Monthly Archives: September 2024

Qodo raises $40M Series A to bring quality-first code generation and testing to the enterprise

At first glance, Qodo, the startup previously known as CodiumAI, may appear to be yet another AI code generation tool. But the team, which is announcing a $40 million Series A round led by Susa Ventures and Square Peg today, … Continue reading

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Queer social app Lex acquired by the former Musical.ly CEO’s conglomerate

Lex’s users have high standards for the app, since it serves a community that has been historically overlooked and mistreated by mainstream social platforms. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Epic Games Is Suing Samsung Now

After suing both Apple and Google over app store payment policies, Fortnite developer Epic Games now has its sights on Samsung.

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Podcasting startup Podeo gets $5.4M to go beyond the Arab world

Podcast listeners crossed half a billion people at the end of last year as listenership maintained steady growth. With countries in the Arab world having some of the most engaged listeners, a podcasting startup out of Dubai is doubling down … Continue reading

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HungryPanda, a food ordering app for the Asian diaspora, picks up $55M

Apps catering to the Chinese and wider Asian diaspora, especially urban consumers focused on food, can be big business. Now, HungryPanda, one of the trailblazing startups in that market is announcing more funding. The food ordering and delivery app, founded … Continue reading

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Samsung accused of obstructing Fortnite downloads

The game maker says actions taken by Samsung’s Auto Blocker feature go against competition laws.

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Inside Two Years of Turmoil at Big Tech’s Anti-Terrorism Group

X has left the board of GIFCT, an organization through which tech companies exchange information to keep violent content off the web. It’s the latest in a series of episodes driving tension within the ranks.

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Pinnit Android app lets you search through your notification history

The notification drawer on Android can be both useful and distracting because of the sheer number of notifications that come in. You have to manage per-app notifications better through settings or set up a system to avoid missing important updates. … Continue reading

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Raspberry Pi launches camera module for vision-based AI applications

Raspberry Pi, the company that sells tiny, cheap, single-board computers, is releasing an add-on that is going to open up several use cases — and yes, because it’s 2024, there’s an AI angle. Called the Raspberry Pi AI Camera, this image … Continue reading

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Fidelity has cut X’s value by 79% since Musk purchase

Elon Musk’s X is now valued at less than a quarter of its $44 billion purchase price, according to a new estimate from investor Fidelity.  The asset manager, which helped Musk acquire the social network formerly known as Twitter, has … Continue reading

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