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US sues Adobe for hiding termination fees and making it difficult to cancel subscriptions

In the complaint filed on Monday, the DOJ wrote that “Adobe has harmed consumers by enrolling them in its default, most lucrative subscription plan without clearly disclosing important plan terms.” © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Perplexity now displays results for temperature, currency conversion and simple math, so you don’t have to use Google

Perplexity could already fetch this data from the web and display results in a descriptive way, but the company is adding some visual flair to these results to make them more prominent and quick. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. … Continue reading

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From sperm freezing to accounting tools: Finaloop’s founder scores $35M to solve e-commerce retailers’ bookkeeping headaches

Finaloop’s solution is a platform that uses automation in the background to track transactions covering three different functions in one. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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YouTube is experimenting with Notes, a crowdsourced feature that lets users add context to videos

YouTube is introducing a new experimental feature that will allow viewers to add “Notes” to provide more context and information under videos, the company told TechCrunch exclusively. If the feature sounds similar, it’s because it follows the same concept as … Continue reading

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Plant-based ‘meat’ startup Tender has already nabbed a fast-food chain contract, and another $11M

Its technology involves spinning plant protein fibers, including soy proteins, similar to the way cotton candy is made, to create structured cuts of meat. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Stop playing games with online security, Signal president warns EU lawmakers

A controversial European Union legislative proposal to scan the private messages of citizens in a bid to detect child sexual abuse material (CSAM) is a risk to the future of web security, Meredith Whittaker warned in a public blog post … Continue reading

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Perplexity AI searches for users in Japan, via SoftBank deal

After announcing a strategic partnership with SoftBank in April, Perplexity — the AI search engine that has ambitions to take on Google — is now using the deal to expand its user base, and data touchpoints, in SoftBank’s home market … Continue reading

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Privacy app maker Proton transitions to non-profit foundation structure

Proton, the Swiss company behind a suite of privacy-focused apps such as ProtonMail, is following in the footsteps of Signal and Mozilla by transitioning to a new non-profit foundation model. The newly setup Proton Foundation will serve as the main … Continue reading

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Tinybird raises another $30 million to transform data into real-time APIs

Tinybird is not so tiny anymore. The enterprise data startup TechCrunch first covered three years ago has been growing at a rapid pace and recently raised a $30 million Series B funding round. According to a source, the company is … Continue reading

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India’s Oyo, once valued at $10B, finalizes new funding at $2.5B valuation

Oyo, the Indian budget-hotel chain startup, is finalizing a fresh fundraise of about $100 million to $125 million that slashes its valuation to $2.5 billion, two people familiar with the matter told TechCrunch.  That’s a steep decline in the Gurgaon-headquartered … Continue reading

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