Strava taps AI to weed out leaderboard cheats; unveils ‘family’ plan, dark mode and more
Strava announced a slew of features, including AI to weed out leaderboard cheats, a new 'family' subscription plan, dark mode and more.
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Microsoft’s custom Cobalt chips will come to Azure next week
Microsoft will launch its custom Cobalt 100 chips to customers as a public preview at its Build conference next week, TechCrunch has learned. In an analyst briefing ahead of Build, Scott Guthrie, Micr...
https://techcrunch.com/2024/05/16/microsofts-custom-cobalt-chips-will-come-to-azure-next-week/
Astronauts fall over. Robotic limbs can help them back up.
We all fall down sometimes. Astronauts are no exception. You need to be in peak physical condition for space travel, but bulky space suits and lower gravity levels can be a recipe for disaster, causin...
https://techcrunch.com/2024/05/16/astronauts-fall-over-robotic-limbs-can-help-them-back-up/
Tesla keeps cutting jobs and the feds probe Waymo
What a wild week for transportation news! It was a smorgasbord of news that seemed to touch every sector and theme in transportation.
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https://techcrunch.com/2024/05/16/tesla-keeps-cutting-jobs-and-the-feds-probe-waymo/
Meta Threads is testing pinned columns on the web, similar to the old TweetDeck
X, formerly Twitter, turned TweetDeck into X Pro and pushed it behind a paywall. But there is a new column-based social media tool in the town, and it’s from Instagram Threads. Mark Zuckerberg announc...
https://techcrunch.com/2024/05/16/threads-testing-pinned-columns-on-the-web-like-tweetdeck/
With the end of Workspace, it’s fair to wonder if Meta was ever serious about the enterprise
Meta, the parent company of Facebook, launched an enterprise version of the prominent social network in 2015. It always seemed like a stretch for a company built on a consumer product that made most o...
Bolt founder Ryan Beslow wants to settle an investor lawsuit by returning $37 million worth of shares
The investor lawsuit is related to Bolt securing a $30 million personal loan to Ryan Breslow, which was later defaulted on.
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https://techcrunch.com/2024/05/16/bolt-founder-investor-lawsuit-stock-repayment-proposed-settlement/
GrubMarket buys Butter to give its food distribution tech an AI boost
Winston Chi, Butter's founder and CEO, told TechCrunch that "most parties, including our investors and us, are making money" from the exit.
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Sony Music warns tech companies over ‘unauthorized’ use of its content to train AI
Sony Music Group has sent letters to more than 700 tech companies and music streaming services to warn them not to use its music to train AI without explicit permission. The letter, which was obtained...
Google’s expands hands-free and eyes-free interfaces on Android
As part of 2024’s Accessibility Awareness Day, Google is showing off some updates to Android that should be useful to folks with mobility or vision impairments. Project Gameface allows gamers to use t...
https://techcrunch.com/2024/05/16/googles-expands-hands-free-and-eyes-free-interfaces-on-android/
ThreadsDeck? Threads in testing pinned columns on the web
X, formerly Twitter, turned TweetDeck into X Pro and pushed it behind a paywall. But there is a new column-based social media tool in the town, and it’s from Instagram Threads. Mark Zuckerberg announc...
https://techcrunch.com/2024/05/16/threadsdeck-threads-in-testing-pinned-columns-on-the-web/
Hacker claims theft of India’s Samco account data
A hacker listed the data allegedly breached from Samco on a known cybercrime forum.
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https://techcrunch.com/2024/05/16/hacker-claims-theft-samco-account-data/
Meet the Magnificent Six: A tour of the stages at Disrupt 2024
TechCrunch Disrupt has always been the ultimate convergence point for all things startup and tech. In the bustling world of innovation, it serves as the “big top” tent, where entrepreneurs, tech enthu...
https://techcrunch.com/2024/05/16/meet-the-magnificent-six-a-tour-of-the-stages-at-disrupt-2024/
Google I/O was an AI evolution, not a revolution
At Google’s I/O developer conference, the company made its case to developers – and to some extent, consumers – why its bets on AI are ahead of rivals. At the event, the company unveiled a revamped A...
https://techcrunch.com/2024/05/16/google-i-o-was-an-ai-evolution-not-a-revolution/
Ampere teams up with Qualcomm to launch an Arm-based AI server
Ampere and Qualcomm aren’t the most obvious of partners. Both, after all, offer Arm-based chips for running data center servers (though Qualcomm’s largest market remains mobile). But as the two compan...
https://techcrunch.com/2024/05/16/ampere-teams-up-with-qualcomm-to-launch-an-arm-based-ai-server/
Ireland privacy watchdog confirms Dell data breach investigation
A top European privacy watchdog is investigating following the recent breaches of Dell customers’ personal information, TechCrunch has learned. Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC) deputy commi...
https://techcrunch.com/2024/05/16/ireland-privacy-watchdog-confirms-dell-data-breach-investigation/
TikTok tests 60-minute video uploads as it continues to take on YouTube
TikTok is testing the ability for users to upload 60-minute videos, the company confirmed to TechCrunch on Thursday. The feature is available to a limited group of users in select markets, and TikTok ...
https://techcrunch.com/2024/05/16/tiktok-upload-60-minute-videos/
Khosla Ventures, Pear VC triple down on Honey Homes, a smart way to hire a handyman
There’s apparently a lot of demand for an on-demand handyperson. Khosla Ventures and Pear VC have just tripled down on their investment in Honey Homes, which offers up a dedicated handyman to take car...
Flock Safety’s solar-powered cameras could make surveilliance more widespread
Flock Safety is a multi-billion dollar startup that’s got eyes everywhere. As of Wednesday, with the company’s new Solar Condor cameras, those eyes are solar-powered and using wireless 5G networks to ...
https://techcrunch.com/2024/05/16/oh-great-i-feel-safer-already/
Agora raises $34B Series B to keep building the Carta for real estate
Since he was very young, Bar Mor knew that he would inevitably do something with real estate. His family was involved in all types of real estate projects, from ground-up construction to managing resi...
https://techcrunch.com/2024/05/16/agora-34b-raises-seriesb-carta-real-estate/