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OpenAI's livestream announcement took place Monday at 10 a.m. Pacific Time. The company described the event as “an opportunity to demo updates to ChatGPT and GPT-4.” Meanwhile, CEO Sam Altman said: Promoted the event with a message”It's not gpt-5, it's not a search engine, but we've been working hard on some new things that we think people will love. It feels like magic to me.” As it turns out, what was announced was a new model called ChatGPT 4o (the “o” stands for “omni”) that is more responsive to voice prompts and has improved visual capabilities. “The why of GPT-4o…
OpenAI has released a new flagship generative AI model called GPT-4o that it plans to roll out “iteratively” across the company's developer and consumer products over the coming weeks. Muri Murati, chief technology officer at OpenAI, said GPT-4o provides “GPT-4 levels” of intelligence, but also improves GPT-4's capabilities across audio as well as text and vision. He said that “Why GPT-4o across voice, text, and vision,” Murati said in a keynote address at OpenAI's offices. OpenAI's previous flagship model, GPT-4, was trained on a combination of both images and text, and can analyze images and text to extract text from…
To give female academics and others focused on AI their well-deserved and overdue spotlight time, TechCrunch is launching a series of interviews highlighting notable women who have contributed to the AI revolution. Start. As the AI boom continues, we'll be publishing several articles throughout the year highlighting key research that may go unrecognized. Click here for a detailed profile. As a reader, if you see a name we missed and think it should be on the list, please email me. I will try to add more. Here are the key players you should know about. Eileen Solaiman, Head of Global…
In 2021, Google is developing Project Starline, an enterprise teleconferencing platform that uses 3D imaging, cameras, and custom-designed screens to let you talk to someone more or less as if you were in the same room. It has started. After years of testing and private technical previews (and development setbacks due to departmental restructuring), Google is now partnering with HP to bring Starline to customers. In a blog post published ahead of Google I/O, Google said it will work with HP to begin commercializing Starline in 2025. Google is also working on integrating Starline with popular video conferencing services such…
Last weekend, Instagram announced that it would be expanding its Creator Marketplace to 10 new countries. This marketplace connects brands and creators and fosters collaboration. New regions include South Korea, Germany, Netherlands, France, Spain, Israel, Turkey, Mexico, Argentina, and Indonesia. Meta first introduced the marketplace in the U.S. in 2022 to facilitate paid partnerships for a select group of users, and has since added “thousands” of creators and brands. The company launched the feature in eight new markets in February, including Canada, Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, Japan, India and Brazil. Creators in China don't have access to Instagram,…
Developer season has officially begun, and Google I/O 2024 is just one day away. The short answer to the question of what to expect is two letters. It's “AI”. Google I/O? Similar to Google A/I. Almost every Google announcement in recent years has included an element of artificial intelligence/machine learning, but this time around, CEO Sundar Pichai will probably be sick of the topic by the time he leaves the stage. Things begin May 14 at 10 a.m. Pacific Time. That's the big keynote, and that's what comes to mind when you think about the event. “See how we're furthering…
Google I/O 2024 begins tomorrow with a keynote at 10 a.m. PT. As always, this presentation provides a glimpse into the latest versions of the company's software platforms, including Android, Wear OS, and Android TV. I have high hopes for AI as well. A lot, a lot. Gemini will take center stage with CEO Sundar Pichai as it seeks to establish its dominance in a space marked by stiff competition from the likes of Microsoft and OpenAI. You can get a complete overview of what we expect here. A developer keynote will be held a few hours later at 1:30pm…
Buy now, pay later services have become so popular that BNPL may just be another way of saying “debt.” However, in Mexico, where the BNPL platform Aplazo operates, BNPL has become something of a cash substitute due to the large number of unbanked people. A four-year-old Mexican fintech startup facilitates installment payments to offline and online sellers, even if buyers don't have a credit card. Aplazo offers end users a virtual card that allows them to buy now and pay later at many stores. His recent $45 million Series B round led by QED Investors should help further expand its…
Pepper, an e-commerce platform for food distributors, continues to make inroads into Cisco and US Foods territory by giving small, independent distributors a technology edge. The company has developed an ordering system for independent food distributors that supports a catalog of over 100,000 items. This allows these businesses to launch mobile apps or their websites to accept orders and payments online. Co-founder and CEO Bowie Chan, who previously worked at Uber Eats, said the company now has 200 customers in a market of 25,000 food distributors. Told. But Cheung said Pepper wants to grow by fostering independent distribution and technology…
We received countless applications to speak at this year's Disrupt 2024. After careful review of all applications, we narrowed it down to 19 session finalists. We need your help in choosing who will actually speak at the conference. Vote for the session you'd most like to see at Disrupt in October. He can only vote once for each session, but vote as many times as you like. Only the session with the most votes will be able to participate in the Disrupt agenda. Don't forget to ask your network to upvote your favorites. Audience Choice voting ends on May 24th…