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Writer’s new AI model aims to fix the ‘sameness problem’ in generative content

Writer AI launches Palmyra Creative, a $1.9B enterprise AI solution that breaks free from generic AI content, offering businesses unique creative outputs at one-sixth the training cost of competitors.

Published on: December 17, 2024 | Source: VentureBeat favicon VentureBeat

Engineered Arts restructures with $10M to create humanoid robots

Engineered Arts, a United Kingdom firm making humanoid robots, has restructured as a U.S. company and raised $10 million.

Published on: December 17, 2024 | Source: VentureBeat favicon VentureBeat

Casual and cute exploration in Revenge of the Savage Planet | hands-on preview

GamesBeat had a chance to play Revenge of the Savage Planet in a hands-on preview.

Published on: December 17, 2024 | Source: VentureBeat favicon VentureBeat

Play launches token and partners with Telefónica Group on Web3 gaming

Play, a platform for integrating Web3 technologies into gaming, has announced a partnership with Telefónica Innovación Digital.

Published on: December 17, 2024 | Source: VentureBeat favicon VentureBeat

A woman in the US is the third person to receive a gene-edited pig kidney

Towana Looney, a 53-year-old woman from Alabama, has become the third living person to receive a kidney transplant from a gene-edited pig. Looney, who donated one of her kidneys to her mother back in 1999, developed kidney failure several years later following a pregnancy complication that caused high blood pressure. She started dialysis treatment in…

Published on: December 17, 2024 | Source: MIT Technology Review favicon MIT Technology Review

Loadar's advanced freight management tool receives $4M investment

Freight procurement and management tool Loadar has raised $4 million Seed funding.The way shippers procure and manage freight carriers is outdated, inefficient and costly. A combination of outsourcing...

Published on: December 17, 2024 | Source: Tech.eu favicon Tech.eu

Getting to 2M users as a one woman dev team [video]

Article URL: https://brightonruby.com/2024/getting-to-2-million-users-as-a-one-woman-dev-team/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42441333 Points: 588 # Comments: 222

Published on: December 17, 2024 | Source: Hacker News favicon Hacker News

Uncovering GStreamer secrets

In this post, I’ll walk you through the vulnerabilities I uncovered in the GStreamer library and how I built a custom fuzzing generator to target MP4 files. The post Uncovering GStreamer secrets appeared first on The GitHub Blog.

Published on: December 17, 2024 | Source: GitHub Blog favicon GitHub Blog

UK proposes letting tech firms use copyrighted work to train AI

Consultation suggests opt-out scheme for creatives who don’t want their work used by Google, OpenAI and othersCampaigners for the protection of the rights of creatives have criticised a UK government proposal to let artificial intelligence companies train their algorithms on their works under a new copyright exemption.Book publishers said the proposal put out for consultation on Tuesday was “entirely untested and...

Published on: December 17, 2024 | Source: The Guardian Technology favicon The Guardian Technology

Amazon-hosted AI tool for UK military recruitment ‘carries risk of data breach’

Ministry of Defence says risk with Textio tool is low and ‘robust safeguards’ have been put in place by suppliersAn artificial intelligence tool hosted by Amazon and designed to boost UK Ministry of Defence recruitment puts defence personnel at risk of being identified publicly, according to a government assessment.Data used in the automated Textio system to improve the drafting of defence job adverts and attract more...

Published on: December 17, 2024 | Source: The Guardian Technology favicon The Guardian Technology

Docker 2024 Highlights: Innovations in AI, Security, and Empowering Development Teams

We look at Docker’s 2024 milestones and innovations in security, AI, and more, as well as how we helped teams build, test, and deploy more easily and quickly than ever.

Published on: December 17, 2024 | Source: Docker Blog favicon Docker Blog

Sticker Shop Launches on Telegram With Tradable NFT Decals on TON

Inspired by Pavel Durov’s vision of tokenized, tradable stickers on Telegram, the creators of Notcoin and DOGS have opened up Sticker Shop.

