Is OpenAI Stealing Your Content?

The number of organizations accusing OpenAI of stealing their work continues to grow like extra patties on a burger, with a prominent news organization now joining the fray with its own set of claims against the Microsoft-backed artificial intelligence startup. In a lawsuit filed against OpenAI, the Center for Investigative Reporting, the oldest nonprofit newsroom … Read more

Google might fix its fingerprint scanner woes with the Pixel 9

It should be less of a farce to unlock the next generation of Google Pixel phones. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Google’s upcoming Pixel 9 lineup will reportedly feature a faster, more reliable ultrasonic fingerprint scanner, according to Android Authority. It would replace the optical under-display fingerprint sensor that Google introduced … Read more

Amazon Kindle book downloads are broken

Photo by Sheena Vasani / The Verge An ongoing outage is preventing Amazon Kindle users from downloading both new and previously purchased books to their e-readers. According to moderators responding to users reporting the issue on Amazon’s support forums, the company is aware of the issue and is “currently working to resolve it.” Attempting other … Read more

The Noonification: At the Forefront of AI Research: Multimodality, Agents, Open-Source LLM, and Beyond (7/4/2024)

How are you, hacker? 🪐What’s happening in tech this week: The Noonification by HackerNoon has got you covered with fresh content from our top 5 stories of the day, every day at noon your local time! Set email preference here. ## At the Forefront of AI Research: Multimodality, Agents, Open-Source LLM, and Beyond By @viceasytiger … Read more

Spain’s exposure to climate change helps Madrid-based VC, Seaya, close €300M climate-tech fund

According to a recent Dealroom report on the Spanish tech ecosystem, the combined enterprise value of Spanish startups surpassed €100 billion in 2023. In the latest confirmation of this upward trend, Madrid-based VC fund Seaya has closed Seaya Andromeda, an ‘Article 9’ €300 million climate-tech fund based out of Madrid. Article 9 refers to the EU’s Sustainable Finance … Read more

Crypto for Advisors: Is Crypto Too Volatile?

Bitcoin’s volatility is expected to continue declining with every halving. The next one, scheduled for 2028, will render bitcoin four times as scarce as gold. Increasing retail and institutional adoption of this technology is also bound to decrease volatility structurally over time.