CEO Melanie Perkins explains Canva’s big pivot to AI
…We’ve got hundreds of millions of people using our free product. Affinity itself has had more than 5 million downloads since we announced it. So yeah, it’s a really key…
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Attack of the killer script kiddies
…The tools had scanned 54 million lines of actual software code that DARPA had injected with artificial flaws. The teams were capable enough to identify most of the artificial bugs, but their…
Larry Ellison’s betting everything on OpenAI. Will it pay off or pop the bubble?
…To fulfill the deal, Oracle will build five very large data centers. “All told, they’ll require millions of chips and consume 4.5 gigawatts of power — more than all the homes…
US Elections
…Coinbase, Ripple Labs, and other crypto firms poured more than $40 million into Moreno’s campaign — and their bet paid off. Moreno flipped the seat, getting Republicans even closer to controlling the…
Roids were all the rage at the Enhanced Games
…People, Martin says, have enough common sense that they don’t expect Toyota Camrys and Corollas to perform like a Ferrari. Then again, just because a person knows they’re not an…
The creator of Roomba is back with a furry robot companion
Colin Angle, the maker of the Roomba and the man who helped put 50 million household robots into people’s homes, is back with a new robot. But this one is designed…
Electric Bikes
…That’s expected to change dramatically over the next decade, with brands like VanMoof, Rad Power Bikes, and legacy bike makers like Specialized, Trek, and others introducing new and more powerful models…
This AI guitar pedal let me roll my own effects
…There are a million and one digital delay and fuzz pedals out there that will do those things better than the Endless ever could. If you just want standard-issue effects, you…
The SpaceX IPO is a trillion-dollar gamble on the future of space
…Joel Montalbano, acting associate administrator for NASA’s Space Operations Mission Directorate, acknowledged that NASA had expected the space tourism market to take off and pump money into the sector, but that…
Can Puck reinvent news for the influencer age?
…14 is the number of years it took TV to hit 100 million viewers. Seven is 100 million for the desktop internet. Four is the migration of 100 million to mobile, and…