Google’s AI plans now include cybersecurity
Illustration: The Verge As people try to find more uses for generative AI that are less about making a fake photo and are instead actually useful, Google plans to point AI to cybersecurity and make threat reports easier to read. In a blog post, Google writes its new cybersecurity product,
Read moreThe Kendrick-Drake feud shows how technology is changing rap battles
The feud between Kendrick Lamar and Drake highlights technology’s increased role in rap beefs, in addition to how and when AI should be used in music. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
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Read moreThe Net Gala hosts its first event for the stylish and chronically online
Days before the Met Gala, New York’s young and techish partied at The Net Gala. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreLucid loses longtime Apple and Intel exec who steered software division
Lucid Motors’ senior vice president of digital Mike Bell has resigned from his position. The company said in a filing Monday that the longtime Apple and Intel executive’s resignation is “effective immediately, in order to pursue other opportunities.” Lucid says Bell will serve in an advisory role through mid-August to
Read moreGlobal crypto firms turn to Hong Kong for refuge — and opportunity
With U.S. regulators continuing to ramp up scrutiny, crypto startups and founders are looking to Hong Kong to support their growth. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreDocuSign acquires AI-powered contract management firm Lexion
As DocuSign reportedly explores a sale to private equity, it’s acquiring a company itself. On Monday, DocuSign (which now prefers to go by Docusign, with a lowercase “S,” a PR rep from the company tells me) announced that it’s buying Lexion, a contract workflow automation startup, for $165 million. The purchase comes
Read moreOpera’s AI assistant can now summarize web pages on Android
Opera announced that Aria, its browser AI product built in collaboration with OpenAI, can now summarize text-based webpages on Android. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreChris Corner: Unusual Ideas with Great Results
SVG Short Circuiting SVG is normally a pretty efficient file format. If an image is vector in nature, leaving it as vector is normally a good plan as it will like scale well and look pretty darn crips. But of course, It Depends. Super complex vector graphics can get huge,
Read moreMore Tesla employees laid off as bloodbath enters its fourth week
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Tesla’s brutal round of layoffs entered its fourth week, with more employees posting on LinkedIn and elsewhere about receiving notice that their time at the company has come to an end. The most recent layoffs, which were first reported by Electrek and Business
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