OpenAI still not training GPT-5, says Sam Altman
OpenAI is still not training GPT-5, the likely successor to the current generation GPT-4, months after the Microsoft-backed startup pledged to not work on it “for some time” after many industry executives and academics expressed concerns about the fast-rate of advancements by Sam Altman’s large language models. “We have a
Read moreApple updates its App Store rules to crackdown on clones
On the sidelines of the ongoing Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC), Apple has updated its App Store Review Guidelines to crack down on app clones and copycats. In a blog post, the company said impersonating an app is now considered a violation of the App Store’s rules: “Submitting apps which impersonate
Read moreGoogle Cloud and Salesforce team up to bolster AI offerings
Salesforce and Google Cloud are teaming up to help businesses leverage data and AI via a new strategic partnership. Announced this morning, the partnership will allow companies to use their data along with custom machine learning models to anticipate their customer’s needs, execs from Google and Salesforce said. The tie-up
Read moreVolvo reveals the small, simple and inexpensive EX30 electric SUV
There’s a lot to love about the new Volvo EX30. The starting price of $34,950 puts it as one of the least expensive modern EVs on the market. The interior is beautiful in a simplistic fashion and made from sustainable materials. And while tiny outside, the cabin makes good use
Read moreBonside launches with $4.35M to provide growth capital to brick-and-mortar businesses
Online shopping is typically where much of the commerce financing has focused on over the past three years. However, during this time, some retailers that started in e-commerce are diversifying and going the brick-and-mortar route. That’s probably because 54% of consumers still prefer to go into a physical store. Like
Read moreBenchmark’s view on the AI race: talking with Miles Grimshaw
At the end of 2020, Miles Grimshaw became — and remains — the most recent addition to the storied venture firm Benchmark, which has stubbornly refused to change how it fundamentally operates, despite the many changes the rest of the venture world has embraced — particularly regarding team size and
Read morePayrails banks $14.4M for its OS for complex payments flows
Enterprises and marketplaces that need to take and make payments across multiple geographies and products have typically relied on mix-and-match bags of third party services patched together by teams of engineers with some of their own code. But at best, these Dr Frankenstein creations can be buggy and still missing
Read moreElon Musk and Twitter, the entire story so far
Image: Laura Normand / The Verge Forget Tesla, SpaceX, Neuralink, and The Boring Company — Elon Musk is now the owner of Twitter. Elon Musk owns Twitter. How’d we get here? On April 4th, 2022, we learned that Musk had purchased enough shares of Twitter to become its largest individual
Read moreTwitter’s window to edit tweets is now one hour, but you still have to pay for it
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge When Twitter finally added its long-awaited edit button last fall, it limited the feature to Twitter Blue subscribers and only allowed changes on original tweets (not replies) within 30 minutes of the post, but now that’s changing. The official Twitter Blue account now
Read moreHow SaaS sales platform Minoa meets growing need for remote collaboration
COVID-19 has upended many aspects of busienss, including the way enterprises sell software. As the pandemic kept people at home, SaaS sales teams were forced to adjust their strategies. In the past, they relied mostly on in-person meetings to close deals, but with social distancing measures in place during the
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