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Apple iPhone 16 event set for September 9 with ‘Glowtime’ invite 

Apple will unveil its iPhone 16 lineup on September 9, as the company has started sending out press invites on Monday for the upcoming event. The official announcement comes as previous reports had claimed that the event would take place … Continue reading

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Beam Mobility secretly deployed ‘phantom’ e-scooters in Australia and NZ to dodge fees and boost profits

Shared e-scooter startup Beam Mobility has placed hundreds of extra “phantom” scooters on city streets in Australia and New Zealand to avoid paying vehicle registration fees to local governments, according to a two-part report from The Australian. Cities place caps … Continue reading

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Red Hat’s OpenStack Services are now generally available on its OpenShift platform

The idea here is to essentially turn OpenStack into a container-based workload that can be managed on OpenShift. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Elevate your brand’s impact: Host a Side Event at TechCrunch Disrupt 2024

Maximize your brand’s presence by hosting your Side Event in San Francisco during Disrupt Week — October 26 through November 1. Connect with more than 10,000 attendees of Disrupt 2024, as well as your network and the dynamic Bay Area … Continue reading

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Five months after Microsoft hired its founders, Inflection adds usage caps to Pi

Inflection will cap free access to its AI chatbot Pi in the coming months, the startup tells TechCrunch. Users can also now export their conversations off the AI chatbot, as the new CEO shifts the company’s focus towards enterprise products. … Continue reading

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Viggle makes controllable AI characters for memes and visualizing ideas

You might not know Viggle AI, but you’ve likely seen the viral memes it created. The Canadian AI startup is responsible for dozens of videos remixing the rapper Lil Yachty bouncing on stage at a summer music festival. In one … Continue reading

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Loft Orbital forms joint venture with UAE-based firm to scale satellite production in the Middle East

A holding company affiliated with an Emirati royal family is injecting a new joint venture between Abu Dhabi-based Marlan Space and startup Loft Orbital with over $100 million to grow the region’s domestic satellite manufacturing capabilities.  The joint venture, called … Continue reading

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In 2024, it really is better to run a startup in San Francisco, according to data and founders who’ve relocated

San Francisco’s AI startup boom is so big, even international founders who don’t run AI startups are relocating there to help their companies grow, according to several founders who recently moved.  This is largely because the tech talent and investor … Continue reading

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Y Combinator backs its first defense startup, Ares Industries

Y Combinator’s first defense startup, Ares Industries, launched earlier this week. In a post on the YC website, the startup outlined a vision to build low-cost cruise missiles that will be compatible with existing launch platforms, saying it will “deliver … Continue reading

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Telegram founder Pavel Durov arrested in France

Pavel Durov, founder and CEO of messaging app Telegram, was arrested on Saturday evening while leaving his private jet at France’s Le Bourget airport, as initially reported by French television network TF1. Durov’s arrest sparked widespread discussion and speculation on … Continue reading

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