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Zero-day flaw in Check Point VPNs is ‘extremely easy’ to exploit

Check Point is the latest security vendor to fix a vulnerability in its technology, which it sells to companies to protect their networks. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Spotify offers Car Thing refunds as it faces lawsuit over bricking the streaming device

Though Spotify never shared official numbers, it’s likely that Car Thing underperformed or was just not worth continued investment in today’s tighter economic market. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Tesla shareholder sweepstakes and EV layoffs hit Lucid and Fisker

Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation. Sign up here for free — just click TechCrunch Mobility! Okay, okay — remember last week when I suggested Tesla was being … Continue reading

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Paul Graham claims Sam Altman wasn’t fired from Y Combinator

In a series of posts on X on Thursday, Paul Graham, the co-founder of startup accelerator Y Combinator, brushed off claims that OpenAI CEO Sam Altman was pressured to resign as president of Y Combinator in 2019 due to potential … Continue reading

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AI manufacturing startup funding is on a tear as Switzerland’s EthonAI raises $16.5M

In its three-year history, EthonAI has amassed some fairly high-profile customers including Siemens and chocolate-maker Lindt. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Valar Labs debuts AI-powered cancer care prediction tool and secures $22M

Biotech startup Valar Labs has built a tool that accurately predicts certain treatment outcomes, potentially saving precious time for patients. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Former teen model co-created app Frich to help Gen Z be more realistic about finances

As a teen model, Katrin Kaurov became financially independent at a young age. Aleksandra Medina, whom she met at NYU Abu Dhabi, also learned to manage money early on. The pair bonded as students over what they viewed as a … Continue reading

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Autobiographer’s app uses AI to help you tell your life story

Can an AI help you tell your story? That’s the idea behind a startup called Autobiographer, which leverages AI technology to engage users in meaningful conversations about the events in their lives and how they felt about them, and then … Continue reading

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Cylib wants to own EV battery recycling in Europe

A surge of battery recycling startups have emerged in Europe in a bid to tap into the next big opportunity in the EV market: battery waste.  Among them is Cylib, a German-based startup with a pitch automakers may find financially … Continue reading

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Amazon gets FAA approval to expand US drone deliveries

Amazon has received approval from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to fly its delivery drones longer distances, the company announced on Thursday. Amazon says it can now expand its Prime Air service, which uses delivery drones to fly individual … Continue reading

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