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Meta trials its AI chatbot across WhatsApp, Instagram and Messenger in India and Africa

Meta trials its AI chatbot across WhatsApp, Instagram and...

Meta has confirmed to TechCrunch that it is testing Meta AI, its large language...

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5 reasons to attend TC Early Stage 2024

5 reasons to attend TC Early Stage 2024

TechCrunch Early Stage 2024 isn’t just another tech startup event — it’s the destination...

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US think tank Heritage Foundation hit by cyberattack

US think tank Heritage Foundation hit by cyberattack

Founded in 1973, the Washington DC-based Heritage Foundation and supports and lobbies...

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Fellow steps away from its usual grind with $365 Aiden coffee machine

Fellow steps away from its usual grind with $365 Aiden...

Coffee is a beverage, sure, but to many people, it’s more than that. It’s a ritual...

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Beeper acquired by Automattic, fintech’s decline and YC’s lack of LatAm founders

Beeper acquired by Automattic, fintech’s decline and YC’s...

When it comes to news items that we love at TechCrunch, IPOs rank pretty darn high....

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TechCrunch Minute: Apple’s stance on right to repair changes with new iPhone policy

TechCrunch Minute: Apple’s stance on right to repair changes...

Apple’s stance on the right to repair has now become more accommodative, with the...

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How Ukraine’s cyber police fights back against Russia’s hackers

How Ukraine’s cyber police fights back against Russia’s...

On February 24, 2022, Russian forces invaded Ukraine. Since then, life in the country...

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CleanFiber wants to turn millions of tons of cardboard boxes into insulation

CleanFiber wants to turn millions of tons of cardboard...

The startup has raised $28 million to help fund a nationwide expansion of its cardboard-based...

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OpenAI built a voice cloning tool, but you can’t use it… yet

OpenAI built a voice cloning tool, but you can’t use it…...

As deepfakes proliferate, OpenAI is refining the tech used to clone voices — but...

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Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis gets UK knighthood for ‘services to artificial intelligence’

Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis gets UK knighthood for...

Demis Hassabis, CEO and one of three founders of Google’s artificial intelligence...

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Instagram is developing ‘Blend,’ recommended Reels for you and a friend

Instagram is developing ‘Blend,’ recommended Reels for...

Instagram is developing a “Blend” feature that creates a private feed of Reels recommended...

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Orbit Fab unveils $30K port to refuel satellites

Orbit Fab unveils $30K port to refuel satellites

Orbit Fab wants to build “gas stations” for satellites — which means it needs the...

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Nine crypto VCs on why Q1 investments were so hot and how it compares to previous bull market

Nine crypto VCs on why Q1 investments were so hot and how...

If the 2023 crypto venture landscape was an ice-cold pot of water, the first quarter...

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Google Podcasts is shutting down soon, users urged to move to YouTube Music

Google Podcasts is shutting down soon, users urged to move...

Google is shutting down its Podcasts app in the U.S. in a matter of days. The company...

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Startups Weekly: Big shake-ups at the AI heavyweights

Startups Weekly: Big shake-ups at the AI heavyweights

Welcome to Startups Weekly — your weekly recap of everything you can’t miss from...

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Women in AI: Kate Devlin of King’s College is researching AI and intimacy

Women in AI: Kate Devlin of King’s College is researching...

To give AI-focused women academics and others their well-deserved — and overdue...

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