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Daily Crunch: Starting today, Twitter says all advertisers must obtain verified accounts by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch
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EU lawmakers in the European parliament are closing in on how to tackle generative AI as they work to fix their negotiating position so that the next stage of legislative talks can kick off in the coming months. The hope then is that a final consensus on the bloc’s draft law for regulating AI can […]
EU lawmakers eye tiered approach to regulating generative AI by Natasha Lomas originally published on TechCrunch
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After weeks of truly stupid antics, Twitter has removed “government-funded media” labels on all accounts, from NPR to the Chinese state-affiliated Xinhua News. Twitter even appears to have deleted its web page explaining the “government-funded media” labels. This whole saga started when Twitter labeled NPR as “state-affiliated,” a designation that Twitter reserves for publications where […]
Twitter removes ‘government-funded’ news labels after NPR and other flubs by Amanda Silberling originally published on TechCrunch
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Welcome back to Chain Reaction, a podcast that interviews newsmakers in crypto to better understand the tech behind the hype and the people working to build a decentralized future. For this week’s episode, Jacquelyn interviewed Jesse Pollak, the lead for Base and head of protocols at Coinbase. Base is an Ethereum-focused layer 2 blockchain launched […]
Coinbase’s layer-2 blockchain Base plans for 2023 mainnet launch by Jacquelyn Melinek originally published on TechCrunch
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After officially unveiling itseEmergency Alerts system last month, the U.K. government is preparing to launch the first nationwide this Sunday (23 April). The system is designed to notify the public of impending danger to life in a specific area. At 3pm, all 4G- and 5G-enabled smartphones in the U.K. will receive a message directly to […]
As the UK readies its first nationwide Emergency Alerts test this Sunday, here’s everything you need to know by Paul Sawers originally published on TechCrunch
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In March, Spotify launched its first AI-powered feature with the debut of its AI DJ — a smart audio guide with a convincingly realistic voice. That AI persona was actually based on a real person, as it turns out — Spotify’s Head of Cultural Partnerships, Xavier “X” Jernigan, who had the honor of becoming the […]
Xaviar ‘X’ Jernigan, the voice of Spotify’s DJ, explains what it’s like to become an AI by Lauren Forristal originally published on TechCrunch
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The blue checkmarks that once christened an echelon of elite Twitter users as trustworthy — or at least probably themselves — are no more. It’s only been a few hours since the so-called legacy blue checks flickered and eventually disappeared, but chaos already reigns. Prior to the great unchecking, Twitter check havers and have-nots were […]
Chaos reigns after Twitter’s blue checks vanish by Taylor Hatmaker originally published on TechCrunch
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A new-ish leadership team is taking over at Arcimoto, a Eugene, Oregon-based startup that makes doorless, three-wheeled electric vehicles. On Thursday, the company said that board member Chris Dawson will step in as CEO, replacing interim CEO Jesse Fittipaldi. Arcimoto added that Fittipaldi will stick around as president and report to Dawson going forward. Two […]
Three-wheeled EV startup Arcimoto shuffles leadership again by Harri Weber originally published on TechCrunch
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Daily Crunch: Proton releases end-to-end encrypted password manager for desktop and mobile by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch
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A few months after Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) sued Paramount over the streaming rights for “South Park,” Paramount is now striking back. On Wednesday, April 19, Paramount countered sued WBD, alleging that the company is withholding two required payments of $26 million each, bringing the total unpaid fees to $52 million. “South Park Studios has […]
Paramount alleges Warner Bros. Discovery owes $52M for ‘South Park’ streaming rights by Lauren Forristal originally published on TechCrunch
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Apple is introducing a new feature that will reduce the burden on app developers when it comes to solving subscription billing issues. Often, when an app’s subscribers have a payment method that fails, they’ll turn to the app developer for help. But the developer doesn’t handle billing issues for their App Store apps — those […]
Apple’s newest feature helps solve App Store billing issues without bugging developers by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch
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The company didn't remove any slides from its 18-slide deck, but it redacted revenue numbers and blurred customer and competitor logos.
Pitch Deck Teardown: Honeycomb’s $50M Series D deck by Haje Jan Kamps originally published on TechCrunch
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There are billions of people using WhatsApp, Telegram, iMessage, or even Instagram for group chats. These platforms are ideally designed for “personal conversations” — more specifically individual chats. A new app called Wavelength wants to change that narrative by putting group chat on the front stage. The app is built by the makers of Telepath, […]
Wavelength is a new app trying to make group chat suck less by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch
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When the company started, Robust.AI’s founders had no intention of making hardware. “Hardware’s hard,” cofounder and CTO Rodney Brooks tells TechCrunch, “and doing hardware at scale is harder. It takes a lot of resources and it takes a long time to get there. Which is why people love pure software plays: the marginal cost of […]
Robust.AI raises $20M, as it scales robot deliveries for pilot customers by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch
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