New Solar Community Hub in South Africa, Newlands
Dell Technologies in collaboration with Computer Aid International, CDW, and the Small Projects Foundation has established a new Solar Community Hub in Newlands This initiative aims to strengthen community capacity building, promote skill development, and connect underserved populations to technology. “The project will benefit many generations with the opportunity to participate
Read moreBrave integrates its own search results with its Leo AI assistant
Privacy-focused search engine and web browser company Brave Software is integrating search results into its Leo chatbot. Search results are based on the Brave Search API and Leo is integrated into the company’s browser. The company said that this integration will help users find more up-to-date information. People can use
Read moreEnveda raises $55M to combine ancient remedies with AI for drug discovery
For centuries, people chewed willow tree bark to relieve pain, but scientists at chemical firm Bayer didn’t isolate its active ingredient until the 1800s and eventually patented its modified version as Aspirin. Aspirin is just one example of a medicine derived from natural sources. In fact, the World Health Organization
Read moreCan Facial Biometrics Recognize You with Appearance Changes?
Will face mapping still recognise you if your features change? When it comes to proving your identity online, Face ID—also known as facial biometrics—is fast becoming one of the most reliable methods of authentication. Why? Because your unique facial features are the most reliable indicator of what makes you, you.
Read moreThe world’s most popular web framework is going AI native
On today’s episode we chat with Jared Palmer, VP of AI at Vercel, who says the company has three key goals. First, support AI native web apps like ChatGPT and Claude. Second, use GenAI to make it easier to build. Third, provide an SDK so that developers have the tools
Read moreWe’re about to learn a whole lot more about how the human body reacts to space
We could be entering a renaissance for human spaceflight research, as a record number of private citizens head to space — and as scientists improve techniques for gathering data on these intrepid test subjects. A sign that the renaissance is imminent appeared earlier this week, when the journal Nature published
Read moreFormer NSA head joins OpenAI board and safety committee
The high-profile addition is likely intended to satisfy critics who think that OpenAI is moving faster than is wise for its customers and possibly humanity. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreTesla shareholders vote yes again to approve Elon Musk’s $56B pay plan
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has secured enough shareholder votes to have his 2018 stock option compensation package approved. Shareholders also approved the company’s decision to re-incorporate of Tesla in Texas, moving it away from the state where Musk’s pay package was struck down: Delaware. Shareholders present at the company’s annual
Read moreTesla shareholders approve Elon Musk’s massive pay package
Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images Tesla shareholders voted today to reapprove Elon Musk’s gigantic pay package, after a Delaware court judge voided it earlier this year. Investors also approved a proposal to move the company’s legal home from Delaware to Texas and to reappoint two board members:
Read moreTesla investors sue Elon Musk for launching a rival AI company
Illustration: Kristen Radtke / The Verge; Image: Getty Images Several Tesla shareholders are accusing Elon Musk and the company’s board of knowingly diverting talent and resources away from the company and directing it toward Musk’s rival artificial intelligence company, xAI. In a lawsuit, the shareholders allege that Musk and the
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