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Study of TikTok, X ‘For You’ feeds in Germany finds Far Right political bias ahead of federal elections

Recommendation algorithms operated by social media giants TikTok and X have shown evidence of substantial Far Right political bias in Germany ahead o…

1 year, 6 months ago

A former Etsy product manager built an AI-powered app for new parents

Career product manager Amanda DeLuca has launched a parenting management app, Riley, born out of her own experience with parental anxiety and feedbac…

1 year, 6 months ago

Superhuman introduces AI-powered categorization to reduce spammy emails in your inbox

It has been more than two years since ChatGPT burst on the scene. Shortly after that, it seemed like almost every email app integrated AI-powered ema…

1 year, 6 months ago

Hackers planted a Steam game with malware to steal gamers’ passwords

Researchers found that PirateFI was never designed to be a real game, but a vehicle to infect gamers with malware and steal their passwords with an i…

1 year, 6 months ago

Amazon kills ‘Inspire,’ its TikTok-style feed for discovering products

Amazon is shutting down “Inspire,” its TikTok-like, short-form video and photo feed that was previously available in its mobile app. The feed allowed…

1 year, 6 months ago

Polymath aims to make learning math as enjoyable as Roblox with its educational sandbox game

As gaming platforms like Roblox and Minecraft continue to grow in popularity among young children, and with platforms like YouTube consuming hours of…

1 year, 6 months ago

What the US’ first major AI copyright ruling might mean for IP law

Copyright claims against AI companies just got a potential boost. A U.S. federal judge last week handed down a summary judgment in a case brought by …

1 year, 6 months ago

ICON, a pioneer in 3D home printing, raises $56M led by Norwest, Tiger Global

ICON, which builds homes using 3D printing, has closed on $56 million in Series C funding co-led by Norwest Venture Partners and Tiger Global, the co…

1 year, 6 months ago

Airbnb CEO says it’s still too early for AI trip planning

Airbnb is planning to first introduce AI to its customer support system.

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1 year, 6 months ago

Founded by DeepMind alumnus, Latent Labs launches with $50M to make biology programmable

A new startup founded by a former Google DeepMind scientist is exiting stealth with $50 million in funding. Latent Labs is building AI foundation mod…

1 year, 6 months ago