David Gewirtz / ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET’s key takeaways Claude’s SMB tools include 31 skills. The contract review skill is the standout. Connectors are useful, but permissions are a concern. This week, Anthropic announced Claude for Small Business, a library of small business-related connectors and skills for…
ArXiv, a widely used open repository for preprint research, is doing more to crack down on the careless use of large language models in scientific papers. Although papers are posted to the site before they are peer-reviewed, arXiv (pronounced “archive”) has become one of the main ways that research circulates in fields like computer science…
The vibes around the current AI boom aren’t great, even in the tech industry, according to a lengthy social media post from Menlo Ventures partner Deedy Das. Das described San Francisco as “pretty frenetic right now,” as “the divide in outcomes is the worst I’ve ever seen.” Using a “back of the envelope AI calculation,”…
AI-powered marketing platform Nectar Social announced Thursday that it raised a $30 million Series A round led by Menlo Ventures and its Anthology Fund, which was created alongside Anthropic. The company, which officially exited stealth last year, is an agentic operating system for marketers. It told TechCrunch that it uses autonomous AI agents to help…
Jada Jones and Maria Diaz/ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. Sonos has cemented itself as the king of multiroom audio, but more companies are joining in on the trend, some offering features that Sonos doesn’t. Also: Forget the soundbar: How I upgraded my TV audio with spare Bluetooth speakers Bose…
OpenAI co-founder and president Greg Brockman is officially taking the reins of the company’s product strategy, according to Wired. This seems to solidify an already-existing change, with Brockman overseeing OpenAI’s products on an interim basis while the company’s CEO of AGI deployment Fidji Simo is out on medical leave. Wired also reports that in a…
Working from home has its own perils. Pets can be demanding, your back aches from hours at a desk, or you simply forget to move. There are a few apps that nudge you to move around or indicate that you’re not sitting in an ideal position, but they’re easy to dismiss. I’ve spent the better…
Today, Cerebras Systems is a public company that sells AI chips for inference to giants like OpenAI and AWS. It held a blockbuster IPO on Thursday, with both of its co-founders billionaires, and ended the week worth about $60 billion. But in 2019, when it was three years old, it came dangerously close to failure…
Many people are jailbreaking their Kindles following the news that Amazon is ending technical support for older models. On May 20, Amazon will end support for the following Kindle devices: Kindle 1st Generation Kindle 2nd Generation Kindle DX Kindle DX Graphite Kindle Keyboard Kindle 4 Kindle 5 Kindle Touch Kindle Paperwhite 1st Generation Kindle Fire…
Kerry Wan / ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET’s key takeaways Samsung offers stronger software support and ecosystem perks. Motorola stands out for value, design, and battery life. The best Android brand depends on your budget and priorities. Samsung and Motorola are two of the oldest and most innovative…