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Baidu releases new AI tools to promote application development
One year after Chinese tech firm Baidu released its ChatGPT-like Ernie bot, the company announced tools to encourage locals to develop AI applications.
EU’s new tech laws are working – small browsers gain market share
Reuters exclusively reported that Independent browser companies in the European Union are seeing a spike in users in the first month after EU legislation forced Alphabet’s Google, Microsoft and Apple to make it easier for users to switch to rivals. … Continue reading
Dailyhunt-parent acquires newsstand app Magzter
VerSe Innovation, the parent firm of news aggregator app Dailyhunt, has acquired the popular digital newsstand firm Magzter, the two said Thursday. The Bengaluru-headquartered startup has fully acquired Magzter, a New York-headquartered firm that counted Singapore Press Holdings among its … Continue reading
TikTok Bill to Be Bundled With Aid to Ukraine and Israel, House Speaker Indicates
A new measure attempts to force the Senate’s hand on passing legislation to ban TikTok or mandate the app’s sale.
Tesla is laying off 285 employees in Buffalo, New York as part of a broad restructuring
Earlier this week, Tesla CEO Elon Musk sent a memo company-wide saying that the automaker would be reducing more than 10% of its global workforce.
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau fines BloomTech for false claims
The CFPB is permanently banning BloomTech from consumer lending activities and its CEO, Austen Allred, from student lending for a period of 10 years. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
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RBNZ Explores Introduction of Central Bank Digital Currency
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) has announced that it is exploring the introduction of a central bank digital currency (CBDC), often referred to as “digital cash.” This move comes as the RBNZ aims to address the challenges posed … Continue reading
7 Waymo robotaxis block traffic to San Francisco freeway on-ramp
Waymo can operate on San Francisco freeways without a human driver, but the company is still only testing on freeways with a human driver in the front seat. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
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Learnings from Australian Health Insurer Nib’s Epic 9-Year Cloud Migration to AWS
The completion of nib’s AWS migration puts it among the Australian health insurance sector’s leading cloud adopters. The insurer has learnings to share, including being prepared to prioritise to get migrations done.
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Ramp raises another $150 million co-led by Khosla and Founders Fund at a $7.65B valuation
Spend management startup Ramp has raised another $150 million at a post-money valuation of $7.65 billion, the company confirmed to TechCrunch today. New investor Khosla Ventures and existing backer Founders Fund co-led the raise, which also included participation from new … Continue reading
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