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United HealthCare CEO says ‘maybe a third’ of U.S. citizens were affected by recent hack

Two months after hackers broke into Change Healthcare systems stealing and then encrypting company data, it’s still unclear how many Americans were impacted by the cyberattack. Last month, Andrew Witty, the CEO of Change Healthcare’s parent company UnitedHealth Group, said … Continue reading

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Pinterest says its AI-powered collages are now more engaging than Pins

The newer format allows users to curate content from around the web and from Pinterest combined with images they optionally snap using their phone’s camera to express their style, interests or tastes. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal … Continue reading

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Tiger Global-backed Innovaccer in talks to raise $250 million in new funding, sources say

Innovaccer, a healthtech startup that aggregates patient data across systems and care settings, is in advanced stages of talks with investors to raise as much as $250 million in a new financing round, three sources familiar with the matter told … Continue reading

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Airbnb releases group booking features as it taps into AI for customer service

Airbnb is introducing a summer update with new features for group booking as the company experiments with AI in customer service. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Microsoft taps Sanctuary AI for general-purpose robot research

Microsoft, it seems, is hedging its bets when it comes to general-purpose robotics AI. At the end of February, the Windows maker spearheaded a massive $675 million Series B in Bay Area-based Figure. Today, the tech giant announced a collaboration … Continue reading

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Substack now lets writers paywall their ‘Chat’ discussion spaces

Substack is launching the ability for writers to paywall their entire Chat or specific threads to paid or founding members only, the company announced on Wednesday. The rollout of the new feature comes 18 months after Substack launched Chat as … Continue reading

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WhatsApp now lets users plan and schedule events in Communities

WhatsApp is introducing a new way for people to organize events in Communities, the company announced on Wednesday. The feature makes it easier to plan get-togethers and events directly in WhatsApp, whether it’s setting up a PTA meeting or a … Continue reading

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A new venture capital supergroup is forming

Startups are not shying away from big projects. That’s my takeaway from news that The Browser Company’s Arc browser is now generally available for Windows users, just as Island raised a massive grip of capital for its enterprise-focused browser tool. … Continue reading

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CMU is developing low-flying drones to map wildfires

A harsh truth: as bad as North American wildfires have grown over the past several years, things are only going to get worse. Climate change continues to accelerate the issue, putting people, property, nature and animals at risk. Drones have … Continue reading

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Belgium’s Aikido lands $17M Series A for its ‘no BS’ security platform aimed at developers

Developers have a problem. It used to be the case that only large enterprises needed to worry themselves with security, but today, every startup is capable of holding huge amounts of customer data. That means developers across the board have … Continue reading

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