Published on: December 17, 2024 | Source: Decrypt favicon Decrypt

Launch HN: Langfuse (YC W23) – OSS Tracing and Workflows to Improve LLM Apps

Hey HN, we are Marc, Clemens, and Max – the founders of Langfuse. Langfuse leverages traces, evaluations, prompt management, and metrics to help developers debug and improve LLM applications. Here is a full walkthrough: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2E8iTvGo9HsWith Langfuse, you can instrument your app and start ingesting traces, thereby tracking LLM calls and other relevant logic in your app such as retrieval,...

Published on: December 17, 2024 | Source: Hacker News favicon Hacker News

Change Management for New Leaders: 4 Practical Tips from Front CEO Dan O’Connell

Dan O'Connell stepped into the CEO role at Front and also previously took over from the founder as CEO at TalkIQ (pre-revenue). Dan shared four practical tips for leaders stepping into new roles - whether as a CEO, executive, or first-time manager. Here's what he learned about driving effective change while preserving company culture. The post Change Management for New Leaders: 4 Practical Tips from Front CEO Dan O’...

Published on: December 17, 2024 | Source: SaaStr favicon SaaStr

Best Apple deals still shipping in time for the holidays: M4 MacBook, MacBook Air, iPad, Apple Watch Series 10, more

We are now officially one week out from Christmas Eve 2024 and shipping times on Apple gear are starting to slip beyond the big day. If you’re still looking to score a sweet Apple gift for you or a special someone, we have decided to put together a running list of the best Apple deals you can still get wrapped up in time this year, and save some cash in the process. more…

Published on: December 17, 2024 | Source: 9to5Mac favicon 9to5Mac

Focused Energy buys two of the world’s most powerful lasers for its fusion quest

The massive lasers will be installed in the startup’s future facility, which it is building in the San Francisco Bay Area. 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Published on: December 17, 2024 | Source: TechCrunch Startups favicon TechCrunch Startups

17 Best White Elephant Gifts (2024): Legos, Desk Accessories

Bring the gift everyone will want to win from this year's holiday party, from a bathrobe for a bottle of wine to magnets they'll wish they could eat.

Published on: December 17, 2024 | Source: Wired favicon Wired

Buying Bitcoin Is Like Investing in Manhattan Real Estate, Says MicroStrategy's Michael Saylor

"We'll just keep buying the top forever," the MicroStrategy executive chairman said during an interview with CNBC.

Published on: December 17, 2024 | Source: Decrypt favicon Decrypt

Nvidia has a fix for up to 15% gaming performance loss caused by the Nvidia App — disabling feature restores performance

Nvidia is aware of the Nvidia App issues and is working on fixes, but for now it recommends a simple workaround.

Published on: December 17, 2024 | Source: Tom's Hardware favicon Tom's Hardware

I take it back, the new WWE RAW logo isn't as bad as I thought

Thank goodness the last one wasn’t the real deal.

Published on: December 17, 2024 | Source: Creative Bloq favicon Creative Bloq

Devcom will launch leadership summit with Shawn Layden and more in Lisbon

Devcom is launching its Leadership Summit in February in Lisbon, Portugal, with key participants such as Shawn Layden, former president of Sony Interactive.

Published on: December 17, 2024 | Source: VentureBeat favicon VentureBeat

Tether invests in European stablecoin issuer as USDT remains non-compliant with MiCA

Tether invests in European stablecoin issuer StablR as Europe’s MiCA rules approach implementation later this month. The move indicates an effort to navigate regulatory conditions that require fully compliant stablecoin issuance within European markets. StablR, now backed by Tether, holds an Electronic Money Institution license from the Malta Financial Services Authority, allowing it to position […] The post Tether...

Published on: December 17, 2024 | Source: CryptoSlate favicon CryptoSlate

Researcher demonstrates how to hack digital license plates, evade tolls

As digital license plates become more prevalent, with California, Arizona, and Michigan already allowing their use, their security implications are becoming increasingly relevant. "You should assume people will mess with them," security researcher Sam Curry told Wired.Read Entire Article

Published on: December 17, 2024 | Source: TechSpot favicon TechSpot

Can you ever cut all ties after a breakup in the digital age?

