Google releases SpeciesNet, an AI model designed to identify wildlife
Google releases SpeciesNet, an AI model designed to identify wildlife Google has open-sourced an AI model, SpeciesNet, designed to identify animal species by analyzing photos from camera traps. Researchers around…
Lee Enterprises ransomware attack hits freelance and contractor payments
Lee Enterprises ransomware attack hits freelance and contractor payments The ransomware attack is affecting Lee's ability to pay outside vendors, including freelancers and contractors, TechCrunch has learned. © 2024 TechCrunch.…
Podcasting platform Podcastle launches a text-to-speech model with more than 450 AI voices
Podcasting platform Podcastle launches a text-to-speech model with more than 450 AI voices Podcast recording and editing platform odcastle is now joining other companies in the AI-powered, text-to-speech race by…
Google upgrades Colab with an AI agent tool
Google upgrades Colab with an AI agent tool Google Colab has integrated Google Labs' Data Science Agent to help data scientists and ML engineers quickly clean their data and get…
Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian joins Frank McCourt’s TikTok bid
Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian joins Frank McCourt’s TikTok bid Reddit co-founder and investor Alexis Ohanian has joined billionaire Frank McCourt’s bid to acquire TikTok as a strategic adviser specializing in…
No part of Amazon is “unaffected” by AI, says its head of AGI
No part of Amazon is “unaffected” by AI, says its head of AGI “There’s scarcely a part of the company that is unaffected by AI,” said Vishal Sharma, Amazon’s VP…
Anthropic raises $3.5B to fuel its AI ambitions
Anthropic raises $3.5B to fuel its AI ambitions AI startup Anthropic today announced that it raised $3.5 billion at a $61.5 billion post-money valuation, led by Lightspeed Venture Partners. This…
Fintech startup Ramp nearly doubles valuation to $13B in secondary share sale
Fintech startup Ramp nearly doubles valuation to $13B in secondary share sale Expense management startup Ramp has nearly doubled its valuation to $13 billion after a $150 million secondary share…
TSMC pledges to spend $100B on US chip facilities
TSMC pledges to spend $100B on US chip facilities Chipmaker TSMC said it aims to invest $100 billion in chip manufacturing plants in the U.S. over the next four years…
US said to halt offensive cyber operations against Russia
US said to halt offensive cyber operations against Russia The reported policy shift comes as the U.S. government signals a change in its threat assessment of Russia © 2024 TechCrunch.…