Elon Musk-owned xAI has added image-understanding capabilities to its Grok AI model. With that, paid users on X social platform can upload an image and ask the AI chatbot questions about it. One of the xAI employees and the official Grok handle posted about this update on X. eyes have …
Read More »The WordPress vs. WP Engine drama, explained
This story has been updated throughout with more details as the story has developed. We will continue to do so as the case and dispute are ongoing. The world of WordPress, one of the most popular technologies for creating and hosting websites, is going through a very heated controversy. The …
Read More »Mesmerizing nanoscale video shows oxygen and hydrogen atoms forming water
Have you ever wondered what it looks like when a water molecule forms? Well, now you can finally see it in action, as scientists captured a molecular-scale video of that very famous meeting when hydrogen and oxygen fuse to become H2O. Further, the scientists believe the method witnessed in the …
Read More »Researchers uncovered the ‘glue’ that holds memories together in our brains
A group of researchers made a significant breakthrough regarding our understanding of how the brain stores long-term memories. According to a new paper published in Science Advances, there appears to actually be a molecule that acts as a “glue” to hold the enzyme most vital for strengthening the synaptic connections …
Read More »Filigran secures $35M for its ceybersecurity threat management suite
Paris-based startup Filigran is fast becoming the next cybersecurity rocketship to track: The company just raised a $35 million Series B round, only a few months after it raised $16 million in a Series A round. Filigran’s main product is OpenCTI, an open-source threat intelligence platform that lets companies or …
Read More »IMAX comes to home projectors
XGIMI Horizon S Max improves home projection with brighter images and IMAX Enhanced certification without sacrificing design and sound quality. Pros Superb image and sound qualities Beautiful design Adjustable gimbal system to improved setup Cons Lacks key features of its predecessor (such as optical zoom) Still runs Android TV No …
Read More »Indian fintech Slice seals bank merger
Indian fintech startup Slice has completed its merger with North East Small Finance Bank, marking a rare instance of a startup successfully entering India’s tightly regulated banking sector. The merger, first proposed last year, transforms the Bengaluru-based startup into a banking entity, following months of regulatory scrutiny that has reshaped …
Read More »Why the laws of physics are actually really good at math
It might sound strange to think about physics (which often involves a lot of theory and hypotheticals) helping people solve mathematics problems. However, physics follows many math patterns very closely, and in the past, math has also provided a lot of service to physics. And that has continued for years—with …
Read More »Google is working on a new AI model that sounds so creepy
Two things came immediately to mind when I read this weekend’s bombshell report from The Information about Google working on an AI model that can essentially “take over” your Chrome browser, performing tasks on your behalf like booking a flight or purchasing a product. My first reaction was to congratulate …
Read More »NASDAQ CEO Adena Friedman isn’t surprised we haven’t seen a resurgence in startup IPOs yet
While many venture investors, and likely their LPs, were hoping IPOs were going to come back in 2024, that hasn’t happened and isn’t likely to in the next two months. NASDAQ CEO Adena Friedman isn’t surprised. Friedman said at Axios’s BFD event on Tuesday that while on paper the public markets have …
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