Tinder removed the U.S. military ads, saying the campaign violated the company's policies.
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Tuesday, August 27, 2024
The SEC just made life a little easier for smaller VCs
The SEC has updated its limits to the amount of money a “qualified venture fund” can raise to $12 million from $10 million.
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Lyft follows in Uber’s footsteps with a rider verification program
In an effort to improve its security measures, Lyft announced Tuesday a new rider verification pilot program to help drivers verify riders’ identities and ensure that they are indeed who they say they are. Starting today, Lyft’s new program is rolling out to nine markets, including Atlanta, Chicago, Denver, Detroit, Houston, Jacksonville, Miami, Phoenix, and Seattle. The […]
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TechCrunch Minute: Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft is returning home empty
Astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams are stuck aboard the International Space Station (ISS) after their test flight on Boeing’s Starliner went awry. This weekend, NASA announced that these astronauts will remain aboard the ISS until February, when SpaceX’s Dragon will retrieve them as part of the crew-9 mission. Eight months is a long time […]
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nOps lands $30M to optimize AWS customers’ cloud spend
nOps sells software designed to "optimize" the budgets that businesses allocate to cloud products and services.
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Paris court explains why it’s arrested Telegram founder, Pavel Durov
When Pavel Durov, founder and CEO of messaging app Telegram, was arrested on August 24, French authorities did not respond to requests for comment. The secrecy of pre-trial investigations and inquiries is an important principle in the French judicial system. French television network TF1 reported that the main issues are Telegram’s (lack of) moderation processes […]
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Google’s AI overviews in Hindi need a quality upgrade
Given India’s language diversity, digital content companies already face a challenge in trying to show and translate content accurately. Google is facing a similar problem with AI overviews recently rolled out in the country. The company introduced Hindi support for AI overviews in the country earlier in August. Users in India can also switch between […]
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African B2B e-commerce startups Wasoko and MaxAB complete merger: Interview with co-CEO Daniel Yu
Two of Africa's largest B2B e-commerce platforms, Wasoko and MaxAB, have finally completed the continent’s much-talked-about merger.
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Calendar tool Clockwise adds new AI-powered interface called Prism
Clockwise is changing up its interface with an AI-powered assistant called Prism that lets you manage calendar invites and scheduling with text prompts.
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Apple will replace CFO Luca Maestri next year
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Anthropic publishes the ‘system prompts’ that make Claude tick
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Durov arrest boosts Telegram app downloads
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Monday, August 26, 2024
Science-heavy Swiss VC firm Redalpine raises fresh $200M fund for early-stage investments
Many VC funds, especially recent vintages, have failed to return money to their investors. Swiss VC firm Redalpine is one exception, and this largely explains why its newly announced $200 million seventh early-stage fund was oversubscribed. Redalpine Capital VII, or RAC VII, is already well under way to back 15 to 20 European early-stage companies, […]
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Wait, what? Pavel Durov says he has fathered more than 100 children
Pavel Durov, the founder of the messaging platform Telegram, has been in the headlines since his arrest at a private airport near Paris on Saturday, reportedly in connection with an investigation into criminal activity on the his app. While many stories since have centered on free speech (i.e, should what happens on Telegram stay on […]
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Elon Musk unexpectedly offers support for California’s AI bill
Elon Musk has come out in support of California’s SB 1047, a bill that requires makers of very large AI models to create and document safeguards against those models causing serious harm. “This is a tough call and will make some people upset, but, all things considered, I think California should probably pass the SB […]
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