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Apple's AI-Powered Siri Is Such a Disaster That Employees Have Given the Team Developing It a Rude Nickname

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Apple has floundered in its efforts to bring a convincing AI product to the table so much so that it's become the subject of derision even among its own employees, The Information reports. More than half a dozen former employees who worked in Giannandrea and Walker's group, per the report, blamed poor leadership for the project's struggles.

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AI’s hype isn’t going to be simply star-studded 

TechCrunch

Welcome to Startups Weekly, a nuanced take on this week’s startup news and trends by Senior Reporter and Equity co-host Natasha Mascarenhas. While Kutcher’s firm has been around for a long time and has lived through enough hype cycles to not be easily swayed one way or another, the filing made me curious. It’s complicated.”

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Microsoft's latest Windows update accidentally uninstalled Copilot

Engadget

If you woke up to a Windows PC suddenly without Microsoft's Copilot app installed, you didn't dream the last few years of AI hype, Microsoft just made a mistake. Based on The Verge's reporting , Microsoft is planning to announce even more new Copilot features at an event celebrating the company's 50th anniversary in April.

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Report: Substack, the highly hyped newsletter platform, has ditched plans for a Series C

TechCrunch

Substack , the five-year-old newsletter platform that has aggressively positioned itself as a disruptive force in media, has abandoned efforts to raise a Series C round, the New York Times is reporting today. and global economies. Andrew Chen, a general partner focused on consumer tech for a16z, led both deals. ” Time will tell.

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It Is What It Is: A fake app hyped on Twitter turned into a fundraiser for racial justice causes

The Verge

On Thursday, the eye-mouth-eye emoji meme started appearing in people’s Twitter handles and almost immediately, the buzz started about what it all meant, Gizmodo reported. As the group said in its statement, “it is what it is: a meme that leveraged the relentless hype of exclusive apps and redirected it towards a critical social need.”.

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Cybersecurity firm says social media bots hyped GameStop during trading frenzy

The Verge

A cybersecurity firm found that bots were promoting GameStop stock on social media before and after the stock’s frenzied rise last month, Reuters reported. Photo by Sean Hollister / The Verge.

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Bumble reportedly filed confidentially for an IPO

TechCrunch

Today Bumble, a popular dating-focused startup, was reported by Bloomberg to have filed IPO documents, albeit privately. TechCrunch reached out to Bumble for comment on the IPO report. Bloomberg reports that Bumble could target a valuation of between $6 and $8 billion. This squares with prior reporting.

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