techcrunch 1 year ago

Expedia starts testing AI-powered features for search and travel planning Online travel agency Expedia is testing an AI assistant that bolsters features like search, itinerary building, trip planning, and real-time travel updates. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. Fo...

TechCrunch

Expedia starts testing AI-powered features for search and travel planning | TechCrunch

Online travel agency Expedia is testing an AI assistant that bolsters features like search, itinerary building, trip planning, and real-time travel...

techcrunch 1 year ago

On Elon’s whim, X now treats ‘cisgender’ as a slur If you write the words “cis” or “cisgender” on X, you might be served this full-screen message: “This post contains language that may be considered a slur by X and could be used in a harmful manner in...

TechCrunch

On Elon's whim, X now treats 'cisgender' as a slur | TechCrunch

If you write the words "cis" or "cisgender" on X, you might be served this full-screen message: "This post contains language that may be considered...

techcrunch 1 year ago

Threat actor scraped Dell support tickets, including customer phone numbers The person who claimed to have stolen the physical addresses of 49 million Dell customers appears to have taken more data from a different Dell portal, TechCrunch has learned. The newly compromised da...

TechCrunch

Threat actor scraped Dell support tickets, including customer phone numbers | TechCrunch

A threat actor told TechCrunch that a new flaw in a Dell portal allowed him to download the data of around 30,000 customers.

techcrunch 1 year ago

Meta is shutting down Workplace, its enterprise communications business Facebook once had big ambitions to be a major player in enterprise communication and productivity, but today the social network’s parent company Meta will be closing a very significant chapter in that...

TechCrunch

Read the memo: Meta is shutting down Workplace, cutting back enterprise ambitions

Facebook once had big ambitions to be a major player in enterprise communication and productivity, but today the social network's parent compa...

techcrunch 1 year ago

OpenAI’s ChatGPT announcement: Watch the GPT-4o reveal and demo here The company is describing the event as “a chance to demo some ChatGPT and GPT-4 updates.” © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

TechCrunch

OpenAI's ChatGPT announcement: Watch the GPT-4o reveal and demo here | TechCrunch

OpenAI has new ChatGPT announcements, though CEO Sam Altman has refuted rumors the announcement is about a rumored ChatGPT browser.

techcrunch 1 year ago

Sources: Meta is shutting down Workplace, its enterprise communications business Facebook once had big ambitions to be a major player in enterprise communication and productivity, but today the social network’s parent company Meta will be closing a very significant chapter in that...

TechCrunch

Read the memo: Meta is shutting down Workplace, cutting back enterprise ambitions

Facebook once had big ambitions to be a major player in enterprise communication and productivity, but today the social network's parent compa...

techcrunch 1 year ago

Google I/O 2024: What to expect You can expect plenty of AI, but probably not a lot of hardware. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

TechCrunch

Google I/O 2024: What to expect | TechCrunch

At Google I/O, its annual developer conference, Google will announce new AI features and possibly a new operating system, but don't expect new...

techcrunch 1 year ago

Meta’s Oversight Board overturns takedown decision for Pakistan child abuse documentary The Oversight Board has overturned Meta's decision to take down a documentary revealing the identities of child abuse victims in Pakistan. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use onl...

TechCrunch

Meta's Oversight Board overturns takedown decision for Pakistan child abuse documentary | TechCrunch

The Oversight Board has overturned Meta's decision to take down a documentary revealing the identities of child abuse victims in Pakistan.

techcrunch 1 year ago

Google I/O 2024: How to watch The keynote kicks off at 10 a.m. PT on Tuesday and will offer glimpses into the latest versions of Android, Wear OS and Android TV. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

TechCrunch

Google I/O 2024: Watch all of the AI, Android reveals | TechCrunch

The keynote kicks off at 10 a.m. PT on Tuesday and will offer glimpses into the latest versions of Android, Wear OS and Android TV.

techcrunch 1 year ago

AWS CEO Adam Selipsky steps down Adam Selipsky is stepping down from his role as CEO of AWS, Amazon PR has confirmed to TechCrunch.  In a memo shared internally by Amazon CEO Andy Jassy and published this morning to the company’s blo...

TechCrunch

AWS CEO Adam Selipsky steps down | TechCrunch

Adam Selipsky is stepping down from his role as CEO of AWS.

techcrunch 1 year ago

After surpassing $100M in ARR, Harness Labs grabs a $150M line of credit Harness Lab isn’t founder Jyoti Bansal’s first startup. He sold AppDynamics to Cisco for $3.7 billion in 2017, the week it was supposed to go public. His latest venture has raised $425 million, per Cr...

