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Hilary Ong

Hello, from one tech geek to another. Not your beloved TechCrunch writer, but a writer with an avid interest in the fast-paced tech scenes and all the latest tech mojo. I bring with me a unique take towards tech with a honed applied psychology perspective to make tech news digestible. In other words, I deliver tech news that is easy to read.
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Former OpenAI Executives Speak Out Against Company’s Transparency Issues

Former executives of OpenAI, including former board members Helen Toner and Tasha McCauley, are voicing strong criticisms of the company’s governance under CEO Sam Altman. In an Op-Ed for The…

Musk’s Neuralink Aims to Enroll Three Patients for Brain Implant Study

Neuralink, the brain-chip company founded by Elon Musk, intends to recruit three participants for an evaluation of its device as per information available on the U.S. government’s clinical trials database.…

Redwood Materials Teams with GM-LG Venture Ultium Cells to Recycle Battery Scrap

Redwood Materials has announced a collaboration with Ultium Cells LLC, a joint venture between General Motors Co. and LG Energy Solution, focusing on the recycling of battery scrap from manufacturing…

ChatGPT Still Not Up to Par with EU Data Protection Rules

OpenAI’s ChatGPT has not yet met the European Union’s data accuracy standards, according to a recent assessment by a task force of the EU’s privacy watchdog. Despite efforts by OpenAI…

Elon Musk’s xAI Raises $6 Billion, Challenging ChatGPT and Other AI Leaders

Elon Musk’s xAI has successfully raised $6 billion in funding to escalate its competition in the AI technology sector against rivals like OpenAI’s ChatGPT. The substantial investment underscores xAI’s ambitious…

UK MPs Urge Government to Consider Smartphone Ban for Under-16s

UK MPs from the House of Commons education committee have proposed the next government to implement sweeping regulations on smartphone and social media usage among individuals under 16 years of…

You Can Now Search Songs By Humming Using YouTube Music for Android

YouTube Music’s Android application is introducing a significant update that enhances user interaction by incorporating a “Hum to Search” feature, enabling users to find songs by humming, singing, or playing…

Apple’s WWDC 2024 to Showcase New AI Features, Including OpenAI Partnership

Apple is set to unveil a comprehensive suite of AI capabilities at the upcoming Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) in 2024, as reported by Mark Gurman’s Power On newsletter for Bloomberg.…

Elon Musk Unveils Plans for Supercomputer to Boost Grok’s AI Capabilities

Elon Musk has revealed ambitious plans to construct a “gigafactory of compute,” a term he coined to describe a vast supercomputer that would power an advanced version of xAI’s Grok.…

UK Adopts its Own Version of EU Digital Markets Act

The UK Parliament has passed the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers (DMCC) Bill, which serves as the national counterpart to the European Union’s Digital Markets Act (DMA). The bill was…

Google Manually Removes Odd Advice from AI Overview Search Tool

Google is currently managing a series of unexpected challenges with its AI Overview tool, which has been producing bizarre and inaccurate responses, leading to significant public attention and criticism. The…

“I Am Not a Typo”: Campaign Urges Tech Firms to Address Autocorrect Bias

As technology intertwines increasingly with daily life, a pressing issue emerges from its interaction with identity: the autocorrect feature, primarily designed around Western and English-speaking norms, frequently misrepresents names from…

Google Announces First Subsea Cable Linking Africa to Australia

Google has announced a groundbreaking project to construct “Umoja,” the first subsea fiber-optic cable designed to connect the continents of Africa and Australia directly. This initiative emerges as part of…

FCC Proposes Rules for Labeling AI Content in Political Advertising

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is considering implementing new regulations that would require explicit labels on AI-generated content within political advertisements. This initiative aims to address concerns about the potential…

Canva Launches New Enterprise Product for Large Organizations

Canva has officially launched a new enterprise version of its design platform, specifically tailored to meet the complex requirements of large organizations. This announcement marks a significant evolution from their…

TikTok Introduces Several AI Tools to Transform Brand Advertising

TikTok has unveiled a series of new AI-powered tools aimed at transforming advertising strategies for brands. Announced at its fourth annual TikTok World product summit, the tech giant introduced ‘TikTok…

Unify Launches Tool to Help Developers Pick the Best LLM

Unify, a British startup founded by an Imperial College alum, is revolutionizing how developers select the most suitable large language models (LLMs) for specific tasks with its new router tool.…

Spotify Shuts Down Car Thing by Year-End, No Refunds Offered

Spotify has announced that it will deactivate its Car Thing devices, rendering them unusable by the end of this year. This decision concludes Spotify’s short-lived venture into hardware, which ended…

Google’s AI Search Features Generate Humorous Yet Concerning Errors

Google’s recent enhancement to its search engine, designed to improve user interaction by providing quick, AI-generated summaries for queries, has instead garnered attention for its inaccurate and often humorous outputs.…

Bluesky Users Can Now Send DMs

Bluesky has officially introduced direct messaging (DM) capabilities, the company announced on Wednesday, May 22. This new feature marks a significant step for the platform, as it plans to “fully…