OpenAI reportedly developing new strategies to deal with AI improvement slowdown

10 November 2024 at 00:26

OpenAI’s next flagship model might not represent as big a leap forward as its predecessors, according to a new report in The Information. Employees who tested the new model, code-named Orion, reportedly found that even though its performance exceeds OpenAI’s existing models, there was less improvement than they’d seen in the jump from GPT-3 to […]

iPhones might be harder for police to unlock, thanks to new reboot feature

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Anthony Ha

9 November 2024 at 19:41

New code introduced in the latest version of Apple’s mobile operating system could make it more difficult for both police and thieves to unlock iPhones. 404 Media reported Thursday that law enforcement officials were warning each other that phones being stored for forensic examination seemed to be rebooting themselves — something that security experts confirmed […]

And the winner of Startup Battlefield at Disrupt 2024 is . . . Salva Health

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Isabelle Johannessen， Anthony Ha

31 October 2024 at 00:29

Over the last three days, 20 startups participated in the incredibly competitive Startup Battlefield at TechCrunch Disrupt. These 20 companies were selected as the best of the Startup Battlefield 200 and competed for a chance to take home the Startup Battlefield Cup and $100,000. After three days of intense pitching, we have a winner. The […]

Betaworks focuses on AI applications in its latest Camp

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Anthony Ha

30 October 2024 at 17:00

For its most recent Camp, VC and accelerator Betaworks was on the lookout for startups building native applications made possible by AI. The program was first announced in May. To explain this focus, managing partner John Borthwick wrote at the time that while things like AI chatbots and writing assistants exist, “we aren’t yet living […]

Here are the 5 Startup Battlefield finalists at TechCrunch Disrupt 2024

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Isabelle Johannessen， Anthony Ha

30 October 2024 at 03:00

The time has finally come to announce the five finalists of the Startup Battlefield. It all started earlier this year when the TechCrunch editorial team selected 200 companies from thousands that applied. From there, the team then chose the 20 finalists who pitched this week onstage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2024 to investor judges and packed […]

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