TechCrunch

After surpassing $100M in ARR, Harness grabs a $150M line of credit | TechCrunch

Harness announced a $150M debt round, essentially a line of credit for the developers tools startup, which recently surpassed $100M ARR.

techcrunch 1 year ago

David Sacks reveals Glue, the AI company he’s been teasing on his All In podcast VC and podcaster David Sacks has revealed a new AI chat app called Glue that fixes "Slack channel fatigue," he says. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

TechCrunch

David Sacks reveals Glue, the AI company he’s been teasing on his All In podcast | TechCrunch

VC and podcaster David Sacks has revealed a new AI chat app called Glue that fixes "Slack channel fatigue," he says.

techcrunch 1 year ago

Waymo’s robotaxis under investigation after crashes and traffic mishaps The company's autonomous vehicles have had a number of misadventures lately, involving driving into construction sites. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

TechCrunch

Waymo's robotaxis under investigation after crashes and traffic mishaps | TechCrunch

The company's autonomous vehicles have had a number of misadventures lately, involving driving into construction sites.

techcrunch 1 year ago

Sona, a frontline workforce management platform, raises $27.5M with eyes on US expansion Sona, a workforce management platform for frontline employees, has raised $27.5 million in a Series A round of funding. More than two-thirds of the U.S. workforce are reportedly in frontline jobs, whi...

TechCrunch

Sona, a frontline workforce management platform, raises $27.5M with eyes on US expansion | TechCrunch

Sona, a workforce management platform for frontline employees, has raised $27.5 million in a Series A round of funding.

techcrunch 1 year ago

Uber to acquire Foodpanda’s Taiwan unit from Delivery Hero for $950M in cash Uber Technologies announced Tuesday that it will buy the Taiwan unit of Delivery Hero’s Foodpanda for $950 million in cash. The deal is part of Uber Eats’ strategy to expand in Asia, specifically by s...

TechCrunch

Uber to acquire Foodpanda's Taiwan unit from Delivery Hero for $950M in cash  | TechCrunch

Uber Technologies announced Tuesday that it will buy the Taiwan unit of Delivery Hero's Foodpanda for $950 million in cash. The deal is part o...

techcrunch 1 year ago

Paris-based VC firm Blisce launches climate tech fund with a target of $160M Paris-based Blisce has become the latest VC firm to launch a fund dedicated to climate tech. It plans to raise as much as €150M (about $162M). © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use...

TechCrunch

Paris-based VC firm Blisce launches climate tech fund with a target of $160M | TechCrunch

Paris-based Blisce has become the latest VC firm to launch a fund dedicated to climate tech. It plans to raise as much as €150M (about $162M).

techcrunch 1 year ago

Maad raises $3.2M seed amid B2B e-commerce sector turbulence in Africa Maad, a B2B e-commerce startup based in Senegal, has secured $3.2 million debt-equity funding to bolster its growth in the western Africa country and to explore fresh opportunities in the wider Franco...

TechCrunch

Maad raises $3.2M seed funding

Maad has raised funding at a time when investors continue to shy away from backing B2B e-commerce startups in Africa.

techcrunch 1 year ago

OpenAI Startup Fund raises additional $5M The fresh funds were raised from two investors who transferred the capital into a special purpose vehicle, a legal entity associated with the OpenAI Startup Fund. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserv...

TechCrunch

OpenAI Startup Fund raises additional $5M | TechCrunch

The fresh funds were raised from two investors who transferred the capital into a special purpose vehicle, a legal entity associated with the OpenA...

techcrunch 1 year ago

Cruise founder Kyle Vogt is back with a robot startup Kyle Vogt, the former founder and CEO of self-driving car company Cruise, has a new VC-backed robotics startup focused on household chores. Vogt announced Monday that the new startup, called the Bot C...

TechCrunch

Cruise founder Kyle Vogt is back with a robot startup | TechCrunch

Kyle Vogt, the former founder and CEO of self-driving car company Cruise, has a new VC-backed robotics startup focused on household chores. Vogt an...

techcrunch 1 year ago

Accel has a fresh $650M to back European early-stage startups Accel has invested in more than 200 startups in the region to date, making it one of the more prolific VCs in this market. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

TechCrunch

Accel has a fresh $650M to back European early-stage startups | TechCrunch

Accel has invested in more than 200 startups in the region to date, making it one of the more prolific VCs in this market.