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Louisiana’s air has toxic gas levels “more than a thousand times higher” than the safe limit
The toxic gas ethylene oxide (EtO) is detectable in southeastern Louisiana at levels a thousand times higher than what is considered safe,...
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Trouble sleeping? Remove these types of food from your diet
Ultra-processed foods are a glorious orgy of sugars, fats, salts, and other additives. Think sodas, chips, breakfast cereal—foods that have been...
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Caitlin Clark is not on the Paris Olympics roster. Here’s why
USA Basketball said experience was a major reason Caitlin Clark was not on the U.S. women’s Olympic roster that was officially revealed...
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Databricks and Shutterstock are trying to remove the copyright risk from AI image generation (exclusive)
Databricks and Shutterstock have developed a new text-to-image diffusion model similar to DALL-E and Stable Diffusion, but without the risk of...
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This humanoid robot can drive cars — sort of
Out of an abundance of caution, the car took two minutes to turn a corner. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
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Ahead of Tesla’s big shareholder vote, let’s re-read the judge’s opinion that got us here
There has been a silly amount of drama in the run-up to Tesla‘s annual shareholder meeting on Thursday. The company is set to hold a vote on...
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iOS 18 cracks down on apps asking for full address book access
To give users more control over the contacts an app can and cannot access, the permissions screen has two stages. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights...
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Generative AI takes robots a step closer to general purpose
The push to produce a robotic intelligence that can fully leverage the wide breadth of movements opened up by bipedal humanoid design has been a...
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Ford’s secretive, low-cost EV team is growing with talent from Rivian, Tesla and Apple
A TechCrunch review of LinkedIn data found that Ford has built this team up to around 300 employees over the last year. © 2024 TechCrunch. All...
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Tern AI wants to reduce reliance on GPS with low-cost navigation alternative
The most critical systems of our modern world rely on GPS, from aviation and road networks to emergency and disaster response, from precision...
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Fintech Brex abandons co-CEO model, talks IPO, cash burn and plans for a secondary sale
Since fintech startup Brex’s inception in 2017, its two co-founders Henrique Dubugras and Pedro Franceschi have run the company as co-CEOs. But...
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This Week in AI: Apple won’t say how the sausage gets made
Hiya, folks, and welcome to TechCrunch’s regular AI newsletter. This week in AI, Apple stole the spotlight. At the company’s Worldwide...
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India’s 360 One acquires mutual fund app ET Money for $44M
India’s largest wealth manager focused on ultra-high-net-worth individuals, 360 One WAM, has agreed to acquire popular Indian mutual fund...
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Helen Toner worries ‘not super functional’ Congress will flub AI policy
Helen Toner, a former OpenAI board member and the director of strategy at Georgetown’s Center for Security and Emerging Technology, is worried...
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Layoffs Got You Down? Get a Half-Price Expo+ Pass at Disrupt 2024
Layoffs are tough. This year alone, we’ve already seen 60,000 job cuts across 254 companies according to layoffs.fyi. Looking for ways to...
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YouTube creators can now test multiple video thumbnails
YouTube announced this week the rollout of “Thumbnail Test & Compare,” a new tool for creators to see which thumbnail performs the best. The...
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Waymo issues second recall after robotaxi hit telephone pole
Waymo has voluntarily issued a software recall to all 672 of its Jaguar I-Pace robotaxis after one of them collided with a telephone pole. This is...
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Lightspeed Venture Partners leads $4.3M seed in automated financial reporting fintech InScope
InScope leverages machine learning and large language models to provide financial reporting and auditing processes for mid-market and enterprises....
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YC grad RetailReady raises $3.3M for an AI warehouse app that hopes to save brands billions
RetailReady targets the $40 billion compliance market to help reduce the number of retail compliance losses that shippers incur annually due to...
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Foresite Capital raises $900M sixth fund for investing in life sciences companies
Venture fundraising has been a slog over the last few years, even for firms with a strong track record. That’s Foresite Capital’s...
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Databricks expands Mosaic AI to help enterprises build with LLMs
A year ago, Databricks acquired MosaicML for $1.3 billion. Now rebranded as Mosaic AI, the platform has become integral to Databricks’ AI...
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Databricks launches LakeFlow to help its customers build their data pipelines
Since its launch in 2013, Databricks has relied on its ecosystem of partners, such as Fivetran, Rudderstack, and dbt, to provide tools for data...
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How to Build Trust and Transparency With Your Customers While Taking Their Data
In this article, we'll explore why businesses must prioritize customer data security and privacy when embracing innovation and provide guidance on...
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Their Million-Dollar Home Was Listed 'For Sale By Owner' on Zillow for $10,200 — and Not By Them: 'Zero Help'
A Kansas couple has no intention of selling their five-bedroom home, but people keep knocking on their door.
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This U.S. Summer Hotspot Will Now Require Beachgoers to Make a Reservation
If you want to visit Sand Harbor State Park in Nevada, there's a list.