Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens explains why tech companies are moving to the city
Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens sat down with TechCrunch to help open our first TechCrunch Live event dedicated to the city and spoke with us about the rapidly growing tech landscape. Atlanta is home to many buzzy industries, including fintech and SaaS, and is also the abode for many investors looking
Read moreGoogle claims that Bard is improving at math and programming
Bard, Google’s beleaguered AI-powered chatbot, is slowly improving at tasks involving logic and reasoning. That’s according to a blog post published today by the tech giant, which suggests that — thanks to a technique called “implicit code execution” — Bard is now improved specifically in the areas of math and
Read moreNeed to charge your EV? Apple Maps will show open spots near you
Apple has added a new feature in iOS 17 designed to help EV drivers find available chargers. The tech company previewed Wednesday, following its annual developer conference WWDC 2023, a series of new features and services that will be available in the newest software update, including real-time EV charging availability
Read moreChatGPT told Charlie Brooker exactly how not to write a Black Mirror episode
Black Mirror has been one of the most consistently on-target (and consistently frightening) satires of humanity’s relationship with technology. So consistent, in fact, that ChatGPT was able to write an episode of it that series creator Charlier Brooker hated. In an interview with Empire, the writer and producer of numerous
Read moreAsk Sophie: Why is there no movement in the June Visa Bulletin for India EB-3?
Sophie Alcorn Contributor Share on Twitter Sophie Alcorn is the founder of Alcorn Immigration Law in Silicon Valley and 2019 Global Law Experts Awards’ “Law Firm of the Year in California for Entrepreneur Immigration Services.” She connects people with the businesses and opportunities that expand their lives. More posts by
Read moreApple’s new toolkit makes it easier for developers to bring Windows games to Mac
Apple has unveiled a new toolkit that is designed to make it easier and faster for developers to bring their PC games to macOS. The tech giant unveiled the Game Porting Toolkit this week at its annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC). Apple says the toolkit “eliminates months of upfront work”
Read moreCava’s sensible IPO ambitions could spur more companies to go public
Even as the technology industry and investors wait for heavily venture-backed companies like Turo, Reddit and Instacart to go public, Cava is heading out and powering its own debut. The company set an initial IPO price range this week, indicating what it may be worth once it’s public. This is
Read moreDeepMind repurposes game-playing AIs to optimize code and infrastructure
DeepMind’s Alpha series of AIs has provided a few world-firsts, like AlphaGo beating the world champion at Go. Now these AIs originally trained around playing games have been put to work on other tasks, and are showing a surprising facility for them. Originally, AlphaGo was trained using human gameplay, then
Read moreMinecraft is releasing a new version for Chromebooks
Minecraft is releasing a new version of its game Minecraft: Bedrock Edition for Chromebooks for $19.99. The purchase will give users access to Minecraft Marketplace, the ability to play on Realms and the Android version as well. Google said that Minecraft should be compatible with Chromebooks released in the last
Read moreMeta Verified arrives in India, now honors ‘legacy’ verified badges
Meta Verified, the Facebook and Instagram owner’s recently launched paid verification system, is expanding to India, the company announced today via post from CEO Mark Zuckerberg on his Instagram Broadcasts channel. In addition to its recent expansion to the U.K. and elsewhere, after first arriving in the U.S., Australia and
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