The case against AI art
No matter who powerful generative AI becomes, writer Ted Chiang says it will never create true art. Chiang is one of the most admired science fiction authors writing today, best …
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Palantir’s CTO, and 13th employee, has become a secret weapon for Valley defense tech startups
On August 5, Palantir’s CTO Shyam Sankar stood in front of about 20 nervous new employees at the company’s Washington, D.C. office and gave a speech you’d expect at a …
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‘Emotion AI’ may be the next trend for business software, and that could be problematic
As businesses experiment with embedding AI everywhere, one unexpected trend is companies turning to AI to help its many newfound bots better understand human emotion. It’s an area called “emotion …
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Why do so many home robots still suck?
“The Jetsons” debuted September 23, 1962. The first episode, titled “Rosey the Robot,” was an origin story of sorts for the titular character, describing how an overworked Jane hired the …
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From InstaDeep to Paystack: Here are Africa’s biggest startup exits and how much they raised
Startups globally have faced challenges over the last couple of years when trying to exit, due to factors like a frozen IPO market and reduced attractiveness to buyers. In addition, …
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Bolt reportedly threatens legal action against Silverbear Capital
In the latest twist in Bolt’s aggressive fundraising efforts, the fintech company’s CEO appears to have made a veiled threat of legal action against Silverbear Capital, the investment bank whose …
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Bluesky tops app charts and sees ‘all-time-highs’ after Brazil bans X
A Brazilian court’s decision to ban X (formerly Twitter) seems to be benefiting its rivals, especially Bluesky. The microblogging platform announced late Friday that it was seeing “all-time-highs for activity” …
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