With social media and dating apps, is it possible to completely cut off an ex? We asked the experts.

Published on: December 17, 2024 | Source: Mashable favicon Mashable

Anchorage Digital Nabs BitLicense to Offer Crypto Trading to New York Institutions

Anchorage Digital says the BitLicense allows it to offer NY-based institutions access to "safe, regulated crypto trading with competitive pricing."

Published on: December 17, 2024 | Source: Decrypt favicon Decrypt

Apple faces criminal complaints over Congo conflict minerals and customer deception

Apple is facing criminal complaints by the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), which accuses the company of illegally using conflict minerals, also known as “blood minerals.” The terms refer to minerals sourced from illegal sources who employ child labor and use the proceeds to buy weapons for armed conflicts. The charges have been filed in Belgium and France because those countries have a strong judicial record in...

Published on: December 17, 2024 | Source: 9to5Mac favicon 9to5Mac

The Download: 2024’s biggest technology flops, and AI’s search for energy

This is today’s edition ofThe Download,our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. The 8 worst technology failures of 2024 They say you learn more from failure than success. If so, this is the story for you: MIT Technology Review’s annual roll call of the biggest…

Published on: December 17, 2024 | Source: MIT Technology Review favicon MIT Technology Review

Irish watchdog fines Meta €251m for multiple GDPR violations

Malicious parties exploited a vulnerability in a feature the platform launched in 2017 to access millions of users’ data. Read more: Irish watchdog fines Meta 251m for multiple GDPR violations

Published on: December 17, 2024 | Source: Silicon Republic favicon Silicon Republic

Tether backs European stablecoin firm StablR amid USDT uncertainty

Tether, the issuer of the world’s largest stablecoin by market cap, will provide its tokenization tech to Malta-based stablecoin firm StablR.

Published on: December 17, 2024 | Source: Cointelegraph favicon Cointelegraph

The new Sandisk logo follows a controversial recent design trend

But it has a clever inspiration.

Published on: December 17, 2024 | Source: Creative Bloq favicon Creative Bloq

Cambridge Analytica scandal still lingering on as Meta settles with Australian users

The stench of Cambridge Analytica is still hovering over Facebook, as parent Meta just agreed to pay 311,000 Australian users AUD $50 million ($31.7 million) over the scandal. The settlement with the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) comes after a four-year dispute with Meta and follows a $725 million award in the US, along with payouts in the UK and elsewhere. "It represents a substantive...

Published on: December 17, 2024 | Source: Engadget favicon Engadget

10 Essential Pandas Commands for Data Preprocessing

Check out this beginner's guide to cleaning and preparing data efficiently with Python.

Published on: December 17, 2024 | Source: KDnuggets favicon KDnuggets

Google: AI agents, multimodal AI, enterprise search will dominate in 2025

Google used NotebookLM, Google Trends and third-party insights to identify AI agents, multimodal AI and enterprise search as top 2025 trends.

Published on: December 17, 2024 | Source: VentureBeat favicon VentureBeat

Should AirPods be white? Hollywood heavyweight Franklin Leonard on the earbuds hearing feature

Producer Franklin Leonard discusses how AirPods have helped his hearing loss and shares his thoughts on how the earbuds could be improved.

Published on: December 17, 2024 | Source: Mashable favicon Mashable

Nuon helps companies deploy their software into their customers’ cloud accounts

Jon Morehouse launched PowerTools in 2019 to help companies ship static sites and serverless apps to their cloud accounts on providers like AWS and Azure. When a customer asked him if they could use PowerTools to deploy their software into one of their customer’s cloud accounts, Morehouse was skeptical. Morehouse told TechCrunch that after that […] 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Published on: December 17, 2024 | Source: TechCrunch Startups favicon TechCrunch Startups