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Eric Schmidt-backed Augment, a GitHub Copilot rival, launches out of stealth with $252MAugment, a startup developing an AI-powered platform similar to GitHub's Copilot, has launched out of stealth valued at nearly $1 billion. ©...
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TikTok ban signed into law by President Biden: How we got here, and what comes nextTikTok faces an uncertain fate in the U.S. once again. A bill including a deadline for TikTok parent company Bytedance to divest within nine...
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Radical thinks the time has come for solar-powered, high-altitude autonomous aircraftThough many eyes are on space as orbit develops into a thriving business ecosystem, Radical is keeping things a little closer to the ground — but...
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Stripe, doubling down on embedded finance, de-couples payments from the rest of its stackStripe continues to hold the title of being the biggest financial technology business still in private hands, with a current valuation of about...
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Why code-testing startup Nova AI uses open source LLMs more than OpenAIEnterprises still don't trust OpenAI, while open source AI models are cheaper and more than sufficient for targeted specific tasks, Nova AI...
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WhatsApp adds global support for passkeys on iOSWhatsApp is introducing support for passkey verification on iOS, removing the need for users to deal with SMS two-factor authentication. © 2024...
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Biden signs bill that would ban TikTok if ByteDance fails to sell the appPresident Biden has signed a bill that would ban TikTok if its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, fails to sell it within a year. The bill, which...
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Reddit is making it easier to navigate conversations on its mobile appsThe company is launching a new unified media player, along with instant comment loading and a direct shortcut to conversations. © 2024...
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Dripos raises $11M Series A to replace Square, Toast and 8 other pieces of softwareDripos brings together point-of-sale, mobile payments, employee management and payroll, loyalty and marketing automation and administrative...
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TechCrunch Minute: Perplexity AI could be worth up to $3B. Here’s whyPerplexity AI‘s latest, large fundraising event could be quickly superseded by another, even larger chunk of capital, TechCrunch reports....
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Seed-stage firm Eniac Ventures raises $220M across two fundsEniac has raised $60 million for Select 1, the firm’s vehicle for follow-on later-stage investments, and $160 million for Eniac VI. © 2024...
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Stainless is helping OpenAI, Anthropic and others build SDKs for their APIsStainless, a startup building a platform to generate SDKs from APIs, has raised a seed round of funding from Sequoia. © 2024 TechCrunch. All...
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Fintech gaming startup Sanlo’s webshop tool could help developers avoid costly app store feesSanlo, a fintech startup that helps gaming companies manage finances, announced Wednesday the closed beta launch of its webshop tool, giving...
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Anon is building an automated authentication layer for the GenAI ageAs the notion of the AI agent begins to take hold, and more tasks will be completed without a human involved, it is going to require a new kind of...
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The TikTok ban clears key hurdle while Perplexity AI continues to shake up searchWell, if you are a big TikTok fan and live in the United States, I have some bad news for you: A bill that would force a sale of TikTok or ban it...
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Nvidia acquires AI workload management startup Run:ai for $700M, sources sayNvidia is acquiring Run:ai, a Tel Aviv-based company that makes it easier for developers and operations teams to manage and optimize their AI...
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Security bugs in popular phone-tracking app iSharing exposed users’ precise locationsThe location-sharing app iSharing, which has 35 million users, fixed vulnerabilities that exposed users' personal information and precise location...
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Former Magic Leapers launch a platform for AR experiencesWhen Trace’s future co-founders Greg Tran, Martin Smith and Sean Couture joined Magic Leap in Spring/Summer 2015, it was about as hot as startups...
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Hinge adds a way to mute requests containing words you specifyHinge is adding a “Hidden Words” feature to its app, which will filter out likes with comments containing those phrases or words. It...
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India’s central bank cracks down on Kotak Mahindra Bank over IT, risk management lapsesIndia’s central bank on Wednesday ordered Kotak Mahindra Bank to immediately cease onboarding new customers through its online and mobile...
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Parloa, a conversational AI platform for customer service, raises $66MConversational AI platform Parloa has nabbed $66 million in a Series B round of funding, a year after the German startup raised $21 million from a...
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Madica, a program by Flourish Ventures, steps up pre-seed investing in AfricaMadica, an investment program launched by US-based investor Flourish Ventures to back pre-seed startups in Africa, plans to invest in up to 10...
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French startup FlexAI exits stealth with $30M to ease access to AI computeWith the current iteration of its product going through its paces with a handful of beta customers, FlexAI will launch its first commercial...
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Google-backed Glance pilots Android lockscreen platform in USGlance, which operates a popular lockscreen platform targeting Android smartphones, is setting its sights on the U.S. market. The Indian startup...
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Senate passes a bill that would ban TikTok if ByteDance doesn’t sell itThe bill gives Bytedance nine months to force a sale with a 90-day extension, which is effectively a year to complete the deal. © 2024...
