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Airbnb plans to bake in AI features for search, discovery and support
Airbnb has taken its time to launch AI features within the app, but CEO Brian Chesky on Friday said the…
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Airbnb says a third of its customer support is now handled by AI in the US and Canada
Airbnb says its custom-built AI agent is now handling roughly a third of its customer support issues in North America,…
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Fintech lending giant Figure confirms data breach
Figure Technology, a blockchain-based lending company, confirmed it experienced a data breach. On Friday, Figure spokesperson Alethea Jadick told TechCrunch…
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Why top talent is walking away from OpenAI and xAI
AI companies have been hemorrhaging talent the past few weeks. Half of xAI’s founding team has left the company — some on their own, others…
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Sex toys maker Tenga says hacker stole customer information
Sex toy maker Tenga notified customers of a data breach on Friday, according to an email obtained by TechCrunch. In…
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OpenAI removes access to sycophancy-prone GPT-4o model
Starting Friday, OpenAI will cease providing access to five legacy ChatGPT models, including the popular but controversial GPT-4o model. The…
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The SEC closed its investigation into Fisker
The Securities and Exchange Commission closed its investigation into bankrupt electric vehicle startup Fisker last September, roughly one year after…
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India partners with Alibaba.com for export push despite past China tech bans
India’s government has partnered with China’s Alibaba.com on an export-focused program aimed at helping startups and small businesses reach overseas…
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Claude looks even better as free users get more features to play with
AI company Anthropic is now upgrading the free version of its Claude chatbot with several features that were previously exclusive…
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Anthropic’s Super Bowl ads mocking AI with ads helped push Claude’s app into the top 10
Anthropic’s Super Bowl ads — which feature darkly comedic scenarios of people seeking advice from chatbots, only to be steered…
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Google Docs can now AI-generate audio summaries of your documents
Google’s Notebook LM (an excellent app for students) has long had AI-generated audio summaries, but good news: that feature is…
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Steam beta lets you add your PC specs to game reviews
“This game rocks, 10/10” and “suxors, crashed every time” are both valid game reviews. But your interpretation of them might…
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