Meta really wants to explain its AI recommendation algorithms to you
Meta is publishing new material to explain how its recommendation engine works across different products. Along with that, it is also rolling out a new option called “Why am I seeing this?” for Instagram and Facebook Reels as well as Instagram’s Explore page. This way, you can understand the reason
Read moreB Garage raises $20M for its warehouse inventory drones
B Garage, a San Jose-based startup building autonomous drones along with software to track warehouse inventory, said today that it has picked up $20 million in a Series A round of funding. New investor LB Investment led the Series A funding with participation from Ignite Innovation Fund, Krossroad Partners and
Read moreMaterial Evolution raises $19M to decarbonise the cement industry
In the industrial world, cement is about as omnipresent as materials get. But despite its clear and obvious utility, cement is responsible for some 8% of global CO2 emissions — if it was a country, it would be third biggest emitter globally, by some estimations. While cement’s ubiquity comes largely
Read moreAn Introduction to the View Transitions API
Learn how to use the new View Transitions API, which offers an easier way to animate between DOM states and even between page loads. Continue reading An Introduction to the View Transitions API on SitePoint.
Read moreDoorDash offers delivery workers hourly rate, but there’s a catch
DoorDash will give delivery workers the option to be paid a guaranteed hourly minimum rate instead of being paid per delivery, the company said Wednesday. The new option, a novelty in the gig worker industry, comes as DoorDash and other app-based gig companies like Lyft and Uber will have to
Read moreHow to Be a Better Leader by Communicating More Assertively
Communication tips for empathetic peopleOne bite of a pasta piece, and I immediately know whether it is perfectly cooked. Al dente. The perfect texture for cooked pasta. The perfect combination. Tender, yet firm.I think of al dente pasta when I think of an assertive communication style.Assertiveness is about making your thoughts,
Read moreTuSimple may sell US business as it turns attention to Asia
Self-driving truck developer TuSimple may sell its U.S. business, the company said in a regulatory filing Wednesday. TuSimple, which is on the verge of being delisted from the Nasdaq stock exchange for failing to file two quarterly reports, said it is exploring strategic alternatives for its U.S. business, including a
Read moreSpire and OroraTech will launch a fleet of wildfire-monitoring satellites
The past few wildfire seasons in the United States and Canada have been some of the most memorable — and dangerous — on record. But despite the billions of dollars that each government pours into fighting fires, first responders are still in need of real-time wildfire detection and monitoring data.
Read moreHow self-driving do we need our self-driving cars to be?
Photo: Vjeran Pavic Illustration: Alex Parkin There’s a big debate happening in the self-driving car world: what’s the best way for these vehicles to see the world around them? Both Tesla and those autonomous taxi startups, like Waymo and Cruise, use powerful machine vision systems to help their cars navigate
Read moreVisa acquires Brazilian fintech startup Pismo in $1B blockbuster deal
Credit card giant Visa is acquiring Brazilian payments infrastructure startup Pismo for $1 billion in cash in what is likely one of the largest fintech M&A deals taking place this year so far. Founded in 2016 by Juliana Motta (CPO), Ricardo Josua (CEO), Daniela Binatti (CTO), and Marcelo Parise (VP
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