In other tech news, Asana is training LLMs to create AI assistants for company workflows, startup Taloflow has raised $1.3M for its software selection tool, and Databricks has acquired data management company Tabular. Meanwhile, Alphabet has appointed Anat Ashkenazi as CFO, and Tobiko has secured $21.8M in funding to build a modern data platform. Other developments include a malware attack on TikTok, a simultaneous outage of three major AI providers, and a partnership between Discord and TuneIn to bring live radio to the social platform.
Key takeaways:
- eBay has launched a new AI-powered tool that allows sellers to replace image backgrounds with AI-generated backdrops, improving the quality of product images.
- The tool is currently available for iOS users in the U.S., U.K., and Germany, with plans to roll out to Android users in the coming months.
- The AI feature is powered by the open-source model Stable Diffusion and follows similar tools released by Amazon and Google last year.
- This tool could benefit sellers who lack the equipment or skills to take professional-looking photos and may improve on eBay’s previous offering, which used computer vision technology to give listing photos a simple, white background.