Tuesday, August 20, 2024

YouTube takes on TikTok Shop with expanded Shopify partnership

As TikTok Shop gains traction, YouTube is expanding its partnership with Shopify to onboard more brands for its YouTube Shopping affiliate program, the company announced on Tuesday. The expanded partnership means creators will get access to thousands of new brands to tag in their shopping videos, marking a significant increase from the few hundred brands […]

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TechCrunch Minute: Ikea is expanding its fleet of inventory drones

If you went 20 years into the past and asked someone what we’d be using drones for now, they’d probably guess that we’d be getting our packages airlifted from across the country directly to our doorstep… but as it turns out, that isn’t very realistic (and honestly, ground shipping is fine). That doesn’t mean drones […]

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US tech giants fight Indian telcos’ bid to regulate internet services

Global technology giants are pushing back against attempts by India’s telecom networks to bring internet services under stricter regulation, rejecting arguments that such measures are necessary to create a “level playing field” and address national security concerns. The Asia Internet Coalition (AIC), a powerful industry body that represents Amazon, Apple, Google, Meta, Microsoft, Netflix and […]

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Mike Lynch, recently acquitted in HP-Autonomy fraud case, is missing after yacht capsized off Sicily

Update: Authorities have yet to access the inside of the sunken yacht, and Mike Lynch is still classified as missing. Other details have emerged in the interim. The accident appears to have been caused by a major storm and a resulting tornado-like water column that ensnared and damaged the yacht. Among the other six people […]

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Monday, August 19, 2024

Demand for AI is driving data center water consumption sky high

The AI boom is fueling the demand for data centers and, in turn, driving up water consumption. (Water is used to cool the computing equipment inside data centers.) According to FT, in Virginia — home to the world’s largest concentration of data centers — water usage jumped by almost two-thirds between 2019 and 2023, from […]

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What margins? AI’s business model is changing fast, says Cohere founder

OpenAI and Anthropic spend billions of dollars a year training models like GPT-4 and Claude, but competitive price dumping is making the business around these platforms rather precarious. Aidan Gomez, CEO of competing AI provider Cohere, says that selling access to models is quickly becoming a “zero margin business” in a podcast appearance on Monday. […]

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TechCrunch Space: Spending less

Hello, and welcome back to TechCrunch Space. Did you hear? Bridgit Mendler will be joining me onstage at this year’s TechCrunch Disrupt to talk all things ground stations. She’s just one of the incredible space industry entrepreneurs who will be coming this year. Find out more information here. October 28-30 — see you there! Want […]

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Apple Podcasts launches on the web

Apple announced on Monday that Apple Podcasts is now available on all major web browsers (Chrome, Edge, Firefox, and Safari) in over 170 countries.   The new dedicated web experience aims to make it easier for anyone with a web browser on any device to access podcasts. Web listening has been available for some time, however, […]

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From a $2.5 million hyper car to a Spanish track-ready EV, here were the most interesting EVs at Monterey Car Week

Historic vehicles, flowing champagne and fashion have dominated the events at Monterey Car Week for decades now. But a change is afoot: EVs, tech-centric vehicles, startups and a heavy dose of Silicon Valley’s software developers and founders added to the scenery this year.  Even the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance seemed more youthful and modern — […]

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TechCrunch Minute: Epic Games brings its app store to mobile

The Epic Games Store was already available on PC and Mac, but now it’s launching for Android owners worldwide, and for iOS users in Europe. This might (might) be the beginning of a broader shift in how apps get distributed, particularly on iPhones, leading to a future where you have a variety of app stores […]

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Amazon considers moving Amazon Pay into a standalone app in India

Amazon is considering shifting its payments offerings in India into a standalone app, three sources familiar with the matter told TechCrunch, as the e-commerce giant aims to boost usage of Amazon Pay in the country. Amazon Pay is currently housed within the company’s primary e-commerce app in India, and lets users transfer money to individuals […]

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