China’s ChatGPT rival Baidu Ernie is off to a rough start

Following on the heels of GPT-4’s buzzy debut and the announcement of Microsoft 365’s AI makeover, Baidu, China’s search engine giant, introduced its AI chatbot Ernie. Since ChatGPT blew the... Read more »

Bitcoin rises about 14% in 7-day span as US banking system wobbles

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‘BRB, storing my money in gold’: Founders scramble to figure out which banks are safe

Founders are still shaking off the dust a week after Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse. Rumors are swirling about who might be looking to buy the beleaguered bank’s assets. Some... Read more »

Mistaking performance for competence

A year or two before launching Actuator, someone on staff floated the idea of my writing a weekly robotics newsletter. I balked at the suggestion. Surely, I suggested, we... Read more »

First Republic Bank could see $30B in rescue deposits coming, report says

An agreement among a group of the nation’s largest banks to deposit some $30 billion with First Republic Bank could be coming this week, according to a Bloomberg report.... Read more »

Top crypto app downloads rise over 15% following SVB collapse

Following a shakeup in the U.S. banking system over the past week, crypto exchanges and wallets gained momentum as some look for bankless alternatives. The top 10 crypto applications... Read more »

Pitch Deck Teardown: StudentFinance’s $41M Series A deck

There’s no shortage of “upskilling” startups out there, but it’s rare to see one raise a $41 million round. That’s what Spanish startup StudentFinance pulled off a couple of... Read more »

YouTube TV hikes price to $72.99 per month due to rising ‘content costs’

YouTube has announced that it’s raising the price of its YouTube TV subscription to $72.99 per month. The new monthly price is an $8 increase from the current $64.99... Read more »

JioCinema for PC Download (All Working Methods)

Indian users may be very well aware of JioCinema. JioCinema is a streaming service made by Jio Infocomm Ltd. Jio Infocom is one of India’s topmost leading telecom companies.... Read more »

Everything you need to get caught up on the SVB crisis

On Friday, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation announced that it had taken over Silicon Valley Bank, and as we rushed to plan coverage, one of my colleagues succinctly described... Read more »
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