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Durable cements $14M to build bots and other AI tools for small businesses in service industries

Builders, bakers and body conditioners might not be the first trades that come to mind when you think about how AI is transforming how we work. But today a startup that’s building AI-powered business tools specifically for them — and … Continue reading

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CES 2024: TechCrunch wants to meet your startup

The temperature is plummeting, the stockings are hung by the fireplace with care, the sixth candle is soon to be lit and Santa Con is now, mercifully, little more than distant vomit stains. It’s the most wonderful time of the … Continue reading

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BeReal adds private groups and Live Photo-like features; Pew estimates 13% of US teens use app

The up-and-coming social app BeReal continues to vie for users’ attention with more and more bells and whistles. Next week, BeReal is rolling out two major new features: Behind the Scenes and RealGroups. Behind the Scenes functions like an iOS … Continue reading

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Three breakthroughs that earned Fourth Power its $19M Series A

A new type of thermal battery could store intermittent wind and solar energy. It forms the basis of a new company, Fourth Power. © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Australian SMEs at Risk of Being Left Behind on AI

Fewer than one-in-five Australian SMEs are using GenAI, despite the low cost and barrier to entry. IT pros can help SMEs implement AI now.

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How to Use TODAY() to Highlight Fast-Approaching Dates in an Excel Sheet

Use Microsoft Excel’s TODAY() function in simple expressions to highlight the current date and past and future dates.

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China’s WeRide tests autonomous buses in Singapore, accelerates global ambition

After years of aggressive expansion at home, China’s autonomous vehicle upstarts are now setting their gaze on overseas markets. WeRide, in particular, has been on a licensing spree. On Monday, WeRide announced it has obtained two licenses from Singapore that … Continue reading

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Lego Fortnite’s debut builds momentum with 2.4M people playing at once

If you still think of Fortnite as a colorful, cartoony battle royale game, you might be surprised to learn the extent of Epic’s true ambitions. Fortnite’s big, chaotic fight to the death matches may still get top billing, but Epic … Continue reading

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Epic Games: Jury finds Google Play Store has monopoly

Epic Games has beaten Google in court after a three-year-long legal battle against the tech giant over how it operates the Play Store. It took a jury in San Francisco only a couple of hours to deliberate and rule that … Continue reading

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The Biden administration funding to boost chip production

The Biden administration has disclosed its inaugural federal financial support for computer chip production, allocating $35 million to BAE Systems to enhance output at a facility in New Hampshire. These chips are employed in military aircraft, including F-15 and F-35 … Continue reading

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