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US chip export ban is hurting China’s AI startups, not so much the giants yet
Well before Washington banned Nvidia’s exports of high-performance graphic processing units to China, the country’s tech giants had been hoarding them in anticipation of an escalating tech war between the two nations. Baidu, one of the tech firms building China’s … Continue reading
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DoorFeed raises another €7M for its platform allowing large-scale investors to hoover-up family homes
Institutional real estate investors have historically struggled to buy up tonnes of family homes (the so-called ‘Single Family rental sector’) so they can turn us all into rental slaves and lock millions to a rentier economy. A few startups are … Continue reading
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Instagram now allows anyone to download public Reels
Instagram head Adam Mosseri said Wednesday that the app now allows all users across the world to download public Reels to their devices. Prior to this rollout, you could only save Reels to the Instagram app for viewing them later. … Continue reading
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India seeks to regulate deepfakes amid ethical concerns
India is drafting rules to detect and limit the spread of deepfake content and other harmful AI media, a senior lawmaker said Thursday, following reports of proliferation of such content on social media platforms in recent weeks. Ashwini Vaishnaw, India’s … Continue reading
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Pakistan-based BusCaro is providing safer transportation options, especially for women
When Maha Shazhad was 19, she was force to drop out of university in Pakistan because she couldn’t find safe and reliable transportation. Shazhad explained to TechCrunch that 85% of working women in the country have faced sexual harassment at … Continue reading
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Elon Musk says X will show headlines on the platform again
Elon Musk said that X, formerly Twitter, will start showing headlines in preview cards with URLs on the platform again after removing titles last month. In a post on X, Musk said in an upcoming update, the company will overlay … Continue reading
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Singapore-based Climate Alpha analyzes the impact of climate change on real estate
Founded by an expert on geography and globalization, Climate Alpha’s AI-based platform helps real estate owners and investors analyze the impact of climate change on their portfolios. The Singapore-based startup announced today it has raised $5 million in seed funding … Continue reading
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OpenAI, emerging from the ashes, has a lot to prove even with Sam Altman’s return
The OpenAI power struggle that captivated the tech world after co-founder Sam Altman was fired has finally reached its end — at least for the time being. But what to make of it? It feels almost as though some eulogizing … Continue reading
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Non-unicorn insurtech Luko urgently needs a buyer, but will it be Allianz?
Luko’s parent company, Demain ES, will be put for sale via a legal notice in the newspaper after Admiral abandoned ship. © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
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Bruised Cruise shifts gears in scaled-down robotaxi comeback plan
Cruise executives are taking a measured business approach that preserves cash and improves safety culture in an attempt to put GM’s troubled autonomous vehicle subsidiary on the right path. The first steps in this rebuilding plan, which includes pausing production … Continue reading
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