Fintech CRED secures in-principle approval for payment aggregator license
CRED has received the in-principle approval for payment aggregator license in a boost to the Indian fintech startup that could help it better serve its customers and launch new products and experiment...
Internet users are getting younger; now the UK is weighing up if AI can help protect them
Artificial intelligence has been in the crosshairs of governments concerned about how it might be misused for fraud, disinformation and other malicious online activity; now in the U.K. a regulator is ...
Hugging Face releases a benchmark for testing generative AI on health tasks
Hugging Face has published a new leaderboard and benchmark for evaluating generative AI models on health-related tasks and questions.
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Robots can make jobs less meaningful for human colleagues
Much has been (and will continue to be) written about automation’s impact on the jobs market. In the short term, many employers have complained of an inability to fill roles and retain workers, furthe...
https://techcrunch.com/2024/04/18/robots-can-make-jobs-less-meaningful-for-human-colleagues/
Ibotta’s IPO opens sharply higher, hinting at warming public-market interest in tech shares
Ibotta began it’s path as a public company on Thursday by opening at $117 per share, a big increase from its IPO price of $88, itself an increase from its proposed range of $76 to $84 per share. And t...
Wiz is in talks to buy Lacework for $150-200M; security firm was last valued at $8.3B
Consolidation continues apace in the world of security. Sources tell us that Lacework — a cloud security startup that was valued at $8.3 billion post-money in its last funding round — is in talks to b...
Hackers are threatening to publish a huge stolen sanctions and financial crimes watchlist
The hackers say they have stolen 5.3 million records from the World-Check database, used by companies and banks for screening potential customers.
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https://techcrunch.com/2024/04/18/world-check-database-leaked-sanctions-financial-crimes-watchlist/
Cape dials up $61M from A16Z + more for mobile service that doesn’t use personal data
AT&T’s recent mega customer data breach — 74 million accounts impacted — laid bare how much data carriers have on their users, and also that the data is there for the hacking. Today, a startup called ...
How to play Pokémon and other Game Boy games on your iPhone
Apple finally updated its App Store guidelines to allow global developers to host retro game emulators on iOS. Now, you don’t need to jailbreak your iPhone or download any sketchy software — you can g...
https://techcrunch.com/2024/04/18/how-to-play-pokemon-and-other-game-boy-games-on-your-iphone/
Meta adds its AI chatbot, powered by Llama 3, to the search bar across its apps
Meta’s making several big moves today to promote its AI services across its platform. The company has upgraded its AI chatbot with its newest Large Language Model, Llama 3, and it is now running it in...
Meta releases Llama 3, claims it’s among the best open models available
Meta has released the latest entry in its Llama series of open source generative AI models: Llama 3. Or, more accurately, the company has open sourced two models in its new Llama 3 family, with the re...
Tesla Semi charging corridor project is still alive despite Biden admin funding snub
Tesla is pushing forward with a plan to build an electric big rig charging corridor stretching from Texas to California, despite being snubbed by a lucrative federal funding program that’s part of Bid...
https://techcrunch.com/2024/04/18/tesla-semi-big-rig-charging-corridor-biden-funding/
TechCrunch Minute: NASA needs your help to bring rocks back from Mars
NASA’s decision to scrap its $11 billion, 15-year mission to Mars to bring back samples could create a startup feeding frenzy, TechCrunch reports. Describing its plans as too slow, and too expensive, ...
Uber, Nvidia-backed Serve Robotics hits public markets with $40M splash
Serve Robotics, the Uber and Nvidia-backed sidewalk robot delivery company, debuted publicly on the New York stock exchange Thursday, making it the latest startup to choose going public via a reverse ...
Apex Legends hacker says game developers patched exploit used on streamers
Last month, a hacker wreaked havoc during an esports tournament of the popular shooter game Apex Legends, hacking two well-known streamers mid-game to make it look like they were using cheats. A month...
Magnus Metal wants to revamp the 4,000-year-old way metal parts are made
The startup is developing a technology it claims is as fast and energy efficient as 3D printing at a cost that can compete with sand casting.
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https://techcrunch.com/2024/04/18/magnus-metal-series-b-exclusive/
Building owners are often in the dark about their carbon pollution. A new algorithm could shed light on it
Nzero developed a new algorithm that helps building owners estimate their carbon pollution down to the hour.
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https://techcrunch.com/2024/04/18/nzero-grid-carbon-intensity-tool/
For Dataplor’s data intelligence tool, it’s all about location, location, location
Dataplor’s “secret sauce” combines technology and public domain data with a human factor, employing over 100,000 people, called Explorers, to validate all the data via computer.
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https://techcrunch.com/2024/04/18/dataplor-data-intelligence-location/
Screen Skinz raises $1.5 million seed to create custom screen protectors
There has been much evolution in the personalized phone protector market, but nothing has truly captured screens yet.
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Trellis Climate aims to bridge the ‘commercial valley of death’ for climate tech
Climate nonprofit Prime Coalition is hoping to bridge the valley with a new program, Trellis Climate.
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https://techcrunch.com/2024/04/18/trellis-climate-missing-middle/