Day: April 1, 2024

Sustainability And eLearning: ESG In Company Training

Sustainable Learning On Sustainability Although a huge trend in the corporate and investment world, ESG sustainability is touching everyone’s lives, whether one admits it or not, which launches it beyond mere trends and poses it as a constant standard to be reached by organizations worldwide. Given its all-present significance, it is to be expected that [...]read moreSustainability And eLearning: ESG In Company Training

Kylie Kelce Says Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s Romance Has ‘Been Amazing’

Kylie Kelce might not enjoy the spotlight, but that doesn’t mean she’s not supportive of her brother-in-law, Travis Kelce‘s, romance with Taylor Swift.  The 31-year-old wife of Jason Kelce appeared on Monday’s Today show, where co-hosts Savannah Guthrie and Hoda Kotb couldn’t help but bring up Travis’ high-profile relationship, asking Kylie what watching the couple’s love [...]read moreKylie Kelce Says Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s Romance Has ‘Been Amazing’

xAI Plans to Launch Grok 1.5 This Week

xAI has announced that its Grok chatbot is getting an upgrade, with improved reasoning, particularly on math-related tasks, expanded contextual logic, and overall performance enhancements. xAI says that the latest version of Grok will bring it up to par with other chatbots on the market, and even exceed them on several benchmarks. As per xAI: [...]read morexAI Plans to Launch Grok 1.5 This Week

Once at the fringes of housing finance, home equity investment companies look to grow their stake

“What if homeowners could tap into home equity without taking on debt?” When Hometap launched in 2017, the Boston-based fintech offered an unorthodox answer to this question for homeowners looking for an alternative to a loan. Through a home equity investment, homeowners can receive cash upfront in exchange for a share of the home’s future [...]read moreOnce at the fringes of housing finance, home equity investment companies look to grow their stake

Even Tekken 8 Has A Battle Pass Now, And Players Aren’t Happy

Tekken 8 is an excellent fighting game that finally makes the somewhat convoluted franchise more digestible with accessible design and approachable mechanics. Unfortunately, whenever you reach the top, the only way to go is down, and it seems the highs of Bandai Namco’s recently released brawler have given way to some lows as the company [...]read moreEven Tekken 8 Has A Battle Pass Now, And Players Aren’t Happy

Women in AI: Urvashi Aneja is researching the social impact of AI in India

To give AI-focused women academics and others their well-deserved — and overdue — time in the spotlight, TechCrunch is launching a series of interviews focusing on remarkable women who’ve contributed to the AI revolution. We’ll publish several pieces throughout the year as the AI boom continues, highlighting key work that often goes unrecognized. Read more profiles here. [...]read moreWomen in AI: Urvashi Aneja is researching the social impact of AI in India

Detroit went all-in on big, expensive EVs. Here’s what the data show we’d rather buy

Electric F-150 Lightning pickup trucks power up at the Rouge plantFord Motor Co. Demand for electric pickups has dried up. EV shoppers are more interested in smaller, cheaper vehicles. A majority of EVs are too expensive for the average shopper. When the automotive industry started looking toward an electrified future, Detroit automakers decided to throw [...]read moreDetroit went all-in on big, expensive EVs. Here’s what the data show we’d rather buy

Barbara Rush, ‘All My Children’ and ‘7th Heaven’ Actress, Dead at 97

Barbara Rush, the Golden Globe-winning actress known for her work on Peyton’s Place and in Magnificent Obsession, has died. She was 97. Rush’s daughter, Claudia Cowan, confirmed that her mother died on Sunday evening.  Gregg DeGuire/FilmMagic “My wonderful mother passed away peacefully at 5:28 this evening,” the Fox News correspondent confirmed to Fox News Digital. “I was with her [...]read moreBarbara Rush, ‘All My Children’ and ‘7th Heaven’ Actress, Dead at 97

TikTok Launches New Ad Campaign To Oppose Sell-off Bill

TikTok’s pulling out all the stops to oppose the sell-off bill proposed in the U.S., which would force its owner ByteDance to sell the app to a U.S. company in order to address potential national security concerns. TikTok’s latest effort on this front is a new, $2.1 million ad campaign, which aims to showcase the [...]read moreTikTok Launches New Ad Campaign To Oppose Sell-off Bill

Dragon’s Dogma 2’s Martin Deserves To Be Thrown Off A Cliff

Dragon’s Dogma 2 is a game that’s all about holding players accountable for their actions. Capcom’s recently released RPG includes a lack of fast travel that requires methodical planning, a mysterious plague infecting pawns that you have to be mindful of, and an interconnected web of quests that can change depending on if certain NPCs [...]read moreDragon’s Dogma 2’s Martin Deserves To Be Thrown Off A Cliff