Meta’s latest experiment copies BeReal and Snapchat’s core ideas
Meta is once again taking on its competitors by developing a feature that borrows concepts from others — in this case, BeReal and Snapchat. The company is developing a feature for Instagram called “Pe...
https://techcrunch.com/2024/05/17/metas-latest-experiment-copies-bereal-and-snapchats-core-ideas/
Startups Weekly: It’s the dawning of the age of AI — plus, Musk is raging against the machine
Welcome to Startups Weekly! We've been drowning in AI news this week, with Google's I/O setting the pace. And Elon Musk rages against the machine.
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IndieBio’s SF incubator lineup is making some wild biotech promises
IndieBio’s Bay Area incubator is about to debut its 15th cohort of biotech startups. We took special notice of a few, which were making some major, bordering on ludicrous, claims that could pay off in...
YouTube TV’s ‘multiview’ feature is now available on Android phones and tablets
YouTube TV has announced that its ‘multiview’ feature for watching four streams at once is now available on Android phones and tablets. The Android launch comes two months after YouTube TV rolled out ...
https://techcrunch.com/2024/05/17/youtube-tvs-multiview-feature-available-android-phones-tablets/
OpenAI created a team to control ‘superintelligent’ AI —then let it wither, source says
OpenAI’s Superalignment team, responsible for developing ways to govern and steer “superintelligent” AI systems was promised 20% of the company’s compute resources, according to a person from that tea...
Two students uncover security bug that could let millions do their laundry for free
CSC ServiceWorks provides laundry machines to thousands of residential homes and universities, but the company ignored requests to fix a security bug.
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https://techcrunch.com/2024/05/17/csc-serviceworks-free-laundry-million-machines/
Pitch Deck Teardown: Goodcarbon’s $5.5M seed deck
Decks are all about telling a compelling story and Goodcarbon does a good job on that front. But there's important information missing too.
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https://techcrunch.com/2024/05/17/sample-seed-pitch-deck-goodcarbon/
Harness the TechCrunch Effect: Host a Side Event at Disrupt 2024
TechCrunch Disrupt 2024 is just around the corner, and the buzz is palpable. But what if we told you there’s a chance for you to not just attend, but also take your brand center stage with your own ev...
https://techcrunch.com/2024/05/17/harness-the-techcrunch-effect-host-a-side-event-at-disrupt-2024/
Slack under attack over sneaky AI training policy
Slack is making it difficult for its customers if they want the company to stop using its data for model training.
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https://techcrunch.com/2024/05/17/slack-under-attack-over-sneaky-ai-training-policy/
Slack under attack over sneaky AI training policy
Slack is making it difficult for its customers if they want the company to stop using its data for model training.
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Healthcare company WebTPA discloses breach affecting 2.5 million people
A Texas-based company that provides health insurances and benefit plans disclosed a data breach affecting almost 2.5 million people, some of whom had their Social Security number stolen. WebTPA said i...
Microsoft dodges UK antitrust scrutiny over its Mistral AI stake
Microsoft won't be facing antitrust scrutiny in the U.K. over its recent investment into French AI startup Mistral AI.
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https://techcrunch.com/2024/05/17/microsoft-dodges-uk-antitrust-scrutiny-over-its-mistral-ai-stake/
Embedded finance is still trendy as accounting automation startup Ember partners with HSBC UK
Ember has partnered with HSBC in the U.K. so that the bank's business customers can access Ember’s services from their online accounts.
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Microsoft warned it could be fined billions by EU over missing GenAI risk info
The European Union has warned Microsoft it could be fined up to 1% of its global annual turnover under the bloc’s online governance regime, the Digital Services Act (DSA), after the company failed to ...
Kudos lands $10M for an AI smart wallet that picks the best credit card for purchases
Kudos uses AI to figure out consumer spending habits so it can then provide more personalized financial advice, like maximizing rewards and utilizing credit effectively.
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https://techcrunch.com/2024/05/17/kudos-ai-smart-wallet-10m-credit-card/
A US trustee wants troubled fintech Synapse to be liquidated via Chapter 7 bankruptcy, cites ‘gross mismanagement’
The prospects for troubled banking-as-a-service startup Synapse have gone from bad to worse this week after the United States Trustee filed an emergency motion on Wednesday. The trustee is asking to ...
Seraphim’s latest space accelerator welcomes nine companies
U.K.-based Seraphim Space is spinning up its 13th accelerator program, with nine participating companies working on a range of tech from propulsion to in-space manufacturing and space situational awar...
https://techcrunch.com/2024/05/16/seraphims-latest-space-accelerator-welcomes-nine-companies/
OpenAI inks deal to train AI on Reddit data
OpenAI has reached a deal with Reddit to use the social news site’s data for training AI models. In a blog post on OpenAI’s press relations site, the company said that the Reddit partnership will prov...
https://techcrunch.com/2024/05/16/openai-inks-deal-to-train-ai-on-reddit-data/
X pushes more users to Communities
X, formerly Twitter, is rolling out a revamped version of its Communities feature, which lets users network around topics of interest, each with its own dedicated space and timeline. Today, the compan...
https://techcrunch.com/2024/05/16/x-pushes-more-users-to-communities/
Mark Zuckerberg’s makeover: midlife crisis or carefully crafted rebrand?
For Mark Zuckerberg’s fortieth birthday, his wife got him a photoshoot. Zuckerberg gives the camera a sly smile as he sits amid a carefully crafted recreation of his childhood bedroom. It’s appropriat...