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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.

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Finout lands cash to grow its cloud spend management platform In 2021, Roi Ravhon, Asaf Liveanu and Yizhar Gilboa came together to found Finout, an enterprise-focused toolset to help manage and optimize cloud costs. (We covered the company’s launch out of stealt...

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Finout lands cash to grow its cloud spend management platform | TechCrunch

Finout, a startup building a platform to help companies manage their cloud spend, has raised new cash from VCs.

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ZeroPoint’s nanosecond-scale memory compression could tame power-hungry AI infrastructure ZeroPoint claims to have solved compression problems with hyper-fast, low-level memory compression that requires no real changes to the rest of the computing system. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights res...

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ZeroPoint's nanosecond-scale memory compression could tame power-hungry AI infrastructure | TechCrunch

ZeroPoint claims to have solved compression problems with hyper-fast, low-level memory compression that requires no real changes to the rest of the...

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Bugcrowd, the crowdsourced white-hat hacker platform, acquires Informer to ramp up its security chops On the heels of raising $102 million earlier this year, Bugcrowd is making good on its promise to use some of that funding to make acquisitions to strengthen its security chops. The company — which cr...

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Bugcrowd, the crowdsourced white-hat hacker platform, acquires Informer to ramp up its security chops | TechCrunch

On the heels of raising $102 million earlier this year, Bugcrowd is making good on its promise to use some of that funding to make acquisitions to

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Google to build first subsea fibre optic cable connecting Africa with Australia Google is preparing to build what will be the first subsea fibre optic cable connecting the continents of Africa and Australia. The news comes as the major cloud hyperscalers battle it out for busines...

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Google to build first subsea fiber-optic cable connecting Africa with Australia | TechCrunch

Google is set to build Umoja, the first subsea fibre optic cable connecting the continents of Africa and Australia.

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The new Kia EV3 will have an AI assistant with ChatGPT DNA The Kia EV3 — the new all-electric compact SUV revealed Thursday — illustrates a growing appetite among global automakers to bring generative AI into their vehicles.  The automaker said the Kia EV3 wi...

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The new Kia EV3 will have an AI assistant with ChatGPT DNA | TechCrunch

The Kia EV3 will have a new voice assistant that uses large language models developed by OpenAI for ChatGPT.

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Bing’s API is down, taking Microsoft Copilot, DuckDuckGo and ChatGPT’s web search feature down too Bing, Microsoft’s search engine, isn’t working properly right now. At first, we noticed it wasn’t possible to perform a web search at all. Now it seems search results are loading properly. But this ou...

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Bing’s API was down, taking Microsoft Copilot, DuckDuckGo and ChatGPT's web search feature down too | TechCrunch

Bing, Microsoft’s search engine, was working improperly for several hours on Thursday in Europe. At first, we noticed it wasn’t possible to per...

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Autonomous shipping startup Orca AI tops up with $23M led by OCV Partners and MizMaa Ventures If you thought autonomous driving was just for cars, think again. The so-called ‘autonomous navigation’ market — where ships steer themselves guided by AI, resulting in fuel and time savings — is proj...

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Autonomous shipping startup Orca AI tops up with $23M led by OCV Partners and MizMaa Ventures | TechCrunch

If you thought autonomous driving was just for cars, think again. The "autonomous navigation" market -- where ships steer themselves guided by AI, ...

techcrunch 1 year ago

Meet the Finnish biotech startup bringing a long lost mycoprotein to your plate The best known mycoprotein is probably Quorn, a meat substitute that’s fast approaching its 40th birthday. But Finnish biotech startup Enifer is cooking up something even older: Its proprietary single...

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Meet the Finnish biotech startup bringing a long-lost mycoprotein to your plate | TechCrunch

The best known mycoprotein is probably Quorn, a meat substitute that's fast approaching its 40th birthday. But Finnish biotech startup Enifer ...

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Food supply chain software maker Silo lays off ~30% of staff amid M&A discussions Silo, a Bay Area food supply chain startup, has hit a rough patch. TechCrunch has learned that the company on Tuesday laid off roughly 30% of its staff, or north of two dozen employees. Silo has confi...

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Food supply chain software maker Silo lays off ~30% of staff amid M&A discussions | TechCrunch

Silo, a Bay Area food supply chain startup, has hit a rough patch. TechCrunch has learned that the company on Tuesday laid off roughly 30% of its s...

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The Biden campaign is looking to hire a seasoned meme lord President Joe Biden needs a meme manager. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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The Biden campaign is looking to hire a seasoned meme lord | TechCrunch

According to a job listing, President Joe Biden's reelection campaign needs someone to manage memes.

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Meta’s new AI council is comprised entirely of white men Meanwhile, women and people of color are disproportionately impacted by irresponsible AI. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Meta’s new AI council is composed entirely of white men | TechCrunch

Meanwhile, women and people of color are disproportionately impacted by irresponsible AI.

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Garry Tan has revealed his ‘secret sauce’ for getting into Y Combinator If you’ve ever wanted to apply to Y Combinator, here’s some inside scoop on how the iconic accelerator goes about choosing companies. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Garry Tan has revealed his ‘secret sauce’ for getting into Y Combinator | TechCrunch

If you’ve ever wanted to apply to Y Combinator, here’s some inside scoop on how the iconic accelerator goes about choosing companies.

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FCC proposes all AI-generated content in political ads must be disclosed Under the envisioned framework, both candidate and issue ads would be required to include an on-air and filed disclosure that AI-generated content was used. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. Fo...

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FCC proposes all AI-generated content in political ads must be disclosed | TechCrunch

Under the envisioned framework, both candidate and issue ads would be required to include an on-air and filed disclosure that AI-generated content ...

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India’s BluSmart is testing its ride-hailing service in Dubai Indian ride-hailing startup BluSmart has started operating in Dubai, TechCrunch has exclusively learned and confirmed with its executive. The move to Dubai, which has been rumored for months, could he...

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India's BluSmart is testing its ride-hailing service in Dubai | TechCrunch

BluSmart, India's ride-hailing startup, has started operating in Dubai — a move to counter the likes of Careem, Uber and Hala.

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Refer a founder to Startup Battlefield 200 at Disrupt 2024 Want to make a founder’s day, week, month, and possibly career? Refer them to Startup Battlefield 200 at Disrupt 2024! Applications close June 10 at 11:59 p.m. PT. TechCrunch’s Startup Battlefield 200...

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Refer a founder to Startup Battlefield 200 at Disrupt 2024 | TechCrunch

Want to make a founder’s day, week, month, and possibly career? Refer them to Startup Battlefield 200 at Disrupt 2024! Applications close June 10...

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Peter Thiel-founded Valar Ventures raised a $300 million fund, half the size of its last one The perception in Silicon Valley is that every investor would love to be in business with Peter Thiel. But the venture capital fundraising environment has become so difficult, that even Valar Ventures...

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Peter Thiel-founded Valar Ventures raised a $300 million fund, half the size of its last one | TechCrunch

The perception in Silicon Valley is that every investor would love to be in business with Peter Thiel. But the venture capital fundraising environm...

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Bluesky now has DMs Social networking startup and X competitor Bluesky is officially launching DMs (direct messages), the company announced on Wednesday. Later, Bluesky plans to “fully support end-to-end encrypted messag...

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Bluesky now has DMs | TechCrunch

The launch comes two weeks after the social network said it would be introducing direct messaging capabilities soon.

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Spyware found on US hotel check-in computers Several hotel check-in computers are running a remote access app, which is leaking screenshots of guest information to the interne © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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EXCLUSIVE: Spyware found on US hotel check-in computers

The check-in computers at several hotels around the U.S. are running a remote access app, which is leaking screenshots of guest information to the ...

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Techstars CEO Mäelle Gavet is out Gavet has had a rocky tenure at Techstars and her leadership was the subject of much controversy. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Techstars CEO Maëlle Gavet is out | TechCrunch

Gavet has had a rocky tenure at Techstars and her leadership was the subject of much controversy.