Sunday, June 25, 2023

Designers hated Figma’s collaborative design tool at first, but grew to love it

Back in 2012 when Dylan Field was a student at Brown University, he came up with the idea of building a browser-based design tool. At the time, design tools were all on the desktop, which meant that designers worked alone, sending files for review to the various stakeholders involved, then making changes based on feedback […]

Designers hated Figma’s collaborative design tool at first, but grew to love it by Ron Miller originally published on TechCrunch

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Did this one feature entice Robinhood to acquire X1?

Welcome back to The Interchange! If you want this in your inbox, sign up here. We’re back after a brief hiatus, with lots of fintech news, including Robinhood’s latest acquisition, Plaid’s newest product and a ChatGPT-powered AI tool that aims to help you save money on bills. Robinhood’s motives When Robinhood announced on June 22 that it was […]

Did this one feature entice Robinhood to acquire X1? by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch

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Saturday, June 24, 2023

This week in AI: Big tech bets billions on machine learning tools

Keeping up with an industry as fast-moving as AI is a tall order. So until an AI can do it for you, here’s a handy roundup of the last week’s stories in the world of machine learning, along with notable research and experiments we didn’t cover on their own. If it wasn’t obvious already, the competitive landscape […]

This week in AI: Big tech bets billions on machine learning tools by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch

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How one software engineer is turning Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse story into a musical

Mauricio Costa was inspired by stories about the bank's demise and is giving them a gospel and hip-hop treatment in a new musical.

How one software engineer is turning Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse story into a musical by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch

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Meta to pull news from Facebook and Instagram in Canada

Meta plans to end access to news on Facebook and Instagram in Canada in response to legislation that would require internet giants to pay news publishers. The legislation, known as the Online News Act, was approved by the country’s Senate on Thursday. The law will force internet giants to negotiate compensation deals with news publishers […] Meta to pull news from Facebook and Instagram in Canada by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch
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EV truck maker Nikola suspects foul play in headquarters fire

Nikola Corp said Friday it suspected “foul play” in a fire outside of its Phoenix headquarters that affected some of its battery electric trucks. The fire, which Nikola tweeted about and has since confirmed with TechCrunch, started early this morning behind its headquarters. A vehicle was seen in the area of the affected trucks just prior […] EV truck maker Nikola suspects foul play in headquarters fire by Kirsten Korosec originally published on TechCrunch
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Friday, June 23, 2023

Amazon plans to invest another $15 billion in India by 2030

Amazon plans to more than double its investment in India in the next seven years, the e-commerce group said, joining a roster of other high-profile American giants ramping up commitment to the South Asian market after meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi this week. The e-commerce group has invested about $11 billion in India to […]

Amazon plans to invest another $15 billion in India by 2030 by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch

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Apple looks to resume talks for Apple Pay launch in India

Apple plans to engage with NPCI and other authorities in India in the coming weeks for the launch of its payments service Apple Pay in the South Asian market, according to two people familiar with the matter, eyeing an entrance into a crowded space that is dominated by Walmart’s PhonePe, Google’s GPay and Paytm. The […]

Apple looks to resume talks for Apple Pay launch in India by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch

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Andreessen Horowitz, Shield Capital back satellite bus manufacturing startup Apex Space

Satellite bus manufacturing startup Apex Space has closed a $16 million Series A round co-led by Andreessen Horowitz and new investor Shield Capital as it prepares for its first demonstration mission early next year. In addition to the new capital, Apex also revealed some of the customers that will be flying payload on that inaugural […] Andreessen Horowitz, Shield Capital back satellite bus manufacturing startup Apex Space by Aria Alamalhodaei originally published on TechCrunch
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Thursday, June 22, 2023

Get a clue, says panel about generative AI: it’s being “deployed as surveillance devices”

Earlier today at a Bloomberg conference in San Francisco, some of the biggest names in AI turned up, including, briefly, Sam Altman of OpenAI, who just ended his two-month world tour, and Stability AI founder Emad Mostaque. Still, one of the most compelling conversations happened later in the afternoon, in a panel discussion about AI […]

Get a clue, says panel about generative AI: it’s being “deployed as surveillance devices” by Connie Loizos originally published on TechCrunch

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Lithuania’s capital Vilnius to get ‘Europe’s largest tech campus,’ costing €100M

Lithuania is vying to become one of the major European tech hubs, bolstered by a growing number of so-called “unicorn” startups and governmental efforts to attract a high-profile accelerator to the country. At the same time, a new €100 million private initiative announced today is setting out to create what would be Europe’s largest tech […]

Lithuania’s capital Vilnius to get ‘Europe’s largest tech campus,’ costing €100M by Paul Sawers originally published on TechCrunch

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Rocket Lab doubles down on marine booster recovery with next Electron launch

Rocket Lab’s next Electron mission will include another marine recovery attempt of the rocket’s booster, the latest step by the company to advance its reusability program. The mission, called “Baby Come Back,” will take off from Rocket Lab’s Launch Complex 1 on New Zealand’s Mahia Peninsula. The launch window opens no earlier than July 14. […]

Rocket Lab doubles down on marine booster recovery with next Electron launch by Aria Alamalhodaei originally published on TechCrunch

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