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Colin Kaepernick lost control of his story. Now, he wants to help creators own theirs

Thousands of stories have been written about former NFL quarterback and civil rights activist Colin Kaepernick. If anyone knows a thing or two about losing control of your own narrative, it’s him. Now, Kaepernick is launching an AI storytelling platform, … Continue reading

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CrowdStrike offers a $10 apology gift card to say sorry for outage

CrowdStrike, the cybersecurity firm that crashed millions of computers with a botched update all over the world last week, is offering its partners a $10 Uber Eats gift card as an apology, according to several people who say they received … Continue reading

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CityRock launches second fund to back founders from diverse backgrounds

The firm has numerous legs to it, ranging from a venture studio to standard funds, where it does everything from co-founding companies to deploying capital. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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X launches underwhelming Grok-powered ‘More About This Account’ feature

Since launching xAI last year, Elon Musk has been using X as a sandbox to test some of the Grok model’s AI capabilities. Beyond the basic chatbot, X uses the model to summarize news and trending events. Now, the platform … Continue reading

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Backed by Microsoft, AWS and Meta, the Overture Maps Foundation launches its first open map data sets

The Overture Maps Foundation is today releasing data sets for 2.3B building “footprints” globally, 54M notable places of interest, a visual overlay of “boundaries,” and land and water features such as physical infrastructure. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For … Continue reading

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Vanta trust management platform raises $150M Series C, now valued at $2.45B

Vanta, a trust management platform that helps businesses automate much of their security and compliance processes, today announced that it has raised a $150 million Series C funding round led by Sequoia Capital. The company is now valued at $2.45 … Continue reading

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Dazz snaps up $50M for AI-based, automated cloud security remediation

Cybersecurity has become a white-hot topic in the world of technology. Not only are data breaches continuing unabated; but security companies themselves are very much in the spotlight as a result – with one of the fastest-growing, Wiz, the object … Continue reading

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Apple’s App Store hit with antitrust probe in Spain

The outcome of the Spanish authority’s probe could take up to two years to complete, and leave Apple on the hook for fines in the billions. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Pearl raises $58M to help dentists make better diagnoses using AI 

Dental care is a necessity, yet many patients lack confidence in their dentists’ ability to provide accurate diagnoses and appropriate treatments. Some dentists over treat patients, leading to unnecessary expenses, while others may miss critical issues that could develop into … Continue reading

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Spanish startup Exoticca raises a €60M Series D for its tour packages platform

Exoticca’s platform connects flights, hotels, meals, transfers, transportation and more, plus the local companies at the destinations. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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