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Should venture capitalists be held accountable when startups screw up?

Welcome to TechCrunch Fintech! Last week was a holiday in the United States, so news was a bit lighter than normal. But there was still fintech-related items to report, including the ongoing drama around Synapse and partner Evolve Bank, Revolut’s … Continue reading

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Alexa co-creator gives first glimpse of Unlikely AI’s tech strategy

After announcing a whopping $20 million seed last year, Unlikely AI‘s founder William Tunstall-Pedoe has kept the budding UK foundation model maker’s approach under lock and key. Until now: TechCrunch can exclusively reveal it’s taking a “neuro-symbolic” approach to its … Continue reading

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TechCrunch Minute: This is what happens when you shoot down a delivery drone

Florida man is back with a vengeance, and this time, he’s going after Walmart delivery drones.  Yes, really. Walmart was demonstrating its delivery drone technology in Clermont, Florida – about twenty-five miles outside of Orlando – and a man allegedly … Continue reading

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Jesse Pollak will tell us why Coinbase is launching its own Base blockchain at TechCrunch Disrupt 2024

We’re excited to invite Jesse Pollak to TechCrunch Disrupt 2024 to talk about the future of decentralization. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Humane execs leave company to found AI fact-checking startup

Infactory is a kind of fact-checking search engine that will be focused exclusively on data at launch. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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FTC bans NGL from offering its anonymous social app to minors

In a first, the Federal Trade Commission is banning an app from serving users under the age of 18. The agency announced on Tuesday that it’s banning NGL, an anonymous social app, from marketing or offering its app to minors. … Continue reading

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Duolingo acquires Detroit-based design studio Hobbes

Design and animation are core to the Duolingo experience, which makes learning a new language or skill more like a game rather than a task to be dreaded. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Facebook keeps asking me to say ‘happy birthday’ to dead people

Two of my friends died within the last three years. By some coincidence, both of their birthdays fall in the beginning of July. So, twice this week, Facebook has reminded me to write “happy birthday” to two people who will … Continue reading

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Evolve Bank says ransomware gang stole personal data on millions of customers

Evolve has confirmed that the personal data of at least 7.6 million people was accessed during LockBit attack © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Etsy adds AI-generated item guidelines in new seller policy 

Etsy has been grappling with an influx of generic “junk” and AI-generated products on its platform. The service revised its seller policy on Tuesday, introducing new labels that clarify whether a seller made, designed, sourced or handpicked an item. This … Continue reading

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