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Technology Yolk is a social app where users swap custom live stickers — no text allowed

Yolk is a social app where users swap cu...

Vidcon   Feb 28, 2024  0  59

With so much fresh competition in social apps right now — plus the usual set of social media platforms and messaging giants suckin...

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Technology SambaNova now offers a bundle of generative AI models

SambaNova now offers a bundle of generat...

Vidcon   Feb 28, 2024  0  60

SambaNova, an AI chip startup that’s raised over $1.1 billion in VC money to date, is gunning for OpenAI — and rivals — with a new...

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Technology StarCoder 2 is a code-generating AI that runs on most GPUs

StarCoder 2 is a code-generating AI that...

Vidcon   Feb 28, 2024  0  74

Developers are adopting AI-powered code generators — services like GitHub Copilot and Amazon CodeWhisperer, along with open access...

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Technology Turns out you can use kombucha to make eco-friendly thread

Turns out you can use kombucha to make e...

Vidcon   Feb 28, 2024  0  88

It’s not everyday you come across kombucha playing a starring role in potential industrial disruption. But here at 4YFN in MWC we ...

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Technology The five finalists to emerge from the Four Years From Now 2024 pitch competition

The five finalists to emerge from the Fo...

Vidcon   Feb 28, 2024  0  58

Long ago Mobile World Congress, which we’ve been covering all week, absorbed a side event for startups, the idiosyncratically name...

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Nature & & science Eyes on history

Eyes on history

Vidcon   Feb 28, 2024  0  60

Nature, Published online: 28 February 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-00338-8Passing time.

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Nature & & science Mechanisms guiding the slow pace of maturation in human neurons uncovered

Mechanisms guiding the slow pace of matu...

Vidcon   Feb 28, 2024  0  58

Nature, Published online: 28 February 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-04141-9Nerve cells in the human brain take a remarkably long ti...

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Business Eyeing state legislative gains, Democrats are making an early $750,000 push to counter the GOP in key battlegrounds

Eyeing state legislative gains, Democrat...

Vidcon   Feb 28, 2024  0  58

One of the highest-profile targets is Wisconsin, a perennial swing state where Gov. Tony Evers has faced GOP legislative majoritie...

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Business Deutsche Bank's 3-day-a-week return-to-office policy has been met with fierce criticism by staff who say there isn't enough space for everyone

Deutsche Bank's 3-day-a-week return-to-o...

Vidcon   Feb 28, 2024  0  70

Deutsche Bank employees are resorting to coming in at 7:00 a.m. to ensure they can find a desk, one union official said.

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Business The auto industry owes Toyota an apology on hybrids

The auto industry owes Toyota an apology...

Vidcon   Feb 28, 2024  0  55

Toyota's slow-and-steady approach to EVs and hybrids is going well, despite years of criticism.

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Business Apple's electric car crash shows even a $2.8 trillion company can't burn cash forever

Apple's electric car crash shows even a ...

Vidcon   Feb 28, 2024  0  52

The tech giant is reportedly dropping its secretive car project at a time when AI and mixed reality are becoming priorities.

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Business Take a look inside 'The Beast,' the $1.5 million bulletproof presidential limousine used by Trump and Biden

Take a look inside 'The Beast,' the $1.5...

Vidcon   Feb 28, 2024  0  66

US presidents travel in a secure limousine nicknamed "The Beast." The newest model debuted in 2018 during Donald Trump's presidenc...

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Technology Lightricks announces AI-powered filmmaking studio to help creators visualize stories

Lightricks announces AI-powered filmmaki...

Vidcon   Feb 28, 2024  0  89

Lightricks, the company that makes popular apps like Facetune and Videoleap, announced a new AI-powered filmmaking tool called LTX...

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Technology Apply to pitch at TechCrunch Early Stage 2024 in Boston

Apply to pitch at TechCrunch Early Stage...

Vidcon   Feb 28, 2024  0  61

Pitches are critical in the quest for funding and first customers. It’s rare, however, for innovators to get truly candid insight ...

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Technology Black Tech Nation Ventures’ diversity thesis undeterred by growing DEI backlash

Black Tech Nation Ventures’ diversity th...

Vidcon   Feb 28, 2024  0  59

Black Tech Nation Ventures launched in 2021 to address the funding gap for Black founders amid a wave of venture diversity initiat...

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Technology Reliance and Disney to merge media assets in India

Reliance and Disney to merge media asset...

Vidcon   Feb 28, 2024  0  67

Reliance, its portfolio Viacom18 and Disney are merging their media businesses in India, creating the largest media conglomerate i...

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Technology Diffusion transformers are the key behind OpenAI’s Sora — and they’re set to upend GenAI

Diffusion transformers are the key behin...

Vidcon   Feb 28, 2024  0  57

OpenAI’s Sora, which can generate videos and interactive 3D environments on the fly, is a remarkable demonstration of the cutting ...

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Latest Arthur Miller Explains <em>Death of a Salesman</em>

Arthur Miller Explains <em>Death of a Sa...

Vidcon   Feb 28, 2024  0  68

In a newly discovered letter to a college student, written shortly after the premiere of his most famous work, the playwright desc...

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Latest A Grim View of Marriage—And an Exhortation to Leave It

A Grim View of Marriage—And an Exhortati...

Vidcon   Feb 28, 2024  0  63

This American Ex-Wife vividly describes the liberating power of a divorce, but falters when it tries to persuade readers to follow...

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Business I buy and resell Hermès bags. These 13 indicators will tell you if you've got a fake.

I buy and resell Hermès bags. These 13 i...

Vidcon   Feb 28, 2024  0  69

After buying and selling Hermès bags for a decade, Alexis Clarbour knows how to tell a real bag from a fake purse. Authenticity is...

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Business Elon Musk says the long-delayed Roadster is a Tesla-SpaceX collab and could be 'mind-blowing'

Elon Musk says the long-delayed Roadster...

Vidcon   Feb 28, 2024  0  63

Elon Musk said production design is complete and will be unveiled "end of year," with shipping expected in 2025, but several deadl...

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Business Beyond Meat plans to hike prices and sharply cut costs as part of a huge turnaround plan to fight slumping sales of plant-based meat

Beyond Meat plans to hike prices and sha...

Vidcon   Feb 28, 2024  0  100

Beyond Meat's US sales fell by a third in 2023. The company attributed it to&nbsp;"misinformation," sales discounts, and low deman...

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Business Google chief says the company got it wrong after Gemini's responses sparked a bitter backlash. Read the full memo.

Google chief says the company got it wro...

Vidcon   Feb 28, 2024  0  59

The Google boss pledged to make changes to the chatbot, following criticism from some users that it was too left-leaning.

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Business The FTC is going to war with tax services that bill themselves as free

The FTC is going to war with tax service...

Vidcon   Feb 28, 2024  0  60

Following its Intuit ruling, the FTC set its sights on H&R Block, accusing the company of deceptive advertising and unfairly dele...

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Business Sweden is exactly what the West needs to counter Putin's underhand tactics

Sweden is exactly what the West needs to...

Vidcon   Feb 28, 2024  0  60

Sweden's membership of the NATO alliance poses massive new challenges to Russia in its bid to dominate its old Baltic territories.

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Nature & & science AI &amp; robotics briefing: AI reveals US climate denial hotspots

AI &amp; robotics briefing: AI reveals U...

Vidcon   Feb 28, 2024  0  65

Nature, Published online: 27 February 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-00607-6Just under 15% of people in the United States deny that ...

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Latest Amazon’s Big Secret

Amazon’s Big Secret

Vidcon   Feb 28, 2024  0  65

Nearly 30 years after the company was founded, we still don’t really know where its profits come from. The answer will loom large ...

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Latest A Lost Letter From Arthur Miller

A Lost Letter From Arthur Miller

Vidcon   Feb 28, 2024  0  64

Writing to a college student months after the premiere of Death of a Salesman, the playwright explained how he adapted Shakespeare...

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Business Ukraine's air force extends its kill streak to 10 Russian planes in 10 days

Ukraine's air force extends its kill str...

Vidcon   Feb 28, 2024  0  68

A Russian Su-34, one of the country's most impressive and expensive jets, was destroyed by the Ukrainian air force on Tuesday.

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Business Google chief says the company got it wrong after Gemini gave 'completely unacceptable' responses and sparked a bitter backlash

Google chief says the company got it wro...

Vidcon   Feb 28, 2024  0  95

Sundar Pichai pledged to make changes to the chatbot, following criticism that it was too left-leaning.

