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Trump picks Apple exec to lead transportation safety agency

President Donald Trump has chosen Jonathan Morrison, an Apple executive, to head the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, per a Senate filing. The nomination will be reviewed and voted on by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation before … Continue reading

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Suger helps companies list and scale up on cloud marketplaces

When cloud providers like Microsoft Azure and AWS launched cloud software marketplaces a decade ago, it opened up a new sales channel for software-as-a-service (SaaS) companies to get in front of potential enterprise customers. These marketplaces effectively enabled SaaS companies … Continue reading

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SGNL snags $30M for a new take on ID security based on zero-standing privileges

Security experts often describe identity as the “new perimeter” in the world of security: in the world of cloud services where network assets and apps can range far and wide, the biggest vulnerabilities are often leaked and spoofed log-in credentials.  … Continue reading

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SpotDraft taps AI to help streamline contract management

More and more legal professionals are embracing AI, surveys show. Per a recent poll from legaltech company Clio, 79% of firms used some form of AI for casework last year, up from just 19% in 2023. Despite some skepticism of … Continue reading

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Lanch bags $27M for a social media-skewed take on fast food

E-commerce startups built around food continue to gobble up funding as investors look for sticky consumer concepts that can scale without breaking the bank. On Wednesday, Germany’s Lanch — which taps social media and influencers to develop popular food brands … Continue reading

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Chestnut Carbon gets $160M to turn old farms into forests

The company buys marginal and degraded farmland, plants them with native trees, and harvests the resulting carbon credits. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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EU abandons ePrivacy, AI liability reforms, as bloc shifts focus to competitiveness & data access for AI

A long stalled bid to beef up European Union rules around online tracking technologies — and put penalties on a similar footing to the bloc’s data protection framework, GDPR, which allows for fines of up to 4% of annual turnover … Continue reading

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A woman in China sued Tesla after complaining of faulty brakes — now she’s paying Tesla $23K

As per an investigation by the Associated Press (AP), Tesla has won a defamation lawsuit against one individual called Zhang Yazhou, who in February 2021 was a passenger in a Tesla Model 3 car that allegedly crashed due to faulty … Continue reading

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Google Whisk, an image remixing tool, is now available in 100+ countries

Notably, the image tools are not available in countries and regions like India, Indonesia, the EU, and the U.K. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Tabby doubles valuation to $3.3B in $160M funding as it looks beyond BNPL

Consumer demand for credit options varies across regions, and for fintechs, understanding these differences is key to survival. In developed markets, where credit cards are common, consumers often view buy now, pay later (BNPL) offerings positively because of their flexible … Continue reading

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