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Sequoia’s Matt Miller is exiting the firm after making headlines earlier this year

The writing was on the wall, seemingly.  Sequoia Capital partner Matt Miller announced on Wednesday that he’s leaving the powerhouse outfit after a 12-year career to build his own new firm focused on European founders. He added he will remain … Continue reading

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N Korea hackers stole $1.3bn of crypto this year – report

Some incidents may be linked to North Korean IT workers infiltrating tech firms, according to research firm Chainalysis.

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India’s Rapido exposed user and driver data through leaky website feedback form

Rapido restricted access to the exposed portal soon after TechCrunch contacted the company. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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How to Decide Between a Power Dialer vs Predictive Dialer

When is the extra efficiency of a predictive dialer vs power dialer worth it? Learn about both types of auto dialers and when to use them.

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Sam Altman once owned some equity in OpenAI through Sequoia

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman sat before Congress in 2023 to testify about the dangers of AI. He told American lawmakers at the time that he owns no equity in OpenAI, something he’s said many times, claiming he just runs the … Continue reading

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Perplexity has reportedly closed a $500M funding round

AI-powered search engine Perplexity has reportedly closed a $500 million funding round, valuing the startup at $9 billion. Bloomberg, citing sources familiar, reports that the round was led by Institutional Venture Partners, and that it closed earlier in December. In … Continue reading

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Boon raises $20.5M to build agentic AI tools for fleets

Logistics is the name of the game during the holiday season: Companies that can seal the deal and get people and things to the places they need to be, on time, rake it in this time of year.  But behind … Continue reading

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E.U. Provides Guidance on How AI Developers Can Obey Privacy Laws

The opinion addresses how AI companies can be exempt from GDPR, when they can process personal data without the individuals’ consent, and the consequences of developing a model with unlawfully processed data.

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A bad experience with an accounting firm spurred this founder to start Aiwyn

Accounting firms are struggling to adopt high-tech solutions. That’s according to a survey earlier this year from Rightsworks, which found that, while 88% of firms believe tech has had a positive impact on their efficiency, 60% are suffering from disconnected … Continue reading

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Meet the robot with two Guinness World Records for basketball

A team of engineers at Toyota have spent years iterating on CUE6, the basketball shooting robot. CUE6 uses machine learning to adjust his posture and arm movement in order to take the perfect shot nearly every time. The robot holds … Continue reading

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