Journals

Boone Ashworth / Wired: A look at AI-enabled dolls, such as those made by South Korea’s Hyodol and Israel’s Intuition Robotics, which offer companionship and assistance to older adults  —  Social robots for older adults might not be new, but… Read More »A look at AI-enabled dolls, such as those made by South Korea’s Hyodol and Israel’s Intuition Robotics, which offer companionship and assistance to older adults (Boone Ashworth/Wired)

Washington Post: A look at the challenges of academic AI research, as costs to develop generative AI models grow rapidly and tech companies’ salaries drain academia of talent  —  With eye-popping salaries and access to costly computing power, AI companies… Read More »A look at the challenges of academic AI research, as costs to develop generative AI models grow rapidly and tech companies’ salaries drain academia of talent (Washington Post)

Ron Miller / TechCrunch: An interview with Slack CEO Denise Dresser about bringing her own personality to the job, plans to use generative AI, competing with Microsoft Teams, and more  —  Three chief executives in one year will do that … Read More »An interview with Slack CEO Denise Dresser about bringing her own personality to the job, plans to use generative AI, competing with Microsoft Teams, and more (Ron Miller/TechCrunch)

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: A look at the design options Apple considered for its car, including one by Jony Ive that resembled a modern reincarnation of the 1950s Volkswagen microbus  —  The Apple car was a case study in what… Read More »A look at the design options Apple considered for its car, including one by Jony Ive that resembled a modern reincarnation of the 1950s Volkswagen microbus (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg)

Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat: Q&A with ex-PlayStation boss Shawn Layden about his support for Web3 gaming company Readygg, blockchain games, mass layoffs, AI, controlling costs, and more  —  Shawn Layden used to run Sony Interactive Entertainment’s Worldwide Studios, a position… Read More »Q&A with ex-PlayStation boss Shawn Layden about his support for Web3 gaming company Readygg, blockchain games, mass layoffs, AI, controlling costs, and more (Dean Takahashi/VentureBeat)

Jordan Novet / CNBC: A profile of, and interview with, Salesforce co-founder Parker Harris, who became Slack CTO in January, on tightly integrating Slack, generative AI, and more  —  – Salesforce co-founder Parker Harris wants to more tightly integrate Slack… Read More »A profile of, and interview with, Salesforce co-founder Parker Harris, who became Slack CTO in January, on tightly integrating Slack, generative AI, and more (Jordan Novet/CNBC)

Nikou Asgari / Financial Times: Tel Aviv-based multi-asset trading platform eToro is seeking a $3.5B+ valuation, as CEO Yoni Assia says he’s “exploring the right timing” for a London or NY IPO  —  Chief executive says firm also looking at… Read More »Tel Aviv-based multi-asset trading platform eToro is seeking a $3.5B+ valuation, as CEO Yoni Assia says he’s “exploring the right timing” for a London or NY IPO (Nikou Asgari/Financial Times)

Wall Street Journal: Source: ex-Activision CEO Bobby Kotick has approached ByteDance to express interest in buying TikTok and floated the idea of partnering to Sam Altman and others  —  Legislation forcing a sale or shutdown of the popular app has… Read More »Source: ex-Activision CEO Bobby Kotick has approached ByteDance to express interest in buying TikTok and floated the idea of partnering to Sam Altman and others (Wall Street Journal)

Lindsay Clark / The Register: Palantir wins a US Army contract worth $178.4M to provide battlefield AI systems for the TITAN ground station, the Army’s first “AI-defined vehicle”  —  US spy-tech firm at center of UK health data systems applies… Read More »Palantir wins a US Army contract worth $178.4M to provide battlefield AI systems for the TITAN ground station, the Army’s first “AI-defined vehicle” (Lindsay Clark/The Register)

Dominic-Madori Davis / TechCrunch: Sources: Techstars has caused frustrations over missteps in deploying its JPMorgan-backed $80M fund, which aims to help underrepresented founders, since 2022  —  Insiders say the relationship began to sour almost immediately  —  During a Zoom meeting… Read More »Sources: Techstars has caused frustrations over missteps in deploying its JPMorgan-backed $80M fund, which aims to help underrepresented founders, since 2022 (Dominic-Madori Davis/TechCrunch)