Disney signs deal with OpenAI to allow Sora to generate AI videos featuring its characters
The Walt Disney Company announced on Thursday that it has signed a three-year partnership with OpenAI that will bring its…
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On Me raises $6M to shake up the gift card industry
On Me, a digital gift card startup founded by former Google employees, is aiming to redefine the gift card industry…
TIME names ‘Architects of AI’ its Person of the Year
Each December, TIME Magazine names a person of the year — someone who has most influenced the news and world,…
Security flaws in Freedom Chat app exposed users’ phone numbers and PINs
Messaging app Freedom Chat has fixed a pair of security flaws: one that allowed a security researcher to guess registered…
UC Berkeley Ph.D. candidate busted repeatedly sabotaging rival student’s computer, causing $46,000 in damages — hidden camera sting catches perp causing “sparks to fly out of the laptop,” student arrested on three felony counts
A PhD engineering student at UC Berkeley seemed to be extremely unfortunate, with computer after computer failing, racking up repair…
Interest in Spoor’s bird monitoring AI software is soaring
Spoor launched in 2021 with the goal of using computer vision to help reduce the impact of wind turbines on…
Eclipse Energy’s microbes can turn idle oil wells into hydrogen factories
Up to 3 million abandoned oil and gas wells litter the U.S. alone, and while many still contain oil or…
Opera wants you to pay $20 a month to use its AI-powered browser Neon
Following a couple of months’ testing, Norway-based browser company Opera has finally made its AI-powered browser, Neon, available to the…
Xiaomi 17 Ultra smartphone will likely launch next week
It looks like Xiaomi 17 Ultra will debut next week in the consumer market. While the company hasn’t declared any…
Port raises $100M at $800M valuation to take on Spotify’s Backstage
Spotify may be synonymous with music streaming, but it’s also got a wildly popular developer-tool side-hustle called “Backstage.” Backstage is…
