Monthly Archives: October 2024

Meta won’t say whether it trains AI on smart glasses photos

Meta’s AI-powered Ray-Bans have a discreet camera on the front, for taking photos not just when you ask them to, but also when their AI features trigger it with certain keywords such as “look.” That means the smart glasses collect … Continue reading

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Y Combinator is being criticized after it backed an AI startup that admits it basically cloned another AI startup

A Y Combinator startup named PearAI launched with a tweet thread and YouTube video on Saturday and caused an immediate backlash. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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11x.ai, a developer of AI sales reps, has raised $50M Series B led by A16Z, sources say

11x.ai, a startup that develops AI-powered sales development bots, has secured roughly $50 million in Series B funding, TechCrunch has learned. The new round was led by Andreessen Horowitz, valuing the company at around $350 million, multiple sources told TechCrunch. … Continue reading

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