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CRED launches personal finance manager for India’s affluent

CRED, an Indian fintech startup, has rolled out a new feature that will help its customers manage and gain deeper insights into their cash flow, as startup seeks to drive engagement by providing much-needed personal finance tools.  Known primarily for … Continue reading

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A new Chinese video-generating model appears to be censoring politically sensitive topics

A powerful new video-generating AI model became widely available today — but there’s a catch: The model appears to be censoring topics deemed too politically sensitive by the government in its country of origin, China. The model, Kling, developed by … Continue reading

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Star Catcher wants to build a space power grid to supercharge orbital industry

Our growth as a civilization is tightly coupled to our ability to sufficiently generate ever-increasing amounts of electricity. Could the same be true in space?  Star Catcher Industries, a startup just emerging from stealth today, is betting that might be … Continue reading

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Mistral’s Large 2 is its answer to Meta and OpenAI’s latest models

For frontier AI models, when it rains, it pours. Mistral released a fresh new flagship model on Wednesday, Large 2, which it claims to be on par with the latest cutting edge models from OpenAI and Meta in terms of … Continue reading

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Researchers are training home robots in simulations based on iPhone scans

Researchers at MIT CSAIL this week are showcasing a new method for training home robots in simulation. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Apple Maps launches on the web to challenge Google Maps

Apple announced on Wednesday that Apple Maps is now available on the web via a public beta, which means you can now access the service directly from your browser. The launch puts Apple Maps in direct competition with Google Maps, … Continue reading

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Alternative app store AltStore PAL adds third-party iOS apps in wake of EU Apple ruling

AltStore, an alternative app store, has launched its first batch of third-party iOS apps in the European Union. The rollout comes a few months after the company launched an updated version of its app marketplace in the EU. AltStore PAL … Continue reading

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This Week in AI: How Kamala Harris might regulate AI

Hiya, folks, welcome to TechCrunch’s regular AI newsletter. Last Sunday, President Joe Biden announced that he no longer plans to seek reelection, instead offering his “full endorsement” of VP Kamala Harris to become the Democratic Party’s nominee; in the days … Continue reading

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VCs are still pouring billions into generative AI startups

But the fate of many generative AI businesses — even the best-funded ones — looks murky. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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TechCrunch Minute: A UK school was reprimanded for unlawful use of facial-recognition technology

Today’s story takes us to a high school on the outskirts of Essex, which has ended up on the wrong side of the U.K.’s GDPR laws. This may alarm you if you used to carry lunch money to school, but … Continue reading

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