Monthly Archives: May 2024

From 25 years in prison to just four months: Inside the final verdict on a crypto billionaire CEO archrivalry

Posted on May 5, 2024 by Techme101

The criminal judgment of bitcoin billionaires Changpeng Zhao and Sam Bankman-Fried was completed this week, the final chapter in starkly different crypto sagas.

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Alternative clouds are booming as companies seek cheaper access to GPUs

Posted on May 5, 2024 by Techme101

The appetite for alternative clouds has never been bigger. Case in point: CoreWeave, the GPU infrastructure provider that began life as a cryptocurrency mining operation, this week raised $1.1 billion in new funding from investors including Coatue, Fidelity and Altimeter … Continue reading →

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The Rabbit r1 shipped half-baked, but that’s kind of the point

Posted on May 5, 2024 by Techme101

I finally received the rabbit r1 (the company insists on this lowercase styling) I’ve been writing about since its debut at CES in January. And I was able to tell within about 30 seconds of turning it on that it … Continue reading →

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Zeekill: From teenage cyber-thug to Europe’s most wanted

Posted on May 5, 2024 by Techme101

Kivimaki rose through teen cyber gangs to become a Most Wanted criminal responsible for one of the most shocking hacks in history.

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Google lays off workers, Tesla cans its Supercharger team and UnitedHealthcare reveals security lapses

Posted on May 4, 2024 by Techme101

Welcome, folks, to Week in Review (WiR), TechCrunch’s regular newsletter that recaps the week that was in tech. This edition’s a tad bittersweet for me — it’ll be my last (for a while, anyway). Soon, I’ll be shifting my attention … Continue reading →

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Human composting and timber marketplaces: talking “industrial” VC with investor Dayna Grayson

Posted on May 4, 2024 by Techme101

While the venture world is abuzz over generative AI, Dayna Grayson, a longtime venture capitalist who five years ago co-founded her own firm, Construct Capital, has been focused on comparatively boring software that can transform industrial sectors. Her mission doesn’t … Continue reading →

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Women in AI: Tara Chklovski is teaching the next generation of AI innovators

Posted on May 4, 2024 by Techme101

Tara Chklovski is the CEO and founder of Technovation, a nonprofit that helps teach young girls about technology and entrepreneurship. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Farewell, dunks? Threads launches quote controls for all users

Posted on May 4, 2024 by Techme101

Threads users can now exert more control over who can quote their posts. This builds on a feature that already allows Threads users to limit who can reply to their posts (competing services like X and Bluesky offer similar reply … Continue reading →

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Deal Dive: Amae Health is building an in-person approach to mental healthcare in an increasingly digital space

Posted on May 4, 2024 by Techme101

While many recent mental health-focused startups are digital first, Amae Health focuses on the importance of in-person care. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Why RAG won’t solve generative AI’s hallucination problem

Posted on May 4, 2024 by Techme101

RAG is being pitched as a solution of sorts to generative AI hallucinations. But there’s limits to what the technique can do. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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