Indian government’s cloud spilled citizens’ personal data online for years
The Indian government has finally resolved a years-long cybersecurity issue that exposed reams of sensitive data about its citizens. A security researcher exclusively told TechCrunch he found at least...
HD raises $5.6M to build a Sierra AI for healthcare in Southeast Asia
Chatbots have come a long way. For years, they were limited to responding with predetermined replies that followed a simple logic structure. But customers can have complex problems, and no tree-diagra...
https://techcrunch.com/2024/04/02/hd-mall-southeast-asia-ai-healthcare/
Photoncycle targets low-cost energy storage with a clever hydrogen solution
For years, the solar energy sector has grappled with interseasonal energy storage. The ability to harness the surplus solar energy of summer months for use during the winter has remained an elusive go...
https://techcrunch.com/2024/04/02/photoncycle-solar-energy-storage-solid-hydrogen/
@Potus just joined the fediverse via Instagram Threads
The fediverse — the name for the social network made of interconnected servers, like Mastodon and others — just got another boost of legitimacy Tuesday as the @Potus (President of the United States) a...
https://techcrunch.com/2024/04/02/potus-just-joined-the-fediverse-via-instagram-threads/
Rubrik’s IPO filing hints at thawing public markets for tech companies
Rubrik initially presents as a moderately growing software business with net losses that stretched to $354 million in its most recent fiscal year.
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Anthropic researchers wear down AI ethics with repeated questions
How do you get an AI to answer a question it’s not supposed to? There are many such “jailbreak” techniques, and Anthropic researchers just found a new one, in which a large language model can be convi...
https://techcrunch.com/2024/04/02/anthropic-researchers-wear-down-ai-ethics-with-repeated-questions/
Thrive Market’s Nick Green talks building a billion-dollar grocery company
Nick Green, one of the company's co-founders, stopped by Found to chat about his company and the market's evolution since he first launched it.
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Meta (again) denies that Netflix read users’ private Facebook messages
The document alleges that Facebook even cut spending on original programming for its Facebook Watch video service so as not to compete with Netflix, a large Facebook advertiser.
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Open source foundations unite on common standards for EU’s Cybersecurity Resilience Act
Seven open source foundations are coming together to create common specifications and standards for Europe’s Cyber Resilience Act (CRA), regulation adopted by the European Parliament last month. The A...
Apple Vision Pro’s Persona feature gets collaborative
Much like the headset for which they were designed, Apple’s Personas are very much a work in progress. The original version of the beta avatars were — is “nightmarish” too strong a word? A subsequent ...
https://techcrunch.com/2024/04/02/apple-vision-pros-persona-feature-gets-collaborative/
Nicki Minaj, Billie Eilish, Katy Perry and other musicians sign letter against irresponsible AI
A group of 200 musicians signed an open letter calling on tech companies and developers to not undermine human creativity with AI music generation tools. The list of undersigned artists is so power-pa...
AWS unveils new service for cloud-based rendering projects
In an announcement timed for the National Association of Broadcasters conference in Las Vegas, which kicks off later this month, Amazon today announced Deadline Cloud, a new service that lets customer...
https://techcrunch.com/2024/04/02/aws-unveils-new-service-for-cloud-based-rendering-projects/
Y Combinator’s Garry Tan chastises a San Francisco lawmaker again; this time about an email bill
Garry Tan took to the social platform X Tuesday to again express his displeasure at California state assembly member Matt Haney, over a proposed late-night email bill he authored.
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https://techcrunch.com/2024/04/02/y-combinator-garry-tan-san-francisco-lawmaker-email-bill/
A new games-focused VC in Turkey shows the industry there continues to gain steam
Turkey has gained a well-earned reputation as a veritable cauldron of mobile games startups, leading to the rise of VCs dedicated to the sector. The latest to join this coterie is Laton Ventures, a ne...
TechCrunch Minute: AT&T data breach prompts millions of passcodes to be reset
Death, taxes, and regular, terrifying cybersecurity leaks. Those are the facts of life, as the latest AT&T data breach is teaching us yet again. A TechCrunch investigation into leaked customer data fr...
OctoAI wants to makes private AI model deployments easier with OctoStack
OctoAI (formerly known as OctoML), today announced the launch of OctoStack, its new end-to-end solution for deploying generative AI models in a company’s private cloud, be that on-premises or in a vir...
Spotify brings its free audiobooks perk for Premium users to Canada, Ireland and New Zealand
Spotify announced on Tuesday that it’s bringing its free audiobooks perk to Canada, Ireland, and New Zealand. Users in these markets will be able to access 15 hours of free monthly audiobook listening...
Meta now requires users to verify their age to use its Quest VR headsets
During the congressional online safety hearing in January, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg argued that mobile app store providers like Apple and Google should be the ones to implement parental controls for s...
https://techcrunch.com/2024/04/02/meta-quest-age-verification/
Women in AI: Kristine Gloria of the Aspen Institute tells women to enter the field and ‘follow your curiosity’
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 ...
‘Reverse’ searches: The sneaky ways that police tap tech companies for your private data
Reverse searches cast a digital dragnet over a tech company's store of user data to catch the information that police are looking for.
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