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ServiceTitan names LLMs from Microsoft, OpenAI as risk factors
With ServiceTitan’s public IPO documents, we may be witnessing the birth of a new boilerplate warning: LLMs. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
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In 2023 VCs returned the lowest level of capital to their investors since 2011
It’s no secret that the venture capital industry is facing a liquidity crisis as IPOs and other exits remain few and far between after 2020 and 2021’s record-breaking years. Now, we have numbers that show just how bad it’s gotten. … Continue reading
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Trump’s FCC pick has said he wants to ban TikTok, challenge Section 230
Though president-elect Donald Trump has been expected to stop the looming ban on TikTok, his political appointments suggest otherwise. Trump announced on Sunday that he selected Brendan Carr to chair the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), which regulates the internet, news … Continue reading
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DoorDash’s app can now import your grocery list for faster shopping
While online grocery shopping is generally convenient, manually adding items to your cart one by one can become a bit of a chore. To address this, food and grocery shopping app DoorDash has launched a new feature that allows you … Continue reading
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Mastodon sees a boost from the ‘X exodus,’ too, founder says
Decentralized social network Mastodon is also seeing some uplift from the X “exodus,” founder Eugen Rochko shared on the platform just ahead of the weekend. While the Twitter-like startup Bluesky has been capturing headlines and attention for its rapid adoption … Continue reading
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Healthcare VC firm Initiate has a new $45M and has already founded five startups internally
Jessica Owens and Iana Dimkova, co-founders of Initiate Ventures, are launching their new healthcare/ life sciences-focused firm with a respectable $45 million debut fund. One of the ways they convinced limited partners to become investors is because they are building … Continue reading
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Partiful is Google’s ‘best app’ of 2024
Partiful, the New York-based event-planning app that’s taking on older solutions like Evite, Eventbrite, and Facebook Events, has been named Google’s app of the year, the tech giant announced on Monday as part of its “best apps and games of … Continue reading
ElevenLabs now offers ability to build conversational AI agents
ElevenLabs, a startup that provides AI voice cloning and a text-to-speech API, launched the ability to build conversational AI bots on Monday. The company announced that users can now build complete conversational agents on ElevenLabs’ developer platform, with customizable variables … Continue reading
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Sam Altman will co-chair San Francisco mayor-elect Daniel Lurie’s transition team
San Francisco’s mayor-elect, Daniel Lurie, has tapped OpenAI CEO Sam Altman to help run his transition team, the campaign announced on Monday, as part of the administration’s effort to embrace the tech industry. Altman, alongside nine other San Francisco leaders, … Continue reading
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CISA director Jen Easterly to depart agency on January 20
CISA’s director will depart the agency after three years at the helm, as part of the “seamless transition” of government power. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
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