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Kodiak Robotics is taking self-driving trucks off road to reach profitability faster

Don Burnette, CEO and co-founder of self-driving truck startup Kodiak Robotics, had an “a-ha” moment when the company started working with the U.S. Department of Defense.  Kodiak’s mission has always been to pursue long-haul autonomous trucking, but two years ago, … Continue reading

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Intron Health gets backing for its speech recognition tool that recognizes African accents

Voice recognition is getting integrated in nearly all facets of modern living, but there remains a big gap: speakers of minority languages, and those with thick accents or speech disorders like stuttering are typically less able to use speech recognition … Continue reading

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GM-backed Addionics aims to make lithium-ion batteries cheaper with wavy foil

The startup has developed a way to create copper and aluminum foils that are laced with tiny holes and riddled with undulating peaks and valleys. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Revolut receives long-awaited UK banking license

This is a significant milestone for the London-based fintech company, particularly since it has been trying to secure this license since 2021. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Oversight Board wants Meta to refine its policies around AI-generated explicit images

The Board wants Meta to change the terminology it uses for labeling explicit, AI-generated images from “derogatory” to “non-consensual.” © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Google Maps adds features to improve navigating flyovers and narrow roads in India

Google Maps is improving navigation through flyovers and narrow roads in India through new feature updates. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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bunch raises $15.5M for its platform that simplifies investment management for VCs

Public market investors have a large variety of infrastructure and software that helps them keep track of, analyze and manage their investments, but that’s not the case for investors in private companies, such as venture capitalists. Indeed, a lot of … Continue reading

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Hacker claims theft of Piramal Group’s employee data

A hacker claims to be selling data relating to thousands of current and former employees of India’s Piramal Group. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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CRED launches personal finance manager for India’s affluent

CRED, an Indian fintech startup, has rolled out a new feature that will help its customers manage and gain deeper insights into their cash flow, as startup seeks to drive engagement by providing much-needed personal finance tools.  Known primarily for … Continue reading

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A new Chinese video-generating model appears to be censoring politically sensitive topics

A powerful new video-generating AI model became widely available today — but there’s a catch: The model appears to be censoring topics deemed too politically sensitive by the government in its country of origin, China. The model, Kling, developed by … Continue reading

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