Prosecution tries to paint Sam Bankman-Fried as a liar
The prosecution brought up a number of Bankman-Fried's statements, videos and interviews, both before and after he stepped down as CEO of FTX. © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreCanada bans federal employees from using WeChat, Kaspersky mobile apps
Ottawa is banning the use of the China-based WeChat instant messaging app and Russian-based Kaspersky security products on the mobile devices of federal civil servants, although it isn’t clear how widely they are being used. This morning, Treasury Board president Anita Anand announced a ban on the use of WeChat
Read morePrivacy will die to deliver us the thinking and knowing computer
We’re getting a a first proper look at much-hyped Humane’s “AI pin” (whatever that is) on November 9, and personalized AI memory startup Rewind is launching a pendant to track not only your digital but also your physical life sometime in the foreseeable future. Buzz abounds about OpenAI’s Sam Altman
Read moreChatGPT for career growth? Practica introduces AI-based career coaching and mentorship
Can an AI be your mentor? That’s what a startup called Practica believes. The company, which evolved out of a marketplace for one-on-one executive coaching, has now launched an AI system built on top of an existing knowledge base it developed over the years spent with a large group of
Read moreTikTok Achieves New Milestone
Six years after its debut, TikTok continues to captivate audiences around the globe. Rather than waning, the video-sharing platform’s popularity is ascending, poised to achieve record-breaking download figures this year. Recent data from OnlyAccounts.io reveals that TikTok has garnered nearly 770 million downloads during the first nine months of 2023,
Read moreThe new, the emerging focal point of ServiceNow World Forum
It has been a busy year for ServiceNow when it comes to generative AI (GenAI) development, something not lost on company chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) Bill McDermott, who earlier this month said, “we are all agents of change and change has never happened this fast, it will never
Read moreApple’s Scary Fast October Mac event: How to watch and what to expect tonight
Surprise! Apple’s got one more event to go this year. Word is that various supply chain issues kiboshed plans to announce additional hardware at last month’s iPhone 15 event. Whereas in past years the company has opted to do a final round of announcements through press releases, this time out
Read moreWelcome back to the SaaS bear market
Investors have sold off cloud stocks to the point where they are in bear-market territory when compared to 2023 peaks. © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreGlobal Retail Spend via Conversational Commerce to Reach $48b by 2028
A new study from Juniper Research, the foremost experts in telecommunications markets, has forecast global retail spend via conversational commerce channels will increase to $43 billion by 2028, from $11.4 billion in 2023. This forecast growth will be driven by the emergence of new personalised services, made possible by incorporating
Read moreChatGPT app revenue shows no signs of slowing, but some other AI apps top it
ChatGPT, the AI-powered chatbot from OpenAI, far outpaces all other AI chatbot apps on mobile devices in terms of downloads and is a market leader by revenue, as well. However, it’s surprisingly not the top AI app by revenue — several photo AI apps and even other AI chatbots are
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