Category Archives: Tech

Category Added in a WPeMatico Campaign

Napkin is a note-taking app that is not about making you more productive

Note-taking apps typically aim to make you more efficient and productive. A lot of those apps concentrate on quickly jotting down your thoughts, organizing them better, or a mix of both. Napkin (not to be confused with the Accel-backed startup … Continue reading

Posted in Tech | Tagged | Comments Off on Napkin is a note-taking app that is not about making you more productive

Alibaba, Tencent rally as Beijing stimulus plans push China’s tech stocks to 13-month high

Chinese tech stocks including majors like Alibaba and Tencent rallied this week, pushing them to highs not seen in more than a year.

Posted in Tech | Tagged | Comments Off on Alibaba, Tencent rally as Beijing stimulus plans push China’s tech stocks to 13-month high

9 startups that stood out on YC Demo Day 2

Here are the startups from YC Demo Day 2 that we thought stood out from the flock. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Posted in Tech | Tagged | Comments Off on 9 startups that stood out on YC Demo Day 2

Indian game streaming startup Loco sells majority stake to Redwood

UAE-based Redwood has acquired a majority stake in the game streaming platform Loco as the Indian firm looks to expand focus to international markets, TechCrunch has learned and confirmed. Redwood, a newly-formed investment firm, has signed a $65 million deal … Continue reading

Posted in Tech | Tagged | Comments Off on Indian game streaming startup Loco sells majority stake to Redwood

OpenAI CFO tells investors funding round should close by next week despite executive departures

OpenAI CFO Sarah Friar is looking to reassure its investors that the company is still in a strong position after losing top talent this week.

Posted in Tech | Tagged | Comments Off on OpenAI CFO tells investors funding round should close by next week despite executive departures

Sam Altman tells OpenAI staff there’s no plan for him to receive ‘giant equity stake’ in company

At an all-hands meeting Thursday, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman denied reports that he received a “giant equity stake” in the company.

Posted in Tech | Tagged | Comments Off on Sam Altman tells OpenAI staff there’s no plan for him to receive ‘giant equity stake’ in company

Deloitte: 50% More Professionals Rank Data Privacy as a Top GenAI Concern in 2024

Forty percent of the professionals surveyed by Deloitte flagged data privacy as their top concern when it comes to GenAI, while only 22% did in 2023.

Posted in Tech | Tagged | Comments Off on Deloitte: 50% More Professionals Rank Data Privacy as a Top GenAI Concern in 2024

Starlink will hit 4 million subscribers this week, SpaceX President says 

SpaceX’s Starlink satellite internet network is expected to hit a new customer milestone this week, company President Gwynne Shotwell told Texas legislators on Tuesday.  “This week, by the way, we will pass 4 million customers for Starlink, which is quite … Continue reading

Posted in Tech | Tagged | Comments Off on Starlink will hit 4 million subscribers this week, SpaceX President says 

Runway earmarks $5M to fund up to 100 films using AI-generated video

AI video generators need to believe that filmmakers will use their models in the production process. Otherwise why exist? To jump-start the new AI film ecosystem, Runway has set aside $5 million in cash and more in service credits to … Continue reading

Posted in Tech | Tagged | Comments Off on Runway earmarks $5M to fund up to 100 films using AI-generated video

OpenAI’s VP of global affairs claims o1 is ‘virtually perfect’ at correcting bias, but the data doesn’t quite back that up

Departures might be dominating the week’s OpenAI-related headlines. But comments on AI bias from Anna Makanju, the company’s VP of global affairs, also grabbed our attention. Makanju, speaking on a panel at the UN’s Summit of the Future event on … Continue reading

Posted in Tech | Tagged | Comments Off on OpenAI’s VP of global affairs claims o1 is ‘virtually perfect’ at correcting bias, but the data doesn’t quite back that up