Where does art begin and end? The question is at the center of a debate that roiled X (formerly known as Twitter) this month after an AI-generated image of a medieval village, titled Spiral Town, went viral. “I stole this from someone on Twitter who stole this from someone on Reddit,” a user named @deepfates… Continue reading What an AI-Generated Medieval Village Means for the Future of Art
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Navigating public-private partnerships with Uber, Cruise, and the mayor of Atlanta
Tech companies say they will help cities reach their ambitious decarbonization goals, but increasing public trust and working closely with government partners is key, panelists said during a roundtable on sustainability in cities at TechCrunch Disrupt 2023. These issues were thrown into sharp relief for the city of Atlanta a few years ago, when electric… Continue reading Navigating public-private partnerships with Uber, Cruise, and the mayor of Atlanta
OpenAI’s Dall-E 3 Is an Art Generator Powered by ChatGPT
This image, rendered by Dall-E 3, shows how using ChatGPT to fill in a prompt produces a more coherent and sophisticated image. It might normally require a huge amount of prompt engineering, whereby a user tries increasingly complex prompts to create something sophisticated. But with Dall-E 3, ChatGPT takes on the work of crafting that… Continue reading OpenAI’s Dall-E 3 Is an Art Generator Powered by ChatGPT
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A delivery worker with a backpack of Uber Eats rides a bike in Nice, France, October 25, 2022. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard Acquire Licensing Rights Sept 20 (Reuters) – Uber Technologies (UBER.N) will accept more payment options on its food delivery platform and roll out an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered assistant to help users find deals and explore… Continue reading Untitled
Uber Eats to launch Google-powered chatbot in late 2023
Uber Eats has confirmed its plans to launch a chatbot function later this year to customers in the U.S., U.K., Australia and Canada. Initially, the so-called AI assistant will help users find restaurant deals and easily reorder favorites on the app. Later, the assistant will help users meal plan, find sales on grocery items and… Continue reading Uber Eats to launch Google-powered chatbot in late 2023
DeepMind’s New AI Can Predict Genetic Diseases
About 10 years ago, Žiga Avsec was a PhD physics student who found himself taking a crash course in genomics via a university module on machine learning. He was soon working in a lab that studied rare diseases, on a project aiming to pin down the exact genetic mutation that caused an unusual mitochondrial disease.… Continue reading DeepMind’s New AI Can Predict Genetic Diseases
US Marines Lose $80 Million Stealth Fighter Jet
Oopsie! Missing Impossible US Marines have somehow lost an expensive fighter jet that could still be cruising around on autopilot after its human operator was ejected during what the military branch is calling a “mishap.” As NBC News and other outlets reported, there’s a lot we still don’t know about what exactly happened with the roughly… Continue reading US Marines Lose $80 Million Stealth Fighter Jet
Oracle and Uber Co-innovate to Transform Last Mile Delivery in Retail
With Oracle and Uber Direct, retailers can now offer same-day delivery and returns to get customers their purchases faster while helping retailers move merchandise more effectively LAS VEGAS, Sept. 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Oracle CloudWorld — Oracle and Uber (NYSE: UBER) today announced Collect and Receive, a new offering on the Oracle Retail platform connecting retailers and consumers to enhance and enrich… Continue reading Oracle and Uber Co-innovate to Transform Last Mile Delivery in Retail
Bevz Raises $3.1M in Funding
Bevz, a Los Angels, CA-based provider of a Software as a Service (SaaS) platform for independently operated and small chain liquor/convenience stores, raised $3.1M in funding. The round was led by Dynamism Capital and Golden Section Ventures, with participation from Stage 2 Capital, Hustle Fund, Bridge Investments, Tiller Partners, Irish Angels, Operate Studio, Silicon Beach… Continue reading Bevz Raises $3.1M in Funding
Writer Raises $100M in Series B Funding
Writer, a San Francisco, CA-based provider of a generative AI platform for enterprises, raised $100M in Series B funding. The round was led by Iconiq Growth with participation from WndrCo, Balderton Capital and Insight Partners, who led the Series A, and Aspect Ventures, who led the Seed, and included participation from customers such as Accenture… Continue reading Writer Raises $100M in Series B Funding