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Deal Dive: Givebutter is turning a profit making tech for nonprofits

Givebutter recently raised $50 million for its CRM platform for nonprofits as startups building tech for that industry gain momentum. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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The ‘valley of death’ for climate lies between early-stage funding and scaling up

It’s easier for climate companies to get enough funding to get started. It’s much harder once they need money to scale. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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A wrestling match over who should control robotaxis is playing out in California

Cities around the country have long been crying out for more control over how autonomous vehicles are deployed on their streets. In California, they might finally get their wish. A handful of AV-related bills, which made progress this month in … Continue reading

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Creators of Sora-powered short explain AI-generated video’s strengths and limitations

OpenAI’s video generation tool Sora took the AI community by surprise in February with fluid, realistic video that seems miles ahead of competitors. But the carefully stage-managed debut left out a lot of details — details that have been filled … Continue reading

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Digital ad market is finally on the mend, bouncing back from the ‘dark days’ of 2022

Earnings reports this week from Meta, Alphabet and Snap showed a solid recovery in the online ad market.

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Call of Duty Black Ops Gulf War – Release date speculation, platforms, Zombies, and everything we know

It is that time again – the next Call of Duty iteration is on its way and we’re heading back to Black Ops. That’s right, after a four-year absence, fans of the Black Ops portion of the ever-popular FPS will … Continue reading

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How Rubrik’s IPO paid off big for Greylock VC Asheem Chandna

Asheem Chandna says he was so impressed with founder Bipul Sinha’s grit and tech, he led Rubrik’s $40 million Series B in 2015. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Photo-sharing community EyeEm will license users’ photos to train AI if they don’t delete them

EyeEm, the Berlin-based photo-sharing community that exited last year to Spanish company Freepik after going bankrupt, is now licensing its users’ photos to train AI models. Earlier this month, the company informed users via email that it was adding a … Continue reading

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Here’s one Japanese store’s enterprising method of selling broken Intel chips — for less than $5

Would you like to get your hands on an Intel CPU for less than 5% of its full cost? Of course, you would. Too good to be true? Almost. This story centers on an enterprising electronics store that is selling chips … Continue reading

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Pope Francis joins G7 summit to talk AI with world leaders

Pope Francis is set to attend the upcoming G7 summit to discuss the development of artificial intelligence (AI) and the challenges it poses. Italian Prime Minister Georgia Meloni confirmed the Pope will be present at the gathering in Puglia, Italy … Continue reading

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