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Uber raises the minimum age requirement for new ride-hailing California drivers to 25, but not Uber Eats, citing the rising costs of commercial auto insurance (Associated Press) 24-08-2023

Associated Press: Uber raises the minimum age requirement for new ride-hailing California drivers to 25, but not Uber Eats, citing the rising costs of commercial auto insurance  —  Uber raised the minimum age requirement for most of its new drivers in California to 25 on Thursday under rules the company … Lees verder op Tech Meme

OnlyFans reports revenue up 17% YoY to $1.1B in the FY to November 30, 2022, profit up 24% YoY to $404M, creators up 47% YoY to 3.2M, and users spent $5.6B (Nathan McAlone/Insider) 24-08-2023

Nathan McAlone / Insider: OnlyFans reports revenue up 17% YoY to $1.1B in the FY to November 30, 2022, profit up 24% YoY to $404M, creators up 47% YoY to 3.2M, and users spent $5.6B  —  – The OnlyFans business is still booming.  — OnlyFans users spent $5.6 billion on the platform in 2022, up from $4.8 billion in 2021. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Modular, a platform for developing AI systems, raised $100M led by General Catalyst, bringing its total funding to $130M; GV, Greylock, and others invested too (Kyle Wiggers/TechCrunch) 24-08-2023

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: Modular, a platform for developing AI systems, raised $100M led by General Catalyst, bringing its total funding to $130M; GV, Greylock, and others invested too  —  Modular, a startup creating a platform for developing and optimizing AI systems, has raised $100 million in a funding round led … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Walmart partners with Alphabet's Wing to test drone deliveries of up to six miles at two stores in the Dallas area, dropping off food and household essentials (Brendan Case/Bloomberg) 24-08-2023

Brendan Case / Bloomberg: Walmart partners with Alphabet’s Wing to test drone deliveries of up to six miles at two stores in the Dallas area, dropping off food and household essentials  —  – Project boosts aerial range capabilities for the retailer  — Service will be offered at two stores in the Dallas area Lees verder op Tech Meme

Enkele buien KNMI : 24-08-2023

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Enkele buien Verwachting voor vandaag en morgen Waarschuwingen Er komen geen waarschuwingen voor. Vanmiddag schijnt af en toe de zon, maar trekken ook nog enkele buien over het land, plaatselijk met onweer. De temperatuur loopt uiteen van 20°C aan zee tot 25°C plaatselijk in het binnenland. Er staat een zwakke tot matige wind uit zuidelijke richtingen.Vanavond is het wisselend bewolkt en is er nog plaatselijk kans op een enkele (onweers)bui. De wind is zwak tot matig uit uiteenlopende richtingen. Komende nacht is er plaatselijk kans op een enkele bui, mogelijk met onweer. Plaatselijk kan mist voorkomen. De minimumtemperatuur komt uit… Lees verder »Enkele buien KNMI : 24-08-2023

How LLMs for chat turned AI into a general-purpose information-processing tool, as AI undergoes a transformation much like how chips gave rise to CPUs and GPUs (Haomiao Huang/Ars Technica) 24-08-2023

Haomiao Huang / Ars Technica: How LLMs for chat turned AI into a general-purpose information-processing tool, as AI undergoes a transformation much like how chips gave rise to CPUs and GPUs  —  Until recently, AI models were specialized tools.  Modern LLMs are different.  —  The chief technology officer … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Hugging Face confirms raising a $235M Series D from Salesforce, Google, Amazon, Nvidia, Intel, AMD, Qualcomm, and others, bringing its total funding to $395.2M (Kyle Wiggers/TechCrunch) 24-08-2023

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: Hugging Face confirms raising a $235M Series D from Salesforce, Google, Amazon, Nvidia, Intel, AMD, Qualcomm, and others, bringing its total funding to $395.2M  —  As first reported by The Information, then seemingly verified by Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff on X (formerly known as Twitter) … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Canada-based LemFi, which offers remittances and other payment services for immigrants worldwide, raised a $33M Series A, bringing its total funding to ~$34M (Abraham Augustine/TechCabal) 24-08-2023

Abraham Augustine / TechCabal: Canada-based LemFi, which offers remittances and other payment services for immigrants worldwide, raised a $33M Series A, bringing its total funding to ~$34M  —  On the back of successfully serving African migrants in Canada and the UK, LemFi has raised $33 million in Series A funding … Lees verder op Tech Meme