AI was used on over 90 percent of The Wizard of Oz to prep the film for the Sphere’s 160,000-square-foot screen. | Image: Google Following an announcement last week that Sphere Entertainment was creating an immersive version of The Wizard of Oz for its unique Las Vegas venue, we now have more details on how … Read more
Instagram appears to be quietly testing locked reels that viewers would have to unlock with a code and a provided hint. The feature is a simple way to increase engagement with the creator’s content, but it could also offer creators and celebrities a way to share exclusive reels with their most dedicated fans, who are … Read more
After months of hearty marketing efforts and large-scale technology demos across the U.S., Nuro has secured $106 million in fresh funding to help scale its autonomous driving technology and advance commercial partnerships. The Series E round brings Nuro’s total funding raised to $2.2 billion and its valuation to $6 billion. That’s a drop from the … Read more
Donald Trump is making it even more expensive for US consumers to shop online from Chinese retailers like Temu and Shein. In an executive order amendment published Tuesday night, Trump raised the tariff rate for packages valued under $800 entering the US from China and Hong Kong that previously were exempt. The increase essentially triples … Read more
The European Central Bank is intensifying its warnings over stablecoin adoption, with one of its top officials calling for a digital euro to curb the influence of US dollar-pegged stablecoins across the continent. ECB executive board member Piero Cipollone has penned another article highlighting concerns over the growing popularity of US dollar stablecoins, arguing that … Read more
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It’s looking like another busy summer of gaming news: Microsoft just announced its next Xbox Games Showcase livestream, which will take place on June 8th at 1PM ET. The company says that the event will include “a look at upcoming titles from across our first-party studios, in addition to incredible new titles from our third-party … Read more
:::info Authors: (1) Clemencia Siro, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; (2) Mohammad Aliannejadi, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; (3) Maarten de Rijke, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. ::: Table of Links Abstract and 1 Introduction 2 Methodology and 2.1 Experimental data and tasks 2.2 Automatic generation of diverse dialogue contexts 2.3 Crowdsource … Read more
It’s a known fact that to build a successful product, you need to understand your target audience and empathize with them. With this goal in mind, startup founders, product designers, and product managers turn to research. We talk to our target audience, read reviews of our product, and invite potential customers to test our apps … Read more
It’s been a couple of years since our last topic-focused, one-day event — but with AI transforming the tech landscape, we couldn’t miss the chance to gather 1,200 founders, CEOs, entrepreneurs, investors, and anyone shaping the future of AI for a deep dive into what’s next. On June 5 in Zellerbach Hall at UC Berkeley, … Read more
Tessell, a startup developing a multi-cloud database-as-a-service, has raised $60 million in a new funding round led by WestBridge Capital ahead of its plans to expand its market presence and launch an AI-powered conversational database management service. As data becomes more critical than ever, many companies are struggling to manage and store it efficiently. Legacy … Read more
Legal tech has come a long way, but the bulk of an intellectual property or patent lawyer’s work today is still done with spreadsheets, word processors and PDFs. A startup out of Delaware, Solve Intelligence, is using generative AI to speed up that work, believing its tech is uniquely suited to the needs of patent … Read more
The image streams over YouTube in crisp grayscale: a young cahow â known outside Bermuda as the Bermuda petrel â scrambles through a sandy tunnel and pokes its tiny head above the ground for the first time. Itâs a few months old, but it has never seen daylight. Gray fluffball hatchlings spend their whole lives … Read more
Teucrium Investment Advisors’ 2x Long Daily XRP exchange-traded fund (XXRP), the first leveraged XRP product in the U.S., racked up $5 million in trading volume on its Tuesday debut, becoming one of the company’s “most successful” introductions and posting a top 5% performance for a new ETF. The ETF is designed to deliver twice the … Read more
Core, a proof-of-stake blockchain built on Bitcoin, has surpassed $260 million in dual-staked assets as institutional interest in Bitcoin-based decentralized finance (DeFi) continues to grow. Core’s initial contributor, Rich Rines, told Cointelegraph that as of April 7, over 44 million Core tokens have been dual-staked with 3,140 Bitcoin (BTC). At the time of writing, the … Read more
Artificial intelligence (AI) is, by far, the most promising next-generation technology, standing as a beacon of innovation. AI technologies offer solutions and opportunities that were considered impossible. A standout example of this innovation is ChatGPT, a generative AI solution developed by OpenAI that completely innovates online information searches and can be integrated with custom software. … Read more
So let’s start! Tell us a bit about yourself. For example, name, profession, and personal interests. Absolutely! I’m Vlad Gorbunov — a professional entrepreneur, startup builder, and someone who’s been trying to make the future arrive a little faster since the early 2000s. My career began in investment consulting, but I quickly realized I was … Read more
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Vastly more BTC purchases are in the red than in January, but holdings are still faring better than during previous crypto crashes.
This week, the Shenzhen 8K Ultra High Definition Video Industry Collaboration Alliance made up of more than 50 Chinese companies has announced an 8K-ready General Purpose Media Interface, or GPMI for short. The cable solves the longstanding issue of separate power cables and image cables for 8K displays, providing up to 192 Gbps of image … Read more
If you’re in crypto, you’re feeling it right now: the market’s a mess. Bitcoin’s taken a nosedive from its $100k peak, altcoins are hemorrhaging value, and Trump’s freshly announced tariffs on China, Canada, and Mexico have Wall Street and X in a full-on FUD spiral—fear, uncertainty, and doubt. Recession whispers are everywhere. It’s the kind … Read more
Recently, Apache DolphinScheduler released version 3.3.0 alpha. The 3.3.0 alpha version introduces breakthrough improvements in task management, fault tolerance, and scalability, offering a more stable and flexible solution for large-scale workflow scheduling. However, please note that this is an alpha version—upgrade with caution. Try it now: Source code download: https://github.com/apache/dolphinscheduler/archive/refs/tags/3.3.0-alpha.zip Upgrade guide: Please refer to … Read more