Commercial companies to collaborate for DARPA’s new lunar economy study
Establishing commercial markets on the moon is going to require thinking a little differently. That’s DARPA’s hunch, anyway. DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) is the U.S. Department of Defense’s R&D arm, which has just selected 14 companies to participate in a new study to develop technological frameworks for a
Read moreAs Bitcoin reaches the $44,000 threshold, why the surge and what’s next?
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Read moreYour mobile password manager might be exposing your credentials
A number of popular mobile password managers are inadvertently spilling user credentials due to a vulnerability in the autofill functionality of Android apps. The vulnerability, dubbed “AutoSpill,” can expose users’ saved credentials from mobile password managers by circumventing Android’s secure autofill mechanism, according to university researchers at the IIIT Hyderabad,
Read moreAsk Sophie: Does the H-1B visa require founders to give up equity and control?
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Don’t miss your chance to share your startup expertise and speak at TechCrunch Early Stage 2024 in Boston, Massachusetts, on April 25! Our call-for-content application deadline is January 10, 2024. The TechCrunch Early Stage Call for Content AMA “Wait, wut? Did you say ‘application’?” We sure did, but if you
Read moreVast Data lands $118M to grow its data storage platform for AI workloads
Vast Data, to make an obvious pun, is raising vast sums of cash. The New York-based startup, which provides a scale-out, unstructured data storage solution designed to eliminate tiered storage (i.e. setups that move data between high- and low-cost storage hardware), today announced that it secured $118 million in a
Read moreIntroducing Chatbots and Large Language Models (LLMs)
This introduction to chatbots and Large Language Models is excepted from the book Generative AI Tools for Developers: A Practical Guide. Continue reading Introducing Chatbots and Large Language Models (LLMs) on SitePoint.
Read moreRegulatory approval for this subscription solar UK startup could mean more are to come
With the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) authorising what’s believed to be the first time a company can provide solar panels and batteries on a subscription model — without subscribers needing to pay a lump sum upfront — the stage could be set for a new boom in solar subscription
Read moreMeta AI adds Reels support and ‘reimagine,’ a way to generate new AI images in group chats, and more
Alongside other AI updates announced today, Meta AI, the company’s generative AI experience, is gaining new capabilities starting today, including the ability to create new AI images when prompted as well as support for Reels. The former, a feature called “reimagine” allows users in group chats to have more fun
Read moreMeta’s AI characters are now live across its U.S. apps, with support for Bing Search and better memory
Earlier this year, Meta introduced a set of AI characters, including those based on real-life celebs including the likes of Paris Hilton, Mr. Beast, Kendall Jenner, Tom Brady, Charli D’Amelio, Snoop Dog, and others, which users could chat with across Meta’s apps. Today, the company announced its 28 AI characters
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