Monthly Archives: January 2025

Google donates $1 million to Trump’s inauguration fund, joining other tech giants

Google becomes the latest tech company to donate to Trump’s inauguration fund

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Amazon aims to expand advertising business by letting retailers use its ad tools on their stores

Amazon Retail Ad Service will allow sites to show “contextually relevant ads in the right place and at the right time” in search results, the company said.

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Innovaccer aims to become healthcare’s AI powerhouse with $275M Series F

Innovaccer has raised a $275M Series F from investors including B Capital Group, Banner Health, Danaher Ventures, Generation IM, Kaiser Permanente, and M12. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Tesla directors to pay up to $919 million to settle claims they overpaid themselves

A Delaware judge has approved a settlement that will see Tesla directors – including Chair Robyn Denholm, Oracle founder Larry Ellison, Kimbal Musk, and James Murdoch – return up to $919 million to the automaker, officially resolving allegations that they … Continue reading

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Political content on Instagram and Threads ramped up

Users will no longer be able to opt out of political content from people they do not follow.

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Rounded is an AI orchestration platform that lets anyone build an AI voice agent

French startup Rounded believes AI voice agents are going to become the default way customers interact with companies, so instead of building AI voice agents that are ready to use, the company is building an orchestration platform that lets companies … Continue reading

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Biosphere zaps germs with UV light to make biomanufacturing cheaper

Using LEDs has the potential to bring down the cost of biomanufacturing, allowing such processes to make materials that previously would have been too expensive.  © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Hackers are exploiting a new Ivanti VPN security bug to hack into company networks

Mandiant says a Chinese cyberespionage group has been exploiting the critical-rated vulnerability since at least mid-December. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Cohere co-founder sees big AI opportunity in enterprise, happy to stay out of ChatGPT’s way

Cohere on Thursday debuted its early access program for its AI agent platform called North, as it deepens its focus on the enterprise.

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Xocean raises $119M to capture ocean data with uncrewed surface vessels

Xocean, an Irish marine robotics startup that provides ocean data to the energy and hydrography industries using uncrewed surface vessels (USVs), has raised €115 million ($119 million) as it looks to expand coverage to additional sectors. Founded in 2017, Xocean … Continue reading

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