Tag: author_name|Mat Smith
The Morning After: Amazon bets $4 billion on an OpenAI rival
Amazon’s bid for AI glory is in the billions. It’s investing up to $4 billion in OpenAI rival Anthropic to provide advanced deep learning and other services for its Amazon Web Services (AWS) customers. Google has already invested $400 million in the company, which was founded by former OpenAI executives.…
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The Morning After: Tinder’s $500 a month tier is now open to everyone who can afford it
Hey big spender. Tinder Select, the dating app’s most exclusive tier, is rolling out now. It will cost love seekers $500 per month (or $6,000 annually — no bulk discounts) for features like exclusive search and matching. The company has only offered Tinder Select to the less than one percent…
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The Morning After: Tinder’s $500 a month tier is here
Hey, big spender. Tinder Select, the dating app’s most exclusive tier, is rolling out now. It will cost love seekers $500 per month (or $6,000 annually — no bulk discounts) for features like exclusive search and matching. The company has only offered Tinder Select to the less than one percent…
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The Morning After: Everything announced at Microsoft’s Surface event
Microsoft, even without the usual face of its Surface announcements, had plenty to show off to the assembled media and industry guests yesterday. Unsurprisingly, it led with (and focused on) its latest AI developments. Its Copilot AI assistant is now graduating to assist with all things Windows 11, in an…
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The Morning After: Amazon turns Alexa into a more conversational chatbot for your home
Amid a barrage of Amazon-branded tablets and Alexa-powered tech, Dave Limp, SVP of Amazon Devices and Services, announced the company’s digital assistant will soon tap into a purpose-built large language model (LLM) for almost every new Echo device. Amazon set out to design the LLM based on five foundational capabilities.…
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Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth hands-on: Broader horizons and deeper combat
How many times am I going to buy this game? I'm still waiting on the answer to that, but I recently played two demos for Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, the (poorly named) second chapter of what’s set to be a three-part remake of the 1997 RPG. Across two separate demos,…
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