Brave Search adds AI chat for follow-up questions after your initial query
Brave announced on Thursday that it’s introducing an AI chat mode for follow-up questions based on initial queries on Brave Search. Earlier this year, the company launched “Answer with AI” summaries that appear above search results after you submit a query to give you an easy-to-r
Cruise fesses up, Pony AI raises its IPO ambitions, and the TuSimple drama dials back up
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German fintech unicorn N26 just had its first profitable quarter
Ten years after pitching onstage at technewss Disrupt in London, fintech N26 has reported its first ever quarterly (pretax) profit. The challenger bank with millions of customers across Europe generated a net operating income of €2.8 million during the third quarter of 2024 (or $2.9 million at c
Teleo wants to help the robotics industry reach its 'ChatGPT moment'
Teleo describes itself as a construction robotics startup, but its mission is bigger than automating heavy equipment like excavators and tractors. Today, Teleo's retrofitted machinery allows its customers to operate their existing fleets semi-autonomously. In the future, the startup sees the da
WhatsApp rolls out voice message transcripts
WhatsApp announced on Thursday it’s rolling out voice message transcripts. The Meta-owned company says the new feature will come in handy when you’re on the move or in a loud place where you can’t listen to a voice message. A similar feature was announced last year for Apple’
Ai2’s open source Tülu 3 lets anyone play the AI post-training game
Ask anyone in the open source AI community, and they will tell you the gap between them and the big private companies is more than just computing power. Ai2 is working to fix that, first with fully open source databases and models and now with an open and easily adapted post-training regimen to tur
Crusoe, a rumored OpenAI data center supplier, has secured $686M in new funds, filing shows
Crusoe Energy, a startup building data centers reportedly to be leased to Oracle, Microsoft, and OpenAI, is in the process of raising $818 million, according to an SEC filing.
The filing indicates that Crusoe has secured $686 million of the $818 million total that it hopes to raise. Seventy invest
WordPress.com owner Automattic snaps up grammar checker Harper
WordPress.com owner Automattic has added another company to its portfolio of online content creation tools and services with its acquisition of Grammarly competitor, Harper. Although it's competing in the same space as the popular grammar checker used by many online writers, Harper’s tool
Reddit is down again
This morning, at around 7 a.m. PT, the social media platform Reddit experienced yet another outage after experiencing one yesterday afternoon. Thousands of users are currently unable to access its website and app. As of this writing, 51,221 users reported problems on Downdetector.com, up from the 4
Spotify tests a video feature for audiobooks as it ramps up video expansion
Spotify is enhancing the audiobook experience for premium users through three new experiments: video clips, author pages, and the ability to add visuals that appear while users listen. These initiatives are part of Spotify’s effort to improve its audiobook offering and bring listeners closer
Wiz acquires Dazz for $450M to expand its cybersecurity platform
Wiz, one of the most talked-about names in the world of cybersecurity, is making a significant acquisition to expand its product reach in cloud security, particularly with developers. It is buying Dazz, a specialist in security remediation and risk management, and according to sources familiar with
Candela brings its P-12 electric ferry to Tahoe and adds another $14M to build more
Electric passenger boat startup Candela has topped off its most recent raise with another $14 million, the company announced Thursday, and has sold the first of its ferries in the U.S. — bound for Lake Tahoe.
Candela makes a series of all-electric hydrofoiling watercraft, meaning the body of the
Tubi hops on the short-form video bandwagon with its 'Scenes' feature
Tubi, the free ad-supported streaming service owned by Fox, has unveiled a new feature designed to set it apart from its rivals, such as Pluto TV and the Roku Channel, as well as put it in closer competition with short-form video-sharing platforms like Instagram Reels, TikTok, and YouTube Shorts.&n
Lightning looks to make managing AI a piece of cake
AI may be the hottest thing since sliced bread. But that doesn’t mean it’s getting easier to develop and run. According to a recent Boston Consulting Group poll, 74% of organizations are struggling to derive value from their AI investments.
William Falcon, the creator of PyTorch Lightn