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OpenAI adds new data controls to ChatGPT and previews business version
OpenAI LP today added new settings to the ChatGPT interface that will enable users to delete their chat histories and more easily export data. In conjunction, the startup announced plans to launch a business version of the service. Dubbed ChatGPT Business, the offering is set to roll out in the coming months. ChatGPT is an ...
Google releases new cybersecurity features for ChromeOS
Google LLC today introduced a set of new features for ChromeOS that will help companies protect business data and employee devices from hackers. The features made their debut at the annual RSA Conference in Las Vegas. ChromeOS is a Google-developed operating system that uses the search giant’s Chrome browser as its main interface. It’s widely ...
Google rolls out account synchronization feature to Google Authenticator
Google LLC has updated Google Authenticator, its two-factor authentication app, with a feature that will help users avoid losing access to their login credentials. The company released the new feature today along with a redesign of the app’s interface. Released in 2010, Google Authenticator allows users to enable two-factor authentication for their Google accounts. It ...
VMware debuts new cybersecurity tools at RSA 2023
VMware Inc. today introduced an array of new cybersecurity features that will make it easier for companies to block hacking attempts. Many of the features, which debuted at the RSA Conference that runs this week in San Francisco, are rolling out to the company’s NSX and Carbon Black Workload platforms. Others are becoming available as ...
Arm reportedly developing ‘advanced’ test chip for customers
Arm Ltd. is developing a test chip designed to demonstrate the capabilities of its technology to customers, according to a new report. The Financial Times on Sunday cited sources as saying that the project is Arm’s “most advanced” chipmaking initiative to date. The team spearheading the effort is reportedly led by former Qualcomm Inc. and ...
Lyft reportedly preparing to let go 30% of workforce
Lyft Inc. is reportedly planning to let go 30% of its workforce, or about 1,200 employees, in a bid to halve its operating expenses. The Wall Street Journal reported the plan today, citing sources familiar with the matter. Lyft confirmed the upcoming round of layoffs but didn’t specify how many jobs will be cut. “We ...
Weaviate reels in $50M for its AI-optimized vector database
Open-source database startup Weaviate B.V. today announced that it has secured a $50 million investment led by Index Ventures. Battery Ventures participated as well along with returning backers NEA, Cortical Ventures, Zetta Venture Partners and ING Ventures. The Series B round brings Weaviate’s total outside funding to $67.7 million. The startup will use the new ...
Google merges its DeepMind and Google Brain AI research groups
Google LLC parent Alphabet Inc. is merging its two main artificial intelligence research groups into a single unit. Alphabet Chief Executive Officer Sundar Pichai announced the move in a blog post published today. The search giant’s DeepMind and Google Brain groups are becoming a single unit known as Google DeepMind. It will be headed by a ...
Seagate reports quarterly revenue drop and cost cuts amid storage market slowdown
Seagate Technology Holdings plc, a major manufacturer of disk storage, today reported fiscal third-quarter revenues that slightly exceeded the low end of its guidance. In conjunction, the company announced a new restructuring initiative intended to reduce costs. Seagate is aiming to lower its operating expenses by $200 million annually. In recent years, many enterprise applications have ...
Report: Google developing generative AI advertising technology
Google LLC plans to equip its Performance Max advertising service with generative artificial intelligence features, according to a new report. The Financial Times reported the company’s plan today, citing a source and an internal presentation. Google is expected to roll out the generative AI features in the coming months. Performance Max is an advertising service ...