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Infighting among fintech players has caused TabaPay to ‘pull out’ from buying bankrupt Synapse

Posted on May 9, 2024 by Techme101

A dust-up between Evolve Bank & Trust, Mercury and Synapse has led TabaPay to abandon its acquisition plans of troubled banking-as-a-service startup Synapse. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Google built some of the first social apps for Android, including Twitter and others

Posted on May 9, 2024 by Techme101

The Twitter for Android client was “a demo app that Google had created and gave to us,” says Particle co-founder and ex-Twitter employee Sara Beykpour. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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WhatsApp’s latest update streamlines navigation and adds a ‘darker dark mode’

Posted on May 9, 2024 by Techme101

WhatsApp is updating its mobile apps for a fresh and more streamlined look, while also introducing a new “darker dark mode,” the company announced on Thursday. The messaging app says that over the years, it has primarily focused on adding … Continue reading →

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Plinky is an app for you to collect and organize links easily

Posted on May 9, 2024 by Techme101

Plinky lets you solve the problem of saving and organizing links from anywhere with a focus on simplicity and customization. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Google I/O 2024: How to watch

Posted on May 9, 2024 by Techme101

The keynote kicks off at 10 a.m. PT on Tuesday and will offer glimpses into the latest versions of Android, Wear OS and Android TV. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Triomics raises $15M Series A to automate cancer clinical trials matching

Posted on May 9, 2024 by Techme101

For cancer patients, medicines administered in clinical trials can help save or extend lives. But despite thousands of trials in the United States each year, only 3% to 5% of eligible patients enroll in investigations of new treatments. Triomics, a … Continue reading →

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Amazon’s CTO built a meeting-summarizing app for some reason

Posted on May 9, 2024 by Techme101

In a post on Werner Vogels’ personal blog, he details Distill, an open-source app he built to transcribe and summarize conference calls. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Sources: Mistral AI raising at a $6B valuation, SoftBank ‘not in’ but DST is

Posted on May 9, 2024 by Techme101

Paris-based Mistral AI, a startup working on open source Large Language Models — the building block for generative AI services — has been raising money at a $6 billion valuation, three times its valuation in December, to compete more keenly … Continue reading →

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Google I/O 2024: What to expect

Posted on May 9, 2024 by Techme101

You can expect plenty of AI, but probably not a lot of hardware. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Rowing startup Hydrow acquires a majority stake in Speede Fitness as their CEO steps down

Posted on May 9, 2024 by Techme101

Hydrow, the at-home rowing machine, announced Thursday that it has acquired a majority stake in Speede Fitness, the company behind the AI-enabled strength training machine. The rowing startup also announced that CEO and founder Bruce Smith will step down, and … Continue reading →

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