500 Global spreads its wings across the Caucasus and Eastern Europe, via Tiblisi

European accelerators are going through an interesting time right now. For instance, TechStars Stockholm was all set to launch and then abruptly shut down. And I think it’s now commonly accepted that most accelerators outside of YCombinator can too be often ‘less than adequate’, to put it diplomatically. Perhaps an exception to this oft-repeated phrase, […]

500 Global spreads its wings across the Caucasus and Eastern Europe, via Tiblisi by Mike Butcher originally published on TechCrunch

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China’s Didi to dispatch robotaxis 24/7 in 2025, announces trucking service

China’s ride hailing giant Didi is back in public view after two years of staying low amid a regulatory crackdown. The SoftBank-backed company announced Friday at a company open day a series of product ambitions, including working with Chinese carmakers to deploy self-developed robotaxis to the public on a 24/7 basis by 2025, which will […]

China’s Didi to dispatch robotaxis 24/7 in 2025, announces trucking service by Rita Liao originally published on TechCrunch

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Fortnite players are getting a new Coachella-themed destination

After rolling out Coachella-themed fashion item drops in Fortnite last year, Coachella is expanding even further into gaming with the launch of Coachella Island, a new destination in Fortnite that allows players to virtually experience the popular music festival. Coachella Island launches tomorrow, April 14, at 3 PM ET. Gamers can find the new destination […] Fortnite players are getting a new Coachella-themed destination by Lauren Forristal originally published on TechCrunch
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California seeks to force Tesla to comply with racial bias investigation

California regulators are taking legal action against Tesla to force the company to comply with a state investigation into allegations of unlawful harassment of and discrimination against certain Black Tesla workers. The California Civil Rights Department (CRD) said Thursday it is seeking a court order that will run parallel to the state’s current lawsuit into […]

California seeks to force Tesla to comply with racial bias investigation by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch

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Track the right metrics to improve your developers’ work experience

Here are the steps any tech company can take to better understand and improve their developers’ experience.

Track the right metrics to improve your developers’ work experience by Walter Thompson originally published on TechCrunch

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Daily Crunch: Amazon’s new Bedrock cloud service lets developers incorporate generative AI

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Daily Crunch: Amazon’s new Bedrock cloud service lets developers incorporate generative AI by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch

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This startup wants to train art-generating AI strictly on licensed images

Generative AI, particularly text-to-image AI, is attracting as many lawsuits as it is venture dollars. Two companies behind popular AI art tools, Midjourney and Stability AI, are entangled in a legal case that alleges they infringed on the rights of millions of artists by training their tools on web-scraped images. Separately, stock image supplier Getty Images […]

This startup wants to train art-generating AI strictly on licensed images by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch

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With Bedrock, Amazon enters the generative AI race

Amazon is throwing its hat into the generative AI ring. But rather than build AI models entirely by itself, it’s recruiting third parties to host models on AWS. AWS today unveiled Amazon Bedrock, which provides a way to build generative AI-powered apps via pretrained models from startups including AI21 Labs, Anthropic and Stability AI. Available […]

With Bedrock, Amazon enters the generative AI race by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch

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Otterize raises $11.5M to help developers securely connect software services

Tomer Greenwald, Uri Sarid and Ori Shoshan, software developers by trade, found themselves building and configuring software authentication and authorization mechanisms repeatedly — each time with a different tech stack. Frustrated with the process, they sought to create a platform that enables developers to focus on writing code rather than on constantly configuring server permissions. […]

Otterize raises $11.5M to help developers securely connect software services by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch

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As tech slumps, SoftBank sells VC unit to Singapore-based firm led by Masayoshi Son’s brother

SoftBank is selling one of its venture capital arms, South Korea-based SoftBank Ventures Asia (SBVA), to The Edgeof, a Singaporean investment firm, according to the two companies.   The deal’s financial terms have not been disclosed, but the Singaporean VC firm aims to complete the acquisition this year.  Last month, SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son’s younger brother […]

As tech slumps, SoftBank sells VC unit to Singapore-based firm led by Masayoshi Son’s brother by Kate Park originally published on TechCrunch

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Snap signs new music licensing deals to expand its Sounds library

Snap has signed a deal with multiple music labels to expand its Sounds library, the social app’s product that lets people use song clips in Snaps and Stories. The company said participating labels include US-based UnitedMasters, Netherlands-based BUMA/STEMRA, and SUISA Digital Licensing AG. This includes a repertoire of IP bodies including SUISA: Switzerland, AKKA/LAA: Latvia, […]

Snap signs new music licensing deals to expand its Sounds library by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch

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Google Maps is adding new features to make it easier to explore national parks

Google is introducing new Maps features to make it easier for users to navigate national parks using the app. The tech giant says the new updates are designed to help users find the information they need when visiting a national park, such as discovering things to do and finding your way around the park. With […] Google Maps is adding new features to make it easier to explore national parks by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch
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Italy gives OpenAI initial to-do list for lifting ChatGPT suspension order

Italy’s data protection watchdog has laid out what OpenAI needs to do for it to lift an order against ChatGPT issued at the end of last month — when it said it suspected the AI chatbot service was in breach of the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and ordered the US-based company to stop […]

Italy gives OpenAI initial to-do list for lifting ChatGPT suspension order by Natasha Lomas originally published on TechCrunch

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Daily Crunch: Twitter CEO admits he purchased platform for $44B because ‘I kind of had to’

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Daily Crunch: Twitter CEO admits he purchased platform for $44B because ‘I kind of had to’ by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch

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Elon Musk admits he only bought Twitter because he thought he’d be forced to

Elon Musk gave a rare interview to an actual reporter late on Tuesday, speaking to BBC reporter James Clayton on a Twitter Spaces. During the interview, Clayton pressed Musk on whether his purchase of Twitter was, in the end, something he went through with willingly, or whether it was something he did because the active […]

Elon Musk admits he only bought Twitter because he thought he’d be forced to by Darrell Etherington originally published on TechCrunch

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