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View the articleStripe acquires payment processing startup Lemon Squeezy
Payments giant Stripe has acquired a four-year-old competitor, Lemon Squeezy, the latter company announced Friday. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. As a merchant of record, Lemon Squeezy calculat...
View the articleOpenAI Unveils SearchGPT: A New AI-Powered Search Engine
OpenAI has announced the launch of SearchGPT, a new AI-powered search engine. This development marks OpenAI's entry into the competitive search market, potentially challenging established players like...
View the articleApple reports iCloud Private Relay global outages for some users
iCloud Private Relay has not been working for some Apple users across major markets, including the U.S., Europe, India and Japan. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
View the articleLegal tech, VC brawls and saying no to big offers
Welcome to Startups Weekly — your weekly recap of everything you can’t miss from the world of startups. To get Startups Weekly in your inbox every Friday, sign up here. This week we are talking a...
View the articleApple signs the White House’s commitment to AI safety
Apple joins 15 other tech companies — including Google, Meta, Microsoft and OpenAI — that committed to the White House's rules for developing generative AI. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved...
View the articlePrivacy watchdog says it’s ‘surprised’ by Elon Musk opting user data into Grok AI training
The language is ambiguous, so it's not clear whether X is helping itself to all user data for training Grok or whether this processing refers only to user interactions with the chatbot. © 2024 TechCr...
View the articleTikTok rolls out a new feature that lets you find songs by singing or humming them
Sound Search on TikTok is somewhat similar to YouTube Music’s song detection tool that lets you find the name of a song by singing, humming or playing it. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. ...
View the articleAI’s Growing Power Needs: Tech Industry’s Move Towards Nuclear Power
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is no longer a futuristic concept but a pivotal part of our daily lives. AI's applications are vast and transformative, from virtual assistants that help us manage our sch...
View the articleAI in Finance and Its Impact on Employee Retention
Employee turnover is a costly issue that impacts many businesses annually. Recent stats show that one third of new employees quit after about six months. The average business shells out thousands to h...
View the articleAlphabet X spinoff Skip partners with Arc’teryx to bring ‘everyday’ exoskeleton to market
Skip exited stealth this week to announce a partnership with outdoor clothing specialist Arc’teryx. The deal is the first to bring Skip’s MO/GO technology to market: “powered pants” that utili...
View the articleTechCrunch Minute: Microsoft brings more generative AI to Bing
Bing is the latest search engine to introduce generative AI into its results, with Microsoft announcing that it’s making Bing generative search available to a small percentage of users. The goal is ...
View the articleCan Empathetic AI become the Foundation of Customer Interactions?
Instant live customer support, regardless of when you call or text it, perfectly sensing your mood, fully aware of your current account standing, transaction history, preferences, and ready with suppo...
View the articleLedger launches Ledger Flex, a mid-range hardware crypto wallet
Ledger, a French startup mostly known for its secure crypto hardware wallets, has launched a new mid-range device, the Ledger Flex. Available now, priced at $249, the dinky hardware wallet features an...
View the articleHere’s how to disable X (Twitter) from using your data to train its Grok AI
The good news is that you can switch off the new data-sharing setting and also delete your conversation history with the AI. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
View the articleSpaceX cleared to resume Falcon 9 launches while FAA investigation remains open
Regulators gave SpaceX the all-clear to return to launch two weeks after the Falcon 9 rocket experienced an anomaly on orbit. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
View the articleSteve Jobs Knew the Moment the Future Had Arrived. It's Calling Again
In a recently uncovered 1983 speech, Steve Jobs predicted the ubiquity of personal computers. In 2024, AI has brought us to another inflection point.
View the articleDigital marketing startup Plaiced has acquired Precursor Ventures-backed Clutch
Madison Long and Simone May founded Clutch in 2020 to help connect people to businesses looking for marketing and content creation. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
View the articleZeroTier raises $13.5M to help avert CrowdStrike-like network problems
With the CrowdStrike update continuing to cause havoc across the planet, a startup has raised $13.5 million to at least improve some level of security for the kinds of devices that have been affected....
View the articleApple cuts iPhone price in India amid China slowdown
Apple has reduced prices of its iPhone models in India by 3-4% following a cut in import duties in the South Asian market. The price cuts range from 3000 rupees ($36) for models like the iPhone 13, 14...
View the articleChatGPT-4 vs. Llama 3: A Head-to-Head Comparison
As the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) accelerates, large language models (LLMs) serve a significant need across different domains. LLMs excel in advanced natural language processing (NLP) ta...
View the articleEgypt’s MNT-Halan banks $157.5M, gobbles up a fintech in Turkey to expand
MNT-Halan, a fintech unicorn out of Egypt, is on a consolidation march. The microfinance and payments startup has raised $157.5 million in funding and is using the money in part to fund the acquisitio...
View the articleEnergy tech startup Greenely grabs €8M to reach more households and support Europe’s energy transition
The energy transition is a marathon, not a sprint. But opportunities for acceleration are growing. Swedish startup Greenely* has just spotted one. It’s closing an €8 million Series A funding round...
View the articleMidjourney Review: Is It Still Worth the Hype in 2024?
Over the past couple of years, AI image generators have created a lot of buzz. They're great tools for inspiration and bring your wildest imaginations to life in seconds with high detail and accuracy....
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