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Amazon debuts an AI assistant for sellers, Project Amelia

Amazon sellers now have access to an AI assistant designed to help them grow their business by answering questions about their metrics, and later, may be able to help them directly resolve issues that arise. The assistant, code-named Project Amelia … Continue reading

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Zeno emerges from stealth to crib Tesla’s master plan for Africa and beyond

The startup has been methodically exploring how batteries might transform life in emerging markets © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Karman Industries hopes its SpaceX-inspired heat pumps will replace industrial boilers

The startup will use turbomachinery to develop a heat pump capable of generating industrial-grade heat. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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EU to tell Apple how to do interoperability, DMA style

The European Union has opened two “specification proceedings” on Apple under the bloc’s Digital Markets Act (DMA) that will see it instructing the iPhone maker on how to comply with certain interoperability provisions in the market fairness regulation. If Apple … Continue reading

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Brightband sees a bright (and open-source) future for AI-powered weather forecasting

With an explosion of weather and climate data that the last generation of tools can’t handle, is AI the future of forecasting? Research certainly suggests so, and a newly funded startup called Brightband is taking a shot at turning machine … Continue reading

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AI governance can’t be left to the vested interests

A final report by the UN’s high level advisory body on artificial intelligence makes for, at times, a surreal read. Named ‘Governing AI for Humanity’, the document underlines the contradictory challenges of making any kind of governance stick on such … Continue reading

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Phlair’s carbon sucking technology could lower direct air capture’s costs

The startup is taking a different approach to removing carbon dioxide from the air than most of its competitors. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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India weighs easing market share limits for UPI payment operators

The governing body overseeing India’s popular UPI payments rail is considering increasing its proposed market share cap for operators like Google Pay, PhonePe and Paytm. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Palmer Luckey returns to headsets as Anduril partners with Microsoft on U.S. military tech

Palmer Luckey, the Hawaiian-shirt wearing founder who sold Oculus VR for $2 billion before co-founding the military tech company Anduril, is back in the headset business — in a sense. Anduril has teamed up with Microsoft to embed its software … Continue reading

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CEO of self-driving startup Motional is stepping down

Motional, the autonomous vehicle startup backed by Hyundai, is shaking up its leadership ranks. Karl Iagnemma, an early pioneer in the autonomous vehicle industry whose startup Nutonomy lies at the foundation of Motional, is stepping down as president and CEO. … Continue reading

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