Nvidia’s keynote at GTC held some surprises
Monday's keynote was, in a way, a return to the company's original mission.
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LACERA decreases venture capital allocation range, but experts say it doesn’t signal a trend
The Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association (LACERA) voted to decrease its allocation range to venture capital at a March 13 meeting. The board of investments voted to decrease its allocat...
TechCrunch Space: $paceX
Welcome back to TechCrunch Space. This is an uncommonly SpaceX-heavy issue. Apologies (or you're welcome).
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Nvidia enlists humanoid robotics’ biggest names for new AI platform, GR00T
It’s tough to argue with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang when he notes, “Building foundation models for general humanoid robots is one of the most exciting problems to solve in AI today.” The humanoid form fa...
Nvidia launches a set of microservices for optimized inferencing
At its GTC conference, Nvidia today announced Nvidia NIM, a new software platform designed to streamline the deployment of custom and pre-trained AI models into production environments. NIM takes the ...
https://techcrunch.com/2024/03/18/nvidia-launches-a-set-of-microservices-for-optimized-inferencing/
Mintlify says customer GitHub tokens exposed in data breach
Documentation startup Mintlify says dozens of customers had GitHub tokens exposed in a data breach at the start of the month and publicly disclosed last week. Mintlify helps developers create document...
https://techcrunch.com/2024/03/18/mintlify-customer-github-tokens-data-breach/
X users are still complaining about arbitrary shadowbanning
Users of Elon Musk-owned X (formerly Twitter) continue complaining the platform is engaging in shadowbanning — aka restricting the visibility of posts by applying a “temporary” label to accounts that ...
Why Elon Musk’s AI company ‘open-sourcing’ Grok matters — and why it doesn’t
Elon Musk’s xAI released its Grok large language model as “open source” over the weekend. The billionaire clearly hopes to set his company at odds with rival OpenAI, which despite its name is not part...
YC-backed digital bank Onyx Private tells customers it’s closing their accounts
Miami-based Onyx Private, a Y Combinator-backed digital bank that provided banking and investment services for high-earning Millennials and Gen Zers, is terminating its bank operations. In a March 13 ...
https://techcrunch.com/2024/03/18/y-combinator-digital-bank-onyx-private-shuts-customer-accounts/
Telegram raises $330 million fresh capital through bond sales
Telegram founder and CEO Pavel Durov said on his channel today that the company secured $330 million in investment through bond sales last week. Durov said that the offering was oversubscribed with fa...
https://techcrunch.com/2024/03/18/telegram-raises-330-million-fresh-capital-through-bond-sales/
Rivian starts offering adapters to access Tesla’s Supercharger network
Rivian customers can now request an adapter to tap into Tesla’s vast North American network of Superchargers, making it the second automaker to do so behind Ford. The company announced Monday that it ...
https://techcrunch.com/2024/03/18/rivian-nacs-access-tesla-supercharger-adapter/
Roblox’s new AI features reduce the time it takes to create avatars and 3D models
Roblox is introducing two new AI technologies to reduce the time it takes to create avatars and 3D models, the company announced on Monday. The technologies, which were built on Roblox artificial inte...
https://techcrunch.com/2024/03/18/robloxs-ai-features-create-avatars-3d-models/
TechCrunch Minute: Why the AI world is gathering at Nvidia’s GTC 2024 event this week
Chip giant Nvidia is hosting a massive AI conference as part of its GTC event this week, which kicks off Monday. With a keynote planned from Jensen Huang, CEO and co-founder, of the company best known...
Call for speakers: Present at TechCrunch Disrupt 2024
Tech aficionados, startup enthusiasts, marketing wizards, and venture capitalists on the rise — seize the opportunity to showcase your expertise at TechCrunch Disrupt 2024, happening from October 28–3...
https://techcrunch.com/2024/03/18/call-for-speakers-present-at-techcrunch-disrupt-2024/
Esports league postponed after players hacked midgame
On Sunday, two competitive esports players appeared to get hacked during a live streamed game, prompting the organizers to postpone the tournament. Players were competing in the Apex Legends Global Se...
https://techcrunch.com/2024/03/18/esports-league-postponed-after-players-hacked-midgame/
MrBeast and Prime Video announce ‘largest game show in history’
The biggest content creator on YouTube, MrBeast announced on Monday that he’s filming a game show for Amazon’s Prime Video. On X, he wrote: “Big news gamers I’m going to be filming the largest game sh...
https://techcrunch.com/2024/03/18/mrbeast-and-prime-video-announce-largest-game-show-in-history/
App analytics firm Sensor Tower acquires rival Data.ai
Sensor Tower, a leading app analytics firm, is acquiring rival Data.ai in a move that consolidates the mobile intelligence industry, creating a powerhouse that could dominate the sector and provide ag...
https://techcrunch.com/2024/03/18/app-analytics-firm-sensor-tower-acquires-rival-data-ai/
YouTube now requires creators to disclose when realistic content was made with AI
YouTube is now requiring creators to disclose to viewers when realistic content was made with AI, the company announced on Monday. The platform is introducing a new tool in Creator Studio that will re...
https://techcrunch.com/2024/03/18/youtube-requires-creatorsdisclose-realistic-content-made-ai/
LinkedIn wants a piece of Wordle’s success
Hello, and welcome back to Equity, the podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. This is our Monday show, in which we take a look back at the...
https://techcrunch.com/2024/03/18/linkedin-wants-a-piece-of-wordles-success/
Late-stage VCs may be preventing their startups from going public in 2024
While some investors are loudly bemoaning that the IPO window can’t stay shut forever, other VCs themselves are actually part of the problem. A lot of standard VC deal terms give investors the ability...
https://techcrunch.com/2024/03/18/startup-founders-vcs-preferred-rigths-blocking-ipo/