Former Tesla engineer heading government agency reportedly outlines ‘AI-first strategy’
Former Tesla engineer heading government agency reportedly outlines ‘AI-first strategy’ Thomas Shedd, the former Tesla engineer now serving as the director of Technology Transformation Services, reportedly outlined an “AI-first strategy”…
Deepfake videos are getting shockingly good
Deepfake videos are getting shockingly good Researchers from TikTok owner ByteDance have demoed a new AI system, OmniHuman-1, that can generate perhaps the most realistic deepfake videos to date. Deepfaking…
LogicStar is building AI agents for app maintenance
LogicStar is building AI agents for app maintenance Swiss startup LogicStar is bent on joining the AI agent game. The summer 2024-founded startup has bagged $3 million in pre-seed funding…
Two space startups have merged to create the next generation of telescopes
Two space startups have merged to create the next generation of telescopes On a clear spring evening in Michigan, the stars aligned — just not in the way Upfront Ventures…
Spotify reports its first full year of profitability, adds 35M monthly active users
Spotify reports its first full year of profitability, adds 35M monthly active users On Tuesday morning, Spotify announced its fourth-quarter earnings, marking its first full year of profitability since its…
Sotira lands $2M to help brands offload and monetize their surplus inventory
Sotira lands $2M to help brands offload and monetize their surplus inventory An estimated 20% to 30% of all inventory in the U.S. is surplus, with much of it ending…
OpenAI’s Operator agent helped me move, but I had to help it, too
OpenAI’s Operator agent helped me move, but I had to help it, too OpenAI gave me one week to test its new AI agent, Operator, a system that can independently…
Snap unveils AI text-to-image model for mobile devices
Snap unveils AI text-to-image model for mobile devices Snap has unveiled an AI text-to-image model for mobile devices that will power some of Snapchat’s features in the coming months. The…
Team behind Twitterrific launches a multi-feed app called Tapestry
Team behind Twitterrific launches a multi-feed app called Tapestry After Elon Musk took over Twitter, the company blocked third-party clients in 2023, including ones like Twitterrific, Tweetbot, and Fenix. Iconfactory,…
LinkedIn amps up vertical video tools as uploads jump 36%
LinkedIn amps up vertical video tools as uploads jump 36% Video reigns supreme on social media like TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube. And now, video is becoming a bigger business for…