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Using memes, social media users have become red teams for half-baked AI features “Running with scissors is a cardio exercise that can increase your heart rate and require concentration and focus,” says Google’s new AI search feature. “Some say it can also improve your pores and gi...

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Using memes, social media users have become red teams for half-baked AI features | TechCrunch

“Running with scissors is a cardio exercise that can increase your heart rate and require concentration and focus,” says Google’s new AI sear...

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ESA prepares for the post-ISS era, selects The Exploration Company, Thales Alenia to develop cargo spacecraft The European Space Agency selected two companies on Wednesday to advance designs of a cargo spacecraft that could establish the continent’s first sovereign access to space.  The two awardees, major ae...

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ESA prepares for the post-ISS era, selects The Exploration Company, Thales Alenia to develop cargo spacecraft | TechCrunch

The European Space Agency selected two companies on Wednesday to advance designs of a cargo spacecraft that could establish the continent’s first

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Expressable brings speech therapy into the home Expressable is a platform that offers one-on-one virtual sessions with speech language pathologists. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Expressable brings speech therapy into the home | TechCrunch

Expressable is a platform that offers one-on-one virtual sessions with speech language pathologists.

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Spotify to shut off Car Thing for good, leading users to demand refunds Spotify is notifying customers who purchased its Car Thing product that the devices will stop working after December 9, 2024. The company discontinued the device back in July 2022, but had said at the...

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Spotify to shut off Car Thing for good, leading users to demand refunds | TechCrunch

Spotify is notifying users of its Car Thing product that the devices will stop working after December 9, 2024.

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The biggest French startups in 2024 according to the French government The French Secretary of State for the Digital Economy as of this year, Marina Ferrari, revealed this year’s laureates during VivaTech week in Paris. According to its promoters, this fifth class was th...

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The biggest French startups in 2024 according to the French government | TechCrunch

The French Secretary of State for the Digital Economy as of this year, Marina Ferrari, revealed this year’s laureates during VivaTech week in Par...

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X should bring back stars, not hide ‘Likes’ Elon Musk’s X is preparing to make “Likes” private on the social network, in a change that could potentially confuse users over the difference between something they’ve favorited and something they’ve...

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X should bring back stars, not hide 'likes' | TechCrunch

Elon Musk's X is preparing to make "likes" private on the social network, in a change that could potentially confuse users over the difference...

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$6M fine for robocaller who used AI to clone Biden’s voice The FCC has proposed a $6 million fine for the scammer who used voice-cloning tech to impersonate President Biden in a series of illegal robocalls during a New Hampshire primary election. It’s more ab...

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$6M fine for robocaller who used AI to clone Biden's voice | TechCrunch

The FCC has proposed a $6 million fine for the scammer who used voice-cloning tech to impersonate President Biden in a series of illegal robocalls ...

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Tesla lobbies for Elon and Kia taps into the GenAI hype Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation. Sign up here for free — just click TechCrunch Mobility! Is it me, or is the Tesla board be...

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Tesla lobbies for Elon and Kia taps into the GenAI hype | TechCrunch

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Canva launches a proper enterprise product — and they mean it this time Back in 2019, Canva, the wildly successful design tool, introduced what the company was calling an enterprise product, but in reality it was more geared towards teams than fulfilling true enterprise r...

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Canva launches a proper enterprise product -- and they mean it this time | TechCrunch

Canva introduced its first enterprise version back in 2019, but on Thursday, it introduced a new, proper product for large organizations.

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App developer Crowdaa raises €1.2 million and plans a U.S. expansion Crowdaa is an app that allows non-developers to easily create and release apps on the mobile store. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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App developer Crowdaa raises €1.2M and plans a US expansion | TechCrunch

Crowdaa is an app that allows non-developers to easily create and release apps on the mobile store.

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2 days left to vote for Disrupt Audience Choice TechCrunch Disrupt 2024 isn’t just an event for innovation; it’s a platform where your voice matters. With the Disrupt 2024 Audience Choice Program, you have the power to shape the future of tech by v...