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Business Beyond Meat plans to hike prices as part of a huge turnaround plan to fight slumping sales of plant-based meat

Beyond Meat plans to hike prices as part...

Vidcon   Feb 28, 2024  0  81

Beyond Meat's US sales fell by a third in 2023. The company attributed it to&nbsp;"misinformation," sales discounts, and low deman...

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Business Zurich is trying to claw back $200 million after accidentally paying city employees double their salaries

Zurich is trying to claw back $200 milli...

Vidcon   Feb 28, 2024  0  58

Zurich, in Switzerland, is trying to claw back $200 million from its 30,000 employees after sending them double pay for last month...

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Technology Deel, the $12B HR startup, acquires Zavvy to step up consolidation play

Deel, the $12B HR startup, acquires Zavv...

Vidcon   Feb 28, 2024  0  59

Consolidation is afoot in the world of HR services, with larger players snapping up interesting, smaller startups en route to more...

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Business Lowe's average customer is a white baby boomer who spent $809 there last year

Lowe's average customer is a white baby ...

Vidcon   Feb 28, 2024  0  61

Lowe's typical customer is a white woman who earns about $60,000 a year, shops nine times per year, and spends $90 per transaction...

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Business Millions of veterans are about to get expanded healthcare access

Millions of veterans are about to get ex...

Vidcon   Feb 28, 2024  0  85

Millions more veterans exposed to toxins during service will qualify for VA healthcare on March 5.

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Business How Chaya Raichik, the woman behind Libs of TikTok, rose to fame as a right-wing figure

How Chaya Raichik, the woman behind Libs...

Vidcon   Feb 28, 2024  0  73

Chaya Raichik initially rose to fame anonymously but showed her face for the first time on Tucker Carlson's Fox News show on Decem...

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Business What you're probably doing wrong if you work from home

What you're probably doing wrong if you ...

Vidcon   Feb 28, 2024  0  93

A survey of US workers found people who work from home stand less than an hour a day. Here's what to do to add movement to your da...

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Business Lauren Boebert's son was arrested over a spate of thefts as his mom tries to convince voters to look past her chaotic family life

Lauren Boebert's son was arrested over a...

Vidcon   Feb 28, 2024  0  57

Lauren Boebert's son, Tyler Boebert, was arrested on Tuesday and is facing 22 charges, adding more chaos to a campaign overshadowe...

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Business Americans are moving a lot less &mdash; and boomers may be to blame

Americans are moving a lot less &mdash; ...

Vidcon   Feb 28, 2024  0  63

US internal migration has significantly slowed over the last five decades, and a new study suggests older homeowners are driving t...

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Nature & & science Daily briefing: Are gut bacteria causing eye diseases?

Daily briefing: Are gut bacteria causing...

Vidcon   Feb 28, 2024  0  56

Nature, Published online: 27 February 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-00605-8Experiments in mice suggest that some eye diseases might...

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Nature & & science This ‘super gonorrhoea’ drug holds a lesson for avoiding microbial armageddon

This ‘super gonorrhoea’ drug holds a les...

Vidcon   Feb 28, 2024  0  58

Nature, Published online: 28 February 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-00543-5Effective, affordable antimicrobial drugs aren’t moneyma...

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Business The price of your favorite fast food is about to become a giant guessing game

The price of your favorite fast food is ...

Vidcon   Feb 28, 2024  0  67

Wendy's says it's implementing Uber-like surge pricing in 2025, sparking outrage from consumers. But this might just be a marketin...

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Business Mark Zuckerberg's Asia trip is all about making AI friends

Mark Zuckerberg's Asia trip is all about...

Vidcon   Feb 28, 2024  0  58

Mark Zuckerberg has posted pictures of skiing, but the Meta chief is also discussing AI and mixed reality with political and busin...

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Business We retired in Italy after visiting once over a decade ago. After selling our US home, we live a cheaper, slower life.

We retired in Italy after visiting once ...

Vidcon   Feb 28, 2024  0  65

A retired American couple, both 70, moved to Italy after selling their home. They say healthcare and groceries cost less than in t...

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Business Wall Street's next big bet could revolutionize homeownership

Wall Street's next big bet could revolut...

Vidcon   Feb 28, 2024  0  70

US homeowners have stacked up trillions of dollars of home equity. Big investors are now ready to cut deals that could change home...

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