OpenAI is enhancing its flagship product ChatGPT with a new set of search features, intensifying its competition with Alphabet Inc.’s Google. The new option, ChatGPT Search, allows users to search for timely information within the chatbot just like on the web, providing responses with in-line attribution to news publishers and other data sources, OpenAI announced … Read more
[Sorce] A Japanse train company is gearing up to deploy “blade-proof” umbrellas in response to a knife attack that occured on one of its trains last year. Launching the first of its kind in Japan, JR West anounced on Thursday that it will distribute 1,200 “blade-proof” umbrellas beginning in November to its 600 trains in … Read more
Spark Capital led the round and was joined by Index Ventures and others. PRIVATE EQUITY DEALS – Thoma Bravo is in advanced talks to acquire Anaplan, a San Francisco-based planning software maker, for more than $10 billion, according to Bloomberg. Anaplan was taken private by private equity firm Vista Equity Partners in 2016 for $4.5 … Read more
Robinhood shook up the trading world when Redditors used the platform to make unconventional trades on struggling stocks like GameStop and Bed, Bath, and Beyond. Now, the company is introducing a key product to its lineup for U.K. customers. Robinhood has now launched margin trading for U.K. customers, six months after the initial launch of … Read more
“ When you save up for a meal at a renowned restaurant in a distant city, you probably don’t think about philanthropy and sustainability. For a Barcelona-based chef who recently won a major culinary humanitarian award, this is a problem that needs addressing. Andres Torres, a former war correspondent, has transformed his battlefield experiences into … Read more
HMH Classcraft™, an adaptive learning company, has introduced a new AI Summarization tool that allows teachers to quickly assess student comprehension and adjust instruction accordingly. This tool, powered by generative AI, analyzes open text responses from students working in small groups or individually, providing educators with a summary of student performance and feedback recommendations. Using … Read more