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Why last week felt like 2021 in fintech

Welcome back to The Interchange, where we take a look at the hottest fintech news of the previous week. If you want to receive The Interchange directly in your inbox every Sunday, head here to sign up! Last week, we chronicled some … Continue reading

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Tech layoffs return with a vengeance, Gaza internet collapses and Apple hosts a Halloween event

Hey, folks, welcome to Week in Review (WiR), TechCrunch’s regular newsletter covering the past week in happenings around the tech sphere. Winter’s finally arrived, judging by the NYC weather outside my window — and a winter of a sort might … Continue reading

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A new breed of companies expand in San Francisco’s prime areas

Ten years ago, Pear VC, then a tiny new venture firm, operated out of a nondescript office in Palo Alto that was enlivened by bright, computer-themed art. Last week, the outfit — which closed its largest fund to date in … Continue reading

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Will this former future unicorn be sold for parts?

While Luko could still sell itself, it seems less likely to receive a “very competitive offer.” © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Android’s new real-time app scanning aims to combat malicious sideloaded apps

Android’s in-built security engine Google Play Protect has a new feature that conducts a real-time analysis of an Android app’s code and blocks it from installing the app if it’s considered potentially harmful. Google announced in October the new real-time … Continue reading

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Deal Dive: AI’s not the only sector dodging the funding slowdown

Defense tech startups raised sizable rounds in 2023, which shows VCs are interested in the sector despite market conditions. © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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How engineering leaders can use AI to optimize performance

Alex Circei Contributor Share on X Alex Circei is the CEO and co-founder of Waydev, a development analytics tool that measures engineering teams’ performance. More posts by this contributor Track the right metrics to improve your developers’ work experience Use … Continue reading

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Google DeepMind’s robotics head on general purpose robots, generative AI and office WiFi

[A version of this piece first appeared in TechCrunch’s robotics newsletter, Actuator. Subscribe here.] Earlier this month, Google’s DeepMind team debuted Open X-Embodiment, a database of robotics functionality created in collaboration with 33 research institutes. The researchers involved compared the system … Continue reading

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Byju’s misses revenue projection in delayed financial account

Indian edtech giant Byju’s said on Saturday that revenue of its core business in the financial year ending March 2022 stood at $429.18 million, making it abundantly clear that the most valuable Indian startup will miss the unaudited $1.25 billion … Continue reading

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Musk says Twitter subscribers will get early access to xAI’s chatbot, Grok

Elon Musk’s AI startup, xAI, is creating its own version of ChatGPT. That appears to be the case, at least, from Musk’s tweets on X late Friday evening teasing the AI model xAI has been quietly developing. Called Grok — … Continue reading

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