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Here’s how to take .5 selfies — the super wide-angle shots that Gen Z loves

Here’s how to take a selfie like a Gen Z expert.

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Cruise ceases robotaxi operations, the Apple Watch gets a new feature and Carta tries to head off bad press

Hello, ghouls and goblins, and welcome to this Halloween Weekend edition of Week in Review (WiR), TechCrunch’s weekly tech recap in newsletter form. For our U.S.-based readers (and this reporter), ’tis the time for mid-autumn merrymaking — time-tested traditions like … Continue reading

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Can AI lift our spirits?

The last quarter in venture capital was quite gloomy. Even AI didn’t change the picture that much, but its impact is starting to show in other ways.  © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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MarketForce exits three markets, set to launch a social commerce spinout

Kenyan B2B e-commerce company MarketForce has shut down operations in three of its five markets in Africa and is in the early stages of launching a social commerce spinout. TechCrunch has learned that MarketForce’s super-app dubbed RejaReja, which enables informal … Continue reading

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The urgent call for innovation and investment in maternal health

Women’s health remains one of the most underfunded, under-researched, and underserved areas of investment and study. © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Can Rishi Sunak’s big summit save us from AI nightmare?

The BBC’s tech editor, Zoe Kleinman, looks ahead to next week’s AI Safety Summit, hosted by the UK.

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Deal Dive: Bagels with a schmear of venture capital

Popup Bagels raised $8 million in venture capital this week. But why would a bagel store chain want such expensive capital? © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Use this hidden Google feature to detect and delete your personal information in search

Google has a feature that will notify you whenever someone posts your phone number, email or address online.

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Amazon’s Tye Brady discusses generative AI, humanoid robots and mobile manipulation

A version of this post first appeared in TechCrunch’s weekly robotics newsletter, Actuator. Subscribe here. Last week was a busy one for robotics. We had RoboBusiness in the Bay, ROSCon in New Orleans and Amazon’s Delivering the Future event in … Continue reading

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Visa applicants face AI monitoring of social media by U.S. ICE

The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency has been using an AI-powered tool called Giant Oak Search Technology (GOST) to scan visa applicants’ social media posts since 2014, according to documents obtained through a Freedom of Information Act action. … Continue reading

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