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One of the highlights of Early Stage is the fan-favorite roundtable session. These intimate gatherings, guided by experts, delve into targeted themes designed to enlighten, energize, and strengthen your entrepreneurial endeavors. Additionally, they also serve as a great opportunity to build connections with like-minded people. Networking, anyone? Check out this year's event's roundtable roster featuring top VC and founder leaders. Seed funding details Sponsored by Latham & Watkins LLPLatham & Watkins LLP Partner Spencer Ricks and Associate Naomi Smith Adapt and Thrive: Master the Chameleon Mindset Sponsored by Prepare 4 VCWith Christopher Dube, Chief Innovation Officer, and Jason Kraus, CEO…
If this had been announced just a week ago, it could easily have been mistaken for a corporate April Fool's Day. But Dyson assures us that augmented reality vacuum cleaners are real and will arrive in June, sadly a bit late for spring cleaning. Once launched during the summer, CleanTrace will be available on Dyson Gen5detect systems. The press photos betray the technology a bit, as it's aimed at mobile phones rather than things like the Apple Vision Pro or Meta Quest headset. While this kind of heads-up AR seems possible, it ultimately begs the question of how many people…
Microsoft has resolved a security flaw that exposed internal files and credentials to the open Internet. Security researchers Can Yoleri, Murat Özfidan, and Egemen Koçhisarlı worked with SOCRadar, a cybersecurity company that helps organizations find security weaknesses, to find out which stores internal information related to Microsoft's Bing search engine. We discovered an open public storage server hosted on Microsoft's Azure cloud service. Azure storage servers stored code, scripts, and configuration files containing passwords, keys, and credentials used by Microsoft employees to access other internal databases and systems. However, the storage server itself was not password protected and could be…
EBay on Tuesday launched a new AI-powered generative feature to appeal to fashion lovers: a “Shop the Look” section within its iOS mobile app that suggests a carousel of images and ideas based on a customer's shopping history. . The company says its recommendations will be customized to the end user and evolve as customers shop more. The idea is to showcase how other fashion items can complement your current wardrobe. To that end, Shop Looks includes an interactive hotspot that you tap to see similar items and outfit inspiration, and the resulting looks are tailored to your personal style.…
Building on its AI DJ capabilities, Spotify is adding new AI-powered playlist capabilities. No, this isn't just asking Spotify to regurgitate, say, 2010s metalcore classics, but rather, “Please make me a list of songs because my dog is sad and loves the color purple.” Something like that. When prompted, Spotify will create a list of songs for you. I don't know yet how far I can push it, but I'll test the guardrails when I get a chance. Spotify's AI efforts come amid other efforts to differentiate the service from rivals such as Apple Music and Amazon's services. The European…
YouTube announced Tuesday that it is launching new shopping features that will allow creators to curate shoppable collections, better plan shoppable videos, quickly monetize older videos and more. The introduction of this new feature comes as TikTok Shop seeks to compete with YouTube Shopping and other competitors in the space. TikTok is reportedly aiming to expand the size of its TikTok Shop US business tenfold to $17.5 billion this year. YouTube is launching “Shopping Collections,” where creators curate products from their favorite brands for users to browse. Creators can choose products based on themes such as everyday makeup or capsule…
The European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) could face a critical response from MPs in its next parliamentary mandate, with key parts of the region's data protection and privacy regime under attack from industry lobbyists. I was warned that there would be. Wojciech Wiewiorowski, the head of the regulator that oversees compliance with data protection rules by European Union institutions, warned on Tuesday: “We are making a very strong attack on the very principles.” . He was responding to questions from members of the European Parliament's Human Rights Committee who were concerned about the risk of watering down the European Union's…
At an event in London on Tuesday, Meta confirmed that it plans an initial release of Llama 3, a next-generation large-scale language model used to power generative AI assistants, within the next month. . This confirms a report published by Information magazine on Monday that Meta is nearing launch. “Within the next month, in fact within a much shorter period of time, and hopefully within a very short period of time, we hope to begin rolling out Llama 3, our new suite of next-generation infrastructure models,” said Meta's global president. said one Nick Clegg. He described what sounds like the…
WordPress.com owner Automattic plans to acquire Beeper, which develops an iMessage-on-Android solution that was cited by the Department of Justice in its antitrust lawsuit against Apple. The deal, valued at $125 million, is Automattic's second acquisition of a cross-platform messaging solution, following its acquisition of Texts.com last October, according to people familiar with the matter. The acquisition creates a new head of messaging in Texts.com founder Kishan Bagaria Automattic. This role will be filled by Beeper founder Eric Migicovsky, who was previously the founder of Pebble smartwatches and a Y Combinator partner. Reached for comment, Automattic said it has begun…
X (formerly Twitter) is Expand passkey supportprovides all iOS users around the world with a new and more secure login method compared to traditional passwords.This option was first rolled out in January, but only for iOS users in the US In the update of X @safety account The company announced Monday that Passkey is now available as a login option for iOS users around the world. Similar technology has already been added to other popular apps and services, including PayPal, TikTok, WhatsApp, and GitHub. Last fall, Google made passkeys the default sign-in option for all users. Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, and…