Back in 2019, Microsoft open-sourced Dapr, a new runtime for making building distributed microservice-based applications easier. At the time, nobody was talking about AI agents yet, but as it turns out, Dapr…
Texas Monthly – How Much Matthew McConaughey Is Enough Matthew McConaughey?
Matthew McConaughey appears in Dazed and Confused for a grand total of ten minutes, tops. He’s in Magic Mike for nearly twice that, although you’d be forgiven for remembering just those first…
Texas Monthly – ‘Landman,’ Based on a Texas Monthly and Imperative Entertainment Podcast, Is Renewed for a Second Season
Paramount announced Wednesday that its hit show Landman will have a second season. Since its November debut, the series has received critical acclaim for its riveting portrayal of the fortune-seeking culture of…
Tech Crunch – Sakana claims its AI paper passed peer review — but it’s a bit more nuanced than that
Japanese startup Sakana said that its AI generated the first peer-reviewed scientific publication. But while the claim isn’t untrue, there are significant caveats to note. The debate swirling around AI and its…
Tech Crunch – Snap introduces AI Video Lenses powered by its in-house generative model
Snapchat is introducing its first ever video generative AI Lenses, the company told TechCrunch exclusively. The Lenses are powered by Snap’s in-house built generative video model. The three new AI Video Lenses are…
Tech Crunch – Moonvalley releases a video generator it claims was trained on licensed content
Los Angeles-based startup Moonvalley has launched an AI video-generating model it claims is one of the few trained on openly licensed — not copyrighted — data. Named “Marey” after cinema trailblazer Étienne-Jules…
Tech Crunch – Garantex administrator arrested in India under extradition law
Garantex co-founder Aleksej Besciokov was arrested in India’s Kerala on Tuesday under the country’s extradition law. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. Read more: Read More
Tech Crunch – Why Onyx thinks its open source solution will win enterprise search
Enterprises have troves of internal data and information that employees need to complete their tasks or answer questions for potential customers. But that doesn’t mean the right information is easy to find….
Texas Monthly – U.S. Rep. Keith Self cuts short committee hearing after colleague objects to him misgendering trans member
On social media, Self later wrote “it is the policy of the United States to recognize two sexes, male and female.” Read: Read More
Tech Crunch – Lithium-ion batteries are remaking Google’s data centers
Google is replacing lead-acid battery backup units with lithium-ion cells, freeing up space for more servers. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. Read more: Read More