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2 days left to vote for Disrupt Audience Choice | TechCrunch

TechCrunch Disrupt 2024 isn't just an event for innovation; it's a platform where your voice matters. With the Disrupt 2024 Audience Choi...

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The U.S. government sues to break up Live Nation-Ticketmaster The United States Department of Justice and 30 state attorneys general filed a lawsuit against Live Nation Entertainment, the parent company of Ticketmaster, for alleged monopolistic practices. Live N...

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Ticketmaster antitrust lawsuit could give new hope to ticketing startups | TechCrunch

The United States Department of Justice and 30 state attorneys general filed a lawsuit against Live Nation Entertainment, the parent company of

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‘Pro-competition’ rules for Big Tech make it through UK’s pre-election wash-up The UK will shortly get its own rulebook for Big Tech, after peers in the House of Lords agreed Thursday afternoon to pass the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumer bill (DMCC) — removing the last...

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'Pro-competition' rules for Big Tech make it through UK's pre-election wash-up | TechCrunch

The U.K. will shortly get its own rulebook for Big Tech, after peers in the House of Lords agreed Thursday afternoon to pass the Digital Markets,

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Spotify experiments with an AI DJ that speaks Spanish Spotify’s addition of its AI DJ feature, which introduces personalized song selections to users, was the company’s first step into an AI future. Now, Spotify is developing an alternative version of th...

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EXCLUSIVE: Spotify experiments with an AI DJ that speaks Spanish

Spotify's addition of its AI DJ feature, which introduces personalized song selections to users, was the company's first step into an AI ...

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Paris transit passes now available in iPhone’s Wallet app After multiple delays, Apple and the Paris area transportation authority rolled out support for Paris transit passes in Apple Wallet. It means that people can now use their iPhone or Apple Watch as a ...

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Paris transit passes now available in iPhone’s Wallet app | TechCrunch

After multiple delays, Apple and the Paris area transportation authority rolled out support for Paris transit passes in Apple Wallet. It means that...

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Arc Search’s new Call Arc feature lets you ask questions by ‘making a phone call’ Call Arc can help answer immediate and small questions, according to the company. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Arc Search's new Call Arc feature lets you ask questions by 'making a phone call' | TechCrunch

Arc Search, the new app from The Browser Company, is introducing a way for users to get quick answers on the go using their voice.

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Redwood Materials is partnering with Ultium Cells to recycle GM’s EV battery scrap Redwood Materials, the battery recycling startup founded by former Tesla co-founder JB Straubel, will be recycling production scrap for batteries going into General Motors electric vehicles.  The comp...

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Redwood Materials is partnering with Ultium Cells to recycle GM's EV battery scrap | TechCrunch

Redwood Materials, the battery recycling startup founded by former Tesla co-founder JB Straubel, has landed a deal with GM.

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Lumos helps companies manage their employees’ identities — and access Andrej Safundzic, Alan Flores Lopez and Leo Mehr met in a class at Stanford focusing on ethics, public policy and technological change. Safundzic — speaking to TechCrunch — says that the class drove h...

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Lumos helps companies manage their employees' identities — and access | TechCrunch

Lumos is building a platform to help companies juggling lots of apps figure out which employees are using and accessing those apps -- and implement...

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Auggie’s new app helps parents find community and shop A new startup called Auggie is aiming to give parents a single platform where they can shop for products and connect with each other. The company’s new app, which launched this week, offers parents a ...

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Auggie’s new app helps parents find community and shop | TechCrunch

A new startup called Auggie is aiming to give parents a better way to shop and connect with each other.

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Remark puts thousands of human product experts into AI form Remark trains AI models on human product experts to create personas that can answer questions with the same style of their human counterparts. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use...

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EXCLUSIVE: Remark, offering shopping decision software, puts thousands of human product experts into AI form

Remark trains AI models on human product experts that can answer questions with the same style of their human counterparts.