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To shine a much-deserved and long-overdue spotlight on women researchers and others focused on AI, TechCrunch is launching an interview series highlighting notable women who have contributed to the AI revolution. As the AI boom continues, we'll be publishing several articles throughout the year, shining a spotlight on important research that often goes unrecognized. Find the other profiles here. Readers, if you come across any names that you think we've missed and should be on the list, please email me and I'll try to add them. Some important people to know are: Eileen Solaiman, Global Policy Head, HuggingFace Eva Meidel,…
As the browser market becomes more competitive thanks to innovations from startups like Arc, Google is preparing to make some big changes to the way its Chrome browser works. The company announced on Wednesday that it's introducing a new feature called “minimized custom tabs” that will let users move between native apps and web content with a single tap. When you do this, the custom tab will become a small picture-in-picture window that floats on top of the native app content. This new addition focuses on the use of Custom Tabs. Custom Tabs is a feature of the Android browser…
TLDR: BWAQ’s stock is set to rise due to the approved merger with TOYO Solar, a highly restricted public float, and strong market sentiment towards renewable energy. With only 8,772 shares remaining in the public float, any increase in investor demand can cause significant price movements, making BWAQ a highly attractive investment opportunity. Blue Water Acquisition Corp (BWAQ) has been making headlines recently, and for good reason. The company is set to merge with TOYO Solar, a move that has significant implications for its stock price. With the merger deal approved and a highly restricted public float, BWAQ’s share price…
Sunil Chawla remembers meeting countless artists during his time at university who all wanted one thing: a sustainable economic infrastructure that would help them scale, rather than drowning in paperwork, filings, and chasing receipts. Chawla thought he might have a solution and launched a music monetization platform in 2020. During the pandemic, he pivoted the company to its current form: Slingshot, a company that helps creators find the tools they need to manage their business requirements. The company also offers its own corporate card to further centralize financial transactions on the platform. “Today, many talented creatives are forced to spend…
Mistral, a Microsoft-backed French AI startup valued at $6 billion, has released the first generative AI model for coding, called Codestral. Codestral, like other code generation models, is designed to help developers write and work with code. According to a Mistral blog post, the model has been trained on more than 80 programming languages, including Python, Java, C++, and JavaScript. Codestral can complete coding features, write tests, and “fill in” partial code, as well as answer English questions about your codebase. Mistral describes its model as “open,” but that's debatable. The startup's license prohibits the use of Codestral and its…
Lux, the startup behind the popular professional photography app Halide, is expanding into the video space with its latest app release. The company on Wednesday announced Kino, a new video capture app aimed at both professional and amateur videographers. The official release comes six months after Lux teased a December 2023 release date. Halide users have long been calling for Lux to add video support to its popular photo app, but the startup didn't want to clutter the platform, leading it to launch a dedicated video app.Given that Halide, which originally won an Apple Design Award for its RAW photo…
Representative Elissa Slotkin plans to introduce legislation in Congress that would limit or ban the adoption of connected cars made by Chinese companies if they are found to pose a national security threat. The bill comes amid an escalating trade war between the U.S. and China following the Biden administration's decision to quadruple import tariffs on Chinese-made electric vehicles to 100%. Chinese electric vehicle makers have yet to make significant inroads in the U.S., unlike in Europe, and the bill appears aimed at curbing their entry before they can flood the U.S. market with sleeker, cheaper cars. Slotkin, a former…
Representative Elissa Slotkin plans to introduce legislation in Congress that would limit or ban the adoption of connected cars made by Chinese companies if they are found to pose a national security threat. The bill comes amid an escalating trade war between the U.S. and China following the Biden administration's decision to quadruple import tariffs on Chinese-made electric vehicles to 100%. Chinese EV makers have not made as big a presence in the US as they have in Europe, and the bill appears aimed at reining in the companies before they flood the US market with sleeker, cheaper cars. Slotkin,…
Microsoft's Copilot, an AI-powered generative tool that can generate text and answer specific questions, is now available as an in-app chatbot for instant messaging app Telegram. Currently in beta, Copilot for Telegram allows you to talk to an AI chatbot just like you would in a normal one-on-one conversation with a friend, and can answer a wide range of questions, from general questions like “What movie should I watch?” to questions like “What baseball game is on right now?” The bot can be accessed by searching the username @CopilotOfficialBot and is free for Telegram users and available on both mobile…
In the video, a crowd roars at a packed summer music festival. Beats start to play through the speakers, and finally, a performer steps onto the stage: The Joker. Dressed in a red suit, green hair and distinctive face paint, he pumps his fists, dances around the stage, and jumps down the runway to get even closer to the sea of fans. As he begins to rap, the Joker bends his knees and leaps off the ground, bouncing up and down before spinning 360 degrees on one foot. It looks effortless, but if you tried to pull this off in…