Monthly Archives: July 2024

OpenAI-backed legaltech startup Harvey raises $100M

Harvey, a startup building what it describes as an AI-powered “copilot” for lawyers, has raised $100 million in a Series C round led by GV, Google’s corporate venture arm. The tranche, which also had participation from heavy-hitting angels and VCs … Continue reading

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Digital banking startup Mercury abruptly shuttered service for startups in Ukraine, Nigeria, other countries

Digital banking startup Mercury informed some founders that it is no longer serving customers in certain countries, including Ukraine. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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The next fintech to go public may not be the one you expected

Welcome to TechCrunch Fintech! This week, we’re looking at Human Interest’s path toward an IPO, fintech’s newest unicorn, a slew of new fundraises, and more. To get a roundup of TechCrunch’s biggest and most important fintech stories delivered to your … Continue reading

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Tesla set to report second-quarter earnings after the bell Tuesday

After a rocky first half, in which Tesla cut more than 10% of headcount, the EV maker will try to refocus investors on what’s working and what lies ahead.

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Cyber Security Public-Private Partnerships Are Taking Off in APAC

Australia is among the APAC governments forging closer ties with the private sector due to the realisation that the public sector can no longer fight the increase in cyber criminals alone.

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The Waymo-Zeekr robotaxi has come to San Francisco

Waymo has started testing a new robotaxi built by Chinese electric automaker Zeekr on public roads in San Francisco.  Waymo has “less than a handful” of the Zeekr vehicles in San Francisco today and isn’t driving them autonomously yet. Still, … Continue reading

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TechCrunch Minute: Where Kamala Harris stands on tech issues

This weekend, President Biden announced that he would suspend his campaign for president, and he endorsed his vice president, Kamala Harris. We still don’t know if she will ultimately be the candidate that goes toe-to-toe with Donald Trump in November, … Continue reading

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Meta’s New Llama 3.1 AI Model Is Free, Powerful, and Risky

The newest version of Llama will make AI more accessible and customizable, but it will also stir up debate around the potential pitfalls of releasing AI without guardrails.

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Meta debuts newest Llama AI model with help from Nvidia and cloud partners

One new variant of Llama 3.1 is the biggest and most capable AI model from Meta to date and continues to be open source, which means it can be freely accessed.

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What Google’s decision to keep cookies means for the internet

CNBC runs through what cookies are, and how Google’s decision to keep them will affect the internet and advertising industry moving forward.

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