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Mar 28, 2023 • 4min
Apple acquired a startup using AI to compress videos
Apple has quietly acquired a Mountain View-based startup, WaveOne, that was developing AI algorithms for compressing video. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mar 27, 2023 • 4min
France bans recreational apps like TikTok on government devices
France is the latest country that is taking steps to ban TikTok from government-managed devices. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mar 27, 2023 • 8min
Huupe, a ‘smart’ basketball hoop startup, raises its game with $11M
Basketball can be played just about anywhere and by anyone in the U.S. and now many other parts of the world, thanks to a confluence of factors that lower a lot of barriers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mar 24, 2023 • 3min
Ford to build next-gen EV truck at $5.6B factory in 2025
Ford said Friday that its $5.6 billion BlueOval City complex outside of Memphis, Tennessee will include a truck plant capable of producing 500,000 electric vehicles a year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mar 24, 2023 • 3min
DoorDash is adding three new retail partners and updating its shopping features
DoorDash is adding three new retail partners and updating its shopping features, the company announced on Thursday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mar 23, 2023 • 6min
Ford expects EV business unit to lose $3B this year, hit profitability in 2026
Any question of what business sector is — and is not — profitable at Ford is no longer a mystery. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mar 23, 2023 • 4min
CodiumAI is using generative AI to help developers build code logic tests automatically
Over his two decades of experience in the tech industry, CodiumAI co-founder and CEO Itmar Friedman has personally experienced the pain of building test suites to check his code logic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mar 22, 2023 • 4min
Ubisoft’s new AI tool automatically generates dialogue for non-playable game characters
Ubisoft, the developer behind popular games like Assassin’s Creed and Far Cry, announced that it’s using an AI “Ghostwriter” tool to write dialogue for some of its games with the aim of keeping NPCs (non-playable characters) individually interesting and realistic with less manual work. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mar 22, 2023 • 4min
IPRally, a patent search engine powered by explainable AI, raises $10.8M
IPRally, a Finnish startup building a knowledge graph-based patent search engine, has raised €10 million ($10.8 million) in a Series A round of funding. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mar 21, 2023 • 3min
Ferrari says ransomware attack exposed customers’ personal data
Italian supercar manufacturer Ferrari has confirmed it was hit by a ransomware attack that exposed customers’ personal information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
