Monthly Archives: July 2024

Index Ventures raises $2.3 billion for new venture and growth funds

Index Ventures is announcing $2.3 billion in new funds to finance the next generation of tech startups globally. These new funds are spread across different stages with $800 million dedicated to venture investment and $1.5 billion set aside for growth … Continue reading

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Samsung Electronics union goes on indefinite strike

A union for almost a quarter of the firm’s South Korean workers called the walkout over better pay and benefits.

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Anthropic’s Claude adds a prompt playground to quickly improve your AI apps

Prompt engineering became a hot job last year in the AI industry, but it seems Anthropic is now developing tools to at least partially automate it. Anthropic released several new features on Tuesday to help developers create more useful applications … Continue reading

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AI startup Hebbia raised $130M at a $700M valuation on $13 million of profitable revenue

Hebbia, a startup that uses generative AI to search large documents and respond to large questions, has raised a $130 million Series B at a roughly $700 million valuation led by Andreessen Horowitz, with participation from Index Ventures, Google Ventures … Continue reading

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Analysts Predict Bullish Trends for Meme Coins, and This P2E Presale is Poised for Major Gains

Crypto expert ClayBro analyzes a new P2E presale positioned to capitalize on the resurgent meme coin trend. While the broader market appears sluggish, with some meme coins experiencing price declines, the PlayDoge presale is demonstrating strength, having already secured $5.5 … Continue reading

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Assassin’s Creed Shadows makers apologize for use of military flag without permission

Assassin’s Creed Shadows continues to drag criticism and summon apologies from Ubisoft. This time, it involves the use of a flag that belongs to a group of military re-enactors in Japan. Ubisoft on July 8 apologized (via a post on … Continue reading

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Once Human server transfer: Can you have the same character on multiple servers?

Since Once Human has a server system, allowing you to hop onto whichever you like, many are posing the question of if you can take your character with you if you switch. We’ll break down the server system here for … Continue reading

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AWS Graviton4 Cloud Processors Are Now Generally Available

Graviton4 based Amazon EC2 R8g instances are more powerful and energy-efficient than the previous generation, AWS says.

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NovoNutrients tweaks its bugs to turn CO2 into protein for people and pets

NovoNutrients has raised a $18 million Series A round from investors to build a pilot-scale facility to prove that its fermentation process works at scale. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Uber for Teens has reignited an old debate over fingerprinting drivers

Seven years ago, Uber and Lyft blocked an effort to require ride-hailing app drivers to get fingerprinted in California. But by launching Uber for Teens earlier this year, the company inadvertently resurfaced the issue. Now a broader debate is underway … Continue reading

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