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OpenAI envisions teachers using AI-powered tools to create lesson plans and interactive tutorials for students. But some educators are wary of the technology and its potential for failure. Today, OpenAI released a free online course designed to help K-12 teachers learn how to bring ChatGPT, the company's AI chatbot platform, into the classroom. Created in collaboration with Common Sense Media, a nonprofit organization with which OpenAI has an active partnership, the one-hour, nine-module program covers the fundamentals of AI and its educational applications. OpenAI says the course has already been implemented in “dozens” of schools, including the Agua Fria School…

Bring Capital, one of the more prolific and well-connected seed VC firms, has secured an additional $270 million for its new fourth flagship fund. Bling general partner Kyle Lui told TechCrunch that about half of these new millions will go toward opportunity funding, which is money set aside to make additional investments in winners. It is said that it will be done. Bling was founded in 2018 by Ben Ling, a former general partner at Khosla Ventures who backed companies like GitLab and Webflow. He earned his Valley Street credentials through executive positions at Google, YouTube, and Facebook. He has…

Apple on Tuesday released a security update “recommended for all users” after fixing two security bugs used in active cyberattacks targeting Mac users. In a security advisory on its website, Apple said it was aware of two vulnerabilities that “may have been actively exploited on Intel-based Mac systems.” These bugs are considered “zero-day” vulnerabilities because they were unknown to Apple at the time they were exploited. To fix the bug, Apple released a software update for macOS and a fix for iPhones and iPads, including users running older iOS 17 software. It is not yet known who is behind the…

A quick note before you start your day. Think twice before uploading your personal medical data to an AI chatbot. People frequently rely on generative AI chatbots like OpenAI's ChatGPT and Google's Gemini to ask questions about medical concerns and better understand their health conditions. For example, some people rely on questionable apps that use AI to determine if a person's genitals are free of disease. And most recently, since October, users of social media site Health data is a special category with federal protections, and in most cases, only you can choose to avoid it. But just because you…

Chroma, a startup developing a new type of audiovisual entertainment for mobile devices, has been sold. Funded by Twitter and Medium co-founder Biz Stone and Pinterest co-founder Evan Sharp, the company heads to London-based audio technology company Bronze, an AI music startup. It turns out. Founded by record producer Lex Dromgoole and composer Gwilym Gold, who are optimistic about AI in music, Bronze aims to help artists package their music into “generative, interactive, or personalized experiences.” I'm creating a tool to use it. Bronze tested the engine with Beatport, XL Recordings, A24 Film, musicians Disclosure, Arca, Jai Paul, and Oscar-winning…

According to Shih's LinkedIn post on Tuesday, Meta will partner Clara, CEO of AI at Salesforce, to lead a new organization that will build AI tools for companies that use Meta's apps to reach consumers. The company reportedly hired Mr. Shih. Meta confirmed the appointment and the new Business AI group in a statement to TechCrunch. “Today, I’m excited to share that I’m joining Meta to lead our new Business AI group,” Shih said in a LinkedIn post. “Our vision for this new product group is to make cutting-edge AI available to every business, enabling everyone to find success and…

Italian energy giant Enel is betting on small modular nuclear reactors through a partnership with another Italian energy company Ansaldo and defense contractor Leonardo. The new company is expected to be announced in the coming days. Enel already has a deal with small modular reactor startup Nucleo, which is developing so-called fourth-generation reactor technology. Enel Ansaldo Leonardo's new initiative and the deep pockets of its backers could put further pressure on other small modular reactor (SMR) startups struggling to build power plants. Enel's global revenues alone account for about 4% of Italy's GDP. Over the past decade, a number of…

OpenAI extends ChatGPT's advanced voice mode capabilities to the web, allowing users to converse with AI chatbots directly from their browser. Kevin Weil, the company's chief product officer, announced the launch of the X. This feature, which makes conversations with ChatGPT more natural, is rolling out to ChatGPT's paying customers this week. This means you must be a Plus, Enterprise, Teams, or Edu subscriber to access this feature. The web launch follows the debut of OpenAI's Advanced Voice Mode in ChatGPT's iOS and Android apps in September. Advanced Voice Mode uses the native audio capabilities of OpenAI's GPT-4o to enable…

Google releases the first developer preview of Android 16 to accelerate the rollout of features to devices. This is a major change in the Android rollout schedule, as in past years, Google has released the first Android developer betas around Q2, with stable releases coming out from July onwards. Under the new schedule, the stable version of Android 16 will be released in Q2 2025. Google probably wants this move to reduce the fragmentation of different devices running different Android versions. In competition with iOS, this structure could also allow device manufacturers to quickly deliver Android's core functionality to more…

The Las Vegas Police Department has received funding for technology such as drones and license plate readers from Andreessen Horowitz partner Ben Horowitz. Will it be on your wish list next? Artificial intelligence analyzes police footage. Sheriff Kevin McMahill said on a podcast with Horowitz and his partner Marc Andreessen that he wants to use AI to blur faces and hide sensitive information from body camera footage. McMahill also said he wants to use AI to help police officers sift through the large amount of information they receive when subpoenaing cell phone tower data during investigations. “I truly believe that…