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Made by Google 2024: A few AI features you might’ve missed

We rounded up some of the more intriguing AI-related announcements that didn’t get a ton of play, like Pixel Studio. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Thiel’s Gawker takedown could be coming to a theater near you

Ben Affleck and Matt Damon have acquired a screenplay called “Killing Gawker,” which presumably delves into billionaire VC Peter Thiel’s campaign to bury the media outfit for posting excerpts from a Hulk Hogan sex tape. The film is based on … Continue reading

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Gemini Live first look: Better than talking to Siri, but worse than I’d like

Google launched Gemini Live during its Made By Google event in Mountain View, California, on Tuesday. The feature allows you to have a semi-natural spoken conversation, not typed out, with an AI chatbot powered by Google’s latest large language model. … Continue reading

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Texas sues GM, saying it tricked customers into sharing driving data sold to insurers

Texas filed a lawsuit Tuesday against GM over years of alleged abuse of customers’ data and trust. New car owners were presented with a “confusing and highly misleading” process that was implied to be for their safety, but “was no … Continue reading

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Chinese robotaxi startup WeRide gets approval to carry passengers in California 

Chinese autonomous vehicle company WeRide has received the green light to test its driverless vehicles with passengers in California.  The step comes as WeRide begins the process to go public on the U.S. stock market at a nearly $5 billion … Continue reading

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Winning a Gold medal is a lot like being a VC, according to Olympic champion Kristen Faulkner

Kristen Faulkner astonishing Olympic success of two gold medals stems from lessons learned from her former career as a venture capitalist, she says. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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California AI bill SB 1047 aims to prevent AI disasters, but Silicon Valley warns it will cause one

SB 1047 has drawn the ire of Silicon Valley players large and small, including venture capitalists, big tech trade groups, researchers and startup founders. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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The first post-quantum cryptography standards are here

For many companies, this also means that now is the time to start implementing these algorithms. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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UAW files federal labor charges against Trump, Musk for intimidating workers at X Spaces event

The United Auto Workers union said Tuesday that it filed federal labor charges against Donald Trump and Elon Musk. The union alleges that Trump and Musk attempted to “threaten and intimidate workers” who engage in strikes after comments made during … Continue reading

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Pixel Watch 3 adds a life-saving ‘loss of pulse’ detection feature

With the introduction of the Pixel Watch 3 smartwatches, which now come in two sizes, Google is also introducing a new, potentially life-saving feature: loss of pulse detection. At the Made by Google 2024 event Tuesday, the company announced the … Continue reading

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