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The Waymo-Zeekr robotaxi has come to San Francisco

Waymo has started testing a new robotaxi built by Chinese electric automaker Zeekr on public roads in San Francisco.  Waymo has “less than a handful” of the Zeekr vehicles in San Francisco today and isn’t driving them autonomously yet. Still, … Continue reading

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TechCrunch Minute: Where Kamala Harris stands on tech issues

This weekend, President Biden announced that he would suspend his campaign for president, and he endorsed his vice president, Kamala Harris. We still don’t know if she will ultimately be the candidate that goes toe-to-toe with Donald Trump in November, … Continue reading

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Meta debuts newest Llama AI model with help from Nvidia and cloud partners

One new variant of Llama 3.1 is the biggest and most capable AI model from Meta to date and continues to be open source, which means it can be freely accessed.

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What Google’s decision to keep cookies means for the internet

CNBC runs through what cookies are, and how Google’s decision to keep them will affect the internet and advertising industry moving forward.

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Cyber-security firm rejects $23bn Google takeover

In an internal memo to staff, the firm’s founder and chief executive said he was ‘flattered’.

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Cyabra, a startup helping companies and governments detect disinformation, plans to go public via SPAC

The transaction values Cyabra at $70 million, and the company expects the merger to close by the end of the year. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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There’s a lot more to the Kamala Harris memes than you think

“You think you just fell out of a coconut tree?” says Vice President Kamala Harris in a now infamous clip. An overlay of the lime green album art for Charli XCX’s “Brat” flashes on the screen, while a remix of … Continue reading

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Artificial Intelligence Has a Math Problem

A.I.’s math problem reflects how much the new technology is a break with computing’s past.

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Google’s Plan to Buy Wiz for $23 Billion Falls Apart

Wiz’s chief executive said the company walked away from a “humbling offer” and would pursue an initial public offering instead.

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Congress Calls for Tech Outage Hearing to Grill CrowdStrike C.E.O.

The House Homeland Security Committee called on the chief executive of the cybersecurity firm to testify on the disruption.

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