A Systemic Understanding Becomes a Necessity
The creator of the EasyScreen Android app shares his view on AI in mobile development. In the middle of October 2024, at the IMB TechXchange Conference in Las Vegas, IBM…
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Focus On What Cannot Be Automated
Mykhailo Shumilov on building a software developer’s career in the age of AI With the rapid advances in the realm of artificial intelligence and machine learning, using AI has become…
Perplexity acquires Carbon to connect AI search to your work files
Perplexity acquired a small Seattle-based startup called Carbon which specializes in connecting AI systems to external data sources, the companies announced on Wednesday. CEO Aravind Srinivasan says this will allow…
App downloads decline 2.3% in 2024, but consumer spending grows to $127B
The global app economy continued to recover in 2024, after an earlier slowdown in 2022 — at least in terms of consumer spending. In 2024, global consumer spending in mobile…
Wing and DoorDash launch drone deliveries in Dallas-Fort Worth
Alphabet’s Wing announced on Wednesday that it’s expanding its partnership with DoorDash to bring drone delivery to customers in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. Customers in the area will now be…
Microsoft bought nearly 500,000 Nvidia Hopper chips this year
Microsoft bought more than twice as many Nvidia Hopper chips this year than any of its biggest rivals. The tech giant bought 485,000 Nvidia Hopper chips across 2024 according to…
OpenAI brings ChatGPT to your landline
ChatGPT is coming to phones. No, not smartphones — landlines. Call 1-800-242-8478 (1-800-CHATGPT), and OpenAI’s AI-powered assistant will respond as of Wednesday afternoon. “ OpenAI is to make artificial general…
Who wants ‘Her’-like AI that gets stuff wrong?
Hiya, folks, welcome to TechCrunch’s regular AI newsletter. If you want this in your inbox every Wednesday, smash the link and sign up here. Last week, OpenAI launched Advanced Voice…
GitHub launches a free version of its Copilot
Microsoft-owned GitHub announced on Wednesday a free version of its popular Copilot code completion/AI pair programming tool, which will also now ship by default with Microsoft’s popular VS Code editor.…
Botto, the Millionaire AI Artist, Is Getting a Personality
Botto is a ‘decentralized AI artist’ whose work has fetched millions. As AI improves, its creators may give it fewer guardrails to test its emerging personality.