Monthly Archives: August 2024

Crypto’s Shiny New Political Machine

Despite its comparatively small size and the continued absence of any obvious mainstream utility, the crypto industry is hurling more money than any other at the US general election.

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Tingit is building a marketplace for ‘zero-effort’ repairs, starting with fashion

Tingit, a startup out of Lithuania, wants to help people restore their used clothing to their former glory with its newly launched repairs marketplace. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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How Google makes custom chips used to train Apple AI models and its own chatbot, Gemini

Google makes custom AI chips called TPUs, and Apple uses them to train its AI models. CNBC got an exclusive look inside the lab where Google makes its chips.

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How China became the leading car supplier to Mexico and what it means for the U.S.

China was the leading car supplier to Mexico in 2023, exporting $4.6 billion worth of vehicles to the county, according to the Mexican Ministry of Economy.

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After changing its license, Redis drops its biggest release yet

Redis, the company behind the popular in-memory data store, which is often used as a cache, vector database or streaming engine, today announced the launch of Redis 8. With this release, the company is doubling down on Redis as a … Continue reading

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Crypto industry accounts for almost half of corporate donations in 2024 election, report says

Crypto companies have been the biggest corporate spenders in the 2024 elections, according to a report from Public Citizen

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360 One lifts its valuation of India’s National Stock Exchange to $29.9B

360 One Asset, an investor in National Stock Exchange (NSE), has increased its valuation for India’s top stock exchange to $29.9 billion. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Baidu reports slower growth in robotaxi rides

Chinese tech company Baidu is reporting slower growth in its Apollo Go robotaxi rides than in prior quarters.

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Get in on the ground floor with Tesla’s humanoid by pretending to be one for pay

Tesla is hiring individuals standing between 5’7 and 5’11 to carry up to 30 pounds for seven hours a day to train its Optimus robot. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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