Study suggests that even the best AI models hallucinate a bunch
All generative AI models hallucinate, from Google’s Gemini to Anthropic’s Claude to the latest stealth release of OpenAI’s GPT-4o. The models are unreliable narrators in other words — sometimes to hilarious effect, other times problematically so.
But not all models make things
FTC finalizes rule banning fake reviews, including those made with AI
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced on Wednesday a final rule that will tackle several types of fake reviews and prohibit marketers from using deceptive practices, such as AI-generated reviews, censoring honest negative reviews and compensating third parties for positive reviews.
The
Camera app Halide’s latest update adds an option for ‘zero-AI’ image processing
Popular iOS pro photography app Halide launched its new version today with a new feature called Process Zero, which does not use AI in image processing. Lux Optics, the company behind the Halide app, believes that this option can be a creative tool for photographers to take different kinds of snaps
Definity raises $4.5M as it looks to transform data application observability
Modern enterprises run on data, but moving this data around and giving it the right shape so it can be used in specific applications remains a complex undertaking. Definity, which is launching out of stealth Wednesday and announcing a $4.5 million seed funding round, wants to give these companies t
Apple opens up NFC transactions to developers, but says there will be ‘associated fees’
Facing increasing pressure from regulators, Apple on Wednesday announced it’s opening up NFC transactions to third-party developers. NFC, or near field communication, is the short-range wireless technology that powers Apple Pay and Wallet. Apple’s exclusive access to the iPhone’s
Stoke Space’s initial launch plans at Cape Canaveral take shape
Stoke Space is nothing if not ambitious. The five-year-old launch startup has generated a lot of hype due to its bold plans to develop the first fully reusable rocket, with both the booster and second stage vertically returning to Earth.
Those plans got a major boost a year ago, when the U.S. Sp
Telegram adds new ways for creators to earn money on its platform
Telegram announced on Wednesday that it’s adding new ways for creators to make money on its platform. Most notably, the platform is launching monthly paid subscriptions that users can purchase using the app’s digital currency, Stars, in order to get access to a creator’s extra con
Check out this $800 rotating VR chair for Meta Quest
VR locomotion is a hard problem that has produced all sorts of interesting peripherals, from the Virtuix Omni treadmill to the 3DRudder footboard. There's been a ceiling on success for these sorts of devices, owing to things like price, size and limited adoption of VR headsets.
London-based Ro
EliseAI lands $75M for chatbots that help property managers deal with renters
EliseAI, a company developing a suite of AI-powered property management tools for landlords, has raised $75 million in a Series D round that values the startup at $1 billion.
EliseAI is the brainchild of co-founder and CEO Minna Song, who met the company’s second co-founder, Tony Stoyanov, w
MIT researchers release a repository of AI risks
Which specific risks should a person, company or government consider when using an AI system, or crafting rules to govern its use? It’s not an easy question to answer. If it’s an AI with control over critical infrastructure, there’s the obvious risk to human safety. But what about
Kiteworks captures $456M at a $1B+ valuation to help secure sensitive data
Mark up another unicorn and large funding round for the cybersecurity industry: Kiteworks, which builds tools to secure email communications, file sharing and situations where people work with sensitive data, has raised $456 million from Insight Partners and Sixth Street Growth. The investment valu
Apple finally allows Spotify to show pricing info to EU users on iOS
After much back-and-forth earlier this year, Spotify on Wednesday said it’s received approval from Apple to display pricing information in its iOS app for users in the EU. The company is not opting into Apple’s new business rules under the EU’s Digital Markets Act but rather is ta
India’s top court clears way for Byju’s insolvency proceedings
India’s top court has put on hold a tribunal ruling that halted Byju’s insolvency proceedings — a win for U.S. creditors that are seeking to recover $1 billion from the once-celebrated edtech startup.
The Indian Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered a stay on the National Company Law Ap
Google faces headwinds as it brings Pixel 9 to India
On Tuesday at its Made by Google event, Google announced that the new Pixel 9 line is coming to India. The news also finds the company’s new foldable launching in the world’s second largest smartphone market for the first time.
Google is expanding its sales channels in the country by p