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ChatGPT is powered by contract laborers making $15 an hour with no benefits

Daniel Levi Posted On May 8, 2023

Since its release on November 3, 2022, ChatGPT has been hailed as one of the most significant breakthroughs in the field of artificial intelligence (AI). Despite its remarkable success as an AI-powered chatbot, OpenAI’s ChatGPT still depends largely on an […]

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Google engineer jumps to his death from the 14th floor in New York City, second worker suicide in months

Daniel Levi Posted On May 5, 2023

A senior software engineer at Google jumped to his death from at Google’s headquarters in Chelsea, Chelsea late Thursday, according to a report from New York Post, citing authorities and police sources. The 31-year-old man, whose identity is being withheld […]

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OpenAI is trying to trademark GPT: OpenAI issues warning that “GPT” cannot be used for product or site names

Daniel Levi Posted On May 4, 2023

“If your project uses GPT-3, GPT-4, or ChatGPT you may choose to say in the Product description (not in the Product/Site name) that it is “Powered by GPT-3” or “Powered by GPT-4” or “Powered by ChatGPT” and/or “Powered by DALL-E” […]

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Venom achieves a major milestone in its first public testnet launch with 223,446 wallets created

Daniel Levi Posted On May 4, 2023

Last week, we wrote about Venom after the Abu Dhabi-based Layer-1 blockchain organization launched its long-anticipated public testnet following many years of development. The launch marks a significant accomplishment in Venom’s roadmap as it prepares to launch on mainnet. Now, […]

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Dun & Bradstreet expands its ESG rankings coverage to nearly 74 million public and private companies

Daniel Levi Posted On May 3, 2023

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – May 3, 2023 — Dun & Bradstreet (NYSE:DNB), a leading global provider of business decisioning data and analytics, announced it has expanded its ESG Rankings coverage across public and private companies from 42 million to 74 million in […]

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Hackers target users with ChatGPT malware: ChatGPT scams are now the new crypto scams, Meta says

Daniel Levi Posted On May 3, 2023

ChatGPT has soared in popularity in recent months. In just two months after its launch, ChatGPT went from an obscure AI tool to reaching 100 million monthly active users in January, making it the fastest-growing consumer application in history. But […]

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The Quest of Evolution launches the world’s first crypto-novel called The Oracle’s Verse on OpenSea

Daniel Levi Posted On May 3, 2023

When you think about NFTs, the first thing that comes to mind is often digital art and images of apes. However, The Quest of Evolution, a decentralized artist collective, is taking NFTs to a new level by using dynamic NFT […]

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Inflection AI, an AI startup founded by LinkedIn and DeepMind co-founders, launches ChatGPT-like chatbot

Daniel Levi Posted On May 2, 2023

Move over, ChatGPT! Inflection AI, the artificial intelligence startup founded by LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman and Google DeepMind co-founder Mustafa Suleyman, today released its first AI chatbot product called Pi similar to OpenAI’s ChatGPT. Inflection said that Pi uses generative […]

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Vice is preparing to file for bankruptcy just 2 weeks after Buzzfeed News shuttered

Daniel Levi Posted On May 2, 2023

First, it was BuzzFeed News, now Vice is reportedly preparing to file its own bankruptcy. The New York Times reported late yesterday that Vice Media Group, the parent company of media websites Vice and Motherboard, is on the verge of […]

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IBM plans to replace 7,800 jobs with AI and pause hiring

Daniel Levi Posted On May 1, 2023

International Business Machines Corp (IBM) said today that thousands of jobs within the company are going to be replaced by AI and automation in the next few years. In an interview with Bloomberg on Monday, CEO Arvind Krishna told the […]

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HubSync closes Series A funding to simplify and automate tax and accounting processes for CPA firms

Daniel Levi Posted On May 1, 2023

The market size of the Accounting Services industry, measured by revenue, is valued at $144.5 billion in 2023. And yet, the CPA profession, which makes up a large portion of this industry, has been struggling with fragmentation and inefficiency when […]

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Lyft to lay off 1,072 workers or 26% of its workforce, just a month after the founders stepped down

Daniel Levi Posted On May 1, 2023

Lyft is the latest to join the layoff trend. The ride-hailing app giant is laying off 1,072 employees, or about 26% of its corporate workforce, the company said in an SEC filing Thursday. Lyft also added that it won’t hire […]

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Clubhouse, a social audio platform startup valued at $4 billion a year ago, is laying off half of its staff

Daniel Levi Posted On April 28, 2023

“Today we announced that we’re scaling back our org by over 50% and saying goodbye to many talented, dedicated teammates in the process. We’re deeply sorry to be doing this, and we would not be making this change if we […]

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GitHub Copilot competitor Replit raises $100 million in funding as investors bet big on generative AI

Daniel Levi Posted On April 27, 2023

The sudden success of OpenAI ChatGPT has led to a surge in the flow of investment into generative artificial intelligence (AI) as investors pour billions of dollars into promising AI startups. The latest is Replit, a San Francisco-based generative AI […]

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Ansa emerges from stealth with $5.4M in funding to help merchants create virtual wallets for customers

Daniel Levi Posted On April 27, 2023

In the US, credit and debit cards make up 57 percent of consumer payments. But the true costs of processing payments to merchants remain hidden from the average consumer. Card fees, particularly for small transactions, can account for more than […]

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Top tech startup news for Wednesday, April 26, 2023: Axoni, First Republic Bank, GM, Microsoft, and Relay

Daniel Levi Posted On April 26, 2023

Good evening! Below are some of the top tech startup news stories for Wednesday, April 26, 2023. General Motors to stop making its best-selling electric vehicle Chevy Bolt Just like that, General Motors’ most popular electric car is on […]

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Decentralization in Layer 0 Blockchains: Benefits and Limitations Explained

Daniel Levi Posted On April 26, 2023

Cryptocurrency and blockchain technology continue to garner increased user adoption thanks to their decentralized nature. This allows individuals to build permissionless and censorship-resistant DeFi systems that shift control away from intermediaries and centralized authorities, such as banks and governments. But […]

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Rapid, an Israeli startup valued at $1 billion a year ago, lays off half of its workforce

Daniel Levi Posted On April 26, 2023

API unicorn Rapid (formerly known as Rapid AP) valued at $1 billion just a year ago, has laid off half its workforce, translating to about 115 employees. The unicorn startup doubled its team over the past year at a time […]

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Microsoft Edge Browser tracks users by exposing visited URLs to Bing search engine, raising privacy concerns

Daniel Levi Posted On April 26, 2023

Microsoft Edge is the default web browser for Windows 10 but only gets about 11% of the desktop browser market share as of January 2023. Although Microsoft Edge has been lauded for its privacy features, it has recently come under scrutiny […]

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Binance.US backs out of a $1.3 billion deal to purchase Voyager’s assets

Daniel Levi Posted On April 25, 2023

Binance.US has terminated a $1.3 billion deal to buy assets of bankrupt crypto lender Voyager Digital for in a $1.3 billion deal., citing a “hostile and uncertain regulatory climate.” The news comes following a WSJ report that Binance.US was struggling […]

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