Monthly Archives: June 2024

There’s a new Civilization mobile game out, but the snag is you have to live in China to play it

The world may have gotten excited about the announcement of Civilization 7 recently, and we know there is a lot more to come on that soon, but meanwhile there is a closed beta test going on for a new mobile … Continue reading

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The EU Digital Identity Wallet: Everything you need to know about the EU’s plans for a universal digital identity system

If all goes to plan, Europeans will be able to download and use a free EU Digital Identity Wallet to access a wide range of public and private services. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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What the Arrival of A.I. Phones and Computers Means for Our Data

Apple, Microsoft and Google need more access to our data as they promote new phones and personal computers that are powered by artificial intelligence. Should we trust them?

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How Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta Failed Children on Safety, States Say

The C.E.O. and his team drove Meta’s efforts to capture young users and misled the public about the risks, lawsuits by state attorneys general say.

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These Grieving Parents Want Congress to Protect Children Online

A group is using the Mothers Against Drunk Driving playbook, sharing personal tragedies, to lobby for the Kids Online Safety Act.

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The Future of Netflix, Amazon and Other Streaming Services

Who will survive? Die? Thrive? And how? We talked to nearly a dozen top media executives and asked them to predict what lies ahead.

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How Pet Care Became a Big Business

People have grown more attached to their pets — and more willing to spend money on them — turning animal medicine into a high-tech industry worth billions.

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Silicon Valley leaders are once again declaring ‘DEI’ bad and ‘meritocracy’ good — but they’re wrong

Scale AI founder Alexandr Wang set off another debate with an anti-DEI post. It revealed a lot about the current state of DEI in tech. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Apple might partner with Meta on AI

As Apple enters the AI race, it’s also looking for help from partners. During the announcement of Apple Intelligence earlier this month, Apple said it would be partnering with OpenAI to bring ChatGPT into the revamped version of Siri. Now, … Continue reading

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How 2 high school teens raised a $500K seed round for their API startup (yes, it’s AI)

18-year-olds Christopher Fitzgerald and Nicholas Van Landschoot have founded APIGen, a platform to build custom APIs from natural language prompts. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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