Author: TechBrunch

SageMaker has long been AWS's fully managed platform for building, training, and deploying machine learning and generative AI models. However, over time, an ecosystem of applications centered around AI and ML models has emerged to perform tasks such as managing experiments and assessing model quality and security. These have always existed outside of SageMaker and had to be managed separately, but now AWS is announcing at the annual re:Invent conference in Las Vegas that they will be the first to be fully managed and secured by the SageMaker team. We are announcing a carefully selected set of AI apps. Early…

Earlier this year, Meta took the easy way out by building a nuclear data center next to an existing reactor. But after regulators put a damper on that plan (the site is reportedly home to rare honeybees), the company came back with a new idea. The idea was to find a developer to build one or more nuclear power plants somewhere. Meta yesterday announced a request for proposals from nuclear power developers who would help the company add 1 to 4 gigawatts of power generation capacity in the U.S. According to Axios, Meta announced early in the cycle that Meta…

The tech layoff wave is still going strong in 2024. Following significant workforce reductions in 2022 and 2023, this year has more than 130,000 job cuts across 457 companies, according to independent layoffs tracker Layoffs.fyi. Companies like Tesla, Amazon, Google, TikTok, Snap and Microsoft have conducted sizable layoffs in the first months of 2024. Smaller-sized startups have also seen a fair amount of cuts, and in some cases, have shut down operations altogether. By tracking these layoffs, we’re able to understand the impact on innovation across companies large and small. We’re also able to see the potential impact of businesses…

Instagram Threads, Meta's competitor to Elon Musk's X, is testing ways to make replies to other people's posts less obtrusive on the platform. The company is adding a new privacy feature that lets you customize your profile and remove the tab that displays your replies. This leaves only two tabs showing posts and reposts. This addition gives you the option to make your profile and thread usage more private without having to switch to a completely private profile. This limits the visibility of your post to your followers and the people you choose to reply to. Threads' main “For You”…

ChatGPT, OpenAI’s text-generating AI chatbot, has taken the world by storm since its launch in November 2022. What started as a tool to hyper-charge productivity through writing essays and code with short text prompts has evolved into a behemoth used by more than 92% of Fortune 500 companies. That growth has propelled OpenAI itself into becoming one of the most-hyped companies in recent memory. And its latest partnership with Apple for its upcoming generative AI offering, Apple Intelligence, has given the company another significant bump in the AI race. 2024 also saw the release of GPT-4o, OpenAI’s new flagship omni…

Meta announced Wednesday that it is updating its broadcast channel feature on Instagram to make it easier for creators to collaborate with their followers. Previously, viewers couldn't respond to creators' posts on broadcast channels and were limited to emoji reactions. Now, the company is giving creators the option to let users reply to their own posts and respond to other users' responses. Additionally, creators can now share prompts to start conversations within their channels. When Meta launched a broadcast channel on Instagram last year, the company pitched it as a way for creators to share public, one-to-many messages with their…

U.S. officials said Tuesday that a Chinese-backed hacker group called Salt Typhoon continues to attack the networks of the nation's largest phone and internet providers, weeks after a long-running hacking campaign first came to light. announced that it had invaded some parts of the country. Cybersecurity agency CISA said in a call with reporters that the affected telecom companies are still working to eliminate the hackers, in part because the hackers' objectives are unclear. News first broke in October that Salt Typhoon was lurking deep within the networks of AT&T, Verizon, Lumen (formerly CenturyLink) and others. T-Mobile was targeted, but…

U.S. officials said Tuesday that a Chinese-backed hacker group called Salt Typhoon continues to attack the networks of the nation's largest phone and internet providers, weeks after a long-running hacking campaign first came to light. announced that it had invaded some parts of the country. Cybersecurity agency CISA said in a call with reporters that the affected telecom companies are still working to eliminate the hackers, in part because the hackers' objectives are unclear. News first broke in October that Salt Typhoon was lurking deep within the networks of AT&T, Verizon, Lumen (formerly CenturyLink) and others. T-Mobile was targeted, but…

UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was in Midtown Manhattan early Wednesday morning as he walked to the New York Hilton Midtown to attend the company's annual investor conference. He was shot and died. According to emerging media reports, Thompson was shot from about 20 feet away by a masked man who appeared to be waiting for him, before fleeing on a bicycle. Law enforcement continued to search the area in the aftermath of the shooting. Police are offering $10,000 to anyone with information about the shooting, according to the New York Times. Mr. Thompson, 50, was appointed CEO of United Healthcare,…

TikTok is rolling out new ways for creators to raise money for charities and causes they're passionate about. The company has partnered with Goodstack, a fintech company that manages charitable giving, to allow creators to support organizations from a verified database of nonprofit partners like the American Red Cross and Save the Children. TikTok is also introducing features that allow creators to personalize their fundraising efforts. Creators can now add a custom title, description, background image, and goal amount to their fundraising pages. We also have a dedicated space for you to share why you're passionate about what we do…