India’s Neysa bags $30M to compete with global AI hyperscalers
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Hello, and welcome back to TechCrunch Space. We are insanely close to TechCrunch Disrupt — have you checked out the final agenda for the Space Stage yet!? Come hear the latest and greatest insights from top space entrepreneurs and investors. NB: If you’re wondering why last week’s TechCrunch Space didn’t
Read moreMeta tests facial recognition for spotting ‘celeb-bait’ ads scams and easier account recovery
Meta is expanding tests of facial recognition as an anti-scam measure to combat celebrity scam ads and more broadly, the Facebook owner announced Monday. Monika Bickert, Meta’s VP of content policy, wrote in a blog post that some of the tests aim to bolster its existing anti-scam measures, such as
Read moreMeta’s smart glasses outsell traditional Ray-Bans in some stores, even before AI features roll out
The Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses are the top selling product in 60% of all Ray-Ban stores throughout Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, according to Upload VR. The detail came from EssilorLuxottica CFO Stefano Grassi, who revealed during the eyewear giant’s earnings call last week that Ray-Ban Meta proved to
Read moreElon Musk sued for using AI-generated Blade Runner imagery at robotaxi event
A still from Blade Runner 2049. | Warner Bros. Though it remains very unclear whether any of the self-driving vehicles demoed at Tesla’s We, Robot presentation will ever actually make it to market, one of the production companies behind Blade Runner 2049 thinks Elon Musk ripped off their copyright for
Read moreOne Zero, the AI fintech started by the founder of Mobileye, is raising $100M, say sources
Amnon Shashua, the founder and CEO of Mobileye, has an eye for complicated problems that he believes can be solved with AI, and that AI itself can be fixed to become more reliable. On the sidelines of building and running his self-driving car technology company — which he took public,
Read more‘Blade Runner 2049’ producer accuses Musk and Tesla of circumventing copyright with AI imagery
In an interesting variation of the usual “stop stealing our stuff” lawsuit already deployed dozens of times against AI companies, today brings a more nuanced form of alleged theft. Alcon Entertainment, a production company behind “Blade Runner 2049,” is suing Tesla, Elon Musk, and Warner Bros. Digital for what they
Read more6 Important AI and Data Governance Non-Negotiables
The importance of clear governance for CIOs, CTOs, and CDOs in fostering innovation while addressing the complexity of governance policies. One-pagers, termed "non-negotiables," serve as essential communication tools to simplify governance concepts, align expectations, and ensure adherence to data and AI governance standards for organizational success.
Read moreNevoya wants to break the EV truck adoption logjam
Los Angeles is known for glitz, but there’s also a lot of grit in the air — literally. Thousands of containers are moved off and onto ships at the area’s two major ports every day, almost always transferred via pollution-spewing diesel trucks. This has made Los Angeles a hotbed for
Read moreNew Mersenne prime found
Mersenne numbers have the form 2p − 1. A Mersenne prime is a Mersenne number that is also a prime. A new Mersenne prime discovery was announced today: 2p − 1 is prime for p = 2136279841. The size of the new Mersenne prime is consistent with what was predicted.
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