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GitHub Copilot Chat launches into general availability
Eight months after announcing plans to integrate a conversational interface into its coding assistant, GitHub today made the capability generally available. The Microsoft Corp. unit’s coding assistant is known as Copilot. The newly launched conversational interface, in turn, is called Copilot Chat. It’s available to individuals and organizations with a paid Copilot subscription, while teachers, ...
Microsoft disables vulnerable Windows component following malware campaigns
Microsoft Corp. has disabled a Windows feature that helps users download new applications after finding that hackers were using it to spread malware. The company announced the move on Thursday. The Windows feature in question, which is known as the ms-appinstaller protocol handler, was previously disabled by Microsoft early last year for similar reasons. A ...
Defense startup Shield AI raises $300M at $2.8B valuation
Shield AI Inc., a startup developing autonomous flight software for military aircraft, today disclosed that it has raised $300 million in fresh financing. The capital infusion extends a $200 million Series F round the company closed earlier this year. The bulk of the new financing, $200 million, was provided by Hercules Capital in the form ...
Google to settle privacy lawsuit over Chrome’s incognito mode
Google LLC has agreed to settle a class-action lawsuit that accused it of misleading users about the privacy protections provided by Chrome’s incognito browsing feature. The agreement was reported today by Ars Technica, which cited court documents filed on Tuesday. If users open an incognito tab in Chrome, the browser automatically deletes the associated cookies ...
Report: Microsoft developing AI-optimized Surface Pro and Surface Laptop
Microsoft Corp. is developing new versions of its Surface Pro tablet and Surface Laptop that are optimized to run artificial intelligence software, Windows Central reported today. The devices are expected to launch next year. They will reportedly be available for order with chips from Intel Corp.’s Meteor Lake laptop processor series and Qualcomm Inc.’s competing ...
Baidu discloses its ChatGPT rival now has 100M+ users
Baidu Inc., the operator of China’s most popular search engine, has revealed that its Ernie Bot chatbot service is now used by more than 100 million consumers. According to Reuters, Baidu Chief Technology Officer Wang Haifeng disclosed the milestone today at an artificial intelligence event in Beijing. The news comes about five months after Ernie ...
Robotic homebuilding startup BotBuilt raises $12.4M
BotBuilt Inc., a startup using robots to speed up residential construction projects, has raised $12.4 million in seed funding to finance growth initiatives. TechCrunch reported the investment today. BotBuilt’s backers are said to include Y Combinator, Ambassador Supply, Shadow Ventures and Owens Corning, a publicly traded building supplies provider. The capital infusion gives the company ...
Court pauses import ban on Apple’s latest smartwatches
A court has paused a recently implemented import ban that prohibits Apple Inc. from selling its Watch Series 9 and Watch Ultra 2 wearables in the US. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit made the decision today following an emergency request from the iPhone maker. Separately, Apple filed an appeal against the ...
PitchBook: Tech giants invested more in generative AI startups than VCs this year
Amazon.com Inc., Microsoft Corp. and Google LLC invested significantly more in generative artificial intelligence startups this year than venture capital firms, according to new PitchBook Inc. research. The market intelligence company’s findings were published today by the Financial Times. PitchBook estimates that generative AI startups raised about $27 billion from investors in 2023. Amazon, Microsoft ...
Intel receives $3.2B grant from Israel’s government to build $25B chip fab
Intel Corp. has received a $3.2 billion grant from the government of Israel to build a new $25 billion chip fab in the country. The company announced the deal today. Under the terms of the agreement, Intel’s tax rate in Israel will increase from 5% today to 7.5%. According to Reuters, the chipmaker received an ...