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Apple CEO Tim Cook boasted about the company's upcoming generative AI plans during the iPhone maker's Q2 earnings call.
- TechCrunch
Your AI-native startup ain't the same as a typical SaaS company
AI startups face a different set of challenges from your typical SaaS company. Seseri made it clear that just because you connect to some AI APIs, it doesn’t make you an AI company. “And by AI-native I don't mean you're slapping a shiny wrapper with some call to OpenAI or Anthropic with a user interface that’s human-like and you're an AI company,” Seseri said.
- TechCrunch
Microsoft bans US police departments from using enterprise AI tool for facial recognition
Microsoft has changed its policy to ban U.S. police departments from using generative AI for facial recognition through the Azure OpenAI Service, the company's fully managed, enterprise-focused wrapper around OpenAI technologies. Language added Wednesday to the terms of service for Azure OpenAI Service prohibits integrations with Azure OpenAI Service from being used "by or for" police departments for facial recognition in the U.S., including integrations with OpenAI's text- and speech-analyzing models. A separate new bullet point covers "any law enforcement globally," and explicitly bars the use of "real-time facial recognition technology" on mobile cameras, like body cameras and dashcams, to attempt to identify a person in "uncontrolled, in-the-wild" environments.
- TechCrunch
Apple earnings see 10% iPhone sales drop, massive buyback fuels stock jump
Apple on Thursday reported a 10% drop in iPhone sales for the second fiscal quarter, dropping from $51.33 billion to $45.96 billion, year-over-year. Apple’s slow adoption of AI versus competitors like Google and Microsoft likely played a role in consumers’ decision to hold off on purchasing a new iPhone. Apple has promised some big announcements on that front (likely at WWDC in June), but the iPhone 16 itself likely won’t arrive until fall.
- Yahoo Finance
AI investments are showing signs of a payoff, but the price is steep
Amazon, Google, Meta, and Microsoft announced they are spending billions to build out their AI capabilities. It'll take time for it to pay off.
- TechCrunch
Dropbox, Figma CEOs back Lamini, a startup building a generative AI platform for enterprises
Lamini, a Palo Alto-based startup building a platform to help enterprises deploy generative AI tech, has raised $25 million from investors, including Stanford computer science professor Andrew Ng. Lamini, co-founded several years ago by Sharon Zhou and Greg Diamos, has an interesting sales pitch. Many generative AI platforms are far too general purpose, Zhou and Diamos argue, and don't have solutions and infrastructure geared to meet the needs of corporations.
- TechCrunch
TikTok expands its premium ad slots despite potential US ban
In an effort to capture more ad dollars, despite the looming U.S. ban, TikTok is introducing new advertising products and opportunities that will allow marketers to better control what sort of content their ads appear against. The company says it will use generative AI to curate trending, brand-safe content; expand its selection of "tentpole" moments, like the Paris Olympics and Met Gala; and allow advertisers to buy slots with specific networks and content offerings. The company introduced the "Pulse Premiere" ad slot last year, and it is now adding new partners to it.
- Yahoo Sports
Rookie WR expectations post-NFL Draft: Just how good will Marvin Harrison Jr. be?
Fantasy football analyst Matt Harmon lays out Year 1 expectations for the talented class of rookie wide receivers entering the 2024 season.
- Yahoo Finance
April jobs report preview: Wages, job gains set to slow while unemployment holds steady
After a strong winter for the US labor market, economists expect hiring to have slowed in April.
- Yahoo Movies
'Star Wars' May the Fourth marathon: How a handful of movie theaters across the U.S. prepare for a 21-hour screening of all 9 films
Sixteen U.S. movie theaters are hosting the nearly 21-hour event. Here’s what goes into planning the cinematic event of the galaxy.
- Yahoo Life Shopping
10 'life-changing and fabulous' caftans that are easy, breezy and great for summer sunshine — from just $15
Dreamy '70s elegance is having a moment. These caftans are the ideal dresses for soaking up the sun.
- Yahoo Finance
Ford's April sales dip, but hybrid shipments surge
Ford reported April US sales that dipped slightly, but saw continued strength with hybrid and truck sales, highlighting the automaker’s pivot into those vehicles.
- Yahoo Life Shopping
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- Yahoo Finance
Stock market today: Stocks climb as Fed rate-hike fears fade, with Apple on deck
Investors are accentuating the positive in Jerome Powell's policy comments and looking ahead to Apple earnings.
- Engadget
You can finally use passkeys to sign into your Microsoft account
Microsoft is celebrating World Password Day by helping to kill them. The company has finally launched consumer passkey support for Microsoft accounts, nearly two years after Apple and Google.
- Engadget
Olivia Rodrigo, Drake and other Universal artists return to TikTok
TikTok and Universal Music Group have signed a deal that will allow Taylor Swift, Olivia Rodrigo, The Weeknd and other artists to return to the platform.
- Engadget
Anthropic now has a Claude chatbot app for iOS
Anthropic has released a Claude mobile app for iOS that any user can download for free.
- Yahoo Entertainment
Met Gala 2024 guidebook: What to know about fashion's biggest night, from the theme to the livestream
The Met Gala is days away. Here's what to know, from the theme to the A-listers in attendance.
- TechCrunch
Snapchat's 'My AI' chatbot can now set in-app reminders and countdowns
Snapchat is launching the ability for users to set in-app reminders with the help of its My AI chatbot, the company announced on Wednesday. The social network is also rolling out editable chats, AI-powered custom Bitmoji looks, map reactions, emoji reactions, and more. With the new AI reminders feature, Snapchat is hoping users will use its app instead of their device's default clock app when setting countdowns or reminders.
- Yahoo Finance
AI chip darling AMD struggles to impress Wall Street this earnings season
Investors weren't impressed with the company's growth forecast amid the AI rally.