Women in AI: Sarah Kreps, professor of government at Cornell
To give AI-focused women academics and others their well-deserved — and overdue — time in the spotlight, TechCrunch is launching a series of interviews focusing on remarkable women who’ve contributed ...
https://techcrunch.com/2024/03/08/women-in-ai-sarah-kreps-professor-of-government-at-cornell/
How DMA gatekeepers are responding to the EU’s new competition rules — in their own words
The compliance deadline for the six tech giants regulated under the European Union’s Digital Markets Act (DMA) expired yesterday. Which means Alphabet/Google, Amazon, Apple, ByteDance/TikTok, Meta and...
https://techcrunch.com/2024/03/08/dma-gatekeeper-compliance-reports/
Fortnite is coming back to iOS in Europe (for real this time)
After terminating Epic Games’ developer account on Wednesday, Apple said it will reinstate the Fortnite maker’s access to publish iOS apps in Europe. This means that Epic can move forward with its pla...
https://techcrunch.com/2024/03/08/fortnite-europe-ios-apple-epic/
Spyware makers express concern after US sanctions spyware veteran
Earlier this week, the U.S. government announced sanctions against the founder of a controversial government spyware maker, Tal Dilian, and his business associate, Sara Aleksandra Fayssal Hamou. In an...
https://techcrunch.com/2024/03/08/spyware-makers-concern-after-us-sanctions-spyware-veteran/
GM resumes Chevy Blazer EV sales with new software and lower prices
General Motors has resumed sales of the Chevrolet Blazer EV — and at a cheaper price — more than two months after the automaker pulled the vehicle over software problems. The company temporarily halte...
https://techcrunch.com/2024/03/08/gm-chevy-blazer-ev-sales-fixed/
Pitch Deck Teardown: Astek Diagnostics’s $2M seed deck
Astek Diagnostics closed a $2 million round for its urine diagnostics system, despite the fact that raising money for medtech isn’t for the faint of heart. The company’s deck has some good stuff in it...
https://techcrunch.com/2024/03/08/sample-seed-pitch-deck-astek-diagnostics/
Despite distancing itself from politics, the topic is dominating Threads’ trends
Meta’s newest app Threads, a would-be Twitter/X rival, may not want politics on its platform, but it’s coming to the app anyway — or so Threads’ search trends indicate. The app began testing its Twitt...
Creator wishlist startup Throne is doing so well that it returned investor money
Throne, which lets fans gift items to creators from their wishlist, is launching a new gifting portal for family and friends called Happy Wishlist. However, the more interesting bit of the story is th...
Profitable car rental service Turo is still ready for an IPO, but its growth cratered in 2023
Turo, the venture-backed, peer-to-peer car rental service reported its fourth-quarter and full-year financial performance this week in an updated IPO filing. The company first filed an S-1 to go publi...
https://techcrunch.com/2024/03/08/turo-car-rental-ipo-profitable-growth/
Reddit launches a suite of free growth tools for businesses
Reddit announced today that it’s launching a suite of tools, called Reddit Pro, to help businesses grow an organic presence on the platform. The launch comes as Reddit is readying its initial public o...
https://techcrunch.com/2024/03/08/reddit-launches-a-suite-of-free-growth-tools-for-businesses/
The Rivian R2 SUV racks up 68,000 reservations a day after reveal
The Rivian R2, an all-electric sport utility vehicle that’s smaller and more affordable than the automaker’s flagship SUV, appears to be a hit with potential customers. At least, if the number of rese...
https://techcrunch.com/2024/03/08/the-rivian-r2-suv-racks-up-68000-reservations-a-day-after-reveal/
What’s the Deel with Remofirst, and why are VCs playing musical chairs?
Listen here or wherever you get your podcasts. Hello, and welcome to Equity, a podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. This is our Friday e...
Russian spies keep hacking into Microsoft in ‘ongoing attack,’ company says
On Friday, Microsoft said Russian government hackers continue to break into its systems using information obtained during a hack last year. This time, the Russian hackers dubbed Midnight Blizzard have...
https://techcrunch.com/2024/03/08/microsoft-ongoing-cyberattack-russia-apt-29/
AI fraud detection software maker Inscribe.ai lays off 40% of staff
Yet another AI-powered fraud detection software provider is laying off staff. Inscribe, whose platform works to detect fraud in areas like business underwriting, tenant screening, and onboarding, has ...
Faraday Future survives long enough to issue its first recall
Troubled EV startup Faraday Future has issued its first recall, covering all 11 vehicles it built last year, as it fights to hold onto its Los Angeles headquarters. The recall centers around a problem...
https://techcrunch.com/2024/03/08/faraday-future-recall-ff91-airbags-cash/
Artemis Fund has a fresh $36 million to back diverse founders solving ‘big, hairy problems’
For Fund II, Artemis intends to continue leading and co-leading investments and will target around 20 new companies.
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https://techcrunch.com/2024/03/08/the-artemis-fund-fund-ii-venture-capital/
Worldcoin says it’s filing legal challenge to Spain’s temporary ban
A German subsidiary involved in Sam Altman’s controvercial crypto blockchain digital identity business, Worldcoin, was reported Friday to have filed a legal challenge against a suspension order from S...
https://techcrunch.com/2024/03/08/worldcoin-says-its-filing-legal-challenge-to-spains-temporary-ban/
Baron values Swiggy at $12.16B, above prior private market valuation
Baron Capital, an investor in Indian food delivery startup Swiggy, has increased the value of its stake in the Indian firm, implying a valuation of $12.16 billion, surpassing the $10.7 billion post-mo...
X allows Premium+ users and organizations to publish articles
X announced a new long-form post format called Articles today. The feature, which is only available to Premium+ subscribers and verified organizations, lets users publish posts with text formatting, o...
https://techcrunch.com/2024/03/08/x-allows-premium-users-and-organizations-to-publish-articles/
Apple is rolling out VisionOS 1.1. with improved personas
Apple released VisionOS 1.1 on Thursday with the most notable feature being improved personas of users. Specifically, the new update improves hair and makeup appearance, neck and mouth representation,...
https://techcrunch.com/2024/03/07/apple-launches-visionos-1-1-with-improved-personas/