Tuesday, June 20, 2023

Instagram now finally allows users to download public Reels

Instagram is finally letting users download Reels posted by others so they can share them outside the app. Rival short video app TikTok has had this feature for years and gained popularity by people watching short videos with the app’s watermark outside the platform. On Tuesday, the company’s head Adam Mosseri said on his Instagram […]

Instagram now finally allows users to download public Reels by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch

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Musk says looking to bring Tesla and Starlink to India after meeting with PM Modi

Tesla chief executive Elon Musk says the firm is looking to invest in India and bring the electric carmaker to the country “as soon as humanly possible.” Musk said he had a “very good” conversation with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday and is hopeful that they will be able to “announce something in […]

Musk says looking to bring Tesla and Starlink to India after meeting with PM Modi by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch

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Texas says state-funded EV chargers must include Tesla plugs

Texas will require electric vehicle charging companies to include Tesla’s North American Charging Standard (NACS) and the Combined Charging System (CCS) standard in order to qualify for a state program to electrify highways through federal funds, Reuters reports. “The decision by Ford, GM, and now Rivian to adopt NACS changed requirements for Phase 1. Each […]

Texas says state-funded EV chargers must include Tesla plugs by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch

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Cruise rolls out Android app for robotaxi service

Android phone users finally have access to Cruise’s robotaxi service, which is predominately in San Francisco as well as in Austin and Phoenix. The self-driving unit under GM said Tuesday that it has developed an Android app to support its robotaxi service. The company tweeted that it has started onboarding Android users from its waitlist. Cruise […]

Cruise rolls out Android app for robotaxi service by Kirsten Korosec originally published on TechCrunch

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Voice-generating platform ElevenLabs raises $19M, launches detection tool

ElevenLabs, the viral AI-powered platform for creating synthetic voices, has raised a new round of cash. Today, the startup announced the closure of a $19 million Series A round co-led by entrepreneurs Nat Friedman and Daniel Gross alongside Andreessen Horowitz. Other participants included heavyweights Creator Ventures, SV Angel, Instagram co-founder Mike Krieger, Oculus co-founder Brendan […]

Voice-generating platform ElevenLabs raises $19M, launches detection tool by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch

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Philippines startup Shoppable Business smooths bumps in the business procurement process

Shoppable Business wants to make it easier for businesses in the Philippines to source and procure branded products and other inventory, with an emphasis on making sure products are authentic. The B2B e-commerce marketplace announced it has closed what it says was an oversubscribed pre-seed funding round of $1.15 million. The round was co-led by […] Philippines startup Shoppable Business smooths bumps in the business procurement process by Catherine Shu originally published on TechCrunch
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Monday, June 19, 2023

Alibaba CEO Daniel Zhang to pass the torch and focus on cloud

Hours after rumors started circling in China about a possible stepdown of Alibaba’s chairman and CEO Daniel Zhang, the ecommerce behemoth confirmed midday on Tuesday that the executive will hand over the torch. Zhang will be replaced by Joe Tsai, Alibaba’s current executive vice chairman, as chairman, and Eddie Wu, current chairman of Alibaba’s marketplaces […]

Alibaba CEO Daniel Zhang to pass the torch and focus on cloud by Rita Liao originally published on TechCrunch

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Vimeo intros a trio of AI-powered editing features

Vimeo, the video hosting and sharing platform, is embracing AI in a major way. This week, Vimeo announced a suite of AI-powered tools designed to help users create scripts, record footage using a built-in teleprompter and remove long pauses and unwanted disfluencies like “ahs” and “ums” from the recordings. They’ll be available starting July 17 […]

Vimeo intros a trio of AI-powered editing features by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch

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TuSimple tests removing human driver from self-driving truck in China

Autonomous trucking company TuSimple last week successfully completed a fully autonomous semi-truck run on public roads in China without a human present in the vehicle and without human intervention. The company claims to have completed China’s first so-called “driver-out” run. This is the second time TuSimple has pulled the driver out of operations on public […]

TuSimple tests removing human driver from self-driving truck in China by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch

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Philippines startup Shoppable Business smooths bumps in the business procurement process

Shoppable Business wants to make it easier for businesses in the Philippines to source and procure branded products and other inventory, with an emphasis on making sure products are authentic. The B2B e-commerce marketplace announced it has closed what it says was an oversubscribed pre-seed funding round of $1.15 million. The round was co-led by […]

Philippines startup Shoppable Business smooths bumps in the business procurement process by Catherine Shu originally published on TechCrunch

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Polestar and Xingji Meizu join forces to create tailored OS for Chinese EVs

Swedish electric vehicle maker Polestar has formed a joint venture with Xingji Meizu, a mobile phone and consumer electronics company, to build an operating system for Polestar cars sold in China. In the rest of the world, Polestar has integrated Google’s Android Automotive OS into vehicles to power its infotainment systems. Google has very little […]

Polestar and Xingji Meizu join forces to create tailored OS for Chinese EVs by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch

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Fisker to enter China’s hotly contested EV market with local production plans

Fisker, the electric carmaker founded by the Danish auto designer Henrik Fisker, is gearing up to enter the Chinese market where competition is increasingly cut-throat, following in the footsteps of another brave American player Lucid. Fisker plans to open a delivery center in China this year and commence deliveries of the Fisker Ocean SUV, its […]

Fisker to enter China’s hotly contested EV market with local production plans by Rita Liao originally published on TechCrunch

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Hackers threaten to leak 80GB of confidential data stolen from Reddit

Hackers are threatening to release confidential data stolen from Reddit unless the company pays a ransom demand – and reverses its controversial API price hikes.  In a post on its dark web leak site, the BlackCat ransomware gang, also known as ALPHV, claims to have stolen 80 gigabytes of compressed data from Reddit during a […]

Hackers threaten to leak 80GB of confidential data stolen from Reddit by Carly Page originally published on TechCrunch

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Y Combinator-backed Rever aims to modernize refunds and returns

Màrius Montmany and Oriol Hernandez i Fajula, former employees at large logistics companies, several years ago found themselves frustrated with the problem of “reverse logistics”  — how to get product returns through the mail system in an efficient and cost-effective way. Dissatisfied with the existing solutions out there, the pair founded Rever — now backed […]

Y Combinator-backed Rever aims to modernize refunds and returns by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch

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Investors say they have uncovered financial irregularities at Mojocare

Mojocare investors have found “financial irregularities” at the Indian health and wellness startup and are moving to scale down its operations, they said in a statement Sunday. The move follows the Bengaluru-headquartered startup, backed by Peak XV, B Capital and Chiratae Ventures, laying off some 150 employees, a majority of the workforce, earlier this week. […] Investors say they have uncovered financial irregularities at Mojocare by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch
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