India puts tech firms on notice over deepfakes inaction
India has warned tech companies that it is prepared to impose bans if they fail to take active measures against deepfake videos, a senior government minister said, on the heels of warning by a well-known personality over a deepfake advertisement using his likeness to endorse a gaming app. The stern
Read moreSierra Space joins defense primes in landing massive military satellite contract
Sierra Space is joining Rocket Lab as a current or formerly VC-backed space company to land a major satellite deal with the military. © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreSamsung’s Galaxy S24 unveil: How to watch and what to expect
I can’t recall if there was ever a true lull in the weeks between CES and MWC, or whether this is the sort of thing we tell ourselves to cushion the blow of a hardware season that now spans 11.5 months of the year. Whatever the case, the days of
Read moreHow the EU’s DMA is changing Big Tech: all of the news and updates
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge The broad legislation is already forcing some major shifts in the tech industry. Big tech companies will have to comply with the EU’s Digital Markets Act (DMA) in early March, and the broad legislation is already forcing some major changes. The law, which
Read moreWhich Programming Language Should I Learn First in 2024?
It's hard to decide on a programming language to learn first. Here's a look at the most popular languages in 2023, and why they're worthwhile. Continue reading Which Programming Language Should I Learn First in 2024? on SitePoint.
Read moreFancy founder returns with $1000-per-month luxury shopping startup, Long Story Short
A new luxury goods e-commerce startup dubbed Long Story Short has a provocative concept: it’s $1,000 per month to join for the privilege of shopping its curated collection. Shocking as that sounds, founder Joseph Einhorn believes he understands this sliver of the e-commerce market, and why many online luxury ventures
Read moreHow Magic Spoon CEO knew it was time to transition from DTC to in-store retail
This week Becca and Dom are joined by Gabi Lewis, the co-founder and CEO of the cereal company Magic Spoon © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreThe mobile regulatory landscape is changing at an inconvenient time for Apple
With the tech world fighting to win the AI race while smartphone sales slow and regulations chip away at its legacy revenue streams, Apple has its work cut out for it. © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreInfield wants to make open-source dependency management trivial
Virtually every application today relies on dozens — and sometimes hundreds — of open-source components. Many of those get updated at a rapid clip in order to introduce new features and to fix security issues (or the maintainers stop updating them, leaving security holes unfixed), but that also often means
Read moreThe IQ Test That AI Can’t Pass
Large language models have recently achieved remarkable test scores on well-known academic and professional exams (see, e.g., [1], p. 6). On such tests, these models are at times said to reach human-level performance. However, there is one test that humans can pass but every AI method known to have been
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