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All Hands AI, which announced a $5 million seed funding round led by Menlo Ventures on Thursday, aims to build model-agnostic open source AI agents that can handle most of this toil and allow developers to focus more of their time on doing what they do best. A few months...

All Hands AI raises $5M to build open source agents for developers

Maintained by a nonprofit known as LMSYS, Chatbot Arena has become something of an industry obsession. Posts about updates to its model leaderboards garner hundreds of views and reshares across Reddit and X, and the official LMSYS X account has over 54,000 followers. Millions of people have visited the organization’s website in the last year alone.

The AI industry is obsessed with Chatbot Arena, but it might not be the best benchmark

This week in AI, two startups developing tools to generate and suggest code — Magic and Codeium — raised nearly half a billion dollars combined. The rounds were high even by AI sector standards, especially considering that Magic hasn’t launched a product or generated revenue yet. So...

This Week in AI: VCs (and devs) are enthusiastic about AI coding tools

Spiegel attempted to rally employee spirits with his letter on Tuesday after a depressing year for the company’s stock price, which has fallen nearly 50% in 2024. “Investors are concerned that we aren’t growing faster,” said Spiegel in the letter. The “simplified” Snapchat may be an attempt...

Snapchat to test a ‘simplified’ app, CEO says

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‘Any meat items my dogs refuse to eat, I no longer eat.’ It’s said that animals have a “sixth sense,” which affords them an insight human beings cannot match. There are clips of security camera earthquake footage where pets can be seen wigging out seconds before tremors begin.

‘It ain’t food anymore.’: Dairy Queen customer warns against chicken after his dog refuses to eat it

The company tells TechCrunch that the act of linking the account won’t influence the YouTube algorithm in terms of what’s shown to the teen, however, as that’s already personalized to the user. Parents also aren’t able to inform YouTube of the child’s real age via the act of account linking, as YouTube defers to the age the teen entered when they signed up for YouTube.

YouTube debuts new parental controls aimed at teens

Since acquiring shared bike and station provider PBSC Urban Solutions two years ago, Lyft has invested in building and deploying better quality e-bikes and docked e-scooters, as well as a new type of docking station that is solar-powered, modular and able to charge both bikes and scooters. As CEO David...

Why Lyft’s CEO says ‘it would be insane’ not to go all in on bikeshare

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Federal, state and local public health officials have confirmed the first case of the Oropouche virus in Kentucky and Jefferson County in a person who had returned to Louisville after traveling to the Caribbean.

Health officials report first case of Oropouche virus, aka ‘Sloth Fever,’ confirmed in Kentucky

Musk has been engaged in a months-long dispute with the Brazilian courts, which have been waging a war against X for hosting accounts that the courts say spread extremism and misinformation. After X refused to comply with court orders last month asking it to remove certain accounts, Supreme Court Justice...

‘Stop harassing Starlink,’ SpaceX president tells Brazilian judge

The German automaker announced in January at CES 2024 plans to add an AI-powered chatbot into all Volkswagen models equipped with its IDA voice assistant. But the U.S. was excluded in that initial rollout. Now, the automaker is making its ChatGPT-integrated Plus Speech voice assistant — which is an AI...

Volkswagen is rolling out its ChatGPT assistant to the US

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The era of free-riding for online retailers ended in 2018 when South Dakota took Wayfair to court over sales tax collection. The Supreme Court ultimately sided with South Dakota. Now, online stores and SaaS companies have to collect sales tax from their customers wherever it’s required, which is not an...

Zamp targets growing demand for sales tax solutions

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When your temper flares are you a raging bull? A vicious Virgo or a conniving Capricorn? Emotions are complex states that involve physiological, behavioral, and cognitive changes. They influence how we perceive the world around us, how we interact with others, and how we make decisions. However, our emotions are not the only factor that influences our behavior. Astrology can be a telling factor as well.

The Most Ruthless Zodiac Signs - Ranked from Most to Least

The wheels use a “smart chain” structure, which means that a chain on the wheels attaches to spokes that change tension when confronted with changes in the terrain. The team says that this design was inspired by the surface tension properties of water droplets, which are rounded by gravity.

TechCrunch Minute: This robotic wheelchair can climb stairs

As part of the program, we’re thrilled to unveil the complete agenda for the Builders Stage. It’s the culmination of months of hard work and just one of six stages featured at this year’s event, with many more announcements on the horizon. About the Builders Stage. The...

Announcing the final agenda for the Builders Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2024

The lawsuit concerned the Internet Archive’s National Emergency Library, a program it established at the beginning of the pandemic to allow wider access to some 1.3 million e-books. Previously only able to be checked out one at a time, books were later able to be “borrowed” by many people at once.

Publishers prevail in lawsuit over Internet Archive’s ’emergency’ e-book lending

In the mystical realm where astrology intersects with spiritual beliefs, certain zodiac signs are thought to possess inherent qualities that offer protection against malevolent entities and negative energies. This intriguing concept has roots in ancient astrology and cultural traditions worldwide, where the alignment of the stars at one's birth is believed to influence not only personality traits but also spiritual protection. This post delves into the 5 celestial shields of the zodiac, highlighting signs that are particularly noted for their protective aura against evil spirits.

5 Zodiac Signs That Possess a Protective Aura Against Evil Spirits

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In 1981, pop-music sensation Andy Gibb was at the top of the charts. The younger brother of Barry, Robin, and Maurice, a.k.a. The Bee Gees, commenced a tumultuous romance with actress Victoria Principle, who played Pam Ewing on Dallas, TV's then-Number 1 prime-time series. But after the relationship ended, Andy's life, already challenged by substance abuse, did as well. This is their tragic story.

The Tragic Death of Pop Star Andy Gibb & His Traumatic Romance with 'Dallas' Star Victoria Principle

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Today, Attorney General Ashley Moody filed a lawsuit against the Biden-Harris administration for failing to provide public documents requested through a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) filing. The March 2024 FOIA request sought records related to policies allowing the release of dangerous criminal illegal aliens from U.S. prisons into the general population rather than deporting them.

FL Attorney General Sues Biden-Harris Administration Over Release of Criminal Illegal Aliens

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The biggest benefit when you declutter your home is you will be more organized, efficient, and productive and this will free up time for you to spend doing the things you love!

Big Benefits When You Declutter Your Home & Life

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A transportation broker company with a pending contract to handle all MaineCare rides throughout the state is facing complaints from vulnerable riders who say they’re being left at their appointments and declined for rides without receiving the required documentation giving the reason.

Patients, advocates say MaineCare transportation company is failing to live up to its agreement

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With $50M in new funding, You.com thinks its AI can beat Google on hard questions

But Google has a lot easier time answering queries with a single, simple answer, such as “how many is a dozen?” than it does answering complex...

With $50M in new funding, You.com thinks its AI can beat Google on hard questions

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