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Legal ping-pong in the WordPress world continues as Automattic sends WP Engine a cease-and-desist letter alleging trademark infringement

The brouhaha in the WordPress community looks likely to escalate into a legal battle around trademarks. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Vsim, founded by Nvidia alums, raises $21.5M for robotics simulation tech  

One of the most fundamental breakthroughs at Nvidia has been building processors that power and integrate with highly detailed, compute-intensive graphical simulations, which can be used in a wide range of applications, from games and industrial developments through to AI … Continue reading

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Airtel taps AI to combat India’s rampant spam calls problem

Bharti Airtel, India’s second-largest telecom operator, said on Wednesday it’s rolling out an AI-powered spam detection solution to all its customers as it vowed to curb the rising spam calls and messages in the world’s most populous nation.  The company, … Continue reading

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Hone Capital, a Silicon Valley firm, is being probed by the FBI

According to the FT, the FBI is now poking around nine-year-old Hone Capital, a Palo Alto, Ca.-based venture firm funded by a Chinese private equity firm, to determine whether some of its capital came from the Chinese government — and … Continue reading

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Salesforce snatches up Zoomin, a tool for organizing company knowledge

Salesforce is on a buying spree. After snatching up data management firm Own earlier in the month, Salesforce today announced its plans to buy Zoomin, an enterprise knowledge platform. Zoomin — which we’ve covered a handful of times before — … Continue reading

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Commvault acquires data backup provider Clumio

It must be acquisition season. Commvault, a publicly traded data protection and data management software company, today announced that it intends to acquire data backup and recovery provider Clumio for an undisclosed amount. The deal is expected to close in … Continue reading

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EGYM, a connected fitness startup conceived after the founder hit a wall at the gym, lands $200M at a $1.2B+ valuation

Getting healthy is big business these days. Now a startup that’s come up with a unique approach leveraging tech to help people with their exercise regimes is announcing a big round of funding, putting some weight behind its own push … Continue reading

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The beloved Rodecaster board gets a video production counterpart

The Rodecaster Video is up for preorder starting today. It ships October 10. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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How one female VC is teaching kids about startups and women in tech

Lux Capital’s Deena Shakir wrote a picture book to explain startups to children. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Nothing launches a slick pair of $149 open-ear headphones

The Nothing Ear Open costs $149 and will ship starting October 1. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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