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Microsoft’s creepy teenage chatbot Xiaoice is getting its own company

Microsoft is turning its Xiaoice chatbot into an independent company, the software giant announced today. Xiaoice — pronounced “Shao-ice” and translated as “little Bing” — is rather creepily programmed to act like an 18-year-old girl. The chatbot was initially released in China, but is now also available in Indonesia and Japan. According to Microsoft, the service

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UiPath, which makes software to automate repetitive tasks, raises $225M Series E led by Alkeon Capital Management at a $10.2B valuation (Kyle Wiggers/VentureBeat)

Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: UiPath, which makes software to automate repetitive tasks, raises $225M Series E led by Alkeon Capital Management at a $10.2B valuation  —  Take the latest VB Survey to share how your company is implementing AI today.  —  Robotic process automation startup UiPath today announced it has closed … UiPath, which makes

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Both the DNC and RNC have asked campaign staff to refrain from using TikTok on personal devices (Donie O'Sullivan/CNN)

{$inline_image} Donie O’Sullivan / CNN: Both the DNC and RNC have asked campaign staff to refrain from using TikTok on personal devices  —  (CNN)The Democratic and Republican national committees warned their staffs about using the Chinese-owned app TikTok.  —  The Democratic National Committee warned Democratic campaigns … Both the DNC and RNC have asked campaign

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