Reddit on Thursday is rolling out a new policy aimed at balancing its desire to license its content to larger tech companies, like Google, and protecting users’ privacy. […]
Reddit tests automatic, whole-site translation into French using LLM-based AI
Reddit — now a publicly-traded company with more scrutiny on revenue growth — is putting a big focus on boosting its international audience, starting with francophones. In their […]
OpenAI says it’s building a tool to let content creators ‘opt out’ of AI training
OpenAI says it’s developing a tool to let creators better control how their content is used in AI. Called Media Manager, the tool — once it’s released — […]
Electricity Maps calculates the carbon intensity of electricity consumption to optimize usage at scale
If you’re an electricity nerd, chances are you’ve already spent quite a few hours looking at Electricity Maps and its mesmerizing export flow animations. This open-source data visualization […]
The Kendrick-Drake feud shows how technology is changing rap battles
It seems we’re all in agreement: Kendrick Lamar defeated Drake in one of the most engrossing rap battles of the decade. To add insult to injury, Drake also […]
French startup FlexAI exits stealth with $30M to ease access to AI compute
A French startup has raised a hefty seed investment to “rearchitect compute infrastructure” for developers wanting to build and train AI applications more efficiently. FlexAI, as the company […]
Meta releases Llama 3, claims it’s among the best open models available
Meta has released the latest entry in its Llama series of open source generative AI models: Llama 3. Or, more accurately, the company has open sourced two models in […]
Apple lawsuit behind it, chip startup Rivos plots its next moves
Rivos made headlines in 2022 after Apple filed a trade secrets suit against it, which accused Rivos of hiring away dozens of Apple engineers and using confidential info […]
Vana plans to let users rent out their Reddit data to train AI
In the generative AI boom, data is the new oil. So why shouldn’t you be able to sell your own? From big tech firms to startups, AI makers […]