Silicon Valley VCs fearing a repeat of falling crypto values warn against pouring cash into hype-fuelled start-ups. Gordon Ritter, founder of San Francisco-based venture fund Emergence Capital, believes that recent developments in the field of artificial intelligence represent a significant technological advance. He just cannot see a way to make Read more…
It has been more than a decade since Jeff Bezos excitedly sketched out his vision for Alexa on a whiteboard at Amazon’s headquarters. His voice assistant would help do all manner of tasks, such as shop online, control gadgets, or even read kids a bedtime story. But the Amazon founder’s Read more…
A Federal Reserve Zoom event with more than 220 people was canceled after a user hijacked proceedings and displayed pornographic content. The hijack left Fed Governor Christopher Waller unable to deliver his opening remarks because graphic images from a call participant named “Dan” began to pop up on the screen. Read more…
Perhaps AI “needs a little more work,” writes ZDNet columnist Chris Matyszczyk — noting problems with the automated voice-recognition systems at McDonald’s drivethrough lanes. The trouble started when TikTok-er Ren Adams ordered hash browns, sweet tea and a Coke. All seemed fine until, at a second drive-thru lane, another car Read more…
Netflix co-CEO Greg Peters spoke out against a European proposal to make streaming providers and other online firms pay for ISPs’ network upgrades. “Some of our ISP partners have proposed taxing entertainment companies to subsidize their network infrastructure,” Peters said in a speech Tuesday at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona Read more…
The Mississippi Senate has passed a bill that will stop electric car companies from opening their own dealerships in the state […]. The bill started as House Bill 401, which you can see on the Mississippi Legislature’s website. It amends Mississippi law related to car dealerships, clarifying that EV manufacturers Read more…
Microsoft is giving Bing preview testers a toggle to change the chatbot’s responses. A Creative option allows for more “original and imaginative” (read: fun) answers, while a Precise switch emphasizes shorter, to-the-point replies. There’s also a Balanced setting that aims to strike a middle ground. The company reined in the Read more…