Ibotta's recent partnerships with brands Exxon, Shell and Walmart helped the company reach profitability. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
As the election cycle heats up, Instagram and Threads will be cooling down the amount of political content entering many users’ feeds. These changes, which limit the reach of political conte...
Sam Bankman-Fried, the co-founder and former CEO of crypto exchange FTX and trading firm Alameda Research, was sentenced to 25 years in prison by Southern District of New York (SDNY) Judge Lewis ...
Two weeks ago, TechCrunch broke the news that LinkedIn was getting into games, helping users “deepen relationships” through puzzle-based interactions. And on Wednesday, TechCrunch reported th...
In the wake of Universal Music Group’s (UMG) public spat with TikTok, which saw the label pulling its full catalog from the video app earlier this year, the company is doubling down on its deal...
Wonderschool, a startup that provides software and support to help individuals and local governments spin up childcare businesses, has acquired EarlyDay, which operates an early childhood educato...
https://techcrunch.com/2024/03/28/why-a16z-backed-wonderschool-is-acquiring-earlyday/
Google.org, Google’s charitable wing, is launching a new program to help fund nonprofits developing tech that leverages generative AI. Called Google.org Accelerator: Generative AI, the program ...
https://techcrunch.com/2024/03/28/google-org-launches-20m-generative-ai-accelerator-program/
Matter Venture Partners will invest in between 15 and 20 companies with the new fund in the area of "hard tech." © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
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Increasingly, the AI industry is moving toward generative AI models with longer contexts. But models with large context windows tend to be compute-intensive. Or Dagan, product lead at AI startup ...
Google announced today that it will soon roll out on-device AI-powered features such as recording summaries and smart replies on the Pixel 8. These features will be based on Gemini Nano, a small-...
https://techcrunch.com/2024/03/28/google-gemini-nano-features-pixel-8-roll-out/
With TikTok potentially poised for a U.S. ban, YouTube is touting how well its own TikTok competitor, YouTube Shorts, is paying off for creators. The company on Thursday said its short-form video...
Amazon announced Thursday the launch of its new app for Amazon One, its contactless palm recognition service that allows customers to hover their palm over a device in order to purchase from sele...
https://techcrunch.com/2024/03/28/amazon-one-the-palm-recognition-service-launches-a-new-app/
ChowNow acquired Cuboh, a point-of-sale platform that consolidates all orders from delivery apps into one place. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
The clock has almost run out! With just 48 hours left, this is your final opportunity to secure early-bird savings for TechCrunch Early Stage 2024. Don’t miss out on this chance to join industr...
Pelago Health, Y Combinator-backed telehealth company that uses cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) to help treat people with tobacco, alcohol and opioid addictions, said Thursday it had raised ...
Metaview integrates with apps, phone systems, videoconferencing platforms and tools like Calendly and GoodTime to automatically capture the content of interviews. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights...
While super{set} is backed by external investors, some of its capital comes from founding managing partners Tom Chavez and Vivek Vaidya, who previously co-founded Krux and sold it to Salesforce. ...
https://techcrunch.com/2024/03/28/superset-startup-studio-fundraise/
Its long-term goal is to make more efficient semiconductors with a lower carbon footprint, while supporting what its CEO refers to as "the electrification of society," starting with transportatio...
https://techcrunch.com/2024/03/28/diamfab-spinout-diamond-semiconductors/
Blueground, which operates a global network of furnished apartment rentals for stays of a month or more, has raised $45 million, on sales of $560 million. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserve...
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Enterprises and other large organizations have long been a lucrative and obvious target for cybercriminals, but in recent years — thanks to more sophisticated breach techniques and the rise of ...
https://techcrunch.com/2024/03/28/coro-smb-security-series-d/