Are ‘visual’ AI models actually blind?
The latest round of language models, like GPT-4o and Gemini 1.5 Pro, are touted as “multi-modal,” able to understand images and audio as well as text — but a new study makes clear that they don’t really see the way you might expect. In fact, they may not see at
Read moreLucid revs up sales, Fisker makes a deal and Uber reignites an old fight
Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation. Sign up here for free — just click TechCrunch Mobility! Did you miss us last week? Even with a relatively quiet week due to the July 4 holiday, there were some notable
Read morePhoto-sharing startup Retro spots Google Photos copying its idea and design
Retro CEO Nathan Sharp isn't worrying just yet about Google's plan to copy his app's experience, despite the numerous similarities. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreTesla reportedly delaying its robotaxi reveal until October
Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Tesla won’t reveal its long-promised fully autonomous robotaxi until October in order to give the company’s engineering team more time to build and test prototypes, Bloomberg reports. The event was originally set for August 8th, which Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced earlier
Read moreTesla reportedly delays “robotaxi” event to October
Tesla is apparently not ready to reveal its “robotaxi” design next month, and is instead pushing the event to October, according to Bloomberg News. The company reportedly needs more time to build the prototypes. It had been aiming for an August 8 event. The company did not immediately respond to
Read moreHow Apple Intelligence is changing the way you use Siri on your iPhone
Here’s a look at what’s going to change with Siri, and what the introduction of Apple Intelligence will allow you to do with the digital assistant. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreYouTube tempts creators with a half dozen new features for Shorts
The new YouTube features include those that will automatically transform longer videos into Shorts, among others. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreTechCrunch Minute: Unpacking Samsung Unpacked
It’s a big day in the Samsung universe. At Samsung’s Unpacked 2024 event, the company debuted new phones, headphones and even a wearable ring. As expected, Samsung is emphasizing its Google-enabled AI features in these new phone models: the Galaxy Z Fold 6, and the Galaxy Z Flip 6. Not
Read moreExein raised $15M Series B to stop robotic arms going haywire
The capital will be used to expand in Europe, the U.S. and Asia. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
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