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Cruise robotaxis are back in Phoenix — but people are driving them

Cruise is redeploying robotaxis in Phoenix after nearly five months of paused operations, the company said in a blog post. The catch? The cars will be in so-called “manual mode,” so they won’t be driving themselves. Cruise will resume manual … Continue reading

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Fairphone launches easy-to-repair earbuds

The right to repair has been a hot topic for several years now, hitting a kind of critical mass with domestic and international legislation. Advocates note that these proposals give users more control over their own property, while expanding products’ … Continue reading

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As AI accelerates, Europe’s flagship privacy principles are under attack, warns EDPS

The European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) has warned key planks of the bloc’s data protection and privacy regime are under attack from industry lobbyists and could face a critical reception from lawmakers in the next parliamentary mandate. “We have quite … Continue reading

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Meta confirms that its Llama 3 open source LLM is coming in the next month

Meta’s Llama families, built as open-source products, represent a different philosophical approach to how AI should develop as a wider technology. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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WordPress.com owner Automattic acquires multi-service messaging app Beeper for $125M

The deal, which was for $125 million according to sources close to the matter, is Automattic’s second acquisition of a cross-platform messaging solution. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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X adds support for passkeys globally on iOS

X, formerly Twitter, is rolling out support for passkeys, a new and more secure login method compared with traditional passwords, to all iOS users globally. The option had first debuted in January, but only for iOS users in the U.S. … Continue reading

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Pan-African VC Verod-Kepple closes its first fund at $60M

Verod-Kepple Africa Ventures (VKAV) plans to back up to 21 growth-stage companies across the continent after closing its first fund at $60 million. The pan-African VC hit the milestone following fresh backing from Nigeria’s SCM Capital formerly Sterling Capital Markets … Continue reading

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Ransomware gang’s new extortion trick? Calling the front desk

Ransomware gangs are increasingly calling up victim organizations to extort and intimidate rank-and-file employees. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Google Cloud Next 2024: Everything announced so far

Don’t have time to be in Las Vegas? That’s OK: We’ve summed up the most important parts of this year’s Google Cloud Next. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Watch the Google Cloud Next Keynote live right here

It’s time for Google’s annual look up to the cloud, this time with a big dose of AI. At 9 a.m. PT, Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian will kick off the opening keynote for this year’s Google Cloud Next event, … Continue reading

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