Thursday, July 18, 2024

Meta puts a halt to training its generative AI tools in Brazil 

Meta has suspended the use of its AI assistant after Brazil’s National Data Protection Authority (ANPD) banned the company from training its AI models on personal data from Brazilians. The move puts a dent in Facebook’s attempt to build out its AI products in Brazil, a market with more than 200 million people. As cited […]

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Israel’s startup scene shows reslience despite nine months of war

When the war between Israel and Hamas broke out last October, we examined its potential impact on the tech ecosystems in Israel and Palestine. Nine months later, the prevailing sentiment in Israel, based on my conversation with founders and investors, is that the conflict has made the startup and VC ecosystem more resilient, especially its […]


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Israel’s startup scene shows reslience despite nine months of war

When the war between Israel and Hamas broke out last October, we examined its potential impact on the tech ecosystems in Israel and Palestine. Nine months later, the prevailing sentiment in Israel, based on my conversation with founders and investors, is that the conflict has made the startup and VC ecosystem more resilient, especially its […]

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Tribe AI raised venture capital to keep up with demand after six years of bootstrapping

When Jaclyn Rice Nelson and Noah Gale launched AI talent and services company Tribe AI in 2019, they had to convince companies that having an AI strategy mattered. After the release of ChatGPT in 2022 and the AI mania it ushered in, the startup has experienced a “massive boom” in demand, Gale told TechCrunch. Rice […]


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Wednesday, July 17, 2024

Bill Weber out as CEO of Firefly Aerospace

Bill Weber is out as chief executive at Firefly Aerospace, following a nearly two-year stint in the role, the maker of launch vehicles, lunar landers, and orbital vehicles announced late Wednesday. While the board initiates a search for a new CEO, board member Peter Schumacher will serve as interim CEO, the company said in a statement […]

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Ethereum co-founder’s warning against ‘pro-crypto’ candidates: ‘are they in it for the right reasons?’

Vitalik Buterin, the co-founder of Ethereum, issued a warning on Wednesday against choosing a candidate purely based on whether they claim to be “pro-crypto.” In a blog post, Buterin said it’s more important to scrutinize a candidate’s broader policies to ensure they support cryptocurrency’s underlying goals, including internationalism and protection for private communications. “If a […]

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Sequoia bets big on Stripe, LatAm fintechs clean up and one African startup’s outsized Series A

Welcome to TechCrunch Fintech! This week, we’re looking at Sequoia Capital’s effort to give its LPs liquidity on the firm’s investments in Stripe, how LatAm fintechs are still catching investors’ attention, a sizable Series A from an African startup, and more. To get a roundup of TechCrunch’s biggest and most important fintech stories delivered to […]


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Anthropic releases Claude app for Android

Anthropic launched its Claude Android app on Tuesday to bring its AI chatbot to more users. This is Anthropic’s latest effort to convince users to ditch ChatGPT by making Claude available in more places. The Claude Android app will work just like the iOS version released in May, including free access to Anthropic’s best AI […]


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Tuesday, July 16, 2024

Instagram now allows users to add multiple audio tracks to Reels

Instagram said Tuesday that it will allow users to add multiple audio tracks to their Reels worldwide. The company noted that users can add up to 20 tracks in a single Reel. To add a new track to your video, tap on the “Add to mix” option in the Reel editor. Once you add the […]

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