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Go on, let bots date other bots

Bumble founder and executive chair Whitney Wolfe Herd raised eyebrows this week with her comments about how AI might change the dating experience. During an onstage interview, Bloomberg’s Emily Chang brought up bots posing as real people, or real people … Continue reading

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Why Apple’s ‘Crush’ ad is so misguided

Welcome to Week in Review: TechCrunch’s newsletter recapping the week’s biggest news. This week Apple unveiled new iPad models at its Let Loose event, including a new 13-inch display for the iPad Air, as well as Tandem OLED and a … Continue reading

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U.K. agency releases tools to test AI model safety

The U.K. Safety Institute, the U.K.’s recently established AI safety body, has released a toolset designed to “strengthen AI safety” by making it easier for industry, research organizations and academia to develop AI evaluations.  Called Inspect, the toolset — which … Continue reading

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At the AI Film Festival, humanity triumphed over tech

AI startup Runway’s second annual AI Film Festival showcased movies that incorporated AI tech in some fashion, from backgrounds to animations. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Women in AI: Rachel Coldicutt researches how technology impacts society

Rachel Coldicutt is the founder of Careful Industries, which researches the social impact technology has on society. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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SAP’s chief sustainability officer isn’t interested in getting your company to do the right thing

SAP Chief Sustainability Officer Sophia Mendelsohn wants to incentivize companies to be green because it’s profitable, not just because it’s right. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Tesla’s profitable Supercharger network is in limbo after Musk axed the entire team

Here’s what one insider said happened in the days leading up to the layoffs. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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StrictlyVC London welcomes Phoenix Court and WEX

StrictlyVC events deliver exclusive insider content from the Silicon Valley & Global VC scene while creating meaningful connections over cocktails and canapés with leading investors, entrepreneurs and executives. And TechCrunch is excited to join forces with key players in the … Continue reading

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Meesho, an Indian social commerce with 150M transacting users, secures $275M in new funding

Meesho, a leading e-commerce startup in India with about 150 million transacting users, has secured $275 million in a new funding round, it disclosed in a securities filing. The new funding is part of a larger financing round, which is … Continue reading

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Scammers found planting online betting ads on Indian government websites

Some Indian government websites have allowed scammers to plant advertisements capable of redirecting visitors to online betting platforms. TechCrunch discovered around four dozen “gov.in” website links associated with Indian states, including Bihar, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Mizoram and Telangana that were … Continue reading

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