NIST launches a new platform to assess generative AI
NIST, the U.S. government agency charged with testing emerging tech, has created a new platform to evaluate generative AI. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Month: April 2024
Tesla Cybertruck finally gets more off-road controls
Image: Tesla The Tesla Cybertruck is finally getting an off-road mode via an over-the-air software update, allowing early owners of the monstrous electric truck to finally get granular 4×4-style features that were promised from the start. The news comes via a post by Tesla’s Cybertruck account on X, which shared an image of the Off-Road … Read more
One year with the Ergodox EZ
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MicroStrategy Buys Even More Bitcoin, Pushing Stash to $13.5 Billion
Michael Saylor’s software firm MicroStrategy bought the dip, expanding its enormous pile of Bitcoin with more than 1% of the total supply in hand.
Bitcoin Wavers Around $63K, Awaiting Hong Kong Spot Crypto ETF Debut
Despite muted anticipation for the new products, an executive of one of the issuers reportedly expects that the first-day issuance of the Hong Kong offerings will exceed the U.S. debut in January.
New AI Model Reka Rises to Challenge ChatGPT, Claude and Llama-3—And It’s Free
A lesser-known startup has produced a top-performing AI model, Reka Core. We put it to the test against its high-powered competition.
I Built an Ld_preload Worm
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Crypto investment funds see $435M outflow as bull market stalls amid rising inflation concerns
Concerns over rising inflation and flat spot Bitcoin ETF inflows could be factors in the $435 million outflow from crypto investment funds last week.
Apple iPad event 2024: Watch Apple unveil new iPads right here
We’re still well over a month out from WWDC, but Apple went ahead and snuck in another event. On Tuesday, May 7 at 7 a.m. PT/10 a.m. ET, the company is set to unveil the latest additions to the iPad line. According to the rumor mill, that list includes: a new iPad Pro, iPad Air, … Read more
A new intergovernmental group will try to stem abuses tied to critical mineral mining
Trucks haul away ore from a pit in one of the largest copper and cobalt mines in the world in southeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, on June 17th, 2023. | Photo: Getty Images The United Nations launched a new panel to craft mining guidelines for critical minerals in high demand for electric vehicles and … Read more
Ethereum Restaking Protocol EigenLayer Reveals Token and Airdrop Plans
The Eigen Foundation will begin distributing EIGEN tokens on May 10, but US and VPN users will be blocked.
Paramount CEO Bob Bakish steps down as merger inches closer
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Paramount has removed Bob Bakish as CEO — and it doesn’t have plans to fill the role. The company announced the news as part of its earnings results on Monday, which will leave Paramount reliant on a committee made up of three executives. The new Office of the … Read more
ChatGPT’s AI ‘memory’ can remember the preferences of paying customers
Illustration: The Verge OpenAI announced the Memory feature that allows ChatGPT to store queries, prompts, and other customizations more permanently in February. At the time, it was only available to a “small portion” of users, but now it’s available for ChatGPT Plus paying subscribers outside of Europe or Korea. ChatGPT’s Memory works in two ways … Read more
Samourai Wallet Co-Founder Keonne Rodriguez Pleads Not Guilty, Released on $1M Bond
NEW YORK — Samourai Wallet co-founder Keonne Rodriguez pleaded not guilty to two criminal charges tied to creating and marketing the privacy-focused bitcoin wallet application and mixing service in a Manhattan courtroom on Monday.
Inside the ‘cold war’ at Techstars as CEO Mäelle Gavet hires, fires, fights to force change
Financial losses, founder revolts, public firings and overflowing office sewage mark the storied institution’s annus horribilis. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Solo Bitcoin Miner Hits the Jackpot with $218,000 Block Reward
One miner’s perseverance in the face of the dominance of centralized mining firms and major mining pools has paid off.
Eigenlayer releases EIGEN white paper, bans airdrop for US users
The EIGEN token will be used to form consensus around data that is off-chain but easily verifiable, such as whether someone won a bet or adequately stored data.
The Three Byte Fix
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How I Got My CI/CD Act together With Heroku Flow
The Heroku team has long been an advocate of CI/CD. Their platform integrates with many third-party solutions like GitLab CI/CD or GitHub Actions. In a previous article, I demonstrated how you can configure your Heroku app with GitLab CI/CD to automatically deploy your app to production. In a follow-up article, I walked you through a … Read more
Bankruptcy judge signs off on $450M FTX-Voyager settlement
According to the terms of the deal, FTX will “relinquish any and all rights” to $450 million Voyager Digital has claimed from the crypto exchange.
FCC fines AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, and Verizon nearly $200 million for illegally sharing location data
Photo by Jabin Botsford / The Washington Post via Getty Images The Federal Communications Commission is fining the largest US mobile carriers a combined nearly $200 million for allegedly illegally sharing customers’ location data without their consent. The FCC says it found the carriers “sold access to its customers’ location information to ‘aggregators,’ who then … Read more