Etsy adds AI-generated item guidelines in new seller policy
Etsy has been grappling with an influx of generic “junk” and AI-generated products on its platform. The service revised its seller policy on Tuesday, introducing new labels that clarify whether a seller made, designed, sourced or handpicked an item. This marks the first time it has dealt directly with artificial
Read MoreNETSCOUT: Stay Protected with the Right Cybersecurity
There is an old saying that says, ‘There’s nothing new under the sun’. Gamers today, however, might disagree, because, as computing and graphics power has grown exponentially in the last few decades, gamers around the world share in a feeling of being deeply engaged with – and even transported into
Read MoreNala to use $40M Series A to build B2B payments platform, scale remittance services
Nala, a remittance startup that is now widening its portfolio through a new B2B payments platform, has raised $40 million equity in a rare deal that becomes one of the largest Series A transactions in Africa. The oversubscribed round was led by San Francisco-based VC firm Acrew Capital, with participation from
Read MoreTymeBank Appoints a New CEO for Next Era of Growth
TymeBank has announced the appointment of Karl Westvig as its new Chief Executive Officer. The bank’s current CEO, Coenraad Jonker, will devote his full attention to his role as Executive Chairman of Tyme Group, focusing on driving the growth of the multi-country digital banking group. These changes will take effect
Read MoreByway is using AI to help travelers slow down and take the scenic route
Solo founder Cat Jones took the plunge on setting up a travel business right around the time the pandemic was hitting Europe in March 2020. Fast forward to summer 2024 and her curated package tour business, Byway, is announcing close of an oversubscribed £5.04 million Series A round (around $6.4M
Read MoreWe chat search from both sides now
In this episode, Ben chats with Elastic software engineering director Paul Oremland along with Stack Overflow staff software engineer Steffi Grewenig and senior software developer Gregor Časar about vector databases and semantic search from both the vendor and customer perspectives. They talk about the impact of GenAI on productivity and
Read MoreMicrosoft-owned adtech Xandr accused of EU privacy breaches
An adtech business owned by Microsoft is the target of a complaint backed by European privacy advocacy group, noyb — a nonprofit that punches far above its weight when it comes to chalking up strikes against data protection-infringing tech giants. For its latest action, noyb is supporting an unnamed individual
Read MoreQuora’s Poe now lets users create and share web apps
Poe, Quora’s subscription-based, cross-platform aggregator for AI-powered chatbots like Anthropic’s Claude and OpenAI’s GPT-4o, has launched a feature called Previews that lets users create interactive apps directly in chats with chatbots. Previews allows Poe users to build data visualizations, games and even drum machines by typing things like “Analyze the
Read MoreIndian game firms want to distance themselves from fantasy sports
For over a decade, real-money gaming companies and fantasy sports startups have marketed themselves as video game companies. But as these businesses face increasing regulatory scrutiny, a coalition of more than 70 video game companies in India is urging the government to create a clear distinction between their industries. In
Read MoreOpenAI Startup Fund backs AI healthcare venture with Arianna Huffington
Huffington Post founder Arianna Huffington and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman are throwing their weight behind a new venture, Thrive AI Health, that aims to build AI-powered assistant tech to promote healthier lifestyles. Backed by Huffington’s mental wellness firm Thrive Global and the OpenAI Startup Fund, the early-stage venture fund closely
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