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As Family Dollar stores close, Dollar Tree may sell off the struggling discount retailer entirely
Dollar Tree may shake up its store offerings once again. The discount giant revealed along with its Q1 2024 earnings that it is exploring...
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New York governor halts congestion pricing plan for Manhattan drivers
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Wednesday indefinitely delayed implementation of a plan to charge motorists big tolls to enter the core of...
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How LGBTQ+ life was portrayed on public access TV
“Hello to all you lovely lesbians out there! My name is Debbie, and I’m here to show you a few things about taking care of your vaginal health.”...
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Walmart to give workers bonuses and train them for trade jobs
Walmart is offering new perks for its hourly U.S. workers, ranging from a new bonus plan to opportunities to move into skilled trade jobs within...
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Monotype joins academic group the Readability Consortium to make the internet more readable
From a tiny serif flourish to the distance between an “a” and a “b,” the way that a font is designed can have a major consequences for how easy it...
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The Olympics are the next target in Russia’s disinformation war
We’re sadly accustomed to Russia interfering in our elections . An October 2023 U.S. government report warned Moscow tried to undermine public...
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UN calls for ‘godfathers of climate chaos’ fossil fuel companies to get taxed on profits
U.N. Secretary General António Guterres called Wednesday for a “windfall” tax on profits of fossil fuel companies to help pay for...
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Mistral launches new services and SDK to let customers fine-tune its models
Mistral is no doubt looking to grow revenue as it faces considerable — and growing — competition in the generative AI space. © 2024 TechCrunch....
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Humane urges customers to stop using charging case, citing battery fire concerns
The warning for the Ai Pin was issued “out of an abundance of caution,” according to Humane. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For...
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What to expect from Apple’s AI-powered iOS 18 at WWDC 2024
As WWDC 2024 nears, all sorts of rumors and leaks have emerged about what iOS 18 and its AI-powered apps and features have in store. © 2024...
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Elon Musk’s X: A complete timeline of what Twitter has become
Welcome to Elon Musk’s X. The social network formerly known as Twitter where the rules are made up and the check marks don’t matter. Or do they?...
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Fearless Fund’s Arian Simone coming to Disrupt 2024
TechCrunch has kept readers informed regarding Fearless Fund’s courtroom battle to provide business grants to Black women. Today, we are happy to...
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Bluesky and Mastodon users can now talk to each other with Bridgy Fed
Bridgy Fed is one of the efforts aimed at connecting the fediverse with the web, Bluesky and, perhaps later, other networks like Nostr. © 2024...
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Zoox to test self-driving cars in Austin and Miami
Zoox, Amazon’s self-driving unit, is bringing its autonomous vehicles to more cities. The self-driving technology company announced...
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Stability AI releases a sound generator
Called Stable Audio Open, the generative model takes a text description and outputs a recording up to 47 seconds in length. © 2024 TechCrunch....
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SoftBank-backed grocery startup Oda lays off 150, resets focus on Norway and Sweden
It’s not just instant-delivery startups that are struggling. Oda, the Norway-based online supermarket delivery startup, has confirmed layoffs of...
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Substack brings video to its Chat feature
Newsletter platform Substack is introducing the ability for writers to send videos to their subscribers via Chat, its private community feature,...
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This Week in AI: Ex-OpenAI staff call for safety and transparency
Hiya, folks, and welcome to TechCrunch’s inaugural AI newsletter. It’s truly a thrill to type those words — this one’s...
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Cameo fumbles on Ms. Rachel fundraiser as fans receive credits instead of videos
Ms. Rachel isn’t a household name, but if you spend a lot of time with toddlers, she might as well be a rockstar. She’s like Steve from Blues...
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Cartwheel generates 3D animations from scratch to power up creators
Cartwheel helps animators go from zero to basic movement, so creating a scene or character with elementary motions like taking a step, swatting a...
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Wix’s new tool taps AI to generate smartphone apps
The new tool, which is set to arrive in Wix's app builder tool this week, guides users through a chatbot-like interface to understand the goals,...
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ClickUp wants to take on Notion and Confluence with its new AI-based Knowledge Base
ClickUp Knowledge Management combines a new wiki-like editor and with a new AI system that can also bring in data from Google Drive, Dropbox,...
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Whizz wants to own the delivery e-bike subscription space, starting with NYC
New York City, home to over 60,000 gig delivery workers, has been cracking down on cheap, uncertified e-bikes that have resulted in battery fires...
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Boeing’s Starliner astronaut capsule is en route to the ISS
This is the last major step before Starliner can be certified as an operational crew system, and the first Starliner mission is expected to launch...
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Three ways founders can shine at TechCrunch Disrupt 2024
TechCrunch Disrupt 2024 in San Francisco is the must-attend event for startup founders aiming to make their mark in the tech world. This year,...