Monday, March 20, 2023

Twitter testing government ID-based verification, new screenshots show

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Twitter appears to be testing a new verification process for Twitter Blue subscribers that would involve submitting a government ID. Code-level insights reveal a process for sending in a photo of the user’s ID, both front and back, along with a selfie photo to verify their Twitter account. The feature is listed alongside others only […]

Twitter testing government ID-based verification, new screenshots show by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch

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Consumer electronics reseller Reebelo adds to Series A as it lays down roots in US

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Reebelo has added embedded financial services, including a buyback program and device upgrade options, while its warranty program, ReebeloCare, grew 330% year over year.

Consumer electronics reseller Reebelo adds to Series A as it lays down roots in US by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch

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PitchBook’s new tool uses AI to predict which startups will successfully exit

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Can an algorithm predict whether a startup will successfully exit? PitchBook believes so. The venture capital and private equity database today launched VC Exit Predictor, a tool trained on PitchBook data to attempt to suss out a startup’s growth prospects. Given the name of a VC-backed company, VC Exit Predictor generates a score on the […]

PitchBook’s new tool uses AI to predict which startups will successfully exit by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch

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Tavus taps generative AI to power personalized videos with voice and face cloning

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Generative AI is already looking like the major tech trend of 2023. The ability to generate fresh content via algorithms has been thrust into the public consciousness by the likes of ChatGPT, a chatbot-style technology trained on large language models (LLMs) capable of producing essays, poems, lyrics, news articles, and even computer programs. And then […]

Tavus taps generative AI to power personalized videos with voice and face cloning by Paul Sawers originally published on TechCrunch

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Cruise Origin rolls into Austin, WeRide makes its IPO move and TuSimple stirs up more drama

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Cruise Origin rolls into Austin, WeRide makes its IPO move and TuSimple stirs up more drama by Kirsten Korosec originally published on TechCrunch

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Credable, a digital banking infra startup that wants to build Unit for emerging markets, gets funding

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Embedded finance solutions in less developed markers are becoming more prominent as platforms look to provide various financial solutions to the unbanked and underserved. Banking infrastructure providers are mainly responsible for the proliferation of such solutions. They allow businesses such as mobile operators, e-commerce platforms, and logistics companies to embed and enable banking products for […]

Credable, a digital banking infra startup that wants to build Unit for emerging markets, gets funding by Tage Kene-Okafor originally published on TechCrunch

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Silicon Valley Bank’s crash is providing valuable lessons all over the world

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This week, some of my colleagues took a deep dive into the effects on consumers, businesses, banks, investors, etc. — all over the world — showing just how connected the startup ecosystem really is. Silicon Valley Bank’s crash is providing valuable lessons all over the world by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch
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Sunday, March 19, 2023

Silicon Valley Bank’s crash is providing valuable lessons all over the world

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This week, some of my colleagues took a deep dive into the effects on consumers, businesses, banks, investors, etc. — all over the world — showing just how connected the startup ecosystem really is.

Silicon Valley Bank’s crash is providing valuable lessons all over the world by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch

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Saturday, March 18, 2023

OpenAI unleashes GPT-4, SVB files for bankruptcy, and a PE firm acquires Pornhub

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Welcome to Week in Review, folks, TechCrunch’s regular recap of the week in tech. GPT-4, OpenAI’s text- and image-understanding AI, might’ve dominated the headlines over the past few days. But fresh drama around Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse emerged as well. We cover all that and more in this edition, so grab a coffee and settle […]

OpenAI unleashes GPT-4, SVB files for bankruptcy, and a PE firm acquires Pornhub by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch

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Let’s talk about succession plans 

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Welcome to Startups Weekly, a nuanced take on this week’s startup news and trends by Senior Reporter and Equity co-host Natasha Mascarenhas. To get this in your inbox, subscribe here. Maybe it’s the fact that “Succession” is back next week, or maybe it’s the fact that Silicon Valley just experienced its first banking crisis, but […]

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This Week in Apps: AI-powered productivity apps, US weighs TikTok ban, SVB crash boosts crypto apps

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Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the weekly TechCrunch series that recaps the latest in mobile OS news, mobile applications and the overall app economy. The app economy in 2023 hit a few snags as consumer spending last year dropped for the first time by 2% to $167 billion, according to data.ai’s “State of […]

This Week in Apps: AI-powered productivity apps, US weighs TikTok ban, SVB crash boosts crypto apps by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch

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Elemental aims to pump $43M into climate startups with ‘deep community impact’

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Elemental Excelerator, a nonprofit investor in climate-tech startups including BlocPower and ChargerHelp, says it’s “doubling down” in the wake of Silicon Valley Bank‘s collapse. Elemental intends to pump $43 million more into climate-tech startups — $13 million of which will be set aside for its twelfth accelerator program, beginning in October. The investor hasn’t secured all of […] Elemental aims to pump $43M into climate startups with ‘deep community impact’ by Harri Weber originally published on TechCrunch
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