Google is launching a new “AI Mode” experimental feature in Search that looks to take on popular services like Perplexity AI and OpenAI’s ChatGPT Search. The tech giant announced on Wednesday that…
Tech Crunch – Hyundai pairs up with Yandex spinoff Avride to develop robotaxis
Hyundai Motor Company and Avride have agreed to jointly develop autonomous vehicles in a tie up that will deepen the relationship between the two companies. The deal will focus on autonomous vehicle…
Tech Crunch – Justice Department charges Chinese hackers-for-hire linked to Treasury breach
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Tech Crunch – Anthropic quietly removes Biden-era AI policy commitments from its website
Anthropic has quietly removed from its website several voluntary commitments the company made in conjunction with the Biden Administration in 2023 to promote safe and “trustworthy” AI. The commitments, which included pledges…
Tech Crunch – Flex, a Brex for business owners, has raised $25M at a $250M valuation
Flex, which offers personal finance software and payments infrastructure for business owners, has raised $25 million in equity funding while securing a $200 million credit facility, it told TechCrunch exclusively. The equity…
Tech Crunch – Growth at all costs is destroying the internet. PR maven Ed Zitron says that’s an opportunity for startups
If you spend any amount of time online, you probably noticed that your user experience keeps getting worse. Websites are waterlogged with autoplay ads, pop-ups, and tracking scripts. Customer service chatbots are…
Tech Crunch – EU must ‘fully’ apply its market fairness rulebook on Google, search rivals urge
The European Union is once again being urged to expand its investigation of Google under the bloc’s Digital Markets Act (DMA). The big aim of the EU’s flagship competition reform — which…
Border Report – Proposed migrant registry worries attorneys
MCALLEN, Texas (ValleyCentral)—The Trump administration has announced it will enforce an immigration registration requirement for people living illegally in the country. Similar programs have existed off and on in the United States…
Texas Monthly – Chip Roy Doesn’t Care What Anyone Thinks. Not Even Donald Trump.
Chip Roy picks at what is left of his tacos al pastor and looks on quietly as he ponders how he’s going to describe Donald Trump. It’s eleven days before the 2024…
Tech Crunch – AI pioneers scoop Turing Award for reinforcement learning work
Two trailblazing computer scientists have won the 2024 Turing Award for their work in reinforcement learning, a discipline in which machines learn through a reward-based trial-and-error approach that lets them adapt within…