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Skype shuts down after 22 years

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I still remember switching over to Skype for my in-game comms in the mid-00s. Partly that was because I was really only playing with one or two friends at a time, and because I also used it to call my girlfiend. It helped me move on from MSN messenger where I had met said girlfriend, […]See the Story

Apple will appeal contempt ruling in Epic Games case over App Store

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Apple on Monday lodged an appeal to challenge a U.S. judge’s ruling that ordered the tech company to immediately open its lucrative App Store to more competition.Apple in a court notice said it will ask the San Francisco-based 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to review the April 30 ruling, which foundSee the Story

People struggle to get useful health advice from chatbots, study finds

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People often struggle to get useful health advice from chatbots like ChatGPT, according to a recent study.See the Story

Startups · San Francisco

A stealth AI model beat DALL-E and Midjourney on a popular benchmark. Its creator just landed $30M.

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Recraft, the startup behind a mysterious image model that beat OpenAI’s DALL-E and Midjourney on a respected industry benchmark last year, has raised aSee the Story

WeRide Stock Surges After Hours: What's Driving The Action? - WeRide (NASDAQ:WRD)

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WeRide Inc (NASDAQ:WRD) shares are surging in Monday’s after-hours session after the company and Uber Technologies Inc (NYSE:UBER) announced an expanded partnership. What Happened: After the market close on Monday, autonomous driving technology company WeRide and Uber announced an expansion of their previously announced strategic partnership that will add 15 cities to their autonomous vehicle expansion plans over the next five years. ...Full sto…See the Story

Startups · France

What is Mistral AI? Everything to know about the OpenAI competitor

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Mistral AI, the French company behind AI assistant Le Chat and several foundational models, is officially regarded as one of France’s most promising techSee the Story

Google · Mountain View

Google accidentally reveals Android’s Material 3 Expressive interface ahead of I/O

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Google published and then deleted details of the new Material 3 Expressive theme.See the Story

Elon Musk · United States

Elon Musk took a chainsaw to the US government. Tesla is taking the hit.

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Elon Musk has long been credited with turning Tesla into a beacon of innovation, the visionary who pushed the world into an era of electrification. ButSee the Story