Max makes its debut in the U.S. to give subscribers 35K hours of content Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) launched Max to U.S. subscribers on Tuesday, giving them access to 35,000 hours of…
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South African challenger bank TymeBank raises $77.8M from Norrsken22 and Blue Earth Capital
South African challenger bank TymeBank raises $77.8M from Norrsken22 and Blue Earth Capital South African digital banking platform TymeBank has raised $77.8 million in a pre-Series C round led by African-focused growth…
Suddenly, everyone wants to talk about how to regulate AI
Suddenly, everyone wants to talk about how to regulate AI This story originally appeared in The Algorithm, our weekly newsletter on AI. To get stories like this in your inbox first, sign up…
Warner Bros.' Max streaming service launches with new $20 4K tier
Warner Bros.' Max streaming service launches with new $20 4K tier Best Wireless Earbuds Best Robot Vacuums Best Laptops Best Gaming Laptops Best VPN Best Bluetooth Trackers Best Webcams View all Buying…
Matrix Partners expands new India fund to $525 million
Matrix Partners expands new India fund to $525 million Matrix Partners India has extended the target size for its current fund to $525 million, from $450 million it disclosed earlier, joining a…
Modular app-building platform Builder.ai raises $250 million Series D funding
Modular app-building platform Builder.ai raises $250 million Series D funding It was only recently that we reported Builder.ai had signed a strategic collaboration with and undisclosed investment from Microsoft. Builder’s “Natasha” AI…
Cloud-based IT operations are on the rise
Cloud-based IT operations are on the rise The people who maintain traditional data center systems have always objected to having IT assets managed by systems outside their firewalls. Years ago, when I…
LLMs and the rise of the AI code generators
LLMs and the rise of the AI code generators When I wrote about GitHub Copilot in November 2021, Copilot was one of only a handful of AI code generation technologies available. I…
Social Media is a ‘Profound Risk’ to Youth, Surgeon General Warns
Social Media is a ‘Profound Risk’ to Youth, Surgeon General Warns The News The United States surgeon general, Dr. Vivek H. Murthy, issued a public advisory on Tuesday warning of the risks…
Mountain of FTX Evidence: Emails, Chat Logs, Code and a Notebook
Mountain of FTX Evidence: Emails, Chat Logs, Code and a Notebook Snippets of computer code. More than six million pages of emails, Slack messages and other digital records. And a small black…