What exactly is an AI agent?
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Read moreA New Extended Partnership for Managing People and Money
Amazon Web Services (AWS) has partnered with Workday, a provider of solutions for managing people and money. The partnership aims to build AI capabilities, innovate new customer experiences, and invest in joint initiatives to accelerate cloud transformation, increase productivity, retain talent, and streamline business processes “This expanded partnership combines the
Read moreThis Week in African Tech: 8-12 July Top Article Highlights
This week, IT News Africa reported on numerous key trends and events influencing Africa’s technology and business scene. This article highlights the region’s rapid development and innovation. Let’s look at the important highlights from July 8–12, 2024. Fintech, telecoms, and e-commerce have all seen groundbreaking developments. Here are some of
Read moreMeta removes special restrictions for Trump’s account ahead of 2024 elections
Meta announced former President Donald Trump’s Facebook and Instagram accounts will no longer be subject to heightened suspension penalties, according to an updated blog post on Friday. The company says it made the decision to ensure all Presidential nominees were on equal footing on their platform ahead of the 2024
Read moreWaymo cameras capture footage of person charged in alleged robotaxi tire slashings
A Castro Valley resident was charged Thursday for allegedly slashing the tires of 17 Waymo robotaxis in San Francisco between June 24 and June 26, according to the city’s district attorney. Prosecutors say the tire slashings were captured by cameras installed on the exterior of Waymo’s robotaxis. This is the
Read moreDefending Russia’s EU neighbors
Welcome to Startups Weekly — your weekly recap of everything you can’t miss from the world of startups. Sign up here to get it in your inbox every Friday. This week we’re looking at an AI startup that wants to help people get creative with video; Kudos, which raised $3
Read moreA VC told Keely Cat-Wells to get a male, able-bodied co-founder. She balked, nabbed a $2M seed round.
Cat-Wells said she started this platform because traditional hiring processes are exclusionary and often overlook skilled, talented disabled people. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreExperiment finds AI boosts creativity individually — but lowers it collectively
A new study examines whether AI could be an automated helpmeet in creative tasks, with mixed results: It appeared to help less naturally creative people write more original stories — but dampened the creativity of the group as a whole. It’s a trade-off that may be increasingly common as AI
Read moreHeadSpin, whose founder is in prison for fraud, sold to PE firm in fire sale, sources say
In total, HeadSpin raised $117 million since its 2015 inception and was last valued at $1.1 billion in 2020. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreNew Senate bill seeks to protect artists’ and journalists’ content from AI use
A bipartisan group of senators has introduced a new bill that seeks to protect artists, songwriters and journalists from having their content used to train AI models or generate AI content without their consent. The bill, called the Content Origin Protection and Integrity from Edited and Deepfaked Media Act (COPIED
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