The WordPress vs. WP Engine drama, explained
This story has been updated throughout with more details as the story has developed. We will continue to do so as the case and dispute are ongoing. The world of WordPress, one of the most [...]
Meta AI launches in six countries including Brazil and UK
Meta is bringing its AI chatbot Meta AI to six countries today, including Brazil, the U.K., the Philippines, Bolivia, Guatemala, and Paraguay, Mark Zuckerberg said today in an announcement on his WhatsApp channel. The company [...]
OpenAI’s DevDay brings Realtime API and other treats for AI app developers
It’s been a tumultuous week for OpenAI, full of executive departures and major fundraising developments, but the startup is back at it, trying to convince developers to build tools with its AI models at its [...]
Black Forest Labs, the startup behind Grok’s image generator, releases an API
Black Forest Labs, the Andreessen Horowitz-backed startup behind the image generation component of xAI’s Grok assistant, has launched an API in beta — and released a new model. The new API provides Black Forest Labs’ [...]
Investors are scrambling to get into ElevenLabs, which may soon be valued at $3 billion
ElevenLabs, a startup that makes AI tools for audio applications, is being approached by existing and new investors about a new round, which could value the company as highly as $3 billion, TechCrunch has learned. [...]
A co-lead on Sora, OpenAI’s video generator, has left for Google
One of the co-leads on OpenAI’s video generator, Sora, has left for Google. Tim Brooks, who was heading development on Sora with William Peebles, announced in a post on X that he’ll be joining Google [...]
Even the ‘godmother of AI’ has no idea what AGI is
Are you confused about artificial general intelligence, or AGI? It’s that thing OpenAI is obsessed with ultimately creating in a way that “benefits all of humanity.” You may want to take them seriously since they [...]
What is Apple Intelligence, when is it coming and who will get it?
After months of speculation, Apple Intelligence took center stage at WWDC 2024 in June. The platform was announced in the wake of a torrent of generative AI news from companies like Google and Open AI, [...]
LinkedIn suspends AI training using UK user data
LinkedIn has suspended the use of UK user data to train its artificial intelligence (AI) models after a regulator raised concerns. The career-focused social networking site, owned by Microsoft, quietly saw users around the world [...]
How AI is transforming business today
AI-enabled process automation, efficiency, and other top benefits now happen at a scale and scope to deliver transformation and disruption, not just incremental gains.Hannah Calhoon, vice president of AI for Indeed, uses artificial intelligence “to [...]
