Google Cloud Next 2024: Everything announced so far
Don’t have time to be in Las Vegas? That’s OK: We’ve summed up the most important parts of this year’s Google Cloud Next. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Metalab goes from quietly building the internet to investing in it
With Metalab Ventures, the venture arm will play the role of a long-term value investor, essentially “putting our money where our mouth is,” CEO Luke Des Cotes said. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For
Shure MV7+: The best USB podcast mic gets better
I was happy — excited, even — to check out Shure’s latest USB microphone. Its predecessor, the MV7, has been my default podcasting mic since it was launched toward to end of 2022. I’ve recorded more than 100
Lucid Motors ekes out a new delivery record as it searches for more EV buyers
Lucid Motors delivered more EVs in the first quarter of 2024 than it has in any other quarter, though it set the record by a very slim margin. The Saudi-backed, California-based electric vehicle company said Tuesday
Symbolica hopes to head off the AI arms race by betting on symbolic models
In February, Demis Hassabis, the CEO of Google‘s DeepMind AI research lab, warned that throwing increasing amounts of compute at the types of AI algorithms in wide use today could lead to diminishing returns.
Ransomware gang’s new extortion trick? Calling the front desk
Ransomware gangs are increasingly calling up victim organizations to extort and intimidate rank-and-file employees. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Proton Adds Passkey Support to Password Manager, Knocks Big Tech
Proton, the maker of an email system known for its strong security, has added passkey support for its password manager while knocking “Big Tech” for trapping their users’ passkeys behind
Google’s Gemini Pro 1.5 enters public preview on Vertex AI
Its headlining feature is the amount of context that it can process: 1 million tokens, which is equivalent to around 700,000 words or around 30,000 lines of code. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal
With Vertex AI Agent Builder, Google Cloud aims to simplify agent creation
AI agents are the new hot craze in generative AI. Unlike the previous generation of chatbots, these agents can do more than simply answer questions. They can take actions based on the conversation, and even interact
Chrome Enterprise goes Premium with new security and management features
With Chrome Enterprise, IT departments get the ability to manage employees’ browser settings, the extensions they install and web apps they use. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.