Monthly Archives: September 2024

UK Regulator Deems Microsoft and Inflection AI’s Partnership a Merger, But Clears It Of Competition Concerns

The decision comes after the Competition and Markets Authority’s inquiry into the “interconnected web” of AI companies.

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Lyft restructures its micromobility business and Volkswagen brings ChatGPT to US vehicles 

Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation. Sign up here for free — just click TechCrunch Mobility! Short week, shorter newsletter. For all the U.S.-based readers, I hope you … Continue reading

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Microsoft gives deepfake porn victims a tool to scrub images from Bing search

The advancement of generative AI tools has created a new problem for the internet: the proliferation of synthetic nude images resembling real people. On Thursday, Microsoft took a major step to give revenge porn victims a tool to stop its … Continue reading

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Driverless car-sharing startup Vay steers toward B2B services

The new business-to-business division is a bet on what co-founder and CEO Thomas von der Ohe thinks is the future of mobility. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Drip Capital, a fintech that provides working capital to SMBs, picks up $113M

Drip Capital has raised $113 million in a combination of $23 million in equity and $90 million in debt to provide credit to more small businesses in India and the U.S. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use … Continue reading

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Google’s AI-powered Ask Photos feature begins U.S. rollout

First announced at Google’s I/O developer conference this May, Google Photos’ AI-powered search feature, “Ask Photos,” is rolling out to users starting today. The feature, which allows users to ask the AI to find photos using more complex queries, will … Continue reading

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Endolith is using ‘Olympic caliber’ copper microbes to address the copper shortage

The stealthily operating startup thinks it can narrow the gap by helping miners extract more copper from their mines. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Why It’s So Hard to Fully Block X in Brazil

With 20,000 internet providers across the country, the technical challenges of blocking X in Brazil mean some connections are slipping through the cracks.

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Start-Up Investors Push Back Against Venture Capital’s Bigger-Is-Better Mantra

A small but vocal group is forming new funds and taking new approaches to counter the swell of money into venture capital in recent years.

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Australia Proposes Mandatory Guardrails for AI

New mandatory guardrails will apply to AI models in high-risk settings, with businesses encouraged to adopt new safety standards starting now.

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