social platform, but it makes sense: there’s a lot of pressure, and a mischievous audience is eager to poke and prod at any crack
Read moreEU proposes criminalizing AI-generated child sexual abuse and deepfakes
AI-generated imagery and other forms of deepfakes depicting child sexual abuse (CSA) could be criminalized in the European Union under plans to update existing legislation to keep pace with technology developments, the Commission announced today. It’s also proposing to create a new criminal offense of livestreaming child sexual abuse. The
Read moreApple brings enterprise device management to the Vision Pro
It’s been hard to avoid news about the Apple Vision Pro, the company’s entry into the virtual reality market, in recent days. It was officially released on Friday to much fanfare, but how will it fare in the enterprise? It’s way too early to say, but the company is doing
Read moreToyota adds $1.3B to US factory to produce three-row all-electric SUV
Toyota will spend an additional $1.3 billion to prepare its Kentucky factory for production of a new three-row all-electric SUV designed for U.S. consumers, the company announced Tuesday. The extra capital pushes Toyota’s total investment into the factory to nearly $10 billion and is the latest example of the automaker’s
Read moreSam Altman admits that ChatGPT has gotten lazy: Hashtag Trending, Tuesday February 6th, 2024
Sam Altman admits what we all knew and promises to fix the laziness that has affected ChatGPT. Some companies may still be sitting on a fortune in – classic IP addresses. IBM is the leader in AI patents, but does it really matter? And you can slow global warming with
Read moreSpotify CEO Daniel Ek tells investors Apple’s DMA rules are a ‘farce,’ but says there are ‘future upsides’ too
Spotify, a notable Apple critic, unsurprisingly came out swinging after Apple announced how it was complying with the EU’s new regulation, the Digital Markets Act, or DMA, calling Apple’s plan “extortion” and a “complete and total farce.” But on its Q4 2023 earnings call with investors, Spotify CEO Daniel Ek
Read moreMedium news, startups: If you start generating cash, you can sell for 4x ARR
Everbridge's deal shows that startups shouldn't expect their valuations to be salvaged that much by cash generation if their growth is all but zero. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
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