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Meet the startup pitch finalists at TC Early Stage 2024: ChargeBay, GovGPT, Ti¢kerTechCrunch Early Stage 2024 is gearing up to showcase the next wave of innovation. Among the standout finalists for the highly anticipated...
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X warns that you might lose followers as it does another bot sweepX is warning users they may see a reduction in their follower counts as the company attempts to clear the network of some spammers and bots in a...
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OpenStack improves support for AI workloadsOpenStack allows enterprises to manage their own AWS-like private clouds on-premises. Even after 29 releases, it’s still among the most...
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Net neutrality won’t survive a Trump presidencyNet neutrality’s long trip toward (then away from, then toward again, then away, and now once more toward) federal protections against...
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Fintech funding slows to the lowest level since 2017CB Insights released its Q1 2024 State of Venture Report, revealing that fintech funding slid by 16% during the three-month period. © 2024...
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Agility Robotics lays off some staff amid commercialization focusAgility Robotics on Thursday confirmed that it has laid off a “small number” of employees. The well-funded Oregon-based firm says the job loss is...
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Hoping to stall a ban, TikTok says it generated $14.7B for US small businesses last yearIn addition, it says that over 7 million U.S. businesses rely on TikTok and that 224,000 jobs were supported by small business activity on the...
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TechCrunch Minute: How Anthropic found a trick to get AI to give you answers it’s not supposed toIf you build it, people will try to break it. Sometimes even the people building stuff are the ones breaking it. Such is the case with Anthropic...
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OpenAI expands its custom model training programOpenAI is expanding a program, Custom Model, to help enterprise customers develop tailored generative AI models using its technology for specific...
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India’s Zepto zooms to $1.2B in annualized sales in 29 months, Goldman saysIndian quick-commerce startup Zepto has surpassed the annualised sales milestone of $1 billion within 29 months of its inception, Goldman Sachs...
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Robot delivery firm Kiwibot buys Taipei chipmaker, citing US/China tensionsBay Area/Colombia-based delivery robotics firm Kiwibot this week announced that it has acquired Auto Mobility Solutions. The Taipei firm produces...
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Women in AI: Emilia Gómez at the EU started her AI career with musicTo give AI-focused women academics and others their well-deserved — and overdue — time in the spotlight, TechCrunch is launching a...
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DataStax acquires the startup behind low-code AI builder LangflowDataStax made a name for itself by commercializing the open source Apache Cassandra NoSQL database, but these days, the company’s focus is...
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Rooms, a 3D design app and ‘cozy game,’ gets a major update as users jump to 250KFive months ago, Rooms, a 3D design platform made by ex-Google employees, launched its beta version on the App Store. Today, the free iOS app is...
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Jobs for the Future’s new $50M fund looks to invest in underrepresented foundersTwo years ago, Jobs for the Future (JFF), a nonprofit dedicated to helping low-wage workers attain upward mobility, established a venture arm,...
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India, grappling with election misinfo, weighs up labels and its own AI safety coalitionIndia, long in the tooth when it comes to co-opting tech to persuade the public, has become a global hotspot when it comes to how AI is being...
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Big tech companies form new consortium to allay fears of AI job takeoversIf the goal is to allay fears of a mass AI threatening of livelihoods, tech incumbents will need to deliver a lot more than vague promises and...
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Coalesce raises more cash to transform data for Snowflake customersCoalesce offers a platform that standardizes data while automating the more repetitive, mundane data transformation processes. © 2024...
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ChromeOS brings customization for keyboard shortcutsGoogle is rolling out the April update to ChromeOS users with features like the ability to customize keyboard shortcuts and mouse button actions....
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Business planning startup Pigment raises $145M in rare French tech megaroundParis-based startup Pigment has raised a $145 million funding round just five years after its inception. The enterprise software company offers a...
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Aerospike raises $100M for its real-time database platform to capitalize on the AI boomNoSQL database Aerospike today announced that it has raised a $100 million Series E round led by Sumeru Equity Partners. Existing investor Alsop...
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Sachin Bansal’s fintech Navi seeks $2B valuation in its first major external fundraiseFlipkart co-founder Sachin Bansal is in talks to raise capital for his new startup, Indian fintech Navi. Bansal is talking to investors to raise...
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X rolls out support for posting Community Notes in India ahead of electionsWeeks before the national elections in India, Elon Musk-owned X said it is rolling out support for posting Community Notes — the company’s...
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X is giving blue checks to influential users (which is what blue checks were supposed to be all along)X is giving free blue checks to users who have more than 2,500 “verified” followers, which are people who subscribe to X Premium....
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SaaS startup SingleInterface raises $30M to help more businesses get onlineSingleInterface, a SaaS startup offering tools to offline businesses to grow their revenues by leveraging the web, has raised $30 million in its...
