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Tomasz Tunguz’s Theory Ventures bets $12M on Initia, the ‘iOS for web3’

The promise of blockchain to change the world hasn’t materialized. For the most part, the technology has instead enabled people to speculate on a new asset class. A big hurdle to realizing blockchain’s full potential, web3 proponents argue, is that … Continue reading

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Raycast raises $30M to bring its Mac productivity app to Windows and iOS

At its core, Raycast all about bringing a little order to the chaos with what it calls a “shortcut to everything.” © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Uber will soon offer WeRide robotaxis in Abu Dhabi 

The ride-hail and delivery giant announced a new deal to bring WeRide’s robotaxis to the Uber platform starting in Abu Dhabi. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Mozilla hit with privacy complaint in EU over Firefox tracking tech

Mozilla, the non-profit that develops the Firefox web browser, has been hit with a complaint by European Union privacy rights group noyb, which accuses it of violating the bloc’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) by tracking Firefox users by default … Continue reading

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WhatFix raises a whopping $125M for its in-app user guides

Digital transformation — upgrading a company’s legacy apps and processes with new tech — has long been a buzzy and lucrative business. But the pandemic supercharged the market. Covid pandemic lockdowns and the widespread move to work-from-home spurred brands relying … Continue reading

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Google’s revised ad targeting plan triggers fresh competition concerns in UK

What is going on with Google’s long-touted migration to an alternative adtech stack (aka its Privacy Sandbox proposal)? What indeed. The entire multi-year endeavour to reshape the commercial web looks dangerously close to being killed off after the latest intervention … Continue reading

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Reddit is bringing AI-powered, automatic translation to dozens of new countries

Reddit is bringing machine learning-powered translations to more than 35 new languages, including Brazilian Portuguese and Spanish. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Legal ping-pong in the WordPress world continues as Automattic sends WP Engine a cease-and-desist letter alleging trademark infringement

The brouhaha in the WordPress community looks likely to escalate into a legal battle around trademarks. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Vsim, founded by Nvidia alums, raises $21.5M for robotics simulation tech  

One of the most fundamental breakthroughs at Nvidia has been building processors that power and integrate with highly detailed, compute-intensive graphical simulations, which can be used in a wide range of applications, from games and industrial developments through to AI … Continue reading

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Airtel taps AI to combat India’s rampant spam calls problem

Bharti Airtel, India’s second-largest telecom operator, said on Wednesday it’s rolling out an AI-powered spam detection solution to all its customers as it vowed to curb the rising spam calls and messages in the world’s most populous nation.  The company, … Continue reading

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