Christopher Mims / Wall Street Journal: How parametric insurance startups use data science and AI to limit their liability, as climate change makes typical kinds of coverage unprofitable  —  A new breed of insurer is finding opportunity as larger companies exit some markets  —  If floodwaters outside a warehouse in Freeport … Source link

PlayStation VR2, Sony’s current-gen virtual reality headset, is finally available in India. The news comes nearly 10 months after its launch in the US and costs a bit more than the standard PS5 in the country. The visor and Sense controllers alone cost Rs. 57,990, albeit one could also opt for the Horizon Call of

Spencer Soper / Bloomberg: Amazon sues an “international fraud organization” for allegedly stealing millions of dollars in merchandise from the company through a series of refund scams  —  – Shoppers took gaming consoles, smartphones, tires and gold  — Scammers live in US, five other countries, according to suit Source link

WhatsApp rolled out support for HD (high definition) photos and videos in August this year. Now, the Meta-owned instant messaging platform seems to be in the process of improving this functionality. WhatsApp is reportedly testing a new feature that will allow users to share HD images and videos in their status updates. The upcoming security feature

Catherine Shu / TechCrunch: Sydney-based Leonardo.Ai, which lets users generate AI images for use in creative industries, raised $31M, and says it has 7M users and generated 700M+ images  —  Sydney, Australia-based Leonardo.Ai is the one of the latest generative AI startups to raise funding. Source link

What are the biggest TV shows and web series coming to streaming in December 2023? Berlin, a Money Heist spin-off show, leads a somewhat muted month, charting an origin story for the notorious jewel thief who leads a series of heists across Europe with an all-new crew. His death in the mainline cult show left

Spencer Soper / Bloomberg: Amazon plans to cut seller fees on clothing items under $15 to 5% in January 2024 and $15 to $20 items to 10%, down from 17%, in a bid to compete with Shein  —  Amazon.com Inc. is sharply cutting fees for merchants selling clothing priced below $20, a sign it’s hunkering

Meta will soon discontinue its cross-platform messaging service that you to message accounts on Facebook from your Instagram account. Three years after the ability to chat across services was announced by the company, you will once again be limited to messaging users on the platform you are currently using. The company has not specified a reason

New York Times: Interviews with 80+ sources describe how OpenAI releasing ChatGPT a year ago triggered a scramble by Google, Meta, and the rest of Silicon Valley to catch up  —  ChatGPT’s release a year ago triggered a desperate scramble among tech companies and alarm from some of the people who helped invent it. Source

WhatsApp recently rolled out a new Secret Code feature for locked chats which, as the name implies, allows users to hide locked chats behind a secret code. The platform has also been reported to work on a bunch of new features. WhatsApp is said to be reintroducing the “View Once” photos and videos feature to