WhatsApp is testing a way to limit number of messages someone can sending in a month without getting a response to limit spam
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WhatsApp will curb the number of messages people and businesses can send without a response | TechCrunch
The company said the controls are designed to be effective against people and businesses that blast messages and spam people.
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All practice, qualifying, Sprint sessions, and Grands Prix will be available to Apple TV subscribers.
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Apple and Formula 1 ink 5-year US streaming deal, bringing all races to Apple TV  | TechCrunch
All practice, qualifying, Sprint sessions, and Grand Prix races will be available to Apple TV subscribers.
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Austin Russell was replaced in May following an ethics inquiry, but now he wants to use his new AI lab to buy Luminar.
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Ousted Luminar CEO Austin Russell wants to buy the company | TechCrunch
Austin Russell was replaced in May following an ethics inquiry, but now he wants to use his new AI lab to buy Luminar.
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50 fashion brands are launching their shoppable worlds for VLGE's World Fashion Week, founder Evelyn Mora says.
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VLGE is making it easier to world build and shop on Roblox | TechCrunch
Fifty fashion brands are launching their shoppable worlds for VLGE's World Fashion Week, founder Evelyn Mora says.
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All staff employed by SK Telecom's new AI division are being offered a voluntary retirement program as part of a broader effort to bring together its various AI-related divisions, the company confirmed to TechCrunch.
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SK Telecom’s AI unit offers staff voluntary retirement program just weeks after launch | TechCrunch
All staff employed by SK Telecom's new AI division are being offered a voluntary retirement program as part of a broader effort to bring toget...
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Meta on Friday previewed its upcoming parental control features for teens’ conversations with AI characters on its platforms. The features, which will be rolled out next year, include the ability to block certain characters and monitor conversation topics. Starting in the coming months, parents will be able to turn off chats with AI characters entirely […]
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Meta previews new parental controls for its AI experiences | TechCrunch
Starting in the coming months, parents will be able to turn off chats with AI characters entirely for teens. This action won't block access to...
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Reddit announced Thursday that it is expanding its AI-powered search experience to five new languages: French, German, Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese. With this expansion, the feature is now available in countries like Brazil, France, Germany, Spain, Mexico, and Italy. Users who have set one of these languages as their default, instead of English, can now […]
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Reddit expands its AI-powered search to 5 new languages | TechCrunch
Users who have set one of these languages as their default, instead of English, can now chat with the AI in question-and-answer format.
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OpenAI is pausing AI video generations of Martin Luther King at the request of the late civil rights activists' estate.
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OpenAI pauses Sora video generations of Martin Luther King Jr. | TechCrunch
Sora's launch has stirred fervent public debate around the dangers of AI-generated videos and how platforms should implement guardrails around...
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Archer prevailed in a competitive bidding process that included Ambitious Air Mobility Group and U.S. based Joby Aviation.
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Defunct electric aircraft startup Lilium's tech lives on over at Archer | TechCrunch
Archer prevailed in a competitive bidding process that included Ambitious Air Mobility Group and U.S. based Joby Aviation.
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