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New York Times Says OpenAI Erased Potential Lawsuit Evidence

As part of an ongoing copyright lawsuit, The New York Times says it spent 150 hours sifting through OpenAI’s training data looking for potential evidence—only for OpenAI to delete all of its work.

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Apple Patches Two Zero-Day Attack Vectors

Threat actors exploited two vulnerabilities in Intel-based machines. Google’s Threat Analysis Group discovered the flaws.

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Battery unicorn Northvolt files for bankruptcy, upending Europe’s industrial plan

The company chose Chapter 11 in an effort to right its listing finances.  © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Brave Search adds AI chat for follow-up questions after your initial query

Brave announced on Thursday that it’s introducing an AI chat mode for follow-up questions based on initial queries on Brave Search. Earlier this year, the company launched “Answer with AI” summaries that appear above search results after you submit a … Continue reading

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Bluesky CEO Jay Graber says X rival is ‘billionaire proof’

Bluesky CEO Jay Graber told CNBC that the social media app’s open design could thwart potential acquisition efforts.

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Alphabet shares slide 6% following DOJ push for Google to divest Chrome

Alphabet shares fell Thursday following news that the Department of Justice is proposing Google divest its Chrome browser to end its search monopoly.

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German fintech unicorn N26 just had its first profitable quarter

Ten years after pitching on stage at TechCrunch Disrupt in London, fintech N26 has reported its first ever quarterly (pre-tax) profit. The challenger bank with millions of customers across Europe generated a net operating income of €2.8 million during the … Continue reading

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Teleo wants to help the robotics industry reach its ‘ChatGPT moment’

Teleo describes itself as a construction robotics startup, but its mission is bigger than automating heavy equipment like excavators and tractors. Today, Teleo’s retrofitted machinery allows its customers to operate their existing fleets semi-autonomously. In the future, the startup sees … Continue reading

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Crusoe, a rumored OpenAI data center supplier, has secured $686M in new funds, filing shows

Crusoe Energy, a startup building data centers reportedly to be leased Oracle, Microsoft, and OpenAI, is in the process of raising $818 million, according to an SEC filing. The filing indicates that Crusoe has secured $686 million of the $818 … Continue reading

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Former X policy chief joins Sam Altman’s Tools for Humanity

X’s former top policy chief has taken a job at Tools for Humanity, the company building the tech to support World Network (formerly Worldcoin). Nick Pickles, previously head of global affairs at X, Elon Musk’s social media platform, will serve … Continue reading

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