TikTok ban: What’s going on with the proposed bill in Congress
TikTok faces an uncertain fate in the U.S. once again. On Wednesday morning, the House of Representatives will debate the newest bill to ban TikTok, which passed unanimously out of its committee last ...
Volley’s AI-enabled ball machine for racquet sports can simulate gameplay
A new sports tech startup, Volley, aims to revolutionize the way racquet sports players (platform tennis, padel, and pickleball) train with its AI-enabled sports training machine. Unlike traditional t...
https://techcrunch.com/2024/03/13/volley-ai-powered-tennis-training-machine/
Blockchain startup Sei Labs creates an interesting solution to make Ethereum faster
Sei Labs, a startup co-founded by a former Robinhood engineer and a former VC from Coatue, has launched a new open sourced project that offers a novel, and exciting approach to make Ethereum faster an...
Spotify’s Audiobooks will get their own ‘Countdown Pages’ to tease upcoming new releases
Spotify is enhancing its audiobooks streaming service with a feature that may be familiar to the app’s music consumers: Countdown Pages. These YouTube-like Countdown Pages were launched alongside othe...
Deal on EU AI Act gets thumbs up from European Parliament
The European Parliament voted Wednesday to adopt the AI Act, securing the bloc pole-position in setting rules for a broad sweep of artificial intelligence-powered software — or what regional lawmakers...
https://techcrunch.com/2024/03/13/deal-on-eu-ai-act-gets-thumbs-up-from-european-parliament/
Journey acquires mental health startup Felt to enhance its employee assistance program
Employee-focused mental health company Journey is acquiring Felt, a startup formerly known as Mine’d that specializes in matching individuals with therapists using artificial intelligence. The financi...
Luminary Cloud’s simulator taps GPUs to help speed up product design
Simulations are an essential step in physical product engineering. They enable engineers to create prototypes and understand how they might perform in the real world, accounting for factors like aerod...
Pint-size pickup startup Telo Trucks finds unexpected niche in fleet customers
The young automotive company raised $5.4 million and added a Tesla co-founder to its board.
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Dev-focused note-taking startup Stashpad launches Google Docs alternative you can use without any login
Stashpad, a developer-focused “DM to yourself”-styled notebook app, is now pivoting to a docs app that you can use without logging in. The company will still maintain its original notes app and call i...
Spotify adds music videos in some countries
Spotify is adding music videos to its mobile and desktop apps in some markets. They are tightly integrated with the company’s music library as the streaming giant lets you seamlessly switch between au...
https://techcrunch.com/2024/03/13/spotify-adds-music-videos-in-some-countries/
Ontario Teachers mints new unicorn in Indian fintech Perfios
Teachers’ Venture Growth, the late-stage venture and growth investment arm of Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, is investing $80 million in Perfios, an Indian fintech that provides real-time credit unde...
https://techcrunch.com/2024/03/12/ontario-teachers-mints-new-unicorn-in-indian-fintech-perfios/
Kolet makes travel eSIM cards easier to navigate
Kolet is a new French startup created by four experienced co-founders in the French tech ecosystem that wants to make it easier to stay connected when you travel. The company has crafted an interestin...
https://techcrunch.com/2024/03/12/kolet-makes-travel-esim-cards-easier-to-navigate/
Bluesky launches Ozone, a tool that lets users create and run their own independent moderation services
Decentralized Twitter/X rival Bluesky announced today that it’s open-sourcing Ozone, a tool that lets individuals and teams collaboratively review and label content on the network. The company plans t...
Glacier is training AI-powered recycling robots
This week, Glacier co-founder Rebecca Hu chats with Found about wish-cycling and robots.
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https://techcrunch.com/2024/03/12/glacier-is-training-ai-powered-recycling-robots/
Anti-AI sentiment gets big applause at SXSW 2024 as storytellers dub AI cheerleading as ‘terrifying bullsh**’
A whiff of anti-AI sentiment got big applause at the SXSW conference in Austin this afternoon. Award-winning writers and directors Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, collectively known as “DANIELS,” or...
Enterprise SaaS investment makes a comeback — but not where you’d expect
When we examined venture investment amounts in enterprise SaaS startups, we were surprised at the top categories.
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https://techcrunch.com/2024/03/12/enterprise-saas-investment-comeback/
Nigeria demands Binance disclose top users, executives remain detained
Nigeria is actively seeking information from Binance regarding its top 100 users in the country and all transaction history spanning the past six months, according to a Financial Times report. This ne...
OpenMeter makes it easier for companies to track usage-based billing
In enterprise software-as-a-service (SaaS), usage-based pricing, a pricing model in which customers are charged only when they use a product or service, is gaining ground. According to a report from V...
Verve Motion’s robot backpack helps workers lighten their load
Wander the Modex floor long enough and you’ll stumble on some wearable robotics. The category has nowhere near the presence of AMRs (autonomous mobile robots) or storage and retrieval systems, but exo...
https://techcrunch.com/2024/03/12/verve-motions-robot-backpack-helps-workers-lighten-their-load/
Remote driving startup Phantom Auto is shutting down
Phantom Auto, a remote driving startup that launched seven years ago amid the buzz of autonomous vehicle technology, is shutting down after failing to secure new funding, TechCrunch has learned. Phan...
https://techcrunch.com/2024/03/12/remote-driving-startup-phantom-auto-is-shutting-down/