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So-called “unlearning” techniques are used to make a generative AI model forget specific and undesirable info it picked up from training data, like sensitive private data or copyrighted material. But current unlearning techniques are a double-edged sword: They could make … Continue reading →

Uber is now letting riders in India to book up to three rides simultaneously. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

U.S. airports are rolling out facial recognition to scan travelers’ faces before boarding their flights. Americans, at least, can opt out.  © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

The promise of AI and large language models (LLMs) is the ability to understand increasingly wider amounts of context and make sense of that information easily, so it makes sense that we’re seeing a bunch of companies trying to make … Continue reading →

Bike-taxi startup Rapido has become the latest Indian startup to become a unicorn, or reach $1 billion in valuation. The eight-year-old firm has raised $120 million in a new funding round led by WestBridge Capital, according to a regulatory filing. … Continue reading →

Government websites aren’t known for cutting-edge tech. GovWell co-founder and CTO Ben Cohen discovered this while trying to help his dad, a contractor, apply for building permits. Cohen worked as a full stack engineer at Uber during the day and … Continue reading →

Critics have long argued that wararantless device searches at the U.S. border are unconstitutional and violate the Fourth Amendment. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Zapp is launching its urban electric two-wheeler in India in 2025 as it plans to expand globally. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

The first time I saw Google’s latest commercial, I wondered, “Is it just me, or is this kind of bad?” By the fourth or fifth time I saw it, I’d stopped wondering. It starts innocuously enough, with a father talking … Continue reading →

Though MatPat retired from YouTube, he’s still pretty busy. In fact, he’s been spending a lot of time on Capitol Hill. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.