Microsoft is wading deeper into generative artificial intelligence for gaming with Muse, a new AI model announced today. The model, which was trained on Ninja Theory’s multiplayer game Bleeding Edge, can help Xbox game developers build parts of games, Microsoft says. Muse can understand the physics and 3D environment inside a game and generate visuals
Engineers who work for Elon Musk’s SpaceX have been brought on as senior advisers to the acting administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), sources tell WIRED. On Sunday, Sean Duffy, secretary of the Department of Transportation, which oversees the FAA, announced in a post on X that SpaceX engineers would be visiting the Air
Uber is moving away from its commission-based model for three-wheeled motorized rickshaw drivers in India in response to increased competition from local rivals Rapido and Namma Yatri. The ride-hailing giant will instead charge drivers a daily fee to use the platform and connect to riders. The business model change is the latest update to Uber’s
Swizzle Ventures has closed its Fund I at $6.6 million, bypassing its initial $3 million target, Jessica Kamada, the firm’s founder, told TechCrunch. Back in December, TechCrunch previously reported that the firm, which quietly launched in 2023, was raising and has already bypassed $5 million, per its SEC filing. The thesis of Fund I will
Published February 19, 2025 04:44 PM EST Sha Hanting / China News Service / VCG via Getty Images Key Takeaways The Federal Reserve’s policy committee is firmly in ‘wait and see’ mode as inflation has stayed high and President Donald Trump has yet to finalize important economic policies, the most recent meeting minutes show. The
Published February 19, 2025 04:31 PM EST Microsoft’s new Majorana 1 quantum computing chip. Microsoft Key Takeaways Microsoft on Wednesday announced its first quantum computing chip, Majorana 1. The company said the chip currently uses eight “qubits,” or quantum bits, with the potential to scale to 1 million qubits. A 1 million-qubit quantum computer could
For decades, couples going through in vitro fertilization have had to spend tens of thousands of dollars on the procedures with no guarantee of success. It’s not only an emotionally draining process, but a financially exhausting one as well. San Francisco-based startup Future Family wants to help ease some of that burden for couples with
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