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The AltStore, an alternative app store coming to EU, will offer Patreon-backed apps

To comply with the new European law, Apple is introducing APIs and frameworks that allow developers to distribute apps independently of the App Store. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Amazon Offers Free Generative AI and Machine Learning Courses

The ‘AI Ready’ initiative offers online classes for developers and other technical professionals on artificial intelligence and machine learning, in addition to Amazon’s cloud practitioner training resources.

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TechCrunch Minute: Amazon bets $4B on Anthropic’s success

The current AI wave is a never-ending barrage of news items. To understand what I mean, ask yourself how long you spent considering the fact that Amazon put another $2.75 billion into Anthropic AI last week. Right? We’ve become inured … Continue reading

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How One Tech Skeptic Decided AI Might Benefit the Middle Class

David Autor, an M.I.T. economist and tech contrarian, argues that A.I. is fundamentally different from past waves of computerization.

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Women in AI: Urvashi Aneja is researching the social impact of AI in India

To give AI-focused women academics and others their well-deserved — and overdue — time in the spotlight, TechCrunch is launching a series of interviews focusing on remarkable women who’ve contributed to the AI revolution. We’ll publish several pieces throughout the year … Continue reading

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China’s Advancing Efforts to Influence the U.S. Election Raise Alarms

China has adopted some of the same misinformation tactics that Russia used ahead of the 2016 election, researchers and government officials say.

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Why Did Matt Farley Put a Song About Me on Spotify?

The answer involves a remarkable — and lucrative, and ridiculous — scheme to game the way we find music today.

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Ads on Discord, AT&T passcode resets, and podcast changes for Android users

Hello, and welcome back to Equity, a podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. This is our Monday show, where we dig into the weekend and take a peek at the week … Continue reading

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Microsoft to separate Teams and Office globally amid antitrust scrutiny

The European Commission has been investigating Microsoft’s tying of Office and Teams since a 2020 complaint by competing workspace messaging app Slack.

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Microsoft to unbundle Office and Teams globally following years-long criticism

Microsoft will introduce a new version of Microsoft 365 and Office 365 subscription service that excludes Teams, unbundling a suite following scrutiny from the European Union regulator and complaints from rival Slack. The move follows Microsoft agreeing to sell Office … Continue